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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 23

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 32▼ 14 vs year ago 67 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 3▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend, but looked to be a steady market. Sold 1 load of heifers on the board, 835 lbs. $302.10

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 $364.40/cwt on 8 head, up $29.53 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +0.56 against this barn's trailing median of $363.84.

Average price

$364.40

▲ 29.53 vs prior sale

8 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$57.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.96

vs MS average

−41.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	377.50	2,091	4thin
Medium and Large 1	542	361.72	1,961	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	320.00	1,712	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.50/cwt here — about $379 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

364.40

—

MS average13 barns · 358 hd

392.36

−27.96

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−41.02

This barn, trailing median8 sales

363.84

+0.56

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	1,643	180.88	2,972	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	135.97	1,833	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	103.50	1,030	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,636	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$800	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,425	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	448.64/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,907	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,942	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	367.58/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,978	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,033	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	404.02/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,717	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,782	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	348.88/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,772	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	289.36/cwt	257.50–322.50	1,476	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	298.93/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,743	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	432.73/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,787	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,893	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,643	180.88/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,972	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	948	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	135.97/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,833	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,636.34/head	1,800.00–3,150.00	2,636	3

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 32Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurate trend, but looked to be a steady market. Sold 1 load of heifers on the board, 835 lbs. $302.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	130.00–146.00	135.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	92.00	92.00
1	—	960	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	180.00–182.00	180.88

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	240	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	413	425.00–440.00	432.73
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	735	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	432.50	432.50
2	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	598	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	635	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	440.00–465.00	448.64
1	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	538	350.00–385.00	367.58
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	510	257.50–322.50	289.36
2	550–600	583	285.00–312.50	298.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	375.00–415.00	404.02
2	450–500	485	365.00–370.00	367.47
2	500–550	508	340.00–357.50	348.88

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	1,800.00–3,150.00	2,636.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.