Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was lower with an average quality. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower with spots of sharply lower. Continued declines in the futures market and concerns over weather conditions and health have decreased interest and demand in the feeder market. There was a large supply of fresh bawling calves today and buyers discounted them severely. Yearling steers, however were mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.70/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −207.09 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$258.70

34 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs KY average

−9.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	264.96	1,427	21
Medium and Large 2	553	248.58	1,375	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about $51 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $405.13, median $465.79 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 sale34 hd

258.70

—

KY average23 barns · 473 hd

264.12

−5.42

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−9.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

−207.09

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	1,620	164.18	2,659	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	139.33	2,046	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	136.57	1,636	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	118.17	1,272	34

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,163	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	270.19/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,259	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	232.85/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,812	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	236.72/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,491	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,042	218.95/cwt	218.95–218.95	2,281	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	255.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	276.73/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	261.65/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	243.18/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	241.72/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	237.25/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,227	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	227.46/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,697	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	265.91/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,157	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	268.79/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,035	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	252.70/cwt	252.70–252.70	1,926	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	230.32/cwt	220.00–240.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	246.66/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	214.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,218	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	237.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	278.24/cwt	275.00–282.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	241.90/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	229.50/cwt	217.00–240.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	230.75/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,112	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	233.80/cwt	232.50–235.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	255.73/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	227.26/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	250.81/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	231.60/cwt	220.00–240.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	194.50/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	183.55/cwt	177.50–190.00	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	126.01/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,372	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	137.88/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,741	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,915	3
Bulls	—	—	1,349	145.84/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,967	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	175.55/cwt	174.00–178.00	3,376	5
Bulls	—	—	1,553	162.71/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,527	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	161.27/cwt	154.50–171.00	2,040	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	114.08/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,235	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	83.26/cwt	72.50–92.00	720	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,161	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	140.86/cwt	132.00–147.50	2,066	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	137.69/cwt	130.00–149.50	1,640	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	695	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,307	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	610	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,031	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	124.49/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	276.68/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,198	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	267.14/cwt	262.50–272.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	230.16/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,906	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	253.32/cwt	250.00–255.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	265.74/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,416	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	229.05/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	268.92/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,237	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	234.20/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,309	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	189.85/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	211.50/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	222	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	248.08/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	225.36/cwt	214.00–232.50	1,591	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	261.31/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,367	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 Aug 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 663Last week 1,294Year ago 2,258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 219Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 76Year ago 306

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	222	262.50	262.50
2	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
7	350–400	385	272.50–280.00	276.73
6	400–450	433	275.00–280.00	276.68
12	450–500	466	267.50–275.00	270.19
17	500–550	533	260.00–277.50	265.74
4	550–600	562	252.00–265.00	261.65
4	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
8	650–700	654	250.00–257.00	255.26
17	700–750	746	222.00–232.50	227.46
70	750–800	778	229.00–235.00	232.85
17	800–850	828	221.00–232.00	230.16
2	850–900	885	209.00–214.00	211.50
2	900–950	917	217.00	217.00
1	950–1000	950	200.00	200.00
2	1050–1100	1,085	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	750–800	762	252.70	252.70
54	1000–1050	1,042	218.95	218.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	385	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	486	242.50–260.00	255.73
6	500–550	514	240.00–256.00	250.81
7	550–600	587	241.00–250.00	246.66
2	600–650	607	238.00	238.00
2	650–700	675	227.00–227.50	227.26
3	750–800	775	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	695	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	275.00	275.00
2	250–300	270	275.00–282.00	278.24
3	350–400	393	250.00–255.00	253.32
10	400–450	435	250.00–270.00	265.91
4	450–500	464	242.50–250.00	248.08
15	500–550	517	227.50–242.50	237.25
7	550–600	559	220.00–239.00	234.20
14	600–650	630	220.00–238.00	236.72
8	650–700	658	222.50–233.00	229.05
21	700–750	706	214.00–232.50	225.36
2	800–850	830	214.00	214.00
5	900–950	928	184.00–199.00	189.85
4	1100–1150	1,110	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	220.00–240.00	231.60
8	300–350	336	220.00–240.00	230.32
6	350–400	381	217.00–240.00	229.50
8	400–450	419	230.00–247.50	241.90
9	450–500	482	229.00–235.00	230.75
5	550–600	569	210.00–220.00	214.06
2	600–650	628	210.00–212.50	211.27
2	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	705	200.00–210.00	204.96
2	750–800	750	194.00–195.00	194.50
4	900–950	905	170.50	170.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	197.50	197.50
2	300–350	315	177.50–190.00	183.55
1	350–400	350	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	525	160.00	160.00
3	550–600	582	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	675	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	232.50–235.00	233.80
3	400–450	432	240.00–242.50	241.72
7	450–500	487	227.00–250.00	243.18
2	500–550	523	235.00–240.00	237.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	267.00	267.00
12	350–400	385	260.00–272.00	268.79
2	400–450	425	262.50–272.00	267.14
11	450–500	460	257.50–277.50	268.92
3	500–550	523	250.00–267.00	261.31
1	600–650	600	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	655	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	610	169.00	169.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,089	120.00–133.00	126.01
3	—	1,263	136.00–142.00	137.88
11	—	1,083	103.00–119.00	114.08
4	—	865	72.50–92.00	83.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	129.00–130.00	129.66
19	—	1,467	132.00–147.50	140.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	154.50–171.00	161.27
31	—	1,191	130.00–149.50	137.69
9	—	1,201	114.00–128.00	124.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	139.00–150.00	145.84
5	—	1,923	174.00–178.00	175.55
7	—	1,553	157.00–169.00	162.71
1	—	1,655	191.00	191.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

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