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 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $347.33.

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.

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 median1 sales

347.33

+0.00

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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