Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All Classes sold mostly steady as compared to a light run last week. Market was strong for thin grazing cows.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $375.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +27.67 against this barn's trailing median of $347.33.

Average price

$375.00

2 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.00

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	375.00	2,156	2thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

375.00

—

MS average13 barns · 82 hd

407.00

−32.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

347.33

+27.67

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	1,575	175.00	2,756	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	168.11	2,226	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	142.00	1,502	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	953	$1,808	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	797	$1,683	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$3,038	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	885	$2,500	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,071	$2,298	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	861	$1,163	10

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	—	—	1,575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	168.11/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,226	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	1
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,015	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,808.01/head	1,475.00–2,200.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	514.28/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,635	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	3,038.29/head	2,550.00–3,600.00	3,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,500.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	1,682.53/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	2,297.96/head	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,298	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	1,163.01/head	800.00–1,500.00	1,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	451.24/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	459.68/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,701	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	524.44/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	480.93/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	437.47/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	481.04/cwt	440.00–520.00	2,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	395.00/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	499.12/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,422	2

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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