Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 5-20 higher. Not enough data to call a trend on slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $426.47/cwt on 7 head, up $52.81 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 8 comparable sales and sits +53.30 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$426.47

▲ 52.81 vs prior sale

7 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$51.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.72

vs MS average

−2.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	441.06	2,334	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	390.00	2,126	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.06/cwt here — about $209 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 sale7 hd

426.47

—

MS average14 barns · 172 hd

398.76

+27.72

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−2.70

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

+53.30

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	142.50	1,639	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	434.63/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	477.38/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	444.54/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	462.87/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	469.89/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	407.50/cwt	370.00–445.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	420.08/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	526.55/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	463.44/cwt	425.00–490.00	2,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	457.10/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,474	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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