Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough to call ana accurate trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.20/cwt on 8 head, down $3.47 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −2.98 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$370.20

▼ 3.47 vs prior sale

8 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.48

vs MS average

−60.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	370.20	2,036	8thin

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 sale8 hd

370.20

—

MS average14 barns · 205 hd

394.68

−24.48

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−60.21

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

−2.98

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	1,765	207.16	3,656	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	160.00	1,848	1thin

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)	1,210	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	745	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,028	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1	300–350	300	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	576.45/cwt	540.00–615.00	1,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	504.87/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	207.16/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,656	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	365.36/cwt	347.50–400.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,028.24/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,028	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	369.73/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	424.52/cwt	395.00–455.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	373.10/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	414.05/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	474.90/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	378.59/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	389.87/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	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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