Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough to call an accurate trend on feeders cattle. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board to be picked up on farm. 1 load at 710lbs sold for $354.20, 2nd load at 800 lbs. $324.25.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $437.50/cwt on 2 head, up $42.44 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 12 comparable sales and sits +22.02 against this barn's trailing median of $415.48.

Average price

$437.50

▲ 42.44 vs prior sale

2 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.43

vs MS average

−32.62 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	437.50	1,991	2thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

12 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $464.21, low $360.45, median $415.48 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

437.50

—

MS average14 barns · 237 hd

446.93

−9.43

National average174 barns · 11,791 hd

470.12

−32.62

This barn, trailing median12 sales

415.48

+22.02

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	173.48	2,221	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	160.00	1,736	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,392	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$4,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	544.87/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,542	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,392.22/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,392	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	179.51/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,510	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,736	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	172.14/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,043	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,998	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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