Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10-20 higher in all calsses, Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.79/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −10.38 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$362.79

7 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$12.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.20

vs MS average

−15.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	369.85	1,879	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	357.50	1,916	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.35/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale7 hd

362.79

—

MS average14 barns · 213 hd

346.59

+16.20

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−15.17

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

−10.38

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	1,730	175.00	3,028	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	162.14	2,004	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	128.20	1,301	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)	965	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,565	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,082	$1,932	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,028	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	162.14/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,004	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	140.66/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,560	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	111.58/cwt	103.00–117.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,557	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,932.30/head	1,250.00–2,350.00	1,932	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	431.39/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	372.03/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	431.13/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	422.83/cwt	385.00–465.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	369.85/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	407.70/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	424.82/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	329.83/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,930	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	449.47/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	426.99/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,149	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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