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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 6

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 63▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 15▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 7▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: fedder cattle sold mostly steady, slaughter cattle wer to light tested to call an accurate trend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.75/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −14.02 against this barn's trailing median of $337.76.

Average price

$323.75

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$4.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.72

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	324.09	1,770	11thin
Medium and Large 2	530	320.00	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.09/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

323.75

—

MS average14 barns · 157 hd

339.47

−15.72

This barn, trailing median4 sales

337.76

−14.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $347.33, low $313.41, median $337.76 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,530	174.24	2,666	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	158.64	1,861	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	139.71	1,428	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,469	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,440	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,158	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · Johnson Stockyard - Kosciusko, Mississippi

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,062	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	365.29/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,399	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	349.65/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,503	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,553	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	329.65/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,698	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	328.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,855	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	433.26/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,599	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	399.78/cwt	365.00–435.00	1,691	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	372.42/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,728	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	338.73/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,714	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	315.72/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,796	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,889	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	174.24/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,666	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	146.07/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,414	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,435	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	158.64/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,861	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,469.06/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,469	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,350.30/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	870	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,420	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Johnson Stockyard - Kosciusko, Mississippi

Wed Aug 6, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week: fedder cattle sold mostly steady, slaughter cattle wer to light tested to call an accurate trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	167.00–180.00	174.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	153.00–166.00	158.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	143.00–149.00	146.07
1	—	1,130	127.00	127.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	369	415.00–450.00	433.26
15	400–450	423	365.00–435.00	399.78
8	450–500	464	345.00–385.00	372.42
4	500–550	506	325.00–350.00	338.73
7	550–600	569	300.00–340.00	315.72
2	600–650	635	295.00–300.00	297.54
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	730	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	350.00–380.00	365.29
2	400–450	430	340.00–360.00	349.65
3	450–500	478	320.00–330.00	324.97
7	500–550	515	305.00–345.00	329.65
3	550–600	565	320.00–340.00	328.32
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,469.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,650.00	2,650.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.