Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market: Feeder cattle sold steady to 15 higher, slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold 1 load of heifers on the board 750lbs. $345.5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.67/cwt on 12 head, up $0.06 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 8 comparable sales and sits +0.49 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$373.67

▲ 0.06 vs prior sale

12 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$82.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.46

vs MS average

−50.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	387.50	2,089	4thin
Medium and Large 1	539	375.58	2,025	7thin
Medium and Large 2	590	305.00	1,800	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.50/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale12 hd

373.67

—

MS average14 barns · 402 hd

392.13

−18.46

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−50.28

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

+0.49

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	1,248	175.00	2,183	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	162.00	1,771	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	142.96	1,534	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$2,334	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,015	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,771	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,194	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	151.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,393	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,334.08/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,334	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,171	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	405.15/cwt	375.00–437.50	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	373.03/cwt	371.00–374.00	2,346	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	395.64/cwt	365.00–450.00	2,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	465.00/cwt	410.00–520.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	344.85/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	398.62/cwt	364.00–415.00	2,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	414.18/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	393.08/cwt	340.00–455.00	1,635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	408.22/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	469.85/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	575.41/cwt	500.00–640.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	504.98/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	318.34/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	445.79/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,036	6

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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