Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering that was mostly weaned and yearling cattle. Good quality feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in a few spots with a good supply. Yearling cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a large supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for loads and groups of weaned calves, while at the same time discounting severely fat, bawling or off colored calves. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.90/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −199.89 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$265.90

88 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$32.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

vs KY average

−3.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	276.66	1,504	59
Medium and Large 2	580	244.00	1,415	29

One grade step is worth $32.66/cwt here — about $89 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

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 sale88 hd

265.90

—

KY average15 barns · 602 hd

268.89

−2.99

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−3.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

−199.89

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	1,536	154.13	2,368	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	130.72	1,570	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	130.46	1,940	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	117.16	1,195	52

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)	810	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$2,120	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,060	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	800–850	818	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	251.51/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,415	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	265.61/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	223.20/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,507	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	253.11/cwt	248.00–255.50	1,954	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,870.90/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	230.34/cwt	220.00–240.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,043	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	2,287	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	235.92/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,743	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	274.87/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,179	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	245.75/cwt	245.75–245.75	2,047	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	279.73/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,547	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	224.64/cwt	223.25–227.00	2,107	119
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,120.00/head	2,120.00–2,120.00	2,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	287.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,546	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,640	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	222.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,398	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	252.72/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,365	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	258.51/cwt	247.50–260.50	1,595	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	265.64/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,243	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	266.23/cwt	263.50–268.50	1,757	144
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	237.24/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	227.60/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	210.05/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	235.54/cwt	230.00–236.50	1,576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	844	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	240.11/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,028	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	215.63/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,328	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	183.56/cwt	167.50–200.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	225.89/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	259.95/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,287	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	228.79/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	232.47/cwt	220.00–242.50	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	242.52/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,135	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	239.41/cwt	234.00–250.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	245.71/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,157	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	121.75/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,452	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	125.40/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,275	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	133.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,457	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	132.19/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,625	30
Bulls	—	—	1,700	171.63/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,918	5
Bulls	—	—	1,652	157.16/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,596	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,988	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	133.17/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,948	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	124.66/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,917	19
Bulls	—	—	1,289	139.40/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,797	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	91.24/cwt	82.50–98.00	865	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	112.73/cwt	101.00–119.00	1,139	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	208.47/cwt	200.00–215.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	749	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	147.05/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	269.00/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	170.14/cwt	160.00–180.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	210.61/cwt	207.50–217.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	273.32/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,413	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	217.16/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,661	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	271.30/cwt	260.00–282.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	281.55/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,332	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	214.78/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,818	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	239.63/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,519	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	238.01/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,247	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	958	226.23/cwt	223.75–227.50	2,167	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	205.66/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	229.99/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,320	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,680	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	236.06/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,549	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	271.49/cwt	262.00–277.50	1,390	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	594	255.36/cwt	250.50–257.00	1,517	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	229.00/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	259.19/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	207.75/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	288.58/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,085	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	237.49/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,850	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	260.11/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,105	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	271.21/cwt	270.00–272.50	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	250.20/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,594	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	251.16/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,670	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	939	203.94/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	256.12/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,237	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	278.57/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,162	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	261.24/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	240.80/cwt	236.00–242.50	1,739	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,869	1

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 Sep 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,187Last week 663Year ago 1,655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 138Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 14Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	310	210.00	210.00
5	350–400	380	220.00–240.00	230.34
7	400–450	434	250.00–252.50	251.51
4	450–500	471	240.00–247.50	245.71
5	500–550	523	222.50–247.50	237.24
7	550–600	579	210.00–232.50	227.60
3	800–850	818	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	260.00–282.00	271.30
5	350–400	380	265.00–270.00	269.00
9	400–450	429	267.50–280.00	274.87
9	450–500	468	255.00–271.00	265.64
15	500–550	512	262.00–277.50	271.49
3	550–600	568	257.50–262.50	259.19
10	600–650	629	220.00–230.00	222.23
9	650–700	675	220.00–225.00	223.20
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	767	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	875	172.50	172.50
2	950–1000	965	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	202.50	202.50
2	400–450	420	167.50–200.00	183.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	380	267.00	267.00
4	400–450	421	260.00–267.50	265.61
17	450–500	495	259.00–267.50	259.95
29	550–600	580	244.00	244.00
4	600–650	621	222.00–227.50	225.89
7	650–700	669	230.00–236.50	235.54
7	800–850	844	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	537	285.00–295.00	287.90
28	550–600	553	272.50–280.00	279.73
16	600–650	611	275.00	275.00
144	650–700	660	263.50–268.50	266.23
19	700–750	723	251.50	251.50
209	750–800	772	248.00–255.50	253.11
61	800–850	833	245.75	245.75
119	900–950	938	223.25–227.00	224.64
296	950–1000	958	223.75–227.50	226.23
46	1000–1050	1,043	219.25	219.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
8	350–400	376	280.00–295.00	288.58
13	400–450	417	270.00–287.00	278.57
23	450–500	473	272.50–290.00	281.55
17	500–550	517	260.00–279.00	273.32
7	550–600	577	250.00–267.50	261.24
29	600–650	637	245.00–252.00	250.20
36	650–700	665	245.00–257.00	251.16
26	700–750	722	236.00–242.50	240.80
61	750–800	779	230.00–245.00	237.49
7	800–850	807	224.00–230.00	229.00
5	850–900	875	205.00–224.00	214.78
5	900–950	939	200.00–220.00	203.94
1	950–1000	990	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	255.00	255.00
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
6	300–350	334	220.00–242.50	232.47
3	350–400	385	234.00–250.00	239.41
12	400–450	428	230.00–250.00	240.11
30	450–500	468	230.00–248.00	242.52
6	500–550	512	222.50–232.50	228.79
5	550–600	564	202.50–217.50	210.05
11	600–650	616	202.50–219.00	215.63
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	540	252.00–255.00	252.72
62	550–600	594	250.50–257.00	255.36
89	600–650	617	247.50–260.50	258.51
78	650–700	652	251.50	251.50
47	700–750	739	235.00–236.00	235.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	377	200.00–215.00	208.47
3	400–450	433	207.50–217.00	210.61
3	550–600	577	160.00–180.00	170.14
1	700–750	710	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	270.00–272.50	271.21
21	400–450	425	252.00–270.00	260.11
19	450–500	483	250.00–270.00	256.12
21	500–550	524	227.00–243.00	238.01
37	550–600	574	221.00–232.00	229.99
38	600–650	634	227.50–242.50	239.63
10	650–700	656	227.50–237.00	236.06
4	700–750	706	207.00–210.00	207.75
7	750–800	765	200.00–222.50	217.16
2	800–850	847	206.00	206.00
3	850–900	878	205.00–206.00	205.66
1	900–950	925	202.00	202.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	160.00	160.00

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	—	900	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,870.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,137	2,120.00	2,120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	810	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,193	117.00–124.00	121.75
30	—	1,229	126.00–139.00	132.19
5	—	1,055	142.00–159.00	147.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,017	121.00–129.00	125.40
10	—	1,092	130.00–139.00	133.45
6	—	948	82.50–98.00	91.24
24	—	1,010	101.00–119.00	112.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	143.00	143.00
36	—	1,463	129.00–139.00	133.17
19	—	1,538	114.00–128.00	124.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,700	168.00–176.00	171.63
10	—	1,652	150.00–165.00	157.16
8	—	1,289	132.00–146.00	139.40

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Paris Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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