Sale reports / Mississippi / Johnson Stockyard / 2026-03-04

Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 4

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 43▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough to call a trend.

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 $335.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −20.97 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$335.00

2 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−76.46

vs MS average

−85.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	335.00	1,868	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

335.00

—

MS average13 barns · 215 hd

411.46

−76.46

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−85.96

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

−20.97

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	1,755	205.00	3,598	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	125.28	1,239	4thin

Every lot

11 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,598	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	125.28/cwt	109.00–150.00	1,239	4

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough to call a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	340	535.00	535.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	109.00–150.00	125.28

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.