Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market: Not enough data to call an accurate trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.25/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −16.93 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$356.25

6 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$13.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.57

vs MS average

−14.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	358.50	1,963	5thin
Medium and Large 1	500	345.00	1,725	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.50/cwt here — about $238 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.

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

356.25

—

MS average14 barns · 169 hd

337.68

+18.57

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−14.20

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

−16.93

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	158.73	2,003	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	932	137.38	1,281	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,470	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	142.22/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,377	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	158.73/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	412.64/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	839	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	384.66/cwt	372.50–407.50	1,777	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,469.89/head	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	409.48/cwt	393.00–430.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	462.62/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,980	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	377.47/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,521	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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