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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 22

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 180▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 5▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend. Quality was average and demand was good.

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 $408.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 5 of 4 comparable sales and sits +70.74 against this barn's trailing median of $337.76.

Average price

$408.50

2 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+55.07

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	425.00	2,125	1thin
Medium and Large 2	505	392.00	1,980	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale2 hd

408.50

—

MS average13 barns · 166 hd

353.43

+55.07

This barn, trailing median4 sales

337.76

+70.74

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	1,500	180.00	2,700	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	148.50	2,228	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	138.43	1,554	7thin

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)	1,387	$2,118	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	968	$1,805	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,649	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,048	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	391.21/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,518	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	341.67/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,828	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,532	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	431.20/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,022	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,980	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	294.16/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,124	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,700	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	122.17/cwt	112.00–133.00	1,368	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	144.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,629	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,842	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,647	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	915	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	968	1,804.91/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,805	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	1,648.80/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,649	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,387	2,118.20/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,118	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Oct 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	469	430.00–435.00	431.20
1	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	722	285.00–300.00	294.16
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
1	500–550	505	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	388	385.00–397.50	391.21
2	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	535	335.00–350.00	341.67
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	710	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	830	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	640.00	640.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,387	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,118.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,290	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,648.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,804.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	112.00–133.00	122.17
5	—	1,124	140.00–147.00	144.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,665	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	180.00	180.00

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.