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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 19

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 198 vs last sale 282▲ 54 vs year ago 30 · +180.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 9 · −22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers, heifers and bull sold calves sold unevenly steady, 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 $359.78/cwt on 3 head, up $0.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits −4.06 against this barn's trailing median of $363.84.

Average price

$359.78

▲ 0.06 vs prior sale

3 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$74.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

vs MS average

−37.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	384.67	2,166	2thin
Medium and Large 2	550	310.00	1,705	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.67/cwt here — about $461 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 sale3 hd

359.78

—

MS average10 barns · 270 hd

368.88

−9.10

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−37.00

This barn, trailing median8 sales

363.84

−4.06

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	1,125	162.97	1,833	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	147.34	1,596	6thin

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)	1,310	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$4,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,650	2thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	510.58/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,649	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	528.13/cwt	524.00–542.50	1,775	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	384.67/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,166	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	338.69/cwt	325.00–352.50	2,110	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,148	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,211	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,946	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	155	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	620	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	935	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	384.14/cwt	370.00–400.00	837	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
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	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	379.82/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,626	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	349.71/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,018	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	306.81/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,911	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	489.93/cwt	450.00–535.00	1,827	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	412.86/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,788	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	370.16/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,740	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	311.31/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,251	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,058	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,833	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	148.21/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,707	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 282Year ago 30

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 9

Compared to last week: steers, heifers and bull sold calves sold unevenly steady, slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	160.00–166.00	162.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	140.00–156.00	148.21
1	—	740	143.00	143.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	373	450.00–535.00	489.93
2	400–450	433	400.00–425.00	412.86
2	450–500	470	365.00–375.00	370.16
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	640	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	723	305.00–317.50	311.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	905	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	336	524.00–542.50	528.13
2	600–650	630	341.00	341.00
3	650–700	668	331.00	331.00
2	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	805	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	323	495.00–525.00	510.58
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	563	370.00–400.00	384.67
2	600–650	623	325.00–352.50	338.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	370.00–400.00	384.14
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	400.00	400.00
1	200–250	215	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	428	350.00–410.00	379.82
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	577	325.00–375.00	349.71
4	600–650	623	297.50–315.00	306.81
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	825	265.00	265.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	3,350.00	3,350.00

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	—	1,330	4,500.00	4,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.