Johnson Stockyard Market Report

Kosciusko, Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	92	24
Feeder cattle	68	14
Slaughter cattle	12	9
Replacement cattle	12	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend but feeder cattle sold really good.

→ Feeder cattle: Not enough comparable data to call an accurate trend but feeder cattle sold really good

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,548	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	605.00	$605.00	$1,301	—
280	280	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,568	—
350–385	368	2	465.00–485.00	$475.48	$1,750	—
400–420	415	4	460.00–480.00	$468.61	$1,945	—
450–480	464	8	440.00–480.00	$463.10	$2,149	+18.10
500–535	520	4	385.00–465.00	$428.08	$2,226	—
550–590	571	5	370.00–415.00	$388.13	$2,216	—
610–635	623	2	375.00–390.00	$382.65	$2,384	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,860	—
500–535	518	2	330.00–445.00	$385.56	$1,997	—
575	575	2	320.00–350.00	$335.00	$1,926	—
625	625	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,125	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	3	565.00–620.00	$593.01	$1,690	—
310–335	323	2	555.00–600.00	$576.63	$1,863	—
360–365	363	2	500.00–525.00	$512.41	$1,860	-17.59
420	420	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,974	+45.00
450–495	466	5	445.00–490.00	$466.08	$2,172	—
500–535	517	3	420.00–460.00	$442.97	$2,290	-2.03
565–570	568	2	390.00–425.00	$407.42	$2,314	+19.92
605	605	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,238	—
665–690	678	2	325.00–375.00	$349.54	$2,370	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,744	-15.00
470–495	483	3	400.00–425.00	$416.47	$2,012	—
535	535	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,872	—
575	575	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,012	—
695	695	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,085	—
780	780	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,613	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1245	1012	85-90%	3	157.00–162.00	$159.30	$1,612	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635	1635	1	208.00	$208.00	$3,401	—
1955	1955	1	218.00	$218.00	$4,262	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	2,800.00	$2,800.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–810	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,850.00–2,400.00	$2,117.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1140	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00–3,400.00	$3,376.03	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.