Sale reports / Mississippi / Johnson Stockyard / 2026-03-11

Johnson Stockyard

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 11
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900
Feeder Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 13▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All Classes sold mostly steady as compared to a light run last week. Market was strong for thin grazing cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $375.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 5 of 4 comparable sales and sits +37.24 against this barn's trailing median of $337.76.
Average price
$375.00
2 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−32.00
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575375.002,1562thin
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
375.00
—
MS average13 barns · 82 hd
407.00
−32.00
This barn, trailing median4 sales
337.76
+37.24
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

4 sales
361341320299median 337.7607/0808/2609/0210/0710/07
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $347.33, low $313.41, median $337.76 across 4 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,575175.002,7561thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,324168.112,2266thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058142.001,5022thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)845$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)655$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)953$1,8082thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)797$1,6833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)715$3,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)885$2,5002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,071$2,2984thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)861$1,16310

Every lot

41 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8292
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1534
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2985
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285499.12/cwt475.00–525.001,4222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5003
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370459.68/cwt450.00–470.001,7013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418451.24/cwt425.00–480.001,8864
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540395.00/cwt385.00–405.002,1332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,2541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313524.44/cwt510.00–550.001,6413
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2318514.28/cwt505.00–520.001,6355
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382480.93/cwt450.00–525.001,8373
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2393490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9263
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423481.04/cwt440.00–520.002,0356
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469437.47/cwt425.00–450.002,0524
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,575175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,7561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324168.11/cwt162.00–175.002,2266
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28611,163.01/head800.00–1,500.001,16310
Stock Cows—Large 11,0151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0712,297.96/head1,950.00–2,750.002,2984
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-26552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27971,682.53/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29531,808.01/head1,475.00–2,200.001,8082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27153,038.29/head2,550.00–3,600.003,0382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28852,500.00/head2,350.00–2,650.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

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.