Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend but a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.20/cwt on 5 head, down $22.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −68.57 against this barn's trailing median of $405.77.

Average price

$337.20

▼ 22.52 vs prior sale

5 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$1.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.31

vs MS average

−33.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	338.00	1,903	2thin
Medium and Large 1	533	336.67	1,796	3thin

One grade step is worth $1.33/cwt here — about $107 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 $334.86, median $405.77 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 sale5 hd

337.20

—

MS average13 barns · 230 hd

352.51

−15.31

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−33.80

This barn, trailing median7 sales

405.77

−68.57

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	1,020	164.75	1,680	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	143.67	1,451	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$2,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	164.75/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	145.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,390	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	336.79/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	335.44/cwt	312.50–357.50	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	326.25/cwt	280.00–375.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	325.00–445.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	299.26/cwt	289.50–302.00	2,361	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	362.24/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	336.23/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	338.67/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	400.06/cwt	322.50–475.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	329.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	276.13/cwt	265.00–287.50	2,024	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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