Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend called. Quality cattle sold well.

Two loads of heifers: 790 lbs @ $332.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.33/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +0.75 against this barn's trailing median of $346.59.

Average price

$347.33

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$17.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.97

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	356.99	2,036	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	339.28	1,798	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

347.33

—

MS average14 barns · 167 hd

400.30

−52.97

This barn, trailing median3 sales

346.59

+0.75

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	—	High	1,585	198.75	3,151	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	175.28	2,194	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	133.33	1,221	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,021	$3,524	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$4,709	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$4,303	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$3,016	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,322	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	846	$1,750	7

Every lot, as filed

74 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	400–450	433	439.56/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	475.81/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	377.56/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	397.43/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	469.47/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	384.88/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	399.70/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	384.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	398.69/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	470.79/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	357.78/cwt	322.50–375.00	1,853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	388.70/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	402.17/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,878	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	3,929.25/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,929	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	3,016.07/head	2,400.00–3,550.00	3,016	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,708.51/head	3,950.00–5,500.00	4,709	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	4,692.41/head	3,600.00–5,500.00	4,692	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,322.43/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,322	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,545	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	1,916.55/head	1,350.00–2,250.00	1,917	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	185.82/cwt	172.50–200.00	1,645	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	408.58/cwt	350.00–480.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,594	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	655	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	440	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,127	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,407	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	135.39/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,177	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	174.91/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,193	36
Bulls	—	—	1,783	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,833	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	347.14/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	387.39/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	191.28/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,598	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	160.93/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,830	8
Bulls	—	—	1,425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,565	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	325.70/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	517.38/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	452.92/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	427.57/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,001	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	476.70/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	441.08/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	339.99/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,965	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1

How this sale compares

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