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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 47▲ 147 vs year ago 39 · +376.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 13▲ 13 vs year ago 13 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Calves and slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady.

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 $355.97/cwt on 30 head, up $50.73 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$355.97

▲ 50.73 vs prior sale

30 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.16

vs MS average

−21.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	360.00	1,811	27
Medium and Large 1	525	337.02	1,769	2thin
Medium and Large 2	575	285.00	1,639	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $172 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

355.97

—

MS average14 barns · 328 hd

327.81

+28.16

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−21.05

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

+0.00

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	1,535	160.00	2,456	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	125.36	1,450	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	118.05	1,833	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	91.21	981	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$3,087	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,438	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,068	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$1,940	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$3,500	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. 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,140	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	481.16/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,294	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,447	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	374.52/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,378	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,715	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,800	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	340.00/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,598	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	365.35/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,852	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	344.76/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,769	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,037	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,797	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	471.91/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,052	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,131	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,246	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	437.50/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,400	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	443.90/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,598	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	399.82/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,651	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,656	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	346.94/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,617	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,811	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	337.02/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,769	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,688	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,541	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	379.82/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,436	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,571	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	361.86/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,527	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,744	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,915	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,091	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,456	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	87.91/cwt	80.00–100.00	920	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	125.36/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,450	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,382	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	118.05/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,833	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	2,438.17/head	1,800.00–2,850.00	2,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	3,086.55/head	2,400.00–3,600.00	3,087	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	142.98/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,634	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,067.63/head	1,550.00–2,500.00	2,068	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,940.42/head	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,940	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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.

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

Johnson Stockyard - Kosciusko, Mississippi

Wed Oct 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 47Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 13Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 5Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Calves and slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	465.00	465.00
11	350–400	360	425.00–455.00	443.90
19	400–450	414	400.00	400.00
27	500–550	503	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	455.00–490.00	471.91
1	250–300	260	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	320	425.00–450.00	437.50
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	413	390.00–410.00	399.82
7	450–500	466	325.00–380.00	346.94
2	500–550	525	325.00–350.00	337.02
2	600–650	603	275.00–285.00	279.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	475.00	475.00
4	250–300	269	470.00–495.00	481.16
2	350–400	355	400.00–415.00	407.50
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	450	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	513	335.00–355.00	344.76
3	550–600	582	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	365.00–385.00	374.52
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	470	315.00–365.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	392	437.50	437.50
7	400–450	421	427.50	427.50
7	500–550	507	362.50–372.50	365.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	375.00–390.00	379.82
3	400–450	422	350.00–387.50	361.86
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	408	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	567	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	740	282.50	282.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	135.00–150.00	142.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,365	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,940.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,550.00–2,500.00	2,067.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	1,800.00–2,850.00	2,438.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	920	2,400.00–3,600.00	3,086.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	4,200.00	4,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	116.00–120.00	118.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	111.00	111.00
6	—	1,047	80.00–100.00	87.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	125.00–126.00	125.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	160.00	160.00

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.