Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.19/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −86.22 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$332.19

13 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$30.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.28

vs MS average

−46.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	343.00	1,911	7thin
Medium and Large 1	528	333.75	1,761	2thin
Medium and Large 2	544	312.50	1,699	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale13 hd

332.19

—

MS average13 barns · 582 hd

346.47

−14.28

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−46.94

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

−86.22

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	—	Low	1,450	170.00	2,465	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	163.27	1,981	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,431	161.55	2,311	14

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)	950	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,713	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,435	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	321.27/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,177	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,083	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,974	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	335.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,911	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,869	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	345.22/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	316.67/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	285.22/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	300.86/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,573	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,435.42/head	1,175.00–1,775.00	1,435	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,539	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	172.96/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,920	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	384.95/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,782	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	166.77/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,335	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	162.59/cwt	155.00–168.50	1,977	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	168.44/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,035	7
Bulls	—	—	1,450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	156.33/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,284	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	775	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	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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