Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call an accurate trend but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.15/cwt on 2 head, up $13.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −17.59 against this barn's trailing median of $372.74.

Average price

$355.15

▲ 13.58 vs prior sale

2 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.56

vs MS average

+0.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	355.15	1,829	2thin

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 sale2 hd

355.15

—

MS average13 barns · 196 hd

340.59

+14.56

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+0.84

This barn, trailing median7 sales

372.74

−17.59

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	1,365	185.00	2,525	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	144.95	1,606	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	131.88	1,468	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,669	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1	350–400	373	420.18/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	450.10/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	390.05/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	355.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	411.16/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	426.21/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,406	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	131.88/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,468	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	144.95/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,668.81/head	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	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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