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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 15

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 14▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 1▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend but feeder cattle sold really good.

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 $391.85/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 8 of 9 comparable sales and sits +35.89 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$391.85

13 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$45.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.84

vs MS average

−35.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	405.89	2,226	9thin
Medium and Large 2	547	360.28	1,969	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.61/cwt here — about $257 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 sale13 hd

391.85

—

MS average13 barns · 258 hd

412.69

−20.84

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−35.54

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

+35.89

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	1,795	213.00	3,823	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	159.30	1,612	3thin

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)	755	$2,117	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$3,584	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$2,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,800	4thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,548	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,301	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,568	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	475.48/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,750	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	468.61/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,945	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	463.10/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,149	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	385.56/cwt	330.00–445.00	1,997	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	428.08/cwt	385.00–465.00	2,226	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	388.13/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,216	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	335.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,926	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	382.65/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,384	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	593.01/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,690	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	576.63/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,863	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	512.41/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,860	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	466.08/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,172	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	416.47/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,012	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	442.97/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,290	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	407.42/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,314	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	349.54/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,370	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,613	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,262	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	159.30/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,612	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	700	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,376.03/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,376	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,400	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	2,117.14/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,117	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 14Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend but feeder cattle sold really good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	565.00–620.00	593.01
2	300–350	323	555.00–600.00	576.63
2	350–400	363	500.00–525.00	512.41
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
5	450–500	466	445.00–490.00	466.08
3	500–550	517	420.00–460.00	442.97
2	550–600	568	390.00–425.00	407.42
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	678	325.00–375.00	349.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	483	400.00–425.00	416.47
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	605.00	605.00
1	250–300	280	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	368	465.00–485.00	475.48
4	400–450	415	460.00–480.00	468.61
8	450–500	464	440.00–480.00	463.10
4	500–550	520	385.00–465.00	428.08
5	550–600	571	370.00–415.00	388.13
2	600–650	623	375.00–390.00	382.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	518	330.00–445.00	385.56
2	550–600	575	320.00–350.00	335.00
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,955	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	157.00–162.00	159.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	2	—	1,095	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,376.03

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	755	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,117.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	820	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.