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Johnson Stockyard Market Report, Kosciusko

Kosciusko, Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2026

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 175 225 69
Feeder cattle 143 190 44
Slaughter cattle 22 20 24
Replacement cattle 10 15 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 5 higher, heifers sold steady to 10 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5-10 lower on a lightly tested market. Sold 2 loads of heifers on the board; 1 load of heifers 775lbs. $312.75. 1 load of heifers 850lbs. $293.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,458 +15.00
370 370 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,702 —
425 425 2 375.00–445.00 $410.00 $1,742 —
470–495 483 4 360.00–435.00 $395.22 $1,909 -15.76
500–530 520 3 335.00–372.50 $357.93 $1,861 +16.26
590 590 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 +6.42
635 635 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,127 +14.50
675 675 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,025 -17.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607–640 624 4 318.00–343.00 $330.83 $2,064 -0.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,530 —
540 540 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,755 —
610 610 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 -32.47
670 670 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,943 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 258 3 400.00–415.00 $404.84 $1,044 -40.16
305–345 329 5 400.00–435.00 $418.15 $1,376 -17.71
350–395 376 5 400.00–435.00 $408.48 $1,536 -35.90
400–445 424 7 365.00–400.00 $381.79 $1,619 -18.21
450–495 465 8 325.00–377.50 $351.87 $1,636 —
505–535 523 4 300.00–350.00 $325.00 $1,700 -25.00
580–590 585 2 290.00–310.00 $300.09 $1,756 -31.16
775 775 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,131 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,568 —
550 550 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,801 —
689 689 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,922 —
838 838 2 257.50 $257.50 $2,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 2 280.00–337.50 $309.06 $1,453 —
525–530 528 2 275.00–280.00 $277.49 $1,465 -9.11
575 575 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,423 —
700 700 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,925 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 4 427.50 $427.50 $1,714 —
463–478 469 5 395.00–405.00 $400.92 $1,880 —
554 554 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,634 —
634 634 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,724 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 3 480.00–560.00 $527.55 $1,256 —
280–290 285 2 495.00–525.00 $510.26 $1,454 —
325–330 328 2 425.00–475.00 $449.81 $1,475 -39.24
400 400 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,740 -1.10
450–490 463 3 350.00–400.00 $375.00 $1,736 -17.54
520 520 2 350.00–425.00 $387.50 $2,015 —
580 580 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,784 -17.50
615 615 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,999 +40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 —
610 610 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,693 —
655 655 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,736 —
830 830 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,034 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–985 893 85-90% 2 81.00–90.00 $85.97 $768 —
975–1250 1082 85-90% 6 100.00–111.00 $104.64 $1,132 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1390 1224 80-85% 4 115.00–126.00 $119.82 $1,467 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1325 1273 75-80% 2 110.00–115.00 $112.40 $1,431 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1605 1516 4 147.00–161.00 $153.60 $2,329 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,095 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,555
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,740

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1170–1385 1278 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,150.00 $2,058.41
1205–1420 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,750.00 $2,317.24

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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.