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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 16

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 37▼ 125 vs year ago 157 · −79.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 11 vs year ago 21 · −52.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 12 vs year ago 15 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call an accurate trend but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.15/cwt on 2 head, up $13.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits −0.82 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$355.15

▲ 13.58 vs prior sale

2 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.56

vs MS average

+0.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	355.15	1,829	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

355.15

—

MS average13 barns · 196 hd

340.59

+14.56

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+0.84

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

−0.82

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

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.58, low $305.24, median $355.97 across 9 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	1,365	185.00	2,525	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	144.95	1,606	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	131.88	1,468	4thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,669	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	882	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	426.21/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,406	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	420.18/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,567	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	411.16/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,719	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	355.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,829	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	450.10/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,431	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	390.05/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,833	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,525	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	144.95/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,606	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	131.88/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,468	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,668.81/head	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,669	2

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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 15

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call an accurate trend but a higher undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	330	390.00–455.00	426.21
3	350–400	373	410.00–425.00	420.18
3	400–450	418	400.00–435.00	411.16
2	500–550	515	350.00–360.00	355.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	318	430.00–460.00	450.10
2	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	470	385.00–395.00	390.05
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	640	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,668.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	128.00–135.00	131.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	140.00–152.00	144.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	185.00	185.00

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.