Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Sold 2 loads of heifers 1 load, 735 lbs. @ $312.00,

1 load at 750 lbs. $ 312.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.92/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −58.25 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$314.92

7 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$43.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.26

vs MS average

−23.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	321.16	1,737	6thin
Medium and Large 2	510	277.50	1,415	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.66/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.58, low $341.57, median $373.18 across 8 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 sale7 hd

314.92

—

MS average14 barns · 422 hd

323.18

−8.26

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−23.82

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

−58.25

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	1,547	188.74	2,920	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	153.75	2,031	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	126.00	1,380	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,788	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,176	$1,603	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	715	$620	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	306.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,471	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	151.69/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,984	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,603.02/head	140.00–2,200.00	1,603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	418.67/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	344.06/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	319.38/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	377.58/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	338.57/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,273	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	321.16/cwt	317.50–324.00	1,975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,062	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,312	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,787.93/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	314.94/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	327.38/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,702	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	715	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	810	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,293	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,503	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,259	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	153.75/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,031	9
Bulls	—	—	1,547	188.74/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,920	3

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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