Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend but feeder cattle sold really good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.85/cwt on 13 head, up $18.18 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +18.68 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$391.85

▲ 18.18 vs prior sale

13 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.84

vs MS average

−35.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	405.89	2,226	9thin
Medium and Large 2	547	360.28	1,969	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.61/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale13 hd

391.85

—

MS average13 barns · 258 hd

412.69

−20.84

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−35.54

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

+18.68

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	1,795	213.00	3,823	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	159.30	1,612	3thin

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)	755	$2,117	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$3,584	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$2,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,800	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	576.63/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	442.97/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	466.08/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	475.48/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	593.01/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	416.47/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	382.65/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,384	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,262	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	159.30/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,612	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	407.42/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	349.54/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	385.56/cwt	330.00–445.00	1,997	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	2,117.14/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	463.10/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,149	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	428.08/cwt	385.00–465.00	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,301	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,376.03/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,376	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	468.61/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	388.13/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	512.41/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,860	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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