Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend on feeder or slaughter cattle. Sold 2 loads of heifer on the board. 1 load @ 730lbs all black hided $352.75: 1 load @ 760lbs.$344.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $361.61/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −53.87 against this barn's trailing median of $415.48.

Average price

$361.61

6 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$55.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.78

vs MS average

−23.10 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	370.93	1,651	5thin
Medium and Large 2	465	315.00	1,465	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.93/cwt here — about $187 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 400–500 lb

12 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $464.21, low $360.45, median $415.48 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

361.61

—

MS average14 barns · 397 hd

371.39

−9.78

National average155 barns · 6,754 hd

384.71

−23.10

This barn, trailing median12 sales

415.48

−53.87

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	159.85	1,984	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,175	155.21	1,824	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	147.50	1,748	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$4,000	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	433.33/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	159.85/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,984	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	155.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,824	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	382.59/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	363.16/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	367.97/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,851	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	382.61/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,301	2
Steers	Small 1	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	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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