Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder calves sold 7-15 lower, some really nice grouped cattle sold really good. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.25/cwt on 23 head, down $37.52 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −50.16 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$368.25

▼ 37.52 vs prior sale

23 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$17.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs MS average

−31.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	371.31	2,086	19thin
Medium and Large 1	548	353.70	1,938	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale23 hd

368.25

—

MS average14 barns · 231 hd

373.51

−5.26

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−31.04

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

−50.16

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	1,469	177.31	2,605	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	166.49	2,246	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	141.00	1,304	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$3,077	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$3,070	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$4,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,895	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,327	163.75/cwt	144.00–185.00	2,173	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	166.49/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,246	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	3,070.00/head	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,070	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	155.48/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	385.58/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	360.40/cwt	349.00–380.00	2,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	362.99/cwt	350.00–387.50	2,094	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,483	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,076.70/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,077	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	434.64/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	363.45/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	419.17/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	359.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	359.28/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,584	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	780	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	347.55/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	341.17/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	462.02/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	301.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	341.08/cwt	327.50–355.00	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	343.35/cwt	335.00–349.00	2,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,467	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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