Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend due to a light run last week but calves sold really strong. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board, 760lbs. at $345.5.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.72/cwt on 36 head, up $25.94 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 7 comparable sales and sits +51.31 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$469.72

▲ 25.94 vs prior sale

36 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$39.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.23

vs MS average

−4.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	474.06	2,630	32
Medium and Large 1	535	435.04	2,326	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.02/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 $359.72, median $418.41 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 sale36 hd

469.72

—

MS average14 barns · 379 hd

441.49

+28.23

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−4.76

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

+51.31

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	1,255	187.00	2,347	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	169.78	2,243	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	155.00	1,825	5thin

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)	1,420	$4,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,656	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	865	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	970	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$4,160	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$3,500	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,237	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	474.12/cwt	452.50–482.50	2,736	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	403.72/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,713	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,366	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	4,291.59/head	3,350.00–5,100.00	4,292	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	419.17/cwt	375.00–428.50	2,557	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	438.98/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,252	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	482.55/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	370.86/cwt	364.50–387.00	2,659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	473.98/cwt	447.50–480.00	2,493	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	341.40/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,806	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	378.14/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	488.70/cwt	450.00–550.00	1,813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	398.95/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	407.92/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	422.53/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	443.41/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	411.38/cwt	380.00–442.50	2,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	353.12/cwt	337.50–375.00	2,521	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	169.78/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,243	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	158.25/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,935	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,413	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	443.47/cwt	432.50–460.00	2,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	438.39/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	397.26/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	416.08/cwt	385.00–450.00	2,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	368.64/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	444.25/cwt	375.00–540.00	2,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	361.19/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	451.21/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	366.42/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	486.24/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	412.30/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	411.29/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	446.66/cwt	425.00–477.50	2,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	385.66/cwt	347.50–430.00	2,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	494.05/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	436.78/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	495.04/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	499.71/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	505.38/cwt	435.00–585.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	455.54/cwt	452.50–459.00	2,141	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,460	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,992	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,932	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,237.11/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,237	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,655.98/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,656	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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