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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend. Sold 1 Load of heifers sold on the board, 800lbs. $295

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.22/cwt on 6 head, down $22.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −53.52 against this barn's trailing median of $372.74.

Average price

$319.22

▼ 22.35 vs prior sale

6 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.29

vs MS average

−18.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	319.22	1,663	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.58, low $341.57, median $372.74 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 sale6 hd

319.22

—

MS average13 barns · 252 hd

326.51

−7.29

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−18.57

This barn, trailing median7 sales

372.74

−53.52

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	1,302	176.67	2,300	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	141.66	2,051	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	799	133.06	1,063	4thin

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)	960	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	328.93/cwt	323.50–335.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	339.27/cwt	312.50–385.00	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	319.22/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,663	6
Bulls	—	—	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	347.30/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	297.51/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	430.04/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,260	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,051	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,762	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	799	133.06/cwt	122.00–145.00	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	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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