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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, May 20

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▲ 335 vs last sale 20▲ 355 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 15▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 20▲ 26 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 a trend due to a light run last week but calves sold really strong. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board, 760lbs. at $345.5.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.72/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 8 of 8 comparable sales and sits +105.89 against this barn's trailing median of $363.84.

Average price

$469.72

36 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$39.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.23

vs MS average

−4.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	474.06	2,630	32
Medium and Large 1	535	435.04	2,326	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.02/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale36 hd

469.72

—

MS average14 barns · 379 hd

441.49

+28.23

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−4.76

This barn, trailing median8 sales

363.84

+105.89

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.72, low $334.86, median $363.84 across 8 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	1,255	187.00	2,347	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	169.78	2,243	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	155.00	1,825	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$4,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,656	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	865	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	970	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$4,160	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$3,500	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,237	3thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	488.70/cwt	450.00–550.00	1,813	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	486.24/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,018	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	443.41/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,862	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,301	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	451.21/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,112	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	482.55/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,316	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	473.98/cwt	447.50–480.00	2,493	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	438.39/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,315	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	474.12/cwt	452.50–482.50	2,736	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	419.17/cwt	375.00–428.50	2,557	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	443.47/cwt	432.50–460.00	2,714	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,145	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	412.30/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,754	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	403.72/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,713	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	370.86/cwt	364.50–387.00	2,659	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	366.42/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,638	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,907	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,722	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	341.40/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,806	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	951	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,019	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,404	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	494.05/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,645	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	495.04/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,871	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	422.53/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,606	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,009	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	407.92/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,701	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	436.78/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,878	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	455.54/cwt	452.50–459.00	2,141	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	446.66/cwt	425.00–477.50	2,104	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	398.95/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,879	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	438.98/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,252	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	416.08/cwt	385.00–450.00	2,176	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	411.29/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,344	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,400	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	368.64/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,311	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,258	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	385.66/cwt	347.50–430.00	2,549	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,366	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,460	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	353.12/cwt	337.50–375.00	2,521	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	851	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,625	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,617	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	505.38/cwt	435.00–585.00	1,642	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	499.71/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,829	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	397.26/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,522	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,992	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,932	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	378.14/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,808	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	411.38/cwt	380.00–442.50	2,152	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,867	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	444.25/cwt	375.00–540.00	2,457	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	361.19/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,203	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,347	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,413	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	158.25/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,935	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	169.78/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,243	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	2,655.98/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,656	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	4,291.59/head	3,350.00–5,100.00	4,292	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,237.11/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,237	3

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 May 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,655.98

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	1	—	1,230	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,231	3,350.00–5,100.00	4,291.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	860	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,237.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	450.00–550.00	488.70
4	400–450	430	535.00	535.00
8	450–500	480	475.00–490.00	482.55
14	500–550	526	447.50–480.00	473.98
18	550–600	577	452.50–482.50	474.12
17	600–650	610	375.00–428.50	419.17
14	650–700	672	390.00–407.50	403.72
7	700–750	717	364.50–387.00	370.86
6	750–800	769	354.00	354.00
10	800–850	822	340.00–347.00	341.40
6	950–1000	951	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	425.00–470.00	443.41
1	450–500	490	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	635	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	655	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	415	475.00–500.00	486.24
3	450–500	468	440.00–465.00	451.21
3	500–550	528	430.00–450.00	438.39
1	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
3	600–650	612	432.50–460.00	443.47
2	650–700	668	405.00–420.00	412.30
2	700–750	720	360.00–372.50	366.42
1	750–800	755	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	515.00	515.00
15	450–500	470	452.50–459.00	455.54
15	500–550	513	425.00–442.50	438.98
5	550–600	594	404.00	404.00
7	600–650	636	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	678	349.00	349.00
11	700–750	712	345.50	345.50
8	850–900	851	308.50	308.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	380	420.00–425.00	422.53
3	400–450	417	390.00–425.00	407.92
4	450–500	471	375.00–430.00	398.95
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	475.00–530.00	494.05
3	350–400	378	490.00–500.00	495.04
3	400–450	430	425.00–455.00	436.78
5	450–500	471	425.00–477.50	446.66
6	500–550	523	385.00–450.00	416.08
5	550–600	570	385.00–435.00	411.29
5	600–650	627	345.00–395.00	368.64
4	650–700	661	347.50–430.00	385.66
5	700–750	714	337.50–375.00	353.12
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	350.00–440.00	397.26
1	400–450	420	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	478	365.00–400.00	378.14
1	500–550	545	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	640	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	435.00–585.00	505.38
4	350–400	366	475.00–525.00	499.71
1	450–500	470	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	523	380.00–442.50	411.38
3	550–600	553	375.00–540.00	444.25
2	600–650	610	357.50–365.00	361.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	385	517.50	517.50
3	450–500	452	427.50	427.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,321	165.00–174.00	169.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	153.00–163.00	158.25
1	—	995	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	187.00	187.00

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.