Sale reports / Mississippi / Johnson Stockyard / 2026-07-22

Johnson Stockyard

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 22
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 91▲ 49 vs year ago 34 · +144.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 14▼ 13 vs year ago 20 · −65.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 10-20 down across all classes. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.73/cwt on 4 head, down $13.61 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −4.04 against this barn's trailing median of $337.76.
Average price
$333.73
▼ 13.61 vs prior sale
4 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−38.09
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529333.731,7644thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
333.73
—
MS average14 barns · 130 hd
371.82
−38.09
This barn, trailing median4 sales
337.76
−4.04
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

4 sales
361341320299median 337.7607/0808/2609/0210/0710/07
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $347.33, low $313.41, median $337.76 across 4 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,630205.003,3421thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210177.002,1421thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,560168.002,6211thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,103159.001,7542thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)860$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)735$2,9001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,021$2,6808
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)686$1,9674thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)735$1,3853thin

Every lot

49 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438405.04/cwt397.50–412.501,7742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450401.67/cwt395.00–405.001,8083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560349.94/cwt342.50–355.001,9603
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2952
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9371
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2883
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1188505.13/cwt495.00–515.009502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275454.82/cwt450.00–460.001,2512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368410.07/cwt400.00–425.001,5093
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,2901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435400.79/cwt382.50–425.001,7433
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.07/cwt350.00–390.001,7583
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533344.65/cwt320.00–370.001,8372
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580307.37/cwt300.00–315.001,7832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665320.04/cwt315.00–325.002,1282
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1175639.00/cwt605.00–675.001,1182
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280469.91/cwt465.00–475.001,3162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328361.83/cwt332.50–405.001,1873
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380393.75/cwt347.50–442.501,4962
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382443.21/cwt435.00–450.001,6933
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418384.11/cwt350.00–405.001,6065
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476333.10/cwt325.00–337.501,5864
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518332.47/cwt320.00–342.501,7223
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8901
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,7481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,630205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,3421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103159.00/cwt157.00–161.001,7542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,6211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 26601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-26952,089.33/head1,800.00–2,350.002,0893
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27351,384.92/head800.00–1,650.001,3853
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0212,679.79/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6808

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.