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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 26

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 84▼ 50 vs year ago 129 · −38.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 26 vs year ago 35 · −74.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 16 vs year ago 21 · −76.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend but a lower undertone was noted.

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 $337.20/cwt on 5 head, down $22.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −26.64 against this barn's trailing median of $363.84.

Average price

$337.20

▼ 22.52 vs prior sale

5 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$1.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.31

vs MS average

−33.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	338.00	1,903	2thin
Medium and Large 1	533	336.67	1,796	3thin

One grade step is worth $1.33/cwt here — about $107 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 sale5 hd

337.20

—

MS average13 barns · 230 hd

352.51

−15.31

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−33.80

This barn, trailing median8 sales

363.84

−26.64

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	1,020	164.75	1,680	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	143.67	1,451	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$2,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,747	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,903	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,748	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	336.23/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,061	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,199	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,284	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	299.26/cwt	289.50–302.00	2,361	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	385.00/cwt	325.00–445.00	1,174	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	335.44/cwt	312.50–357.50	1,302	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	338.67/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,389	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,337	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	329.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,528	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,637	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	326.25/cwt	280.00–375.00	1,240	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	362.24/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,540	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,806	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	336.79/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,805	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	400.06/cwt	322.50–475.00	2,320	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	276.13/cwt	265.00–287.50	2,024	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	145.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,390	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	164.75/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,680	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,568	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 84Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend but a lower undertone was noted.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	158.00–171.00	164.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	140.00–150.00	145.50
1	—	1,120	140.00	140.00

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	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	425	340.00–385.00	362.24
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	580	322.50–475.00	400.06
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	733	265.00–287.50	276.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	387.50	387.50
6	500–550	536	330.00–351.00	336.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	380	280.00–375.00	326.25
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	325.00–445.00	385.00
2	350–400	388	312.50–357.50	335.44
2	400–450	410	332.50–345.00	338.67
2	450–500	463	325.00–335.00	329.97
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	305.00–310.00	307.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	338.00	338.00
1	600–650	605	289.00	289.00
5	650–700	698	315.00	315.00
5	700–750	731	312.50	312.50
9	750–800	789	289.50–302.00	299.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	613	335.00–337.50	336.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	755	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.