Sale reports / Mississippi / Johnson Stockyard / 2026-01-07

Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

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

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 30▲ 185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 22▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: the calves kicked off the year much higher, Slaughter cows sold steady to 6 higher. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board, 1 load @ 600lbs. $382.5; 1 load @ 780lbs. $3.25.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.41/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 8 of 8 comparable sales and sits +54.57 against this barn's trailing median of $363.84.

Average price

$418.41

21 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$13.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs MS average

−47.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	420.39	2,337	18thin
Medium and Large 1	545	406.53	2,216	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.86/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale21 hd

418.41

—

MS average14 barns · 217 hd

417.55

+0.86

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−47.92

This barn, trailing median8 sales

363.84

+54.57

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.72, low $334.86, median $363.84 across 8 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	1,392	185.13	2,577	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	163.18	1,918	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	140.19	1,520	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
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	937	$1,661	3thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	627.50/cwt	615.00–640.00	2,165	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,079	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	571.64/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,172	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	459.50/cwt	435.00–505.00	1,907	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	508.08/cwt	498.00–530.00	2,215	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	497.12/cwt	467.50–512.00	2,242	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	478.54/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,273	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	442.75/cwt	442.50–443.00	2,262	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	397.30/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,205	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,383	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,541	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,383	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	371.37/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,510	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	466.06/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,501	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	387.01/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,842	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	416.80/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,130	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,998	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,106	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	348.11/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,148	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	640	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,008	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	685	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,911	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	645.67/cwt	600.00–690.00	2,163	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,926	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	466.93/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,970	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,174	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,136	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	424.71/cwt	375.00–470.00	2,217	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	185.13/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,577	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	140.19/cwt	125.00–153.00	1,520	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	162.08/cwt	145.00–174.00	1,867	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	172.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,348	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	1,661.08/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,661	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,069	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last sale: the calves kicked off the year much higher, Slaughter cows sold steady to 6 higher. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board, 1 load @ 600lbs. $382.5; 1 load @ 780lbs. $3.25.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	322	445.00–490.00	466.06
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	476	375.00–420.00	387.01
2	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	617	325.00–375.00	348.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	511	400.00–425.00	416.80
3	550–600	575	347.50	347.50
3	600–650	615	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	470.00	470.00
1	650–700	685	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	600.00–690.00	645.67
1	350–400	360	535.00	535.00
5	400–450	422	450.00–485.00	466.93
2	450–500	483	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	522	375.00–470.00	424.71
1	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	690	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	805	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	615.00–640.00	627.50
3	350–400	380	540.00–590.00	571.64
3	400–450	415	435.00–505.00	459.50
4	450–500	475	465.00–485.00	478.54
1	500–550	525	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	555	375.00–420.00	397.30
1	600–650	605	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	550.00	550.00
9	400–450	436	498.00–530.00	508.08
6	450–500	451	467.50–512.00	497.12
8	500–550	511	442.50–443.00	442.75
10	550–600	592	402.50	402.50
2	600–650	623	382.50	382.50
18	650–700	676	365.00–377.50	371.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,661.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,084	125.00–153.00	140.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	170.00–174.00	172.00
16	—	1,152	145.00–174.00	162.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	184.00–187.00	185.13

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.