Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steer 500 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand, while the 500-700 lbs steers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand. Light weight feeder heifers 300-400 lbs were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply, while the 400-800 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.50/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.86 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$267.50

97 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$23.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs KY average

−2.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	270.60	1,487	84
Medium and Large 2	565	247.44	1,398	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale97 hd

267.50

—

KY average24 barns · 1,237 hd

263.08

+4.41

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−2.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

−144.86

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	—	High	1,750	155.67	2,724	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	137.75	2,058	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	136.67	1,674	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	124.51	1,291	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	143.46	1,578	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,030	172.50	1,777	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,592	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,583	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,620	$2,374	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	274.36/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	282.40/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	324.40/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	247.33/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	195.70/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	273.73/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	308.92/cwt	307.50–309.00	1,897	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	2,373.53/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,583.07/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,583	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	287.62/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,473	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	286.07/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,934	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	289.23/cwt	277.00–292.50	1,614	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	811	227.92/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,848	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	250.95/cwt	250.95–250.95	1,727	173
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	240.26/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	222.77/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	227.36/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	301.56/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	321.95/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,700	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	230.71/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	276.73/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,458	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	203.23/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	190.65/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	267.04/cwt	263.00–268.40	1,656	271
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,591.71/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	254.23/cwt	251.00–257.50	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	279.76/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	316.63/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	246.21/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,403	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	237.22/cwt	232.50–238.00	1,497	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	134.17/cwt	128.00–139.50	2,015	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	133.02/cwt	123.00–139.50	1,647	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	147.24/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,768	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	143.46/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,578	2
Bulls	—	—	1,946	170.75/cwt	163.00–179.00	3,323	7
Bulls	—	—	1,763	155.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,745	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	135.06/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,379	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	123.70/cwt	117.50–128.00	1,314	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,609	146.04/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,350	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,665	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	144.39/cwt	140.00–150.50	2,154	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,030	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,777	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	108.44/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	376.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	310.10/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,485	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	360.17/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	340.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	329.54/cwt	320.00–340.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	302.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,309	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	261.89/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	288.08/cwt	277.00–297.50	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	246.36/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	335.46/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	303.53/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	261.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,805	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	301.25/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,606	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	289.77/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,362	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	261.75/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,500	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	249.40/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,549	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	223.55/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	220.92/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	317.25/cwt	312.50–322.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	278.69/cwt	274.00–281.00	1,789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	235.15/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,952	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	296.12/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,709	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	255.26/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	339.94/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,574	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	350.39/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	386.06/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	393.81/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,034	3

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,595Last week 1,051Year ago 1,365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 136Year ago 259

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	468	280.00–287.50	282.40
8	500–550	537	265.00–280.00	274.36
2	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	423	337.00	337.00
9	450–500	470	320.00–342.50	335.46
5	500–550	532	292.50–310.00	301.56
11	550–600	558	277.00–292.50	289.23
12	600–650	633	255.00–270.00	261.89
8	650–700	684	239.00–254.00	246.36
5	700–750	714	230.00–247.00	240.26
5	750–800	757	220.00–239.00	227.36
5	800–850	820	214.00–226.00	222.77
3	850–900	857	190.00–210.00	203.23
3	900–950	931	190.00–192.00	190.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	370.00–380.00	376.91
2	400–450	437	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	429	310.00–332.50	324.40
12	450–500	474	307.50–322.50	316.63
7	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
11	550–600	566	267.00–285.00	279.76
4	600–650	647	268.00	268.00
2	650–700	680	240.00–255.00	247.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	528	310.00–329.00	321.95
56	600–650	614	307.50–309.00	308.92
31	650–700	676	282.50–290.00	286.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
5	300–350	333	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	396	382.50	382.50
5	400–450	437	342.00–360.00	350.39
13	450–500	463	325.00–342.50	339.94
36	500–550	533	290.00–308.00	301.25
71	550–600	577	285.00–304.00	296.12
6	600–650	642	274.00–281.00	278.69
33	650–700	690	260.00–275.00	261.56
11	700–750	728	242.00–259.00	255.26
4	750–800	767	247.00	247.00
25	800–850	830	227.50–245.00	235.15
2	850–900	873	217.00–225.00	220.92
1	900–950	945	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	407.50	407.50
8	350–400	370	385.00–400.00	393.81
3	400–450	423	377.50–390.00	386.06
13	450–500	460	352.50–362.50	360.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	262.50	262.50
2	400–450	438	270.00–277.50	273.73
2	500–550	538	251.00–257.50	254.23
11	550–600	570	241.00–250.00	246.21
8	600–650	631	232.50–238.00	237.22
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	765	187.50–200.00	195.70
1	850–900	880	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	512	285.00–293.00	287.62
271	600–650	620	263.00–268.40	267.04
173	650–700	688	250.95	250.95
73	800–850	811	226.00–228.00	227.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	345	312.50–322.00	317.25
4	350–400	388	300.00–315.00	303.53
3	400–450	432	277.00–297.50	288.08
31	450–500	470	285.00–297.50	289.77
22	500–550	527	265.00–282.00	276.73
46	550–600	573	250.00–270.00	261.75
52	600–650	621	240.00–258.00	249.40
11	700–750	723	228.00–232.50	230.71
5	750–800	764	220.00–232.00	223.55
3	800–850	830	200.00–205.00	201.66
2	850–900	867	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	485	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	620	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	670	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	273	320.00–340.00	329.54
7	300–350	326	330.00–345.00	340.69
2	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
25	400–450	432	300.00–310.00	302.93
23	450–500	479	302.00–315.00	310.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,620	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,373.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,583.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,591.71
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,502	128.00–139.50	134.17
2	—	1,405	118.00–119.00	118.50
22	—	1,492	140.00–150.50	144.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,238	123.00–139.50	133.02
16	—	1,201	140.00–164.00	147.24
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,021	130.00–152.00	135.06
17	—	1,062	117.50–128.00	123.70
1	—	915	82.00	82.00
7	—	1,028	102.00–114.00	108.44
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	135.00–152.00	143.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,946	163.00–179.00	170.75
14	—	1,763	150.00–160.00	155.69
11	—	1,609	139.00–149.00	146.04
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	172.50	172.50

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Paris Livestock Auction

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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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