Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light run run due to weather, not enough to call a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $340.16/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −22.48 against this barn's trailing median of $362.64.

Average price

$340.16

3 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.61

vs MS average

−33.70 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	340.16	2,109	3thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

340.16

—

MS average12 barns · 104 hd

340.77

−0.61

National average169 barns · 20,323 hd

373.86

−33.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

362.64

−22.48

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	1,356	168.49	2,285	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	155.00	1,829	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	142.45	1,523	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,652	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	368.03/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,210	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	144.23/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,604	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,394	172.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,406	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	358.80/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,697	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,651.83/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,902	2
Bulls	—	—	1,205	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.16/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	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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