Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 650 lbs and under were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher but with limited comparisons. Good quality feeder heifers 650 lbs and under were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand, while the 700 lbs and over were unevenly steady with a moderate supply. Slaughter cows were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.18/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −180.18 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$232.18

157 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$481

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

$74.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs KY average

−14.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	234.88	1,289	140
Medium and Large 2	570	213.11	1,214	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	160.00	808	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.88/cwt here — about $481 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale157 hd

232.18

—

KY average25 barns · 924 hd

234.83

−2.64

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−14.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

−180.18

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	—	Average	1,703	159.21	2,711	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	130.71	1,961	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	126.00	1,593	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	112.32	1,142	52
Steers	Select	Low	1,275	115.00	1,466	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)	1,120	$1,416	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,663	2thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 2	600–650	627	235.80/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	249.44/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,362	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	261.63/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,274	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	262.35/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	232.11/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,214	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	203.72/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	232.53/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	269.87/cwt	262.50–275.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	738	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	143.08/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,298	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,415.59/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,416	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	278.46/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,317	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	592	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,424	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,660	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	745	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,740	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	269.87/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,673	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	241.29/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,494	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	257.35/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	236.64/cwt	230.00–250.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	221.96/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,070	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	193.80/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	224.21/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	240.51/cwt	235.00–247.00	940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	227.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	219.32/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	220.14/cwt	210.00–224.00	966	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.83/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	210.28/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,234	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	270.07/cwt	262.50–285.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	198.37/cwt	195.00–200.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	218.56/cwt	218.00–220.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	93.56/cwt	76.00–99.00	875	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	135.24/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,023	16
Steers	Select	—	1,275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	159.68/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,810	14
Bulls	—	—	1,317	140.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,844	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	171.91/cwt	169.00–176.00	3,082	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	120.86/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,236	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	129.00/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,294	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	110.10/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,148	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	125.72/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,866	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,095	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	115.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	224.23/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	651	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,204	8
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	244.01/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,391	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	134.21/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,828	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	125.29/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,551	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	180	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	242	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	289.49/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,265	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	234.92/cwt	224.00–242.00	1,804	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	228.53/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	325.69/cwt	317.50–333.50	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	276.60/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,590	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	252.64/cwt	243.50–263.50	1,587	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	288.93/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,407	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	222.55/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,012	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,231	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	215.96/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	226.61/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	204.79/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	268.28/cwt	265.00–270.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	256.20/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,494	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	261.18/cwt	255.00–270.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	245.99/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,183	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	225.86/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,389	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	238.13/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,238	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	223.19/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,486	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	242.08/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,058	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	282.05/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,498	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	228.42/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,313	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	297.28/cwt	287.00–303.00	1,299	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	306.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,182	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	241.74/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,649	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,016	2

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 Oct 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,312Last week 1,827Year ago 1,418

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 206Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
9	450–500	487	260.00–267.50	261.63
20	500–550	546	245.00–266.00	249.44
8	550–600	561	245.00–263.00	257.35
6	600–650	627	230.00–242.50	235.80
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	600–650	620	265.00–274.00	269.87
55	1000–1050	1,012	220.50	220.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	225.00–230.00	227.51
3	550–600	575	215.00–230.00	224.23
8	650–700	651	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	855	142.50	142.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	242.00–245.00	244.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	350.00	350.00
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	323	317.50–333.50	325.69
2	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
13	350–400	386	300.00–310.00	306.15
9	400–450	437	287.00–303.00	297.28
13	450–500	487	281.00–299.00	288.93
49	500–550	531	270.00–289.00	282.05
31	550–600	575	270.00–284.00	276.60
30	600–650	628	243.50–263.50	252.64
57	650–700	682	230.00–249.00	241.74
2	700–750	713	220.00–237.00	228.53
24	750–800	768	224.00–242.00	234.92
2	800–850	805	215.00–230.00	222.55
2	900–950	915	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	262.50–275.00	269.87
3	350–400	367	262.50–285.00	270.07
3	400–450	438	257.50–272.50	262.35
1	450–500	480	252.50	252.50
26	500–550	523	220.00–241.00	232.11
6	550–600	566	217.00–240.00	232.53
3	600–650	645	212.50–230.00	224.21
2	650–700	670	200.00–207.50	203.72
3	700–750	735	196.00	196.00
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	340	300.00–310.00	304.93
2	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
11	400–450	437	282.50–300.00	289.49
6	450–500	473	267.50–285.00	278.46
3	500–550	511	260.00	260.00
19	550–600	583	250.00–263.00	256.20
8	600–650	619	238.00–251.00	241.29
5	650–700	660	225.00–229.00	226.61
3	750–800	765	213.00–222.00	215.96
6	800–850	840	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	242.00	242.00
3	300–350	321	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	413	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	485	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	322.50	322.50
1	350–400	360	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	592	240.50	240.50
83	650–700	655	253.50	253.50
20	700–750	745	233.50	233.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	242	227.00–230.00	227.47
3	250–300	281	230.00–250.00	236.64
2	300–350	317	250.00	250.00
7	350–400	391	235.00–247.00	240.51
26	400–450	439	210.00–224.00	220.14
21	450–500	482	210.00–230.00	221.96
5	500–550	531	210.00–226.00	219.32
11	550–600	587	205.00–220.00	210.28
3	600–650	630	210.00–212.50	210.83
2	650–700	685	187.50–200.00	193.80
2	800–850	800	173.00	173.00
1	850–900	875	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
7	350–400	360	218.00–220.00	218.56
3	400–450	420	195.00–200.00	198.37
1	500–550	505	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	277.50	277.50
5	300–350	327	255.00–270.00	261.18
3	350–400	363	265.00–270.00	268.28
13	400–450	437	235.00–252.00	242.08
44	450–500	481	240.00–252.50	245.99
72	500–550	520	230.00–248.00	238.13
51	550–600	575	225.00–236.00	228.42
53	600–650	615	215.00–233.00	225.86
31	650–700	666	219.00–228.00	223.19
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
5	750–800	791	204.00–207.00	204.79
5	800–850	802	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	880	187.00	187.00
1	900–950	930	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	147.50	147.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,415.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	140.00–147.00	143.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,700.00	1,700.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	935	76.00–99.00	93.56
16	—	1,023	118.00–125.00	120.86
4	—	1,003	127.00–132.00	129.00
24	—	1,043	100.00–117.50	110.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,496	130.00–141.00	135.24
12	—	1,484	120.00–129.50	125.72
1	—	1,775	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	112.00–119.00	115.50
7	—	1,362	130.00–141.00	134.21
22	—	1,238	120.00–129.50	125.29
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,760	153.00–165.00	159.68
3	—	1,317	135.00–145.00	140.05
4	—	1,793	169.00–176.00	171.91

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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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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