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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

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

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 83▲ 52 vs year ago 63 · +82.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 7▲ 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder calves sold 7-15 lower, some really nice grouped cattle sold really good. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $368.25/cwt on 23 head, down $37.52 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 8 comparable sales and sits +4.41 against this barn's trailing median of $363.84.

Average price

$368.25

▼ 37.52 vs prior sale

23 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$17.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs MS average

−31.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	371.31	2,086	19thin
Medium and Large 1	548	353.70	1,938	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about $148 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 sale23 hd

368.25

—

MS average14 barns · 231 hd

373.51

−5.26

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−31.04

This barn, trailing median8 sales

363.84

+4.41

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	1,469	177.31	2,605	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	166.49	2,246	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	141.00	1,304	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)	965	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$3,077	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$3,070	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$4,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	419.17/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,719	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,754	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,873	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	359.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,828	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	385.58/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,067	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	362.99/cwt	350.00–387.50	2,094	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	347.55/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,044	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	360.40/cwt	349.00–380.00	2,289	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,467	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,060	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	343.35/cwt	335.00–349.00	2,331	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,483	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	434.64/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,426	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,454	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,514	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	359.28/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,556	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	363.45/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,690	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	330.00/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,584	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,771	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	341.17/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,921	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	341.08/cwt	327.50–355.00	2,091	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,022	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,302	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	462.02/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,515	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,978	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	301.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,922	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,327	163.75/cwt	144.00–185.00	2,173	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,131	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,570	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	166.49/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,246	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	730	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	3,076.70/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,077	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	3,070.00/head	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,070	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	780	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	155.48/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,049	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 83Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 7

Compared to last week: feeder calves sold 7-15 lower, some really nice grouped cattle sold really good. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	218.00	218.00
3	—	1,327	144.00–185.00	163.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	160.00–173.00	166.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	157.00	157.00
1	—	850	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	328	450.00–475.00	462.02
1	550–600	595	332.50	332.50
3	600–650	637	300.00–305.00	301.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	595	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	392.50	392.50
5	450–500	493	380.00	380.00
7	500–550	536	385.00–387.00	385.58
12	550–600	577	350.00–387.50	362.99
8	600–650	635	349.00–380.00	360.40
5	650–700	679	335.00–349.00	343.35
2	750–800	770	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	410	415.00–422.50	419.17
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	508	350.00–370.00	359.85
2	550–600	588	335.00–360.00	347.55
1	600–650	645	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	328	415.00–460.00	434.64
1	350–400	380	382.50	382.50
2	400–450	433	335.00–385.00	359.28
2	450–500	480	310.00–350.00	330.00
1	500–550	515	362.50	362.50
2	550–600	563	337.50–345.00	341.17
2	600–650	613	327.50–355.00	341.08
1	900–950	930	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	367.50	367.50
14	450–500	465	352.50–380.00	363.45
4	500–550	521	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	627	322.50	322.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,338	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,070.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,076.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,318	145.00–166.00	155.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	4,400.00	4,400.00

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.