Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $285.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −77.64 against this barn's trailing median of $362.64.

Average price

$285.00

1 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−63.98

vs MS average

−92.15 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	640	285.00	1,824	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

285.00

—

MS average11 barns · 69 hd

348.98

−63.98

National average158 barns · 9,105 hd

377.15

−92.15

This barn, trailing median1 sales

362.64

−77.64

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%	Low	913	143.50	1,309	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	450–500	460	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	453.84/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,952	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	570.37/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	477.52/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	472.66/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,609	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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