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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

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

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 165▲ 69 vs year ago 22 · +313.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 94▼ 101 vs year ago 115 · −87.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 65▼ 14 vs year ago 18 · −77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed with light test. Slaughter cows sold lower 11.00 to 15.00.

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 $404.56/cwt on 3 head, up $31.82 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +48.59 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$404.56

▲ 31.82 vs prior sale

3 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$53.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.63

vs MS average

+8.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	440.00	2,200	1thin
Medium and Large 2	515	386.84	1,992	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.16/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale3 hd

404.56

—

MS average14 barns · 295 hd

388.93

+15.63

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+8.51

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

+48.59

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%	Low	1,186	160.20	1,900	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	143.58	1,383	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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$2,263	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	577.43/cwt	525.00–615.00	1,859	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	482.50/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,665	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,927	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	461.15/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,909	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	358.75/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,117	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,456	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	500.84/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,548	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	436.99/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,617	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	469.40/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,746	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	430.76/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,891	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	386.84/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,992	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,372	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	165	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,155	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	472.50/cwt	467.50–477.50	1,725	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	143.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,383	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	145.78/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,611	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	163.41/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,967	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,823	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,989	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 165Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 94Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 65Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed with light test. Slaughter cows sold lower 11.00 to 15.00.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	142.00–150.00	145.78
9	—	1,204	153.00–169.00	163.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	140.00–150.00	143.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	700.00	700.00
2	350–400	365	467.50–477.50	472.50
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	309	460.00–510.00	500.84
20	350–400	372	460.00–495.00	469.40
8	400–450	439	400.00–435.00	430.76
1	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	620	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	425.00–450.00	436.99
2	500–550	515	365.00–410.00	386.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	460.00–505.00	482.50
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	525.00–615.00	577.43
8	350–400	367	525.00	525.00
9	400–450	414	445.00–465.00	461.15
2	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	590	357.50–360.00	358.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	165.00	165.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,925.00	2,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	170.00	170.00

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.