Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call an accurate trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.96/cwt on 2 head, up $36.19 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +23.55 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$441.96

▲ 36.19 vs prior sale

2 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.90

vs MS average

−26.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	441.96	2,311	2thin

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

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 sale2 hd

441.96

—

MS average12 barns · 269 hd

437.06

+4.90

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−26.50

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

+23.55

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	1,465	180.00	2,637	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	161.05	1,933	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,725	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$4,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	466.25/cwt	457.50–475.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	441.96/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,311	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	161.05/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	453.89/cwt	430.00–477.50	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	419.48/cwt	407.50–432.50	1,753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	408.79/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	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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