Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers, heifers and bulls sold mixed, Slaughter cattle sold steady to 7 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.94/cwt on 10 head, down $17.65 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −17.65 against this barn's trailing median of $346.59.

Average price

$328.94

▼ 17.65 vs prior sale

10 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$6.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	333.28	1,805	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	327.08	1,750	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.20/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale10 hd

328.94

—

MS average13 barns · 158 hd

323.83

+5.11

This barn, trailing median3 sales

346.59

−17.65

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	1,830	196.26	3,592	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	152.96	1,895	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,225	145.00	1,776	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	145.00	1,556	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)	1,067	$2,414	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,230	$2,600	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	842	$2,000	5

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
Bulls	—	—	1,830	196.26/cwt	185.00–205.00	3,592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	152.96/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,895	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,776	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	331.88/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,892	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	321.73/cwt	320.00–323.50	2,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	432.52/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	268.52/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,659	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,291	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,413.67/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	327.88/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,879	2
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	327.08/cwt	323.00–337.50	1,750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	375.16/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,546	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	382.34/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,797	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,717	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	180.56/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	398.08/cwt	382.50–415.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,007	1
Cows	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	363.14/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	339.42/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	420.67/cwt	397.50–440.00	1,338	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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