Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.50/cwt on 2 head, down $14.35 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +4.32 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$377.50

▼ 14.35 vs prior sale

2 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$115.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.42

vs MS average

−39.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	435.00	2,219	1thin
Medium and Large 2	560	320.00	1,792	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.00/cwt here — about $427 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

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 sale2 hd

377.50

—

MS average13 barns · 257 hd

402.92

−25.42

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−39.61

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

+4.32

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	1,085	167.00	1,812	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	160.00	2,480	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	139.59	1,450	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,024	2thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,523	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	866	$2,118	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	450.09/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,024.29/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,024	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,523.00/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	146.79/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	132.39/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,812	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	2,117.95/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,118	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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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