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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 22

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 68▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: there was not enough to call an accurate trend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $481.67/cwt on 3 head, up $21.73 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 10 comparable sales and sits +86.88 against this barn's trailing median of $394.79.

Average price

$481.67

▲ 21.73 vs prior sale

3 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.83

vs MS average

+15.32 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	490.00	2,217	2thin
Medium and Large 2	400	465.00	1,860	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $357 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 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

481.67

—

MS average14 barns · 372 hd

453.84

+27.83

National average168 barns · 10,623 hd

466.35

+15.32

This barn, trailing median10 sales

394.79

+86.88

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 400–500 lb

10 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $459.94, low $318.87, median $394.79 across 10 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	1,770	187.93	3,326	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	165.00	1,766	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$3,125	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	675	$1,325	5

Every lot

16 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,496	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,181	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,254	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	192.24/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,528	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,766	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 68Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week: there was not enough to call an accurate trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	520	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	460	490.00	490.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	675	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	187.00–195.00	192.24
1	—	1,575	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	165.00	165.00

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.