Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough to call a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.00/cwt on 2 head, down $38.67 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −38.18 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$335.00

▼ 38.67 vs prior sale

2 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−76.46

vs MS average

−85.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	335.00	1,868	2thin

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 sale2 hd

335.00

—

MS average13 barns · 215 hd

411.46

−76.46

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−85.96

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

−38.18

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	1,755	205.00	3,598	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	125.28	1,239	4thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	125.28/cwt	109.00–150.00	1,239	4

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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