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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 17

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 140▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 13▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 1▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold steady to 8 higher, slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.14/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −13.83 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$342.14

30 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$6.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.51

vs MS average

−17.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	343.27	1,927	25
Medium and Large 1	533	336.49	1,794	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.78/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale30 hd

342.14

—

MS average14 barns · 378 hd

351.65

−9.51

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−17.52

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

−13.83

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

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.58, low $305.24, median $355.97 across 9 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	1,527	195.50	2,985	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	156.88	1,796	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	133.99	1,423	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$2,546	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,650	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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,846	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,569	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	395.69/cwt	375.00–417.50	1,872	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	366.38/cwt	361.00–372.50	1,894	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	350.38/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,839	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,900	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	354.50/cwt	342.00–372.50	2,003	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,852	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	343.37/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,204	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,203	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,465	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,510	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	424.89/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,644	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,775	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	394.43/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,716	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	385.17/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,833	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	355.53/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,856	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	346.24/cwt	310.00–362.50	1,832	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,636	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,958	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	333.74/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,063	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	335.96/cwt	313.00–338.75	2,154	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,091	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,564	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,752	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	193.25/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,690	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	115.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,164	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	146.50/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,607	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	156.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,796	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	735	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	156.68/cwt	147.50–170.00	1,871	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,545.68/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,546	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	169.86/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,217	2

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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold steady to 8 higher, slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	375.00–417.50	395.69
2	500–550	525	340.00–360.00	350.38
2	550–600	563	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	775	318.00	318.00
1	800–850	815	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	422	437.50	437.50
19	500–550	517	361.00–372.50	366.38
13	550–600	565	342.00–372.50	354.50
12	600–650	642	338.00–350.00	343.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	575	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	410.00–445.00	424.89
2	400–450	435	370.00–420.00	394.43
4	500–550	529	310.00–362.50	346.24
1	550–600	550	297.50	297.50
2	600–650	618	332.50–335.00	333.74
1	650–700	680	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	433	410.00	410.00
10	450–500	476	370.00–410.00	385.17
8	500–550	522	347.50–360.00	355.53
17	550–600	580	337.50	337.50
18	600–650	641	313.00–338.75	335.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	165.00–174.00	169.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,545.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,194	147.50–170.00	156.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	150.00–165.00	156.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	110.00–120.00	115.22
3	—	1,097	140.00–154.00	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	185.00–200.00	193.25
1	—	1,845	200.00	200.00

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.