Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 650 lbs and under mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher with spots of sharply higher with strong demand. Yearling steers and heifers over 750 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower, except for the 850-900 lbs steers that were 6.00 higher with good demand. There was a good supply of weaned and preconditioned calves today and buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for them. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.07/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −124.29 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$288.07

187 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$588

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

$90.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.45

vs KY average

−16.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	290.33	1,658	182
Medium and Large 2	590	230.00	1,357	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	200.00	1,070	4thin

One grade step is worth $90.33/cwt here — about $588 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

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 sale187 hd

288.07

—

KY average26 barns · 1,829 hd

279.62

+8.45

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−16.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

−124.29

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	1,367	164.36	2,246	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	147.39	1,811	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	146.76	2,235	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	123.91	1,300	44
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	175.00	1,995	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	200.00	2,270	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	948	$1,959	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,907	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	335.22/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	232.74/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,729	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	316.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	272.37/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,983	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	332.93/cwt	325.00–334.50	1,851	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	265.87/cwt	265.50–269.00	2,276	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	257.70/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,866	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	328.98/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,003	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,761	94
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,959.32/head	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,959	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,105	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	297.96/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,529	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	266.22/cwt	260.00–276.50	2,047	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	300.52/cwt	295.00–312.00	2,056	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	246.59/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,889	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	336.04/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	282.45/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,491	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	831	258.74/cwt	250.00–264.00	2,150	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	319.00/cwt	312.00–332.50	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	261.27/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	231.23/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	304.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	258.71/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	766	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	261.83/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,246	3
Bulls	—	—	1,091	150.05/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,637	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	179.98/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,006	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	112.98/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,131	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	128.86/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,380	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	139.56/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,738	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,140	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,995	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,270	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	147.70/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,718	7
Bulls	—	—	1,339	163.04/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,183	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	153.39/cwt	145.00–167.00	2,281	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	139.58/cwt	129.00–146.50	2,180	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	153.58/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,868	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	533	291.52/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	96.92/cwt	90.00–100.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	641	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,808	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	401.18/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	405.15/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	374.33/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	374.47/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	325.08/cwt	317.50–333.00	1,521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	226.48/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	387.13/cwt	380.00–402.00	1,692	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	411.59/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,511	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	371.56/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	405.12/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	318.46/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,404	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	311.20/cwt	305.00–317.50	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	271.82/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,590	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	245.69/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,673	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	260.90/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,657	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	305.44/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,457	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	221.03/cwt	208.00–228.00	1,832	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	226.50/cwt	226.00–228.00	2,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	367.47/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	287.59/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,935	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	314.12/cwt	300.00–317.75	1,819	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	381.02/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	238.27/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	335.37/cwt	333.00–350.00	1,660	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	251.38/cwt	242.50–259.00	1,589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	305.69/cwt	292.00–311.00	1,877	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	312.79/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,658	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	673	262.75/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,768	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	618	279.84/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,729	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	241.56/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	389	369.40/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	339.09/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,499	18

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 Jan 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,446Last week 2,220Year ago 1,664

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 144Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 33Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	513	292.00–305.00	297.96
94	550–600	593	297.00	297.00
25	650–700	681	280.00	280.00
88	700–750	724	242.00–259.00	257.70
25	750–800	766	240.00–251.00	246.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	305.00–317.50	311.20
3	300–350	320	310.00–320.00	316.67
5	350–400	378	323.00–340.00	336.04
34	400–450	441	310.00–327.50	318.46
24	450–500	477	295.00–310.00	305.44
18	500–550	528	270.00–288.00	282.45
39	550–600	585	260.00–280.00	271.82
22	600–650	635	247.50–265.00	260.90
42	650–700	681	240.00–255.00	245.69
15	700–750	743	220.00–235.00	232.74
7	750–800	790	213.00	213.00
24	800–850	829	208.00–228.00	221.03
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	935	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	970	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	300.00–310.00	304.83
3	450–500	453	275.00	275.00
6	600–650	626	222.50–240.00	231.23
1	650–700	690	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	450	210.00	210.00
4	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	389	367.50–370.00	369.40
18	400–450	442	330.00–350.00	339.09
8	450–500	468	317.50–333.00	325.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
58	600–650	618	270.00–289.00	279.84
32	650–700	673	259.00–268.00	262.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	433	327.50–342.50	335.22
6	600–650	632	242.50–259.00	251.38
3	650–700	686	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	730	239.00	239.00
4	750–800	785	220.00–233.00	226.48
5	800–850	828	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	922	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	282.50	282.50
3	550–600	575	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	220.00	220.00
4	750–800	766	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	400.00–410.00	405.15
2	350–400	370	400.00–402.50	401.18
8	400–450	434	370.00–377.00	374.33
4	450–500	469	365.00–387.50	374.47
9	600–650	641	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	347.00	347.00
24	550–600	556	325.00–334.50	332.93
48	600–650	609	328.00–330.00	328.98
192	650–700	684	295.00–312.00	300.52
21	700–750	728	265.00–278.00	272.37
59	750–800	769	260.00–276.50	266.22
42	800–850	831	250.00–264.00	258.74
38	850–900	856	265.50–269.00	265.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	312.00–332.50	319.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	526	252.50–275.00	261.83
12	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	623	260.00–262.50	261.27
3	650–700	663	257.00–262.00	258.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	232.00	232.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	287.00–293.00	291.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	400.00–410.00	405.12
11	350–400	367	402.50–420.00	411.59
21	400–450	437	380.00–402.00	387.13
7	450–500	460	360.00–380.00	371.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	387.50	387.50
2	350–400	363	370.00–392.50	381.02
6	400–450	432	362.50–370.00	367.47
14	450–500	495	333.00–350.00	335.37
25	500–550	530	303.00–320.00	312.79
38	550–600	579	300.00–317.75	314.12
18	600–650	614	292.00–311.00	305.69
29	650–700	673	280.00–290.00	287.59
3	700–750	718	235.00–240.00	238.27
5	750–800	760	236.00–250.00	241.56
4	850–900	891	226.00–228.00	226.50
1	900–950	930	218.00	218.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	948	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,959.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,091	141.00–156.00	150.05
5	—	1,670	175.00–183.00	179.98
5	—	1,339	161.00–165.00	163.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,001	104.00–119.00	112.98
18	—	1,071	120.00–135.00	128.86
7	—	1,163	140.00–154.00	147.70
3	—	913	90.00–100.00	96.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,245	130.00–144.00	139.56
19	—	1,216	147.00–165.00	153.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,487	145.00–167.00	153.39
12	—	1,562	129.00–146.50	139.58
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	175.00	175.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	200.00	200.00

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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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