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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 12

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

282 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 171▼ 17 vs year ago 299 · −5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 53▲ 4 vs year ago 10 · +40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 41▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 1-15 lower in all classes. Slaughter cattle sold steady but were lightly tested. In addition to the sale there was1 Load of heifers sold on the board, 66 head, 795lbs. $3.0975/lb.

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 $359.72/cwt on 21 head, down $8.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −4.11 against this barn's trailing median of $363.84.

Average price

$359.72

▼ 8.53 vs prior sale

21 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$82.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.11

vs MS average

−42.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	372.53	2,007	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	366.05	1,970	16thin
Medium and Large 2	570	289.91	1,652	2thin

One grade step is worth $82.62/cwt here — about $354 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 sale21 hd

359.72

—

MS average13 barns · 396 hd

379.83

−20.11

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−42.11

This barn, trailing median8 sales

363.84

−4.11

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	173.92	2,405	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	147.50	1,471	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	394.77/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,283	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	347.37/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,303	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	432.50/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,644	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	429.48/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,800	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,808	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,718	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	403.48/cwt	387.50–412.00	1,912	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	378.29/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,941	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	368.90/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,922	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	289.91/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,652	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,130	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,109	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,662	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	366.95/cwt	300.00–369.50	2,264	85
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	343.38/cwt	325.00–362.50	2,174	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	361.94/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,386	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	366.52/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,547	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	349.56/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,625	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,857	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	323.73/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,651	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	344.95/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,821	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,801	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,264	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	439.24/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,449	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	413.33/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,653	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	378.30/cwt	352.50–420.00	1,786	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	331.17/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,576	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	321.30/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,841	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	298.72/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,130	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,340	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,539	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,401	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	173.92/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,405	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 171Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 53Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 41Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	415.00–465.00	439.24
2	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	400	385.00–430.00	413.33
3	450–500	472	352.50–420.00	378.30
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	573	317.50–325.00	321.30
2	700–750	713	290.00–307.50	298.72
1	800–850	800	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	476	300.00–350.00	331.17
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	427.50	427.50
17	450–500	474	387.50–412.00	403.48
12	500–550	521	357.50–380.00	368.90
4	550–600	590	357.50	357.50
85	600–650	617	300.00–369.50	366.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	390.00–400.00	394.77
2	350–400	375	345.00–350.00	347.37
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	458	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	570	280.00–300.00	289.91
1	600–650	610	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	380	420.00–445.00	432.50
4	400–450	419	400.00–455.00	429.48
2	500–550	513	360.00–397.50	378.29
1	550–600	590	361.00	361.00
2	600–650	633	325.00–362.50	343.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	486	382.00	382.00
38	500–550	528	330.00–362.50	344.95
7	550–600	554	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	645	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	350.00–375.00	361.94
3	400–450	422	335.00–400.00	366.52
3	450–500	465	325.00–367.50	349.56
2	500–550	510	322.50–325.00	323.73
1	600–650	610	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	700	308.00	308.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,015	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	173.00–175.00	173.92

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.