Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: fedder cattle sold mostly steady, slaughter cattle wer to light tested to call an accurate trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.75/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −23.59 against this barn's trailing median of $347.33.

Average price

$323.75

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$4.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.72

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	324.09	1,770	11thin
Medium and Large 2	530	320.00	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.09/cwt here — about $74 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

323.75

—

MS average14 barns · 157 hd

339.47

−15.72

This barn, trailing median1 sales

347.33

−23.59

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	1,530	174.24	2,666	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	158.64	1,861	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	139.71	1,428	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)	1,340	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,469	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,440	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,158	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	—	—	1,530	174.24/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	158.64/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,861	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	146.07/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	315.72/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,469.06/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,469	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,350.30/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,888	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	399.78/cwt	365.00–435.00	1,691	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	433.26/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,599	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	329.65/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	349.65/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	328.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	365.29/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	338.73/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	372.42/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,062	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	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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