Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: there was not enough to call an accurate trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $481.67/cwt on 3 head, up $21.73 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 12 comparable sales and sits +66.18 against this barn's trailing median of $415.48.

Average price

$481.67

▲ 21.73 vs prior sale

3 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.83

vs MS average

+15.32 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	490.00	2,217	2thin
Medium and Large 2	400	465.00	1,860	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $357 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 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 sale3 hd

481.67

—

MS average14 barns · 372 hd

453.84

+27.83

National average168 barns · 10,623 hd

466.35

+15.32

This barn, trailing median12 sales

415.48

+66.18

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	1,770	187.93	3,326	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	165.00	1,766	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$3,125	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	675	$1,325	5

Every lot, as filed

16 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	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,496	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	192.24/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,528	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,766	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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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