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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 7

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 190▲ 99 vs year ago 44 · +225.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 20▼ 2 vs year ago 24 · −8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 9 vs year ago 1 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 5 higher, heifers sold steady to 10 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5-10 lower on a lightly tested market. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board; 1 load of heifers 775lbs. $312.75. 1 load of heifers 850lbs. $293.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.24/cwt on 11 head, down $45.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −50.73 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$305.24

▼ 45.91 vs prior sale

11 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$60.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.09

vs MS average

−62.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	327.50	1,801	2thin
Medium and Large 1	544	316.70	1,722	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	267.49	1,454	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.01/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

305.24

—

MS average14 barns · 288 hd

337.34

−32.09

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−62.67

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

−50.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.58, low $305.24, median $355.97 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,502	151.88	2,281	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	119.82	1,467	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	112.40	1,431	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	99.97	1,034	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,317	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$2,058	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Johnson Stockyard - Kosciusko, Mississippi

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,458	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	410.00/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,743	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,530	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	395.22/cwt	360.00–435.00	1,909	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	357.93/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,861	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	330.83/cwt	318.00–343.00	2,064	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	404.84/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,044	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	418.15/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,376	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	408.48/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,536	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	381.79/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,619	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,568	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	351.87/cwt	325.00–377.50	1,636	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	309.06/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,453	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	325.00/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,700	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,465	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,801	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	300.09/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,756	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,922	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,158	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	527.55/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,256	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	510.26/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,454	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	449.81/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,714	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	375.00/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,736	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	400.92/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,880	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	387.50/cwt	350.00–425.00	2,015	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,634	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,784	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,693	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,724	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,516	153.60/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,329	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	85.97/cwt	81.00–90.00	768	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	104.64/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,132	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	119.82/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,467	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,431	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,555	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,740	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	2,058.41/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,058	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	2,317.24/head	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,317	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Johnson Stockyard - Kosciusko, Mississippi

Wed Oct 7, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 190Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	624	318.00–343.00	330.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	425	375.00–445.00	410.00
4	450–500	483	360.00–435.00	395.22
3	500–550	520	335.00–372.50	357.93
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	480.00–560.00	527.55
2	250–300	285	495.00–525.00	510.26
2	300–350	328	425.00–475.00	449.81
1	400–450	400	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	463	350.00–400.00	375.00
2	500–550	520	350.00–425.00	387.50
1	550–600	580	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	830	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	427.50	427.50
5	450–500	469	395.00–405.00	400.92
7	550–600	554	295.00	295.00
5	600–650	634	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	400.00–415.00	404.84
5	300–350	329	400.00–435.00	418.15
5	350–400	376	400.00–435.00	408.48
7	400–450	424	365.00–400.00	381.79
8	450–500	465	325.00–377.50	351.87
4	500–550	523	300.00–350.00	325.00
2	550–600	585	290.00–310.00	300.09
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	550	327.50	327.50
4	650–700	689	279.00	279.00
2	800–850	838	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	280.00–337.50	309.06
2	500–550	528	275.00–280.00	277.49
1	550–600	575	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	142.00	142.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	152.00	152.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,058.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,313	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,317.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	115.00–126.00	119.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,082	100.00–111.00	104.64
2	—	893	81.00–90.00	85.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	110.00–115.00	112.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	147.00–161.00	153.60
1	—	1,445	145.00	145.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.