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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 29

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 10▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board to be picked up on farm. 1 load 715lbs. $356.25; 1 load 790lbs. $339.

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 $414.58/cwt on 6 head, up $22.73 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +58.62 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$414.58

▲ 22.73 vs prior sale

6 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$2.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.18

vs MS average

−9.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	415.00	2,419	5thin
Medium and Large 1	540	412.50	2,228	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.50/cwt here — about $192 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 sale6 hd

414.58

—

MS average12 barns · 215 hd

399.40

+15.18

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−9.49

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

+58.62

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	995	150.00	1,493	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	146.77	1,494	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$3,750	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,021	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	495.14/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,193	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,869	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,314	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,437	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,998	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,460	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,607	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,701	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	415.13/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,984	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	457.58/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,233	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,228	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,419	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,493	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	146.77/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,494	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board to be picked up on farm. 1 load 715lbs. $356.25; 1 load 790lbs. $339.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
2	450–500	478	410.00–420.00	415.13
1	500–550	540	412.50	412.50
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	488	452.50–460.00	457.58
5	550–600	583	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	443	470.00–520.00	495.14
1	450–500	480	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	520	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	570	427.50	427.50
1	600–650	600	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	660	395.00	395.00
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	575	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	367.50	367.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,330	3,750.00	3,750.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	140.00–153.00	146.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	150.00	150.00

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.