Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend. Slaughter cattle sold really good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.43/cwt on 3 head, down $50.35 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −12.34 against this barn's trailing median of $405.77.

Average price

$393.43

▼ 50.35 vs prior sale

3 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$197

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

$1.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.75

vs MS average

−94.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	393.90	2,040	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	392.50	2,237	1thin

One grade step is worth $1.40/cwt here — about −$197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.72, low $334.86, median $405.77 across 7 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 sale3 hd

393.43

—

MS average14 barns · 342 hd

447.18

−53.75

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−94.12

This barn, trailing median7 sales

405.77

−12.34

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	166.93	1,916	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	151.91	1,470	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)	900	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$5,187	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,500	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	443.93/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	393.90/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	5,108.86/head	4,400.00–6,000.00	5,109	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	166.93/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,916	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	5,203.82/head	3,500.00–6,100.00	5,204	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	151.91/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,470	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	514.28/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,067	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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