Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 350-500 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand, while steers over 600 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply, while the 650-750 lbs heifers were sharply higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.24/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −158.12 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$254.24

103 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$50.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.23

vs KY average

−3.56 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	258.43	1,421	88
Medium and Large 2	555	231.25	1,284	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	207.50	1,121	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.93/cwt here — about $300 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 sale103 hd

254.24

—

KY average24 barns · 1,012 hd

262.48

−8.23

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−3.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

−158.12

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	1,693	160.64	2,719	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	137.99	2,072	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	134.67	1,670	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	125.97	1,285	32
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	182.00	2,029	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,842	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,488	$2,694	4thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,841.76/head	1,100.00–2,275.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	258.90/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,621	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	207.61/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	227.98/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	289.63/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,761	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,488.57/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	271.93/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,517	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	234.90/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	266.67/cwt	263.00–277.50	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	289.50/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,919	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	258.10/cwt	258.10–258.10	1,964	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	275.38/cwt	275.25–276.00	1,829	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	299.20/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	292.99/cwt	280.00–300.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	244.60/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,641	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	246.75/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,777	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	225.17/cwt	224.50–234.00	1,851	70
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	172.07/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	248.77/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	251.28/cwt	245.00–260.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	226.85/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,413	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	273.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	230.94/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	186.64/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	216.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	270.98/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	260.18/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	233.07/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,326	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	266.24/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,254	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	94.75/cwt	90.00–99.00	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	116.53/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,189	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	136.03/cwt	129.50–144.50	1,670	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	126.18/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,565	11
Bulls	—	—	1,687	147.49/cwt	132.00–156.00	2,488	12
Bulls	—	—	1,757	179.87/cwt	177.00–183.00	3,160	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	142.12/cwt	139.00–145.50	1,391	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	153.92/cwt	152.00–156.50	2,366	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,029	1
Bulls	—	—	1,687	165.41/cwt	157.50–173.00	2,790	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	127.21/cwt	120.00–136.50	1,354	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	151.19/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,964	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	717	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	986	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	573	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	817	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	396	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	505	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	137.16/cwt	129.00–144.50	2,056	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	287.05/cwt	277.50–297.00	1,510	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	248.64/cwt	246.00–249.50	2,036	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	290.54/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,371	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	244.54/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,890	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	327.07/cwt	322.00–331.00	1,351	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	311.71/cwt	304.00–322.50	1,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	268.20/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,668	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	302.65/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,307	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	329.88/cwt	317.00–334.00	1,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	249.10/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,338	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	249.18/cwt	237.00–255.50	1,704	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	282.02/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	253.19/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,534	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	290.70/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,384	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	279.85/cwt	270.00–290.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	248.37/cwt	246.50–253.00	1,776	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	285.36/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	253.51/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	263.09/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	239.32/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,508	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	256.66/cwt	247.00–267.50	1,448	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	389	349.41/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,359	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,056	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	287.87/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,267	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	324.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	303.81/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	233.61/cwt	227.00–243.00	2,072	10

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 Jul 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,199Last week 2,052Year ago 1,616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 270Year ago 237

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 60Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	250.00	250.00
5	300–350	331	245.00–260.00	251.28
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	542	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	667	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	713	200.00–205.00	202.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	280.00–300.00	292.99
6	350–400	364	295.00–300.00	299.20
5	400–450	424	280.00–290.00	285.06
3	450–500	456	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	535	280.00–287.50	282.02
4	550–600	563	263.00–277.50	266.67
10	600–650	606	242.50–257.00	253.19
11	650–700	671	237.50–255.00	244.60
15	700–750	720	239.00–255.00	246.75
1	800–850	835	217.50	217.50
3	850–900	858	225.00–240.00	234.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	320.00–330.00	324.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	272.50	272.50
4	450–500	475	257.00–270.00	260.18
2	500–550	547	242.50	242.50
5	550–600	577	265.00–272.50	270.98
1	600–650	615	252.50	252.50
4	650–700	672	245.00–250.00	248.77
1	800–850	830	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
8	500–550	519	306.00	306.00
14	600–650	608	285.00–290.00	289.63
20	650–700	663	281.00–298.00	289.50
55	750–800	761	258.10	258.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
8	350–400	387	317.00–334.00	329.88
8	400–450	432	300.00–307.00	302.65
11	450–500	472	285.00–305.00	290.54
17	500–550	526	277.50–297.00	287.05
9	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
35	600–650	622	257.50–275.00	268.20
9	650–700	682	257.00–275.00	263.09
9	700–750	734	245.00–258.00	253.51
72	750–800	773	244.00–250.00	244.54
16	800–850	819	246.00–249.50	248.64
10	850–900	887	227.00–243.00	233.61
3	900–950	941	210.00	210.00
5	950–1000	985	206.00	206.00
5	1050–1100	1,056	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	340.00–352.50	349.41
7	400–450	413	322.00–331.00	327.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	548	286.00	286.00
18	550–600	558	270.00–275.00	271.93
42	600–650	626	258.00–260.00	258.90
92	650–700	664	275.25–276.00	275.38
70	800–850	822	224.50–234.00	225.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	262.50	262.50
5	350–400	366	240.00–250.00	244.97
3	400–450	425	270.00–275.00	273.43
8	450–500	471	255.00–270.00	266.24
5	500–550	531	222.50–232.50	227.98
9	550–600	569	227.00–242.00	233.07
11	600–650	623	217.50–235.00	226.85
10	650–700	660	220.00–232.50	230.94
2	700–750	710	200.00–215.00	207.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	210.00–225.00	216.53
4	350–400	376	210.00	210.00
4	400–450	433	205.00	205.00
4	450–500	458	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	540	207.50	207.50
3	700–750	717	185.00–187.50	186.64
1	800–850	840	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	302.00–305.00	303.81
7	400–450	435	304.00–322.50	311.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	270.00–290.00	279.85
4	350–400	378	280.00–292.00	285.36
8	400–450	440	280.00–300.00	287.87
27	450–500	476	285.00–300.00	290.70
39	500–550	537	240.00–260.00	249.10
25	550–600	564	247.00–267.50	256.66
13	600–650	630	230.00–245.00	239.32
117	650–700	684	237.00–255.50	249.18
11	700–750	715	246.50–253.00	248.37
5	750–800	781	229.00	229.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	396	127.50	127.50
2	450–500	485	140.00	140.00
3	550–600	573	142.50	142.50
5	700–750	717	137.50	137.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	1,100.00–2,275.00	1,841.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,488.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,455	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,825.00	2,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	168.00–177.00	172.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	90.00–99.00	94.75
6	—	1,020	112.00–119.00	116.53
6	—	979	139.00–145.50	142.12
18	—	1,064	120.00–136.50	127.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,228	129.50–144.50	136.03
11	—	1,240	122.00–128.00	126.18
4	—	1,299	148.00–159.00	151.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	152.00–156.50	153.92
24	—	1,499	129.00–144.50	137.16
1	—	1,465	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,687	132.00–156.00	147.49
3	—	1,757	177.00–183.00	179.87
21	—	1,687	157.50–173.00	165.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	182.00	182.00

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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Paris Livestock Auction

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

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Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

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