Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend. 1 load of heifers sold on the board, 775 lbs. $337.5.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $385.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +37.67 against this barn's trailing median of $347.33.

Average price

$385.00

2 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.92

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	415.00	2,137	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	355.00	1,882	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $256 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

385.00

—

MS average12 barns · 115 hd

406.92

−21.92

This barn, trailing median1 sales

347.33

+37.67

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	1,760	220.00	3,872	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	176.47	2,229	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	153.07	1,558	2thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$1,075	1thin

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	250–300	270	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	472.58/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,663	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	176.47/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,229	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	153.07/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,558	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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