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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 28

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 186▲ 89 vs year ago 18 · +494.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 26▼ 33 vs year ago 79 · −41.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 18▼ 2 vs year ago 9 · −22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers, heifers and bulls calves sold steady to 10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 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 $301.25/cwt on 8 head, down $54.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −54.72 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$301.25

▼ 54.72 vs prior sale

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$42.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.96

vs MS average

−74.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	317.00	1,702	5thin
Medium and Large 2	542	275.00	1,490	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about $213 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

301.25

—

MS average14 barns · 363 hd

320.22

−18.96

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−74.18

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

−54.72

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	120.00	1,812	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,167	113.54	1,324	33

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)	935	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,396	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,440	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	436.41/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,658	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,074	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	351.00/cwt	325.00–377.50	1,860	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,061	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,095	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,928	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	443.76/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,211	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	394.17/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,482	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	315.95/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,327	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	325.09/cwt	312.50–350.00	1,404	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	324.45/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,551	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	321.72/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,657	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	309.93/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,767	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,806	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,550	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,902	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,030	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,151	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	322.90/cwt	287.50–360.00	1,372	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	267.32/cwt	225.00–310.00	1,585	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	272.48/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,929	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	114.84/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,338	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	100.53/cwt	87.00–120.00	1,188	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,812	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,395.74/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,396	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 186Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 26Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Steers, heifers and bulls calves sold steady to 10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	285.00–340.00	315.95
2	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	602	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	656	290.00	290.00
5	700–750	717	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	415.00–470.00	443.76
2	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	376	360.00–425.00	394.17
3	400–450	432	312.50–350.00	325.09
5	450–500	478	302.50–340.00	324.45
3	500–550	515	302.50–335.00	321.72
2	550–600	570	307.50–312.50	309.93
1	650–700	660	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	795	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	380	410.00–465.00	436.41
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	530	325.00–377.50	351.00
1	600–650	630	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	512	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	593	347.50	347.50
3	600–650	630	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	287.50–360.00	322.90
2	550–600	593	225.00–310.00	267.32
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	708	267.50–277.50	272.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	440.00	440.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,395.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	87.00–120.00	100.53
30	—	1,165	107.00–123.00	114.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	120.00	120.00

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.