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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 3

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market: Not enough data to call an accurate trend.

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 $356.25/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +0.28 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$356.25

6 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$13.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.57

vs MS average

−14.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	358.50	1,963	5thin
Medium and Large 1	500	345.00	1,725	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.50/cwt here — about $238 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 sale6 hd

356.25

—

MS average14 barns · 169 hd

337.68

+18.57

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−14.20

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

+0.28

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	158.73	2,003	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	932	137.38	1,281	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,470	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	195	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	839	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,176	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	462.62/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,170	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	409.48/cwt	393.00–430.00	1,556	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	384.66/cwt	372.50–407.50	1,777	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,953	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	412.64/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,333	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	377.47/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,521	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,920	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,980	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,674	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,019	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	142.22/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,377	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	158.73/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,003	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	1,469.89/head	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,470	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last market: Not enough data to call an accurate trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
4	—	968	135.00–153.00	142.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,262	152.00–166.00	158.73

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	370	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	237.50	237.50
1	850–900	850	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	323	410.00–415.00	412.64
2	400–450	403	372.50–382.50	377.47
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	382.50	382.50
3	550–600	578	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	253	450.00–475.00	462.62
3	350–400	380	393.00–430.00	409.48
5	450–500	462	372.50–407.50	384.66
2	550–600	558	350.00	350.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,469.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	—	1,095	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.