Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $495.28/cwt on 144 head, up $19.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +30.17 against this barn's trailing median of $465.11.

Average price

$495.28

▲ 19.54 vs prior sale

144 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$74.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.34

vs KY average

+21.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	507.20	2,769	108
Medium and Large 2	548	468.46	2,568	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	456.48	2,496	15thin
Large 1-2	598	433.00	2,589	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.20/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $405.13, median $465.11 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale144 hd

495.28

—

KY average26 barns · 1,208 hd

477.94

+17.34

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+21.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

465.11

+30.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,721	222.01	3,821	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	188.17	2,819	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	185.60	2,245	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	169.51	1,603	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,378	206.01	2,839	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,204	$3,287	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,274	$2,611	39
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,204	$2,248	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,472	$4,017	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$4,938	31

Every lot, as filed

152 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	373.79/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,493	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	468.27/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	394.00/cwt	392.50–397.00	2,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	442.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	438.28/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	992	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	3,308	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	373.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,030	333.96/cwt	332.00–335.00	3,440	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	424.51/cwt	415.00–427.00	3,031	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	458.28/cwt	457.00–460.00	3,038	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	934	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,148	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	464.93/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,364	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	392.39/cwt	385.00–393.00	3,025	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	454.27/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,394	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	514.63/cwt	502.50–522.50	2,980	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	877	354.91/cwt	353.75–355.50	3,113	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	506.46/cwt	502.00–520.00	2,669	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	514.75/cwt	500.00–522.00	2,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,620	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	326.74/cwt	312.50–337.00	2,689	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	334.38/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	393.44/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	876	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	446.59/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	402.84/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,453	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	343.95/cwt	341.00–357.00	2,356	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	337.49/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,437	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	606.63/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	449.83/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,119	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	540.57/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,351	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	519.97/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	400.65/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	808	298.98/cwt	297.00–300.00	2,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,045	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	470.32/cwt	470.00–472.00	2,535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	464.01/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	464.16/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	426.43/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	408.59/cwt	405.00–412.00	2,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	409.38/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,395	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,942	236.86/cwt	229.00–241.00	4,600	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	186.68/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,808	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	176.79/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,091	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	196.49/cwt	192.00–203.00	2,442	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,378	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	2,839	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	185.57/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,244	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,632	215.17/cwt	214.00–216.00	3,512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	183.61/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,640	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	171.81/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,677	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	162.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,528	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	451.36/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	313.56/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,544	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	598	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,589	4
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	194.45/cwt	192.00–196.00	2,915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	322.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,248.19/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,248	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	222.82/cwt	216.00–230.00	2,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,472	4,017.38/head	3,000.00–4,950.00	4,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	541.33/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	257	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	170	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	1,530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,610.73/head	1,335.00–3,400.00	2,611	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	4,938.08/head	3,250.00–5,400.00	4,938	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	626	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,761	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,747	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	3,287.02/head	2,800.00–3,850.00	3,287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	604.07/cwt	600.00–615.00	2,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	543.88/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	529	550.01/cwt	542.50–552.50	2,910	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	227	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	2,675.00/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	501.52/cwt	500.00–502.50	3,160	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	477.38/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	620.71/cwt	600.00–625.00	2,129	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	629.24/cwt	629.00–630.00	1,825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	662	401.48/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	517.51/cwt	512.00–532.50	2,458	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	571.73/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,333	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	305.81/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	346.72/cwt	344.00–347.25	2,857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	404.73/cwt	400.00–407.00	2,878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	496.84/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	370.83/cwt	355.00–377.00	2,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	480.95/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,727	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	491.97/cwt	483.00–500.00	2,563	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	462.58/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,008	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	488.85/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	441.78/cwt	420.00–444.00	3,013	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	570.19/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	392.99/cwt	392.00–407.50	2,299	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	341.10/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	431.18/cwt	425.00–437.00	2,656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	537.57/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	455.80/cwt	442.00–460.00	2,607	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	516.37/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,406	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	423.18/cwt	410.00–432.00	2,209	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	552.49/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	2,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	384.00/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,615	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,699	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	568.26/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,858	5

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

Thu May 14, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,660Last week 877Year ago 2,122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 145Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 109Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	440.00–450.00	446.59
9	550–600	553	427.50	427.50
12	600–650	609	390.00–415.00	402.84
14	650–700	667	370.00–375.00	373.79
80	700–750	714	367.00	367.00
15	750–800	769	351.00	351.00
3	850–900	876	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	510.00–525.00	519.97
2	350–400	360	460.00–470.00	464.93
5	400–450	422	440.00–450.00	442.09
3	450–500	475	435.00–440.00	438.28
4	500–550	506	400.00–402.50	400.65
1	600–650	640	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	575.00	575.00
6	450–500	455	500.00–522.00	514.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	630.00	630.00
1	200–250	240	835.00	835.00
2	250–300	278	535.00–540.00	537.57
4	300–350	329	550.00–555.00	552.49
14	350–400	372	475.00–500.00	488.85
10	400–450	434	455.00–475.00	462.58
22	450–500	471	440.00–465.00	449.83
28	500–550	522	410.00–432.00	423.18
15	550–600	585	392.00–407.50	392.99
8	600–650	616	355.00–377.00	370.83
16	650–700	685	341.00–357.00	343.95
10	700–750	722	325.00–342.00	337.49
9	750–800	760	340.00–345.00	341.10
11	800–850	823	312.50–337.00	326.74
3	850–900	863	300.00–317.50	305.81
1	900–950	935	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	950	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	447.00	447.00
5	450–500	467	425.00–430.00	426.43
4	500–550	531	405.00–412.00	408.59
7	550–600	585	405.00–415.00	409.38
2	600–650	620	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	683	320.00–330.00	322.55
1	700–750	730	317.50	317.50
2	750–800	783	310.00–317.00	313.56
3	800–850	808	297.00–300.00	298.98
1	900–950	925	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	700.00	700.00
4	350–400	385	535.00–550.00	543.88
1	400–450	430	512.50	512.50
2	450–500	473	475.00–480.00	477.38
85	600–650	626	441.00	441.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	527	502.00–520.00	506.46
29	550–600	579	502.50–522.50	514.63
6	600–650	625	465.00–470.00	468.27
45	650–700	663	457.00–460.00	458.28
15	700–750	714	415.00–427.00	424.51
13	750–800	771	385.00–393.00	392.39
93	850–900	877	353.75–355.50	354.91
63	900–950	934	337.00	337.00
106	950–1000	992	333.50	333.50
155	1000–1050	1,030	332.00–335.00	333.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
10	400–450	435	535.00–545.00	540.57
12	500–550	539	470.00–472.00	470.32
5	550–600	570	460.00–465.00	464.01
3	650–700	696	392.50–397.00	394.00
3	700–750	712	370.00–380.00	373.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	450	600.00	600.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	502.00	502.00
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	425	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	478	505.00	505.00
6	500–550	512	460.00–465.00	464.16
9	550–600	570	450.00–455.00	451.36
1	600–650	625	417.00	417.00
1	650–700	680	402.00	402.00
1	700–750	705	333.00	333.00
1	750–800	765	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	830	310.00	310.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	598	433.00	433.00
4	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	600.00–615.00	604.07
1	400–450	420	600.00	600.00
10	450–500	482	570.00	570.00
16	500–550	529	542.50–552.50	550.01
15	600–650	630	500.00–502.50	501.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	629.00–630.00	629.24
9	300–350	343	600.00–625.00	620.71
12	350–400	386	555.00–580.00	570.19
14	400–450	408	555.00–580.00	571.73
22	450–500	475	512.00–532.50	517.51
29	500–550	521	483.00–500.00	491.97
17	550–600	567	470.00–500.00	480.95
9	600–650	616	425.00–437.00	431.18
11	650–700	682	420.00–444.00	441.78
4	700–750	711	400.00–407.00	404.73
3	750–800	791	358.00	358.00
6	800–850	824	344.00–347.25	346.72
3	850–900	865	330.00	330.00
2	950–1000	962	302.00	302.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	585.00	585.00
1	350–400	350	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	481	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	521	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	565	422.00	422.00
1	600–650	640	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	680	365.00	365.00
2	900–950	925	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	267	600.00–620.00	606.63
5	300–350	327	560.00–580.00	568.26
1	350–400	355	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	445	535.00	535.00
10	450–500	466	505.00–535.00	516.37
10	500–550	527	450.00–465.00	454.27
15	550–600	572	442.00–460.00	455.80
3	600–650	625	385.00–400.00	393.44
14	650–700	681	370.00–395.00	384.00
4	700–750	721	332.50–340.00	334.38
2	800–850	825	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	875	313.00	313.00
1	900–950	910	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	170	900.00	900.00
1	200–250	220	670.00	670.00
2	250–300	257	710.00	710.00
1	300–350	340	615.00	615.00
1	400–450	410	570.00	570.00
4	450–500	461	540.00–545.00	541.33
5	500–550	522	485.00–505.00	496.84
8	600–650	605	440.00	440.00
5	650–700	662	400.00–402.50	401.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	198.00	198.00
3	—	1,942	229.00–241.00	236.86
3	—	1,632	214.00–216.00	215.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	182.00–190.00	186.68
1	—	1,450	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,499	192.00–196.00	194.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,183	172.00–180.00	176.79
13	—	1,243	192.00–203.00	196.49
27	—	1,209	181.00–191.00	185.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	893	180.00–188.00	183.61
8	—	976	167.00–178.00	171.81
10	—	943	160.00–164.00	162.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	205.00–207.00	206.01

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,204	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,248.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,274	1,335.00–3,400.00	2,610.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,204	2,800.00–3,850.00	3,287.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	216.00–230.00	222.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,472	3,000.00–4,950.00	4,017.38
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	770	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,298	3,250.00–5,400.00	4,938.08

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.

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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