Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend, but looked to be a steady market. Sold 1 load of heifers on the board, 835 lbs. $302.10

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.40/cwt on 8 head, up $29.53 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −41.38 against this barn's trailing median of $405.77.

Average price

$364.40

▲ 29.53 vs prior sale

8 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$57.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.96

vs MS average

−41.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	377.50	2,091	4thin
Medium and Large 1	542	361.72	1,961	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	320.00	1,712	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.50/cwt here — about $379 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

364.40

—

MS average13 barns · 358 hd

392.36

−27.96

National average172 barns · 11,871 hd

405.75

−41.36

This barn, trailing median7 sales

405.77

−41.38

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	1,643	180.88	2,972	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	135.97	1,833	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	103.50	1,030	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)	1,165	$2,636	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 2	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,636.34/head	1,800.00–3,150.00	2,636	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	289.36/cwt	257.50–322.50	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	404.02/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	348.88/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	367.58/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	298.93/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	448.64/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	432.73/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	180.88/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,972	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	948	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	135.97/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,833	4

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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