Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 1-15 lower in all classes. Slaughter cattle sold steady but were lightly tested. In addition to the sale there was1 Load of heifers sold on the board, 66 head, 795lbs. $3.0975/lb.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $359.72/cwt on 21 head, down $8.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −58.69 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$359.72

▼ 8.53 vs prior sale

21 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$82.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.11

vs MS average

−42.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	372.53	2,007	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	366.05	1,970	16thin
Medium and Large 2	570	289.91	1,652	2thin

One grade step is worth $82.62/cwt here — about $354 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 sale21 hd

359.72

—

MS average13 barns · 396 hd

379.83

−20.11

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−42.16

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

−58.69

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	173.92	2,405	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	147.50	1,471	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	368.90/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,922	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	366.52/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	439.24/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	331.17/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	366.95/cwt	300.00–369.50	2,264	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	323.73/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	432.50/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	429.48/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	378.30/cwt	352.50–420.00	1,786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	361.94/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	343.38/cwt	325.00–362.50	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	344.95/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,821	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	349.56/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	394.77/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	378.29/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	413.33/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,653	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	403.48/cwt	387.50–412.00	1,912	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	347.37/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	289.91/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	298.72/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	321.30/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,539	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,401	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	173.92/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,405	2

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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