Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Buyers showing preference for weaned and vaccinated feeders. Fleshy, bawling, and non vaccinated feeders facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $407.43/cwt on 250 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −58.36 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$407.43

250 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$75.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.89

vs KY average

+2.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	409.61	2,244	241
Medium and Large 2	533	368.13	1,963	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	542	334.00	1,810	5thin

One grade step is worth $75.61/cwt here — about $434 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

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 sale250 hd

407.43

—

KY average23 barns · 1,109 hd

387.54

+19.89

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+2.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

−58.36

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	1,586	190.74	3,025	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	165.97	2,654	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	159.42	1,990	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	145.67	1,487	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	180.00	2,286	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,490	178.90	2,666	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,283	168.87	2,167	2thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,468	$2,688	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,322	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,050	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,475	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$2,447	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

161 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 2-3	750–800	750	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	343.92/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,809	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	286.37/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	431.11/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	323.50/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,857	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	328.96/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	396.24/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	392.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	328.87/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	380.25/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,411	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	357.09/cwt	350.00–358.25	2,589	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	317.54/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	380.46/cwt	371.00–388.00	2,123	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	332.03/cwt	331.00–350.00	2,746	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	895	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,971	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	418.36/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	356.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,210	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,411	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	435.46/cwt	420.00–437.25	2,277	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,868	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	370.83/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,303	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	373.57/cwt	362.50–383.00	1,905	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	361.17/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,035	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	326.22/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	343.33/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	942	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	252.49/cwt	250.00–257.50	2,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	333.59/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	338.94/cwt	332.50–342.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	306.90/cwt	302.50–312.50	2,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	302.98/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,906	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	315.20/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	353.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	407.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	289.80/cwt	287.00–292.50	2,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	406	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	352.47/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,537	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,490	178.90/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,666	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,286	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	188.93/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,896	9
Bulls	—	—	1,830	209.47/cwt	201.00–216.00	3,833	4
Steers	Select	—	1,283	168.87/cwt	167.50–170.00	2,167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	176.10/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,571	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	173.56/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,822	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	173.65/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,435	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	163.30/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,110	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	155.03/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,570	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	164.29/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,589	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	154.57/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,846	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	422.38/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,373	2
Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	875	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,380	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	147.69/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,585	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,337	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	156.70/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,586	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,050	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	355.98/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,673	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,687	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	2,687.79/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	730	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	312	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,560	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	459.14/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	409.70/cwt	400.00–410.50	1,950	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	461.92/cwt	457.50–470.00	1,903	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	539	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,102	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,322.03/head	1,875.00–2,900.00	2,322	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	408.77/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,668	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,050.03/head	1,625.00–2,550.00	2,050	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	183.09/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,447.25/head	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	436.30/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	537	413.50/cwt	413.50–413.50	2,220	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	636	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,379	60
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	327.50/cwt	324.00–333.00	2,528	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	349.91/cwt	347.00–350.50	2,327	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	329.17/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,008	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	301.40/cwt	297.00–302.50	2,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	400.53/cwt	399.00–417.50	1,886	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	437.60/cwt	422.50–441.00	1,667	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	399.79/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,355	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	327.12/cwt	324.00–339.00	2,221	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	389.69/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	316.63/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,337	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	416.24/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,931	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	374.00/cwt	367.00–382.00	1,608	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	332.53/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,052	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	435.54/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	399.72/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	330.04/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,710	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	333.92/cwt	331.00–337.50	2,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	400.85/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	337.25/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,932	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	375.12/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,771	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	399.15/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,123	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	313.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,761	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	428.11/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,982	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	355.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,686	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	351.35/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,199	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	359.10/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,835	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	340.56/cwt	332.50–347.00	2,323	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,570	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	316.67/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,299	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	448.05/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	377.38/cwt	374.00–382.50	2,170	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	413.93/cwt	412.00–417.50	1,589	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,923	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.

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Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

Thu Sep 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,908Last week 2,153Year ago 2,505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 178Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 68Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	325	420.00–425.00	422.38
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	406	417.50	417.50
7	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	515	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	592	307.50	307.50
2	650–700	678	280.00–292.50	286.37
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	291.00	291.00
2	850–900	875	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	942	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	985	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	237.50	237.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	433	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	493	395.00–397.50	396.24
1	500–550	530	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	610	310.00–322.50	317.54
7	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
3	900–950	930	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	338	450.00–465.00	459.14
23	350–400	381	422.50–441.00	437.60
10	400–450	426	432.50–450.00	435.54
30	450–500	471	399.00–417.50	400.53
15	500–550	510	362.50–383.00	373.57
4	550–600	577	350.00	350.00
23	600–650	610	325.00–340.00	329.17
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
9	700–750	726	315.00–322.50	316.67
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	875	232.00	232.00
1	900–950	905	240.00	240.00
2	950–1000	990	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	312	500.00	500.00
12	400–450	412	457.50–470.00	461.92
2	450–500	485	435.00	435.00
9	500–550	539	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	730	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
10	350–400	371	380.00–382.50	380.25
3	400–450	446	362.50	362.50
15	450–500	468	360.00–362.00	361.17
17	500–550	526	340.00–347.50	343.92
12	550–600	574	322.00–325.00	323.50
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	910	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	377.00	377.00
29	550–600	558	371.00–388.00	380.46
14	600–650	619	350.00–365.00	356.96
47	650–700	665	347.00–350.50	349.91
27	750–800	772	324.00–333.00	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	336	332.50–342.00	338.94
3	350–400	360	350.00–360.00	353.29
6	400–450	436	350.00–357.50	352.47
14	450–500	470	350.00–357.50	355.98
19	500–550	521	330.00–337.00	333.59
8	550–600	570	312.50–322.50	315.20
11	600–650	629	300.00–317.00	302.98
3	650–700	675	300.00–315.00	305.00
2	700–750	717	276.00	276.00
2	750–800	763	287.00–292.50	289.80
3	800–850	820	250.00–257.50	252.49
1	850–900	850	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	384	412.00–417.50	413.93
18	400–450	408	402.50–410.00	408.77
25	450–500	476	400.00–410.50	409.70
90	500–550	537	413.50	413.50
60	600–650	636	374.00	374.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	385.00–400.00	389.69
5	300–350	326	390.00–410.00	399.72
12	350–400	384	400.00–402.50	400.85
24	400–450	430	367.00–382.00	374.00
28	450–500	472	370.00–382.00	375.12
19	500–550	511	350.00–367.00	359.10
36	550–600	573	330.00–347.50	337.25
28	600–650	617	325.00–345.00	332.53
23	650–700	679	324.00–339.00	327.12
11	700–750	738	316.00–318.00	316.63
5	750–800	757	297.00–302.50	301.40
1	900–950	900	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	420.00–435.00	431.11
6	400–450	422	410.00–420.00	418.36
6	450–500	486	390.00–395.00	392.49
3	500–550	516	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	585	362.50	362.50
2	600–650	620	325.00–332.50	328.87
3	650–700	690	326.00	326.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	772	320.00–340.00	328.96
2	850–900	875	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
109	500–550	523	420.00–437.25	435.46
34	550–600	589	392.50–400.00	399.79
6	600–650	621	370.00–375.00	370.83
11	650–700	665	362.50	362.50
34	700–750	725	350.00–358.25	357.09
74	750–800	769	373.00	373.00
18	800–850	827	331.00–350.00	332.03
59	850–900	895	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	400.00–415.00	407.91
3	400–450	438	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	520	340.00–350.00	343.33
2	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	615	325.00–327.50	326.22
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
4	700–750	718	302.50–312.50	306.90
2	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	845	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	407	472.50	472.50
38	450–500	463	425.00–435.00	428.11
26	650–700	670	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	500.00	500.00
12	350–400	383	445.00–455.00	448.05
14	400–450	424	425.00–445.00	436.30
14	450–500	464	412.50–420.00	416.24
31	500–550	532	390.00–412.50	399.15
67	550–600	575	374.00–382.50	377.38
9	600–650	626	350.00–352.00	351.35
35	650–700	682	332.50–347.00	340.56
5	700–750	733	331.00–337.50	333.92
28	750–800	755	350.00–360.00	355.74
20	800–850	821	320.00–334.00	330.04
15	850–900	881	310.00–320.00	313.40
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	178.00–180.00	178.90
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	167.50–170.00	168.87
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,533	185.00–196.00	188.93
4	—	1,830	201.00–216.00	209.47
4	—	1,460	175.00–178.00	176.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,626	170.00–178.00	173.56
15	—	1,576	160.00–168.00	164.29
3	—	1,650	156.00–157.00	156.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	171.00–176.00	173.65
19	—	1,292	160.00–168.00	163.30
24	—	1,194	150.00–159.00	154.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	154.00–156.00	155.03
3	—	1,073	147.00–148.00	147.69
3	—	973	135.00–140.00	137.41

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	—	790	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,468	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,687.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,230	1,875.00–2,900.00	2,322.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,176	1,625.00–2,550.00	2,050.03
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	2,475.00	2,475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	928	176.00–190.00	183.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,263	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,447.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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