Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady, Heifers sold steady -10 higher, Slaughter sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.98/cwt on 4 head, down $16.63 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −16.20 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$356.98

▼ 16.63 vs prior sale

4 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.40

vs MS average

−56.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	356.98	1,981	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.58, low $341.57, median $373.18 across 8 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 sale4 hd

356.98

—

MS average14 barns · 331 hd

370.38

−13.40

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−56.50

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

−16.20

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	1,070	160.00	1,712	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	157.67	1,979	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	130.13	1,152	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,180	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	976	$2,097	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	—	—	1,070	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,712	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	157.67/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,979	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	137.70/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,230	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	434.98/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	467.85/cwt	430.00–565.00	2,185	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	411.66/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	429.22/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,841	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,412.60/head	1,400.00–3,300.00	2,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	484.89/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	561.45/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	385.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	498.84/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	348.20/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	337.50/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	376.46/cwt	352.50–400.00	2,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	464.92/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	445.00/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,180.00/head	1,300.00–2,700.00	2,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	450.43/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	361.77/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,899	2

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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