Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an acurate trend on a light run.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +11.82 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$385.00

1 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+25.02

vs MS average

−4.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	385.00	2,118	1thin

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 sale1 hd

385.00

—

MS average14 barns · 248 hd

359.98

+25.02

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−4.91

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

+11.82

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	1,870	172.50	3,226	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	161.76	2,127	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	144.55	2,255	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	144.33	1,536	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)	1,160	$2,431	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$2,010	4thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,430.50/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,431	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	144.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,255	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	155.48/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	144.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,536	5
Bulls	—	—	2,190	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	4,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	168.04/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	1,963.42/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	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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