Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was lower with a plainer than average quality offering. Feeder steers 650 lbs and under were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand, while the yearling steers were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Feeder buyers were selective today, but willing to pay premiums for yearlings and some weaned packages of calves. However concerns over severe storms with excessive flooding coupled with the plainer than average quality offering limited buyers interest and gave a softer undertone to the market. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 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 $265.55/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −200.24 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$265.55

106 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$26.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.07

vs KY average

−8.74 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	275.63	1,498	65
Medium and Large 2	563	249.57	1,405	41

One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale106 hd

265.55

—

KY average26 barns · 1,097 hd

263.48

+2.07

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−8.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

−200.24

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	1,707	151.66	2,589	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	123.03	1,850	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	120.47	1,481	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	111.10	1,186	54
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	149.00	1,848	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,556	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,511	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,185	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,588	$2,038	2thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 2	500–550	512	214.45/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,098	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	245.07/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,421	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	228.33/cwt	227.50–230.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	242.27/cwt	230.00–252.00	916	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	274.18/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,322	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,312.88/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,313	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	228.66/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	927	225.51/cwt	224.50–226.50	2,090	117
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,511.14/head	1,125.00–1,850.00	1,511	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	249.13/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,035	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	231.43/cwt	229.00–233.50	1,516	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	230.49/cwt	226.50–232.00	1,676	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	263.51/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,399	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	245.03/cwt	243.50–246.75	1,926	125
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	223.75/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,289	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	260.46/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,196	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	214.23/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,225	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	751	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	228.63/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	277.99/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	267.55/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	225.93/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,392	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	204.65/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	174.44/cwt	160.00–197.50	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	257.37/cwt	247.50–264.00	1,372	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	221.03/cwt	210.00–230.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,031	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	113.90/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,418	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	110.34/cwt	100.00–116.50	1,187	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	129.06/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,002	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	129.38/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,578	4
Bulls	—	—	1,871	157.01/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,938	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	90.62/cwt	79.00–98.00	859	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	120.29/cwt	118.00–123.50	1,351	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	114.83/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,587	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	122.30/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,496	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	123.18/cwt	119.00–126.50	1,865	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	135.42/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	626	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	775	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	146.62/cwt	142.50–150.00	916	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,504	143.36/cwt	136.00–147.50	2,156	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	210.81/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	216.77/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	205.92/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,316	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	238.51/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,608	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	214.20/cwt	213.00–219.25	1,649	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,534	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	322.44/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	221.41/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,829	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	266.65/cwt	260.00–275.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	232.55/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,791	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	212.69/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,514	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	213.75/cwt	213.75–213.75	1,825	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,556.45/head	1,175.00–1,850.00	1,556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,054	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,266	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,124	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	228.85/cwt	222.50–235.50	1,320	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,077	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	245.79/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,062	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	257.86/cwt	256.00–272.50	1,475	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	277.58/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,330	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	225.32/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,401	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	235.48/cwt	228.00–238.50	1,227	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	240.96/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,501	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	226.20/cwt	221.00–227.00	2,000	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	289.62/cwt	287.50–300.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	287.52/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,225	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,026	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	298.05/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,147	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	288.08/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,504	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	236.30/cwt	222.50–241.00	1,690	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	959	216.30/cwt	209.00–220.00	2,074	6

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,827Last week 2,505Year ago 2,238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 191Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 38Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	255.00	255.00
3	300–350	325	227.50–230.00	228.33
24	350–400	378	230.00–252.00	242.27
8	400–450	431	210.00–230.00	221.03
9	450–500	471	220.00–234.00	228.63
8	500–550	512	212.50–220.00	214.45
7	550–600	572	200.00–220.00	214.23
12	600–650	639	200.00–208.00	205.92
5	650–700	694	212.00	212.00
3	700–750	731	197.00	197.00
9	750–800	751	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	810	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	272.50	272.50
6	350–400	365	260.00–275.00	266.65
10	400–450	432	240.00–249.00	245.79
27	450–500	478	230.00–240.00	235.06
46	500–550	521	228.00–238.50	235.48
49	550–600	577	222.50–235.50	228.85
59	600–650	622	224.00–230.00	225.32
34	650–700	655	229.00–233.50	231.43
45	700–750	712	208.00–215.00	212.69
80	750–800	770	213.00–219.25	214.20
6	850–900	873	190.00	190.00
2	1050–1100	1,077	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	700–750	727	226.50–232.00	230.49
22	850–900	854	213.75	213.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	227.50	227.50
3	350–400	363	147.50	147.50
1	400–450	405	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	475	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	328	277.50	277.50
3	350–400	365	270.00–282.50	277.99
4	400–450	413	260.00–270.00	267.55
10	450–500	459	250.00–267.50	260.46
15	500–550	533	247.50–264.00	257.37
26	550–600	580	240.00–252.50	245.07
45	600–650	616	210.00–232.50	225.93
1	650–700	675	227.00	227.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	779	202.00–215.00	204.65
1	900–950	945	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
125	750–800	786	243.50–246.75	245.03
64	850–900	855	238.00	238.00
117	900–950	927	224.50–226.50	225.51
55	1050–1100	1,054	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	287.50–300.00	289.62
26	350–400	385	290.00–308.00	298.05
11	400–450	426	280.00–292.50	287.52
9	450–500	479	270.00–288.00	277.58
28	500–550	522	280.00–295.00	288.08
30	550–600	572	256.00–272.50	257.86
28	600–650	623	235.00–253.00	240.96
29	650–700	674	230.00–247.00	238.51
17	700–750	715	222.50–241.00	236.30
72	750–800	770	220.00–239.00	232.55
13	800–850	826	210.00–231.00	221.41
61	850–900	884	221.00–227.00	226.20
6	950–1000	959	209.00–220.00	216.30
5	1000–1050	1,026	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	317.50	317.50
3	350–400	373	320.00–327.50	322.44
7	500–550	508	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	257.50	257.50
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
6	400–450	429	242.50–252.50	249.13
6	450–500	457	222.50–230.00	228.66
17	550–600	576	212.50–230.00	223.75
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
4	750–800	762	160.00–197.50	174.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	421	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	482	272.50–277.50	274.18
8	500–550	531	260.00–264.00	263.51
4	650–700	659	212.50–221.00	216.77
10	700–750	736	202.50–217.50	210.81
2	900–950	920	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	312.50	312.50
1	350–400	375	307.50	307.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	625	142.50–150.00	146.62

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,312.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,195	1,125.00–1,850.00	1,511.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,065	1,175.00–1,850.00	1,556.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	149.00	149.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,645	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	167.00	167.00
8	—	1,871	152.00–161.00	157.01
7	—	1,504	136.00–147.50	143.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,245	109.00–117.00	113.90
4	—	1,220	128.00–134.00	129.38
20	—	1,223	118.00–127.00	122.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,076	100.00–116.50	110.34
6	—	948	79.00–98.00	90.62
11	—	1,123	118.00–123.50	120.29
2	—	978	132.00–139.00	135.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,551	127.00–134.00	129.06
5	—	1,382	109.00–118.00	114.83
32	—	1,514	119.00–126.50	123.18
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	149.00	149.00

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

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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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