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 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +38.41 against this barn's trailing median of $346.59.

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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $347.33, low $328.94, median $346.59 across 3 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

385.00

—

MS average12 barns · 115 hd

406.92

−21.92

This barn, trailing median3 sales

346.59

+38.41

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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