Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough to call a trend but feeder cattle seemed mostly steday, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 4 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.16/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −73.25 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$345.16

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$119

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

$5.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.21

vs MS average

−84.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	348.25	1,811	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	342.51	1,930	7thin

One grade step is worth $5.74/cwt here — about −$119 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 sale13 hd

345.16

—

MS average12 barns · 378 hd

363.37

−18.21

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−84.56

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

−73.25

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	1,315	163.50	2,150	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	845	154.50	1,306	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	150.00	2,318	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	138.29	1,589	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,956	3thin

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	700–750	745	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,547	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,955.58/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	331.27/cwt	325.00–351.00	1,958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,207	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	348.91/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	845	154.50/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,306	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	138.29/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,589	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,318	1
Bulls	—	—	1,055	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	357.42/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	361.27/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	348.25/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	381.37/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	321.22/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	338.73/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,110	2

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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