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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 27

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 30▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 10▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 9▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared tolast week: feeder steers sold 5-18 higher, heifers sold steady to 10 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.29/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +9.46 against this barn's trailing median of $363.84.

Average price

$373.29

19 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$3.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.77

vs MS average

−36.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	374.77	2,092	11thin
Medium and Large 1	542	371.26	2,011	8thin

One grade step is worth $3.52/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale19 hd

373.29

—

MS average13 barns · 440 hd

379.06

−5.77

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−36.01

This barn, trailing median8 sales

363.84

+9.46

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.72, low $334.86, median $363.84 across 8 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	1,287	180.02	2,317	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,298	159.85	2,075	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,310	141.00	1,847	2thin

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)	1,350	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,506	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	745	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,234	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,317	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,934	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	705	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	457.50/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,510	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	426.64/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,672	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,767	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,587	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,693	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	404.13/cwt	392.50–430.00	1,912	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	398.44/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,936	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,770	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	381.93/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,997	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,093	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	353.47/cwt	337.50–372.50	2,025	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	339.92/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,141	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	332.21/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,246	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	310.25/cwt	307.50–313.00	2,203	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	351.19/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,292	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	362.27/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,507	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	350.90/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,684	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,802	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	331.61/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,731	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,953	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	333.71/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,879	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	412.50/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,464	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	379.25/cwt	325.00–445.00	1,676	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,835	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,881	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	353.69/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,963	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	294.70/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,812	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,984	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,948	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	169.02/cwt	137.00–185.00	2,076	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,120	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,850	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	159.40/cwt	155.00–162.50	2,039	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,836	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,331	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	745	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,506.34/head	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,506	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,934.29/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,934	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,317.44/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,317	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	3,234.37/head	2,700.00–4,000.00	3,234	5

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared tolast week: feeder steers sold 5-18 higher, heifers sold steady to 10 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
2	300–350	330	455.00–460.00	457.50
3	350–400	392	425.00–430.00	426.64
2	400–450	418	400.00–410.00	405.03
5	450–500	473	392.50–430.00	404.13
5	500–550	523	372.50–395.00	381.93
3	550–600	573	337.50–372.50	353.47
3	600–650	630	325.00–360.00	339.92
2	700–750	710	307.50–313.00	310.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	430.00	430.00
8	450–500	486	397.50–400.00	398.44
3	500–550	540	387.50	387.50
8	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
11	650–700	676	330.00–333.00	332.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	415	382.50	382.50
1	450–500	495	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	562	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	368	342.50–360.00	351.19
5	400–450	416	350.00–380.00	362.27
4	450–500	480	335.00–370.00	350.90
3	500–550	522	325.00–337.50	331.61
4	550–600	563	325.00–342.50	333.71
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	668	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	715	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	840	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	390.00–435.00	412.50
3	400–450	442	325.00–445.00	379.25
2	450–500	453	400.00–410.00	404.97
1	500–550	505	372.50	372.50
2	550–600	555	347.50–360.00	353.69
2	600–650	615	282.50–307.50	294.70
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,340	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,506.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,317.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,934.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,305	2,700.00–4,000.00	3,234.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,250	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	163.00	163.00
7	—	1,279	155.00–162.50	159.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	137.00–185.00	169.02
1	—	1,465	213.00	213.00

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.