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Johnson Stockyard

Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kosciusko, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 30

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3900

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 53▼ 20 vs year ago 210 · −9.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 7▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers, heifers and bulls Sold mostly steady. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady as well.

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 $351.16/cwt on 49 head, up $9.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −4.81 against this barn's trailing median of $355.97.

Average price

$351.16

▲ 9.58 vs prior sale

49 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$68.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.14

vs MS average

−1.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	355.14	1,933	43
Medium and Large 1	560	340.63	1,908	4thin
Medium and Large 2	523	286.60	1,499	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.54/cwt here — about $434 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 sale49 hd

351.16

—

MS average14 barns · 439 hd

334.02

+17.14

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−1.50

This barn, trailing median9 sales

355.97

−4.81

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	1,283	155.50	1,995	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	139.71	1,665	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	126.30	1,459	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,468	$2,915	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,578	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,465	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,549	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,730	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,522	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	410.98/cwt	392.50–440.00	1,895	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,038	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	341.67/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,794	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,915	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	343.58/cwt	321.00–360.00	1,955	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,884	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	320.50/cwt	305.00–332.00	2,003	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,072	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,155	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,299	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	435.86/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,425	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	444.38/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,675	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,766	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	400.00/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,700	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	371.28/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,920	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	286.60/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,499	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	331.25/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,938	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	327.90/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,935	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	313.18/cwt	297.50–332.50	1,951	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	242.56/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,625	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	298.29/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,154	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	489.05/cwt	455.00–520.00	1,541	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	436.10/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,810	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	392.54/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,817	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,794	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,283	155.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,995	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	126.30/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,459	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	139.71/cwt	132.50–151.00	1,665	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,578.49/head	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,578	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	2,725.44/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	2,914.57/head	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,915	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 53Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers, heifers and bulls Sold mostly steady. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
4	450–500	461	392.50–440.00	410.98
3	500–550	525	327.50–360.00	341.67
4	550–600	569	321.00–360.00	343.58
3	600–650	625	305.00–332.00	320.50
1	650–700	675	317.50	317.50
2	700–750	730	310.00–320.00	314.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	346	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	358	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	497	410.00	410.00
6	500–550	547	350.00	350.00
9	600–650	626	331.00	331.00
7	650–700	684	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	623	300.00–305.00	302.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	445.00	445.00
5	300–350	327	430.00–445.00	435.86
3	350–400	377	425.00–465.00	444.38
2	400–450	425	385.00–415.00	400.00
2	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	585	310.00–352.50	331.25
3	600–650	623	297.50–332.50	313.18
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	722	285.00–310.00	298.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	460.00	460.00
27	500–550	517	352.50–382.50	371.28
16	550–600	590	326.00–336.00	327.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	523	250.00–325.00	286.60
2	650–700	670	235.00–250.00	242.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	455.00–520.00	489.05
4	400–450	415	430.00–445.00	436.10
2	450–500	463	385.00–400.00	392.54
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	317.50	317.50

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	—	975	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,468	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,914.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,578.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	4,300.00	4,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,192	132.50–151.00	139.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,155	114.00–133.00	126.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	150.00–160.00	155.50

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.