Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4-11 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Sold 79 really nice steers at 650lb for 390.50. Sold 1 load of heifers on the board 700lbs. for $332.50.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.41/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −54.00 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$364.41

43 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$32.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs MS average

−23.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	368.89	1,984	34
Medium and Large 1	536	352.91	1,892	6thin
Medium and Large 2	532	336.69	1,791	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.20/cwt here — about $193 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 sale43 hd

364.41

—

MS average14 barns · 442 hd

363.16

+1.25

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−23.08

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

−54.00

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	1,360	180.00	2,448	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	163.13	2,047	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,195	160.00	1,912	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	900	120.62	1,086	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$3,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,560	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	600–650	616	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	371.49/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,958	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	332.63/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,936	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	361.66/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,054	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,424.61/head	2,800.00–3,900.00	3,425	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,117	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	345.98/cwt	325.00–361.00	1,837	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	388.54/cwt	314.00–390.50	2,529	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	370.26/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	277.78/cwt	206.00–350.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	317.16/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	860	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,047	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	120.62/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,086	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,912	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	163.13/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,195	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	336.69/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	334.20/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	377.19/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	352.46/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	309.38/cwt	305.00–314.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	381.27/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	382.56/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	351.15/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	288.78/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	378.09/cwt	327.50–420.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	353.81/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	1,817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	422.76/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	343.04/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,876	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	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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