Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 10-20 down across all classes. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.73/cwt on 4 head, down $13.61 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −12.86 against this barn's trailing median of $346.59.

Average price

$333.73

▼ 13.61 vs prior sale

4 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−38.09

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	333.73	1,764	4thin

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

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 sale4 hd

333.73

—

MS average14 barns · 130 hd

371.82

−38.09

This barn, trailing median3 sales

346.59

−12.86

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	1,630	205.00	3,342	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	177.00	2,142	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	168.00	2,621	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	159.00	1,754	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,021	$2,680	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	686	$1,967	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	735	$1,385	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	361.83/cwt	332.50–405.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	393.75/cwt	347.50–442.50	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	307.37/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	384.11/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,337	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,384.92/head	800.00–1,650.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,288	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	2,089.33/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,754	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,621	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	443.21/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	410.07/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	405.04/cwt	397.50–412.50	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	332.47/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	333.10/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	344.65/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	188	505.13/cwt	495.00–515.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	454.82/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,251	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	2,679.79/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	349.94/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	400.79/cwt	382.50–425.00	1,743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	370.07/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	639.00/cwt	605.00–675.00	1,118	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	660	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	469.91/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	401.67/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,808	3

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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