Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold steady to 8 higher, slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.14/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −31.04 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$342.14

30 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$6.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.51

vs MS average

−17.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	343.27	1,927	25
Medium and Large 1	533	336.49	1,794	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.78/cwt here — about $133 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

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 sale30 hd

342.14

—

MS average14 barns · 378 hd

351.65

−9.51

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−17.52

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

−31.04

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	1,527	195.50	2,985	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	156.88	1,796	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	133.99	1,423	5thin

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)	1,303	$2,546	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,650	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	169.86/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	346.24/cwt	310.00–362.50	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	355.53/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,856	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,545.68/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	343.37/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,204	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	366.38/cwt	361.00–372.50	1,894	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,958	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	156.68/cwt	147.50–170.00	1,871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	156.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,796	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	115.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,164	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	146.50/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,368	193.25/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	394.43/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	395.69/cwt	375.00–417.50	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	385.17/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	354.50/cwt	342.00–372.50	2,003	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	350.38/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	333.74/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	424.89/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,852	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	735	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	335.96/cwt	313.00–338.75	2,154	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,752	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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