Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers, heifers and bulls Sold mostly steady. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady as well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.16/cwt on 49 head, up $9.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −14.85 against this barn's trailing median of $366.00.

Average price

$351.16

▲ 9.58 vs prior sale

49 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$68.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.14

vs MS average

+7.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	355.14	1,933	43
Medium and Large 1	560	340.63	1,908	4thin
Medium and Large 2	523	286.60	1,499	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.54/cwt here — about $434 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

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.58, low $341.57, median $366.00 across 8 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 sale49 hd

351.16

—

MS average14 barns · 439 hd

334.02

+17.14

National average134 barns · 8,662 hd

343.55

+7.61

This barn, trailing median8 sales

366.00

−14.85

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	1,283	155.50	1,995	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	139.71	1,665	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	126.30	1,459	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,468	$2,915	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,578	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,578.49/head	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,725.44/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	242.56/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	286.60/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	410.98/cwt	392.50–440.00	1,895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	327.90/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,935	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	435.86/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,072	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	371.28/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,920	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	343.58/cwt	321.00–360.00	1,955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.50/cwt	305.00–332.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	341.67/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	313.18/cwt	297.50–332.50	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	444.38/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,675	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	298.29/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	331.25/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	2,914.57/head	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	436.10/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	392.54/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	489.05/cwt	455.00–520.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	139.71/cwt	132.50–151.00	1,665	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	126.30/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,459	7
Bulls	—	—	1,283	155.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,995	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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