Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mixed and with a softer undertone due in part to a lower than normal quality offering. Feeder steers 300-500 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand, while the 500-800 lbs steers were 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Additionally, yearling steers 800 lbs and over were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were 2.00 to 10.00 lower, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady with an average supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.11/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −150.25 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$262.11

155 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$42.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.27

vs KY average

−8.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	262.39	1,450	154
Medium and Large 2-3	550	220.00	1,210	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.39/cwt here — about $240 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.90, low $346.97, median $412.36 across 31 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 sale155 hd

262.11

—

KY average24 barns · 1,207 hd

252.85

+9.27

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−8.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

−150.25

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	1,768	158.67	2,805	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	127.49	1,612	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	125.60	1,903	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	115.54	1,244	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,201	152.23	1,828	4thin

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)	1,287	$1,792	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,565	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,317	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	808	$1,327	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,171	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2	500–550	518	260.36/cwt	252.50–269.00	1,349	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	289.77/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,527	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	338.64/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,040	208.75/cwt	208.75–208.75	2,171	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	250.98/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,456	29
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	1,327.01/head	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,327	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,791.74/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	225.36/cwt	225.00–229.50	1,812	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,759	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	790	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,801	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	307.34/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	266.32/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,475	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	874	231.88/cwt	231.50–232.00	2,027	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	248.86/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	339.72/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.48/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,628	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,565.29/head	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	261.87/cwt	259.50–265.00	1,880	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	304.68/cwt	294.00–311.00	1,880	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,316.70/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	210.12/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,171.03/head	1,650.00–2,650.00	2,171	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	217.34/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	222.56/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	344.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	304.25/cwt	302.00–307.50	1,314	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	251.63/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,668	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	273.95/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	284.21/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	291.37/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	657	242.15/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,591	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	132.06/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,671	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	118.34/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,496	10
Bulls	—	—	1,703	134.65/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,293	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	170.96/cwt	163.00–183.00	3,240	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,201	152.23/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,828	4
Bulls	—	—	1,641	152.33/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,500	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	804	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	94.74/cwt	90.00–100.00	862	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	124.95/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,417	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	114.68/cwt	105.50–119.50	1,237	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	131.13/cwt	129.50–133.50	2,022	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	120.77/cwt	115.00–124.50	1,801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,180	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	487	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	276.12/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	376.37/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,441	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	249.43/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	266.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	400.25/cwt	390.00–403.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	443	294.04/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,303	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	304.25/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,129	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	232.23/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	284.54/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,366	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	376.03/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,399	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	213.26/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	280.50/cwt	272.00–287.50	1,184	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	387.17/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,297	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	282.56/cwt	280.00–292.50	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	298.07/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,547	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	247.42/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	242.31/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	228.46/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,851	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	353.42/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,495	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	286.20/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,666	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	323.80/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,541	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	314.59/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,526	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	279.82/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	271.62/cwt	262.50–278.00	1,809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	204.09/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,955	4

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,359Last week 2,056Year ago 1,521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 167Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 51Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	280.00–292.50	282.56
4	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
17	400–450	422	272.00–287.50	280.50
15	450–500	480	277.00–286.00	284.54
27	500–550	518	252.50–269.00	260.36
29	550–600	580	240.00–258.00	250.98
2	600–650	625	222.50–227.50	225.00
7	650–700	664	220.00–237.00	232.23
7	700–750	717	206.00–220.00	213.26
1	800–850	810	202.50	202.50
1	950–1000	965	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	550–600	554	261.00–267.00	266.32
9	600–650	637	253.00	253.00
7	650–700	654	248.00–250.00	248.86
30	700–750	727	242.00	242.00
73	750–800	790	228.00	228.00
75	800–850	804	225.00–229.50	225.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	910	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	225.00–230.00	227.48
5	400–450	442	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	460	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	608	217.00–217.50	217.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	312.50	312.50
8	350–400	371	300.00–310.00	304.25
24	400–450	443	292.00–302.00	294.04
5	450–500	487	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
9	350–400	383	367.00–380.00	376.37
2	400–450	423	335.00–342.50	338.64
17	450–500	485	310.00–332.00	314.59
16	500–550	527	287.00–295.00	289.77
5	550–600	574	265.00–270.00	266.99
8	600–650	633	240.00–252.50	249.43
1	650–700	690	247.00	247.00
2	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	280.00–297.00	291.37
1	500–550	525	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	550	242.00	242.00
5	650–700	657	235.00–244.00	242.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	617	294.00–311.00	304.68
16	700–750	718	259.50–265.00	261.87
50	850–900	874	231.50–232.00	231.88
47	1000–1050	1,040	208.75	208.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	300.00–305.00	302.43
3	300–350	320	340.00–350.00	346.61
5	350–400	388	340.00–355.00	344.95
8	400–450	429	327.50–342.50	339.72
5	450–500	469	300.00–310.00	307.34
8	500–550	531	275.00–287.50	284.21
10	550–600	570	265.00–279.00	273.95
13	600–650	625	255.00–264.00	260.48
13	650–700	663	237.00–257.00	251.63
3	700–750	746	220.00	220.00
4	750–800	779	212.50–227.50	222.56
3	800–850	830	200.00–215.00	210.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
10	400–450	432	302.00–307.50	304.25
4	500–550	531	272.00–280.00	276.12
1	550–600	565	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	620	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
5	350–400	355	390.00–403.00	400.25
4	400–450	407	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
7	300–350	335	385.00–395.00	387.17
10	350–400	372	370.00–385.00	376.03
19	400–450	423	345.00–362.50	353.42
10	450–500	476	315.00–335.00	323.80
24	500–550	519	292.50–310.00	298.07
42	550–600	582	282.00–300.00	286.20
11	600–650	624	273.00–290.00	279.82
11	650–700	666	262.50–278.00	271.62
10	700–750	736	231.00–245.00	242.31
8	750–800	771	230.00–250.00	247.42
16	800–850	810	216.00–236.00	228.46
3	850–900	853	220.00	220.00
4	950–1000	958	200.00–212.50	204.09
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	167.50	167.50
1	600–650	630	157.50	157.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	808	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,327.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,791.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,565.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,316.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,358	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,145	1,650.00–2,650.00	2,171.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,265	127.00–143.00	132.06
10	—	1,264	112.00–124.00	118.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	90.00–100.00	94.74
8	—	1,134	120.00–129.50	124.95
15	—	1,079	105.50–119.50	114.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,542	129.50–133.50	131.13
8	—	1,491	115.00–124.50	120.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	134.00–135.00	134.65
7	—	1,895	163.00–183.00	170.96
6	—	1,641	145.00–158.00	152.33
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,201	150.00–159.00	152.23

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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