Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Sold 1 load of heifers on board sale, @ 800lbs. $2.805/lb.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.98/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −148.43 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$269.98

2 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−70.57

vs MS average

−99.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	269.98	1,520	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.72, low $359.72, median $418.41 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

269.98

—

MS average13 barns · 366 hd

340.55

−70.57

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−99.60

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

−148.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,635	185.50	3,033	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	157.08	2,044	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	126.00	1,258	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Johnson Stockyard - Kosciusko, Mississippi

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	156.21/cwt	151.50–161.00	1,948	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	983	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	257.32/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	347.98/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	318.85/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	296.25/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	311.25/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,463	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,566	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	164.22/cwt	162.00–166.50	2,447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	282.57/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,526	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	269.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	288.55/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	269.91/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,906	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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