Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: It was a light run, not enough data to call an accurate trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.07/cwt on 5 head, down $29.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 8 comparable sales and sits +19.90 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$393.07

▼ 29.51 vs prior sale

5 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.78

vs MS average

−11.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	393.07	2,162	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale5 hd

393.07

—

MS average14 barns · 228 hd

380.30

+12.78

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−11.69

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

+19.90

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	1,928	208.58	4,021	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	180.00	2,025	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	149.00	1,512	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	390.53/cwt	360.00–420.00	2,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	394.77/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,132	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	208.58/cwt	199.00–215.00	4,021	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,025	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	454.48/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	350.57/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	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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