Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared tolast week: feeder steers sold 5-18 higher, heifers sold steady to 10 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.29/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −45.12 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$373.29

19 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$3.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.77

vs MS average

−36.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	374.77	2,092	11thin
Medium and Large 1	542	371.26	2,011	8thin

One grade step is worth $3.52/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale19 hd

373.29

—

MS average13 barns · 440 hd

379.06

−5.77

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−36.01

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

−45.12

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	1,287	180.02	2,317	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,298	159.85	2,075	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,310	141.00	1,847	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)	1,350	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,506	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	745	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,234	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,317	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,934	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	705	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	400–450	418	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	398.44/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,506.34/head	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,506	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,317.44/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	332.21/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,246	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,934.29/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,934	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,234.37/head	2,700.00–4,000.00	3,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,228	169.02/cwt	137.00–185.00	2,076	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,331	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	159.40/cwt	155.00–162.50	2,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	745	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	379.25/cwt	325.00–445.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	294.70/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	353.69/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	426.64/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	310.25/cwt	307.50–313.00	2,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	381.93/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	404.13/cwt	392.50–430.00	1,912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	339.92/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	457.50/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	333.71/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	350.90/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	331.61/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	351.19/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	353.47/cwt	337.50–372.50	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	362.27/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	412.50/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	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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