Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 15 higher heifers sold mixed, Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady all on alightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.72/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −42.45 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$330.72

6 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.99

vs MS average

−34.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	330.72	1,801	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

330.72

—

MS average14 barns · 300 hd

336.71

−5.99

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−34.89

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

−42.45

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	1,317	151.01	1,989	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	158.83	1,992	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	128.82	1,423	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,911	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,308	142.02/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,858	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	158.83/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,992	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	124.14/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,179	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	135.36/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,551	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	140.56/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	357.66/cwt	337.50–390.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	339.86/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	348.29/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,910.75/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	312.45/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	413.10/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	420.02/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	397.62/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	422.38/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	369.88/cwt	320.00–405.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,508	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,338	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,329	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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