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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 5

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 115▲ 80 vs year ago 91 · +87.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 16▲ 34 vs year ago 19 · +178.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 15▲ 23 vs year ago 18 · +127.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers, heifers and bulls all sold 10-20 Higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-3 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3-7 higher.

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 $377.00/cwt on 9 head, up $8.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +13.16 against this barn's trailing median of $363.84.

Average price

$377.00

▲ 8.75 vs prior sale

9 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$15.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs MS average

−37.24 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	382.60	2,123	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	380.00	2,052	1thin
Medium and Large 1	565	366.67	2,072	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $51 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

377.00

—

MS average13 barns · 362 hd

382.90

−5.90

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−37.24

This barn, trailing median8 sales

363.84

+13.16

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	1,799	212.96	3,831	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	171.83	2,034	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	165.00	2,376	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	152.16	1,696	19

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)	1,212	$3,285	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,425	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,016	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,332	$3,919	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$3,030	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,500	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$2,212	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	195	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,180	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,431	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	414.85/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,390	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	477.60/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,791	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	412.17/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,566	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,862	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	396.57/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,646	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	451.19/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,913	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,000	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	365.05/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,708	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	405.30/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,913	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	357.50/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,056	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,144	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	338.69/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,235	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,405	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,469	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	524.91/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,470	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,591	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,808	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	372.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,405	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	428.28/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,632	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,885	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	357.60/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,860	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,915	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,194	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	451.39/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,729	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	426.48/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,817	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	404.50/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,921	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,918	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	379.89/cwt	325.00–540.00	2,135	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	204.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,502	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	218.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	4,058	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	910	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,292	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	144.43/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,532	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	156.67/cwt	142.00–171.00	1,795	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	173.69/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,086	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,376	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	2,211.82/head	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,212	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	2,557.31/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,557	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	3,572.22/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,572	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	3,159.26/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,159	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,408	4,075.24/head	3,750.00–4,300.00	4,075	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,483	3,971.16/head	3,800.00–4,150.00	3,971	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,015.98/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,016	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	3,284.63/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,285	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 115Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 16Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 15Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Steers, heifers and bulls all sold 10-20 Higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-3 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3-7 higher.

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	220	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	383	425.00–475.00	451.39
5	400–450	426	400.00–455.00	426.48
4	450–500	475	370.00–445.00	404.50
1	500–550	515	372.50	372.50
6	550–600	562	325.00–540.00	379.89
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	482.50	482.50
2	400–450	447	447.50	447.50
5	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	578	371.00	371.00
5	650–700	687	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	335	410.00–420.00	414.85
2	350–400	380	400.00–425.00	412.17
3	400–450	415	375.00–425.00	396.57
3	450–500	468	350.00–380.00	365.05
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	375	475.00–480.00	477.60
4	400–450	424	435.00–470.00	451.19
3	450–500	472	390.00–425.00	405.30
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	575	347.50–367.50	357.50
2	650–700	660	335.00–342.50	338.69
1	750–800	790	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	490.00	490.00
7	400–450	426	442.50	442.50
9	500–550	532	360.00	360.00
5	600–650	618	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	280	505.00–550.00	524.91
1	300–350	315	505.00	505.00
5	350–400	381	415.00–455.00	428.28
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	520	340.00–380.00	357.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	350.00–385.00	372.77
1	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,211.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	6	—	1,206	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,159.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,483	3,800.00–4,150.00	3,971.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,408	3,750.00–4,300.00	4,075.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,557.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,080	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,572.22

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,212	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,284.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,015.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,146	142.00–171.00	156.67
7	—	1,061	135.00–150.00	144.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,201	169.00–185.00	173.69
1	—	910	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	200.00–210.00	204.81
3	—	1,858	215.00–220.00	218.39

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.