Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +2.82 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$376.00

3 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+36.80

vs MS average

+12.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	376.00	1,929	3thin

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 sale3 hd

376.00

—

MS average14 barns · 356 hd

339.20

+36.80

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

+12.04

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

+2.82

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	1,605	185.00	2,969	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	152.85	1,782	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	136.36	1,415	3thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$3,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	—	1,605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	406.28/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	136.36/cwt	119.00–145.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	382.57/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	152.85/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,142	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	329.87/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	450.71/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,217	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	378.69/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,088	4

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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