Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $408.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +61.17 against this barn's trailing median of $347.33.

Average price

$408.50

2 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+55.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	425.00	2,125	1thin
Medium and Large 2	505	392.00	1,980	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale2 hd

408.50

—

MS average13 barns · 166 hd

353.43

+55.07

This barn, trailing median1 sales

347.33

+61.17

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	1,500	180.00	2,700	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	148.50	2,228	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	138.43	1,554	7thin

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)	1,387	$2,118	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	968	$1,805	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,649	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	294.16/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	391.21/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	341.67/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	431.20/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,387	2,118.20/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,118	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,648.80/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,649	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	1,804.91/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,805	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	122.17/cwt	112.00–133.00	1,368	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,647	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	144.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,629	5

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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