Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was unevenly steady with a mostly good quality offering. Light weight steers 450 lbs and under were mostly steady with good demand, while the 600-700 lbs steers were 6.00 to 8.00 lower with a good supply. Yearling steers were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand but with a limited supply. Feeder heifers 250-400 lbs and the 600-700 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with strong demand , while the 400-600 lbs heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.66/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.70 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$267.66

95 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$76.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

vs KY average

+0.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	273.48	1,504	84
Medium and Large 2	557	245.31	1,366	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	196.70	1,089	5thin

One grade step is worth $76.78/cwt here — about $415 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.

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 sale95 hd

267.66

—

KY average27 barns · 1,284 hd

262.84

+4.82

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

+0.07

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

−144.70

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	—	Average	1,700	151.17	2,570	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	131.86	1,989	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	128.33	1,572	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	113.81	1,123	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	164.00	1,804	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,515	152.96	2,317	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$975	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	952	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$2,061	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,949	2thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	2,011	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,505	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	339.09/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,506	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	296.34/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,737	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	316.68/cwt	311.00–327.50	1,511	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	261.40/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,626	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	246.00/cwt	241.00–246.50	1,887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	247.35/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,514	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	238.17/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	222.15/cwt	217.00–232.50	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	346.63/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	248.56/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,790	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	319.57/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,173	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	291.19/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,520	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	273.08/cwt	268.00–282.50	1,704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	286.77/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,371	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	273.92/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,422	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	327.46/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,359	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	252.25/cwt	252.00–252.50	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	341.25/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	306.12/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,160	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	216.34/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	213.84/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	196.80/cwt	174.00–208.00	1,732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	301	343.01/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	262.54/cwt	249.00–267.00	1,525	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	290.47/cwt	277.00–298.00	1,249	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	251.85/cwt	235.00–254.50	1,703	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	292.68/cwt	277.00–296.00	1,624	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,060.85/head	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	344.75/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,289	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,949.02/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	304.33/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,299	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	313.04/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,443	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	115.94/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	116.58/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,187	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	128.42/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,312	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	126.07/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,881	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	98.04/cwt	92.00–105.00	886	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	133.96/cwt	130.00–141.50	1,620	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	125.56/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,507	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,515	152.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	153.68/cwt	147.50–159.00	2,668	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	135.64/cwt	130.50–147.00	2,056	16
Bulls	—	—	1,565	138.68/cwt	125.00–145.00	2,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	3
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	735	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	168.65/cwt	163.00–172.00	3,159	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	256.35/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,215	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	292	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	300.17/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,453	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	317.09/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,205	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	240.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	264.73/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	238.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	300.25/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,588	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	313.60/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	301.31/cwt	299.00–307.00	1,838	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,828	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	267.54/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,692	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	338.08/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,518	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	872	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	1,770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	228.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	288.20/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	243.83/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	263.37/cwt	242.50–271.00	1,601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	280.82/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	286.21/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,116	2

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,051Last week 1,431Year ago 1,252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 181Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 36Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	523	310.00–322.00	313.60
40	600–650	610	299.00–307.00	301.31
21	850–900	855	235.25	235.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	338	342.50–355.00	346.63
10	400–450	444	339.00–340.00	339.09
16	450–500	477	311.00–327.50	316.68
28	500–550	529	290.00–305.00	300.25
17	550–600	586	280.00–300.00	296.34
11	600–650	624	268.00–282.50	273.08
10	650–700	682	259.00–276.00	267.54
17	700–750	720	242.00–260.00	248.56
11	750–800	767	241.00–246.50	246.00
5	800–850	822	237.00–240.00	238.17
2	850–900	875	223.00	223.00
1	950–1000	965	170.00	170.00
3	1150–1200	1,173	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	384	337.50–340.00	338.08
3	500–550	528	280.00–282.50	280.82
6	550–600	556	273.00	273.00
8	600–650	608	242.50–271.00	263.37
10	650–700	679	239.00–250.00	243.83
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	528	285.00	285.00
22	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
119	600–650	622	257.00–264.00	261.40
55	650–700	657	257.50	257.50
9	700–750	732	241.75	241.75
65	800–850	827	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	337	315.00–321.00	319.57
14	350–400	379	300.00–312.50	306.12
14	400–450	430	277.00–298.00	290.47
13	450–500	478	275.00–292.50	286.77
33	500–550	519	267.50–282.50	273.92
17	550–600	581	249.00–267.00	262.54
30	600–650	612	240.00–252.50	247.35
6	650–700	687	217.00–232.50	222.15
3	700–750	713	207.50–225.00	213.84
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
3	850–900	880	174.00–208.00	196.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	322.50	322.50
5	300–350	301	335.00–345.00	343.01
12	350–400	380	315.00–330.00	317.09
17	400–450	427	300.00–317.50	304.33
28	450–500	484	300.00–302.50	300.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	230.00–245.00	238.50
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	510	217.50–220.00	218.76
3	550–600	583	182.00	182.00
2	600–650	642	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	420	261.00	261.00
9	450–500	474	247.50–261.00	256.35
2	500–550	520	250.00–260.00	254.90
4	550–600	575	235.00–245.00	240.52
4	600–650	632	225.00–230.00	228.75
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	332.50–350.00	341.25
7	350–400	374	330.00–362.50	344.75
6	400–450	415	322.50–330.00	327.46
33	450–500	461	300.00–322.00	313.04
9	500–550	522	285.00–297.50	291.19
11	550–600	555	277.00–296.00	292.68
2	600–650	613	252.00–252.50	252.25
20	650–700	676	235.00–254.50	251.85
3	850–900	868	215.00–217.00	216.34
1	900–950	900	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	317.50	317.50
2	400–450	428	280.00–292.50	286.21
5	450–500	468	287.00–289.00	288.20
2	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	254.93
11	550–600	567	260.00–273.00	264.73
12	850–900	872	193.00	193.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,510.00	1,510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,348	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,060.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,949.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	952	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	111.00–119.00	115.94
14	—	1,209	130.00–141.50	133.96
15	—	1,200	120.00–129.50	125.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,018	113.00–120.00	116.58
6	—	1,022	123.00–139.00	128.42
5	—	904	92.00–105.00	98.04
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,492	120.00–129.50	126.07
16	—	1,516	130.50–147.00	135.64
1	—	1,500	112.00	112.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	150.00–155.00	152.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,736	147.50–159.00	153.68
7	—	1,565	125.00–145.00	138.68
4	—	1,873	163.00–172.00	168.65
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	164.00	164.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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