Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers, heifers and bulls all sold 10-20 Higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-3 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3-7 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.00/cwt on 9 head, up $8.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −41.41 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$377.00

▲ 8.75 vs prior sale

9 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$15.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs MS average

−37.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	382.60	2,123	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	380.00	2,052	1thin
Medium and Large 1	565	366.67	2,072	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $51 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

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 sale9 hd

377.00

—

MS average13 barns · 362 hd

382.90

−5.90

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−37.24

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

−41.41

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	1,799	212.96	3,831	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	171.83	2,034	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	165.00	2,376	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	152.16	1,696	19

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)	1,212	$3,285	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,425	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,016	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,332	$3,919	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$3,030	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,500	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$2,212	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	372.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	396.57/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	144.43/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	451.19/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	477.60/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	405.30/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	451.39/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	414.85/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	218.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	4,058	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	204.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,292	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	173.69/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,086	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	156.67/cwt	142.00–171.00	1,795	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,572.22/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,572	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,557.31/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	3,284.63/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	365.05/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	412.17/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,431	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	4,075.24/head	3,750.00–4,300.00	4,075	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	3,971.16/head	3,800.00–4,150.00	3,971	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	357.50/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	338.69/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	404.50/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	428.28/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	524.91/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,470	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,015.98/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	357.60/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	426.48/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	379.89/cwt	325.00–540.00	2,135	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	2,211.82/head	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,212	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	3,159.26/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,194	5

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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