Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was softer with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 6.00 to 8.00 lower or greater in some spots with moderate demand. Negative pressure again today in the feeder cattle futures has tightened buyers interest and increased discounts for plainer cattle. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.56/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −165.80 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$246.56

31 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$12.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs KY average

+1.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	250.95	1,349	20
Medium and Large 2	555	238.56	1,324	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.39/cwt here — about $25 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 sale31 hd

246.56

—

KY average25 barns · 1,010 hd

250.62

−4.06

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+1.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

−165.80

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	1,603	173.19	2,776	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	145.12	2,082	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	142.52	1,764	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	128.59	1,324	37
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,665	128.00	2,131	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)	1,359	$2,072	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	400–450	417	264.92/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	222.38/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,614	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	223.43/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,408	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	232.87/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,360	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	250.08/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	247.44/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,529	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	261.21/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	302.23/cwt	295.00–306.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	330.11/cwt	315.00–335.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	242.78/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,513	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	262.64/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	207.83/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	251.71/cwt	247.50–257.00	1,299	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	196.02/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,735	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	252.03/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	274.74/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,426	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	231.73/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	293.17/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	291.43/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	226.71/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	231.68/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,127	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	168.76/cwt	158.00–180.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	243.15/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,386	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	2,072.33/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,072	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	294.25/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	216.67/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	249.55/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	195.74/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,325	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	239.95/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	292.09/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	293.21/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,082	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	154.30/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,890	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	140.24/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,745	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	122.77/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,526	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	116.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,099	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	146.06/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,557	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	96.55/cwt	90.00–103.00	886	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	140.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,008	8
Bulls	—	—	1,320	150.77/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,990	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	189.54/cwt	188.00–191.00	3,446	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	173.14/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,919	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	129.54/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,364	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	154.15/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	260.41/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,380	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	877	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	201.81/cwt	200.00–203.50	3,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	256.62/cwt	247.50–267.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	276.48/cwt	265.00–282.50	885	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,726	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,041	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	195.01/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	220.50/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	266.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	268.96/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	235.82/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	263.11/cwt	250.00–267.50	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	267.96/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	268.77/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	227.99/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	239.59/cwt	237.50–242.00	1,356	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	197.54/cwt	190.00–205.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	265.11/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	238.13/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	139.56/cwt	135.00–152.50	924	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 Aug 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 1,405Year ago 1,852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 90Year ago 248

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	292.00	292.00
4	350–400	381	285.00–297.50	291.43
3	400–450	417	260.00–275.00	264.92
4	450–500	480	260.00–262.50	261.21
13	500–550	516	247.50–257.00	251.71
7	550–600	578	246.00–252.50	249.55
25	600–650	623	230.00–249.00	242.78
6	650–700	662	225.00–235.00	231.68
14	700–750	726	216.00–227.00	222.38
10	750–800	762	218.00–229.00	226.71
2	800–850	807	212.00	212.00
23	850–900	885	190.00–207.50	196.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	270.00	270.00
7	250–300	280	250.00–267.50	263.11
3	300–350	335	247.50–267.00	256.62
2	350–400	362	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	430	242.50	242.50
4	450–500	474	232.50–245.00	238.13
3	500–550	526	235.00–237.50	235.82
8	550–600	566	237.50–242.00	239.59
8	600–650	630	210.00–230.00	223.43
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	738	192.50–200.00	195.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
138	700–750	739	233.50	233.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	350	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	425	185.00	185.00
2	450–500	478	190.00–205.00	197.54
4	650–700	662	135.00–152.50	139.56
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	287.00	287.00
4	350–400	369	282.50–302.50	293.21
3	400–450	430	287.50–307.50	294.25
5	450–500	475	280.00–305.00	292.09
10	500–550	530	252.50–272.50	260.41
6	550–600	570	238.00–250.00	243.15
2	600–650	627	232.50	232.50
3	650–700	681	202.50–219.00	207.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	422	250.00–280.00	268.77
2	450–500	460	260.00–270.00	265.11
2	500–550	538	230.00–250.00	239.95
3	550–600	586	222.00–240.00	227.99
11	650–700	677	190.00–210.00	195.74
1	700–750	735	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	820	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	344.00	344.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	760	167.00	167.00
1	800–850	815	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	276	315.00–335.00	330.11
6	300–350	323	295.00–306.00	302.23
2	350–400	382	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	483	290.00–302.50	293.17
8	500–550	519	270.00–280.00	274.74
3	550–600	585	260.00–270.00	266.78
8	600–650	624	262.00–274.00	268.96
8	650–700	675	250.00–267.00	262.64
9	700–750	713	240.00–255.00	252.03
7	800–850	816	220.00–237.50	231.73
7	850–900	875	213.00–220.00	216.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	265.00–282.50	276.48
3	350–400	376	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	431	272.00	272.00
4	450–500	486	265.00–277.00	267.96
15	550–600	584	232.00–245.00	232.87
2	600–650	618	242.50–252.50	247.44
2	650–700	688	242.50–257.50	250.08
1	700–750	705	237.00	237.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	850–900	865	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	220.00–222.00	220.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	130.00	130.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	890	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	158.00–180.00	168.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,359	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,072.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	2,425.00	2,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,225	150.00–166.00	154.30
17	—	1,244	132.00–147.00	140.24
4	—	1,243	116.00–128.00	122.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	110.00–120.00	116.55
9	—	1,066	140.00–158.00	146.06
4	—	918	90.00–103.00	96.55
20	—	1,053	123.00–138.00	129.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,428	135.00–145.00	140.60
4	—	1,448	149.00–159.00	154.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	147.00–158.00	150.77
2	—	1,818	188.00–191.00	189.54
6	—	1,686	167.00–176.00	173.14
2	—	1,703	200.00–203.50	201.81
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	128.00	128.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle