Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower in spots, however weaned packages and value added cattle were 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Buyers today were willing to pay premiums for weaned and preconditioned cattle as higher temperatures and humidity have increased health concerns. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.30/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.06 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$270.30

87 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$731

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

$137.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs KY average

+3.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	277.66	1,531	76
Medium and Large 2	526	237.15	1,248	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	572	140.00	801	2thin

One grade step is worth $137.66/cwt here — about $731 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale87 hd

270.30

—

KY average23 barns · 983 hd

267.25

+3.06

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

+3.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

−142.06

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	1,824	177.14	3,230	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	153.57	2,271	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	149.18	1,818	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	135.83	1,426	37
Steers	Select	Average	1,395	140.00	1,953	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)	1,025	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,498	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$2,577	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,245	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,056	4thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2	750–800	760	221.96/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,262.50/head	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,263	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	2,623.58/head	2,575.00–2,675.00	2,624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,498.05/head	1,285.00–1,700.00	1,498	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,043	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,331	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,075	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,430	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,289.98/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	271.83/cwt	262.50–274.25	1,794	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,066	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,574	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,808	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	269.04/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,361	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	335.43/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	834	262.85/cwt	262.85–262.85	2,192	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,718	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	181.18/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,576.52/head	2,325.00–2,800.00	2,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	259.26/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	253.85/cwt	245.00–260.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	237.77/cwt	232.00–247.50	1,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	221.49/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	827	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	236.25/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	256.86/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,061	3
Bulls	—	—	1,771	153.49/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,718	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	132.63/cwt	122.00–144.00	1,413	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	111.12/cwt	100.00–118.50	1,077	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,613	1
Steers	Select	—	1,395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,953	1
Bulls	—	—	1,908	204.80/cwt	199.50–213.00	3,908	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	157.00/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,346	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	144.12/cwt	136.00–149.50	2,072	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	141.95/cwt	130.00–149.50	1,647	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	154.67/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,646	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	157.54/cwt	150.50–164.00	2,013	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	185.33/cwt	181.00–190.00	3,379	10
Bulls	—	—	1,817	169.70/cwt	165.00–175.50	3,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	312.93/cwt	311.00–317.50	1,120	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	295.83/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,405	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	291.99/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	311.70/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	236.69/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	294.87/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	313.46/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	273.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	277.12/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,904	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	296.68/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	223.30/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	236.12/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,948	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	261.65/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	244.50/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	236	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	271.74/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	329.34/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,406	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	278.58/cwt	277.50–282.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	289.59/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,757	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 Jun 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 794Last week 867Year ago 1,775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 211Year ago 322

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 13Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	369	327.50–340.00	335.43
8	400–450	427	320.00–337.50	329.34
2	450–500	462	317.50	317.50
4	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	273.78
9	600–650	619	260.00–275.00	271.74
4	700–750	715	225.00–245.00	236.69
3	750–800	760	210.00–228.00	221.96
2	800–850	828	205.00–210.00	207.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	272.50	272.50
3	500–550	538	251.00–270.00	259.26
1	800–850	810	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	770	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	366	245.00–260.00	253.85
3	400–450	413	250.00–270.00	256.86
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
7	500–550	511	232.00–247.50	237.77
2	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	676	220.00–222.50	221.49
1	750–800	775	197.50	197.50
1	850–900	885	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	323	300.00	300.00
6	350–400	390	290.00–302.50	296.68
7	400–450	438	282.50–297.50	289.59
4	450–500	475	277.50–282.00	278.58
11	500–550	506	260.00–272.50	269.04
5	550–600	574	242.50–245.00	244.50
7	600–650	635	227.50–240.00	236.12
5	650–700	656	259.00	259.00
2	700–750	730	212.50	212.50
8	750–800	764	215.00–226.00	223.30
2	900–950	920	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	550–600	558	282.00	282.00
82	600–650	640	282.50	282.50
107	650–700	660	262.50–274.25	271.83
14	700–750	703	238.50	238.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	572	140.00	140.00
3	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	358	311.00–317.50	312.93
12	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	295.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
70	700–750	746	277.00	277.00
62	800–850	834	262.85	262.85
54	1000–1050	1,043	223.50	223.50
54	1050–1100	1,075	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
2	450–500	468	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	615	247.50	247.50
2	650–700	657	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	760	235.00–237.50	236.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	827	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	214.00	214.00
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	236	340.00	340.00
3	250–300	270	332.50	332.50
5	450–500	470	310.00–317.50	313.46
10	500–550	514	305.00–317.50	311.70
5	550–600	573	285.00–302.00	294.87
12	600–650	630	280.00–297.00	291.99
12	650–700	687	270.00–283.00	277.12
11	700–750	737	250.00–272.50	261.65
14	750–800	773	252.00	252.00
1	850–900	880	232.50	232.50
4	900–950	906	228.00	228.00
2	950–1000	960	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	370.00	370.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,262.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,585	2,575.00–2,675.00	2,623.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,289.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,285.00–1,700.00	1,498.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	176.00–190.00	181.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,440	2,325.00–2,800.00	2,576.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,771	148.00–158.00	153.49
4	—	1,908	199.50–213.00	204.80
10	—	1,823	181.00–190.00	185.33
10	—	1,817	165.00–175.50	169.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,065	122.00–144.00	132.63
5	—	969	100.00–118.50	111.12
13	—	1,064	145.00–165.00	154.67
1	—	985	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	128.00	128.00
26	—	1,160	130.00–149.50	141.95
25	—	1,278	150.50–164.00	157.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,494	150.00–167.00	157.00
12	—	1,438	136.00–149.50	144.12
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	140.00	140.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

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