Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: It was a light run today with not enough dada to call a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $437.93/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +91.34 against this barn's trailing median of $346.59.

Average price

$437.93

4 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.49

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	437.93	2,404	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $347.33, low $328.94, median $346.59 across 3 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 sale4 hd

437.93

—

MS average12 barns · 91 hd

424.44

+13.49

This barn, trailing median3 sales

346.59

+91.34

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	960	168.00	1,613	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Bulls	—	—	960	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	527.52/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,609	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	465.85/cwt	400.00–535.00	2,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,965	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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