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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 1

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 143 vs last sale 67▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, Heifers sold sold 8-15 higher, up to 25 higher in spots. Slaughter cows werent well tested but seemed a little lower. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board. 1 load 750lbs. $338.5, 1 load 805lbs. $331.

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 $385.36/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 8 of 9 comparable sales and sits +29.39 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$385.36

40 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$18.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+43.12

vs MS average

+16.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	389.08	2,139	32
Medium and Large 1	557	370.48	2,065	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.60/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 sale40 hd

385.36

—

MS average14 barns · 461 hd

342.24

+43.12

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

+16.45

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

+29.39

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	1,700	175.00	2,975	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	147.05	1,691	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	128.13	1,331	6thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,550	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	407.71/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,712	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	394.78/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,816	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	370.86/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,921	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	335.01/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,886	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,042	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	327.41/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,053	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,332	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,435	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,363	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,389	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	397.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,510	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	395.04/cwt	382.50–410.00	1,632	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	328.47/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,396	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	344.89/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,638	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	412.69/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,985	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	353.53/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,700	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	395.28/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,028	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	369.21/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,949	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	386.65/cwt	347.50–405.00	2,181	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	371.24/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,135	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,246	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	364.31/cwt	347.50–380.00	2,233	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	349.48/cwt	346.50–355.00	2,331	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,004	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,975	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	953	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	138.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,544	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	147.05/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,691	4

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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 67Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	135.00–150.00	147.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	135.00–140.00	138.93
2	—	895	105.00–108.00	106.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	685	290.00–295.00	292.52
1	800–850	805	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	401.00	401.00
45	450–500	481	395.00–415.00	412.69
9	500–550	513	370.00–415.00	395.28
23	550–600	564	347.50–405.00	386.65
11	600–650	607	370.00	370.00
20	650–700	667	346.50–355.00	349.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	402.50	402.50
2	350–400	380	395.00–400.00	397.40
6	400–450	413	382.50–410.00	395.04
4	450–500	481	342.50–365.00	353.53
3	500–550	528	350.00–380.00	369.21
5	550–600	575	350.00–382.50	371.24
7	600–650	613	347.50–380.00	364.31
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	300.00–355.00	328.47
2	450–500	475	335.00–355.00	344.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
5	600–650	605	337.50	337.50
10	650–700	676	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	727	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	420	395.00–420.00	407.71
2	450–500	460	375.00–415.00	394.78
6	500–550	518	350.00–390.00	370.86
3	550–600	563	330.00–337.50	335.01
3	600–650	627	322.00–335.00	327.41
1	800–850	825	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	392.50	392.50
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00

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.