Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 12.00 to 18.00 higher and in some instances sharply higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder and yearling heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to firm. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.10/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.69 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$405.10

133 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$65.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.00

vs KY average

+5.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	408.72	2,252	122
Medium and Large 2	530	377.49	2,001	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	343.08	1,901	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.64/cwt here — about $351 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 sale133 hd

405.10

—

KY average24 barns · 563 hd

392.11

+13.00

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+5.21

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

−60.69

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	1,661	200.15	3,323	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	177.70	2,809	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	174.40	2,134	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	156.98	1,465	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,238	193.35	2,394	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,456	237.94	3,465	35

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,534	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$2,432	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$2,034	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,949	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,718	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$1,127	2thin

Every lot, as filed

170 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	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	414.23/cwt	410.00–423.00	2,332	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	319.04/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	386.74/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	411.84/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	338.77/cwt	337.50–339.50	2,588	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	382.07/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	353.79/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	396.31/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,675	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	394.88/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,880	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	342.48/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	371.47/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,281	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	155	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	975	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	3,213	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	424.18/cwt	410.00–428.50	2,571	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	790	364.26/cwt	359.25–370.30	2,878	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	356.58/cwt	356.50–359.00	2,435	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	519.18/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	891	342.93/cwt	340.00–343.80	3,056	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	341.43/cwt	332.50–343.00	2,492	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	432.47/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,072	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	293.35/cwt	287.50–310.00	2,247	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	506.87/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	380.17/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,178	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	433.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,230	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	388.86/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	226.48/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,938	2
Bulls	—	—	1,356	186.29/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,526	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,238	193.35/cwt	192.50–195.00	2,394	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	174.11/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,129	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	187.08/cwt	184.50–191.50	3,036	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	194.28/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	301.79/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	333.99/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	397.53/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	290.99/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	283.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	351.68/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	340.22/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,915	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	1,126.67/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	353.66/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	827	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	270.16/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	403.30/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	312.23/cwt	302.50–327.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	430.46/cwt	422.50–432.00	2,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	378.91/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	283.44/cwt	279.00–290.00	2,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	325.02/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	336.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	346.24/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	539.21/cwt	537.50–540.00	2,017	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	2,432.12/head	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	478.37/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,196	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	324.21/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	369.13/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	487.76/cwt	487.50–500.00	1,795	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	703	328.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,306	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	2,034.09/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,034	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	453.36/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	311	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,987	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	2,717.90/head	1,900.00–3,050.00	2,718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	508.58/cwt	505.00–512.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	298	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	412.50/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,949.41/head	2,350.00–3,350.00	2,949	6
Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	606	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	363.70/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	311.25/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	334.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,797	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	147.43/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,319	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	168.91/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,789	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	174.48/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,605	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	164.97/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,975	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	618	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,468	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	682	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,535	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	182.12/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,269	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	178.48/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,740	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	157.41/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,508	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,192	1
Bulls	—	—	1,854	208.93/cwt	204.00–216.50	3,874	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,464	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	3,506	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	432.91/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,602	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	384.69/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,181	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	302.77/cwt	287.50–310.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	306.04/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	408.04/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,175	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	338.93/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	392.30/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,075	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	385.50/cwt	372.00–392.50	2,367	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	414.02/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	422.31/cwt	420.00–425.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	310.53/cwt	302.00–317.50	2,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	410.76/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	373.25/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,941	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	367.33/cwt	365.00–369.00	2,101	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	392.74/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,834	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,231	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	503.30/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	341.45/cwt	328.00–344.00	2,807	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	336.33/cwt	331.00–338.00	2,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	476.17/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,062	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	506.10/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,908	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	350.66/cwt	349.50–362.50	2,402	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	452.87/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,101	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	782	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,987	67
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,534.41/head	2,000.00–2,925.00	2,534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	334.38/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	553	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,234	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	340.43/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,621	5

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.

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Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

Thu Aug 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,179Last week 1,348Year ago 1,294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 115Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 32Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
8	350–400	378	400.00–417.50	411.84
3	400–450	411	385.00–390.00	386.74
9	450–500	467	378.00–380.00	378.91
8	500–550	516	340.00–352.50	346.24
8	550–600	563	335.00–347.50	340.22
5	600–650	639	315.00–320.00	319.04
3	650–700	663	310.00–315.00	312.47
1	700–750	705	297.00	297.00
2	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
5	800–850	822	279.00–290.00	283.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	550–600	573	375.00–382.00	380.17
57	600–650	614	360.00–378.00	371.47
62	650–700	683	356.50–359.00	356.58
39	700–750	730	332.50–343.00	341.43
73	750–800	764	337.50–339.50	338.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	400.00	400.00
2	200–250	228	420.00–425.00	422.31
2	250–300	275	410.00–417.50	414.02
5	300–350	313	385.00–395.00	388.86
21	350–400	370	425.00–440.00	432.91
12	400–450	411	402.00–420.00	410.76
23	450–500	467	385.00–400.00	392.74
26	500–550	520	365.00–377.50	373.25
21	550–600	572	365.00–369.00	367.33
6	600–650	622	330.00–347.50	338.93
38	650–700	658	339.00	339.00
7	700–750	723	302.00–317.50	310.53
3	750–800	758	334.00	334.00
2	800–850	838	302.00–310.00	306.04
1	850–900	860	262.50	262.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	350.00–355.00	351.68
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	428	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	474	362.50–365.00	363.70
3	500–550	538	330.00–340.00	334.09
4	550–600	566	310.00–315.00	311.25
5	600–650	620	300.00–307.00	301.79
3	650–700	687	280.00–290.00	283.30
1	700–750	710	292.00	292.00
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	475.00	475.00
4	300–350	311	450.00	450.00
47	350–400	368	487.50–500.00	487.76
1	400–450	405	427.50	427.50
6	450–500	473	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
91	550–600	553	404.00	404.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	682	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	430	455.00	455.00
6	450–500	488	422.50–432.00	430.46
6	500–550	520	380.00–385.00	382.07
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	620	352.50–355.00	353.79
5	650–700	658	330.00–340.00	336.02
4	750–800	765	322.50–327.50	325.02
1	800–850	830	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	515	430.00–440.00	433.05
49	550–600	563	410.00–423.00	414.23
123	600–650	606	410.00–428.50	424.18
99	650–700	675	380.00–398.00	396.31
10	700–750	738	385.00	385.00
150	750–800	790	359.25–370.30	364.26
151	850–900	891	340.00–343.80	342.93
112	950–1000	975	329.50	329.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	355	560.00	560.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	480	395.00–400.00	397.53
2	500–550	518	350.00–357.50	353.66
2	550–600	590	330.00–335.00	332.50
4	600–650	640	332.00–340.00	333.99
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	760	290.00–292.00	290.99
1	800–850	835	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	585.00	585.00
1	350–400	360	545.00	545.00
9	450–500	459	475.00–480.00	478.37
67	750–800	782	382.00	382.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	266	487.00	487.00
3	300–350	310	500.00–505.00	503.30
10	350–400	377	500.00–525.00	506.10
21	400–450	433	475.00–480.00	476.17
12	450–500	464	450.00–470.00	452.87
18	500–550	533	400.00–425.00	408.04
33	550–600	567	375.00–390.00	384.69
62	600–650	614	372.00–392.50	385.50
30	650–700	685	349.50–362.50	350.66
4	700–750	732	331.00–338.00	336.33
5	750–800	770	330.00–347.50	340.43
83	800–850	822	328.00–344.00	341.45
4	850–900	865	320.00–332.00	324.21
2	950–1000	970	280.00–285.00	282.54
1	1000–1050	1,000	262.50	262.50
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	606	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	476	385.00–400.00	394.88
2	500–550	528	365.00–370.00	367.51
4	550–600	577	337.50–350.00	342.48
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	670	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	700	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	420.00	420.00
2	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	283	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	325	500.00–520.00	506.87
7	350–400	372	505.00–525.00	519.18
1	400–450	425	485.00	485.00
6	450–500	479	430.00–440.00	432.47
6	500–550	529	380.00–397.00	392.30
6	550–600	576	362.50–372.50	369.13
5	600–650	633	325.00–340.00	334.38
6	650–700	661	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	732	287.50–310.00	302.77
10	750–800	766	287.50–310.00	293.35
3	850–900	875	220.00–240.00	226.48
1	900–950	925	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	975	287.00	287.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	552.00	552.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	400.00–405.00	403.30
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	500	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	563	302.50–327.00	312.23
3	600–650	628	255.00–300.00	270.16
2	800–850	827	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	545.00	545.00
3	250–300	298	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	300	570.00	570.00
6	350–400	374	537.50–540.00	539.21
2	400–450	415	505.00–512.00	508.58
3	450–500	463	450.00–455.00	453.36
2	500–550	525	405.00–420.00	412.50
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	703	320.00–330.00	328.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	618	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	219.00	219.00
8	—	1,356	182.00–189.00	186.29
7	—	1,610	191.00–199.00	194.28
13	—	1,854	204.00–216.50	208.93
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	192.50–195.00	193.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,223	170.00–178.00	174.11
8	—	1,197	160.00–169.00	164.97
11	—	1,246	180.00–184.00	182.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	184.50–191.50	187.08
4	—	1,651	164.00–171.00	168.91
9	—	1,535	174.00–182.00	178.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	895	142.00–152.00	147.43
3	—	920	170.00–177.00	174.48
11	—	958	153.00–162.00	157.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	185.00	185.00
34	—	1,464	239.50	239.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,126.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	992	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,432.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,026	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,034.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,182	2,000.00–2,925.00	2,534.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,039	1,900.00–3,050.00	2,717.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,235	2,350.00–3,350.00	2,949.41

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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