Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: the calves kicked off the year much higher, Slaughter cows sold steady to 6 higher. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board, 1 load @ 600lbs. $382.5; 1 load @ 780lbs. $3.25.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.41/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$418.41

21 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$13.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs MS average

−47.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	420.39	2,337	18thin
Medium and Large 1	545	406.53	2,216	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.86/cwt here — about $122 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.72, low $359.72, median $418.41 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

418.41

—

MS average14 barns · 217 hd

417.55

+0.86

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−47.92

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,392	185.13	2,577	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	163.18	1,918	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	140.19	1,520	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
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	937	$1,661	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Johnson Stockyard - Kosciusko, Mississippi

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	645.67/cwt	600.00–690.00	2,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	416.80/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	371.37/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,510	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	1,661.08/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,661	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,383	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	685	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,008	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	140.19/cwt	125.00–153.00	1,520	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	172.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	162.08/cwt	145.00–174.00	1,867	16
Bulls	—	—	1,392	185.13/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	387.01/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	466.06/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	348.11/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	459.50/cwt	435.00–505.00	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	627.50/cwt	615.00–640.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	571.64/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	478.54/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	424.71/cwt	375.00–470.00	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	466.93/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	497.12/cwt	467.50–512.00	2,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	442.75/cwt	442.50–443.00	2,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	508.08/cwt	498.00–530.00	2,215	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	397.30/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,926	1

How this sale compares

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.

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