Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $440.62/cwt on 226 head, up $16.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −25.17 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$440.62

▲ 16.12 vs prior sale

226 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$34.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.52

vs KY average

−31.36 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	444.75	2,444	199
Medium and Large 2-3	552	410.18	2,264	27

One grade step is worth $34.56/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale226 hd

440.62

—

KY average24 barns · 1,445 hd

432.10

+8.52

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−31.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

−25.17

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	1,555	189.48	2,946	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	151.76	2,424	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	149.01	1,821	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	918	128.42	1,178	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	180.00	2,268	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,513	230.27	3,485	76

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)	1,335	$2,847	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,750	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	773	$1,821	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	752	$1,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

147 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 1-2	900–950	927	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	400.80/cwt	397.00–407.00	2,060	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	416.93/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,648	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	482.39/cwt	470.00–497.50	2,069	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	385.90/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,049	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	466.33/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,196	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	357.04/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,781	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	399.33/cwt	392.00–415.00	2,264	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	432.01/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,471	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	383.65/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,574	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	336.81/cwt	332.00–339.00	2,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,021	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	372.93/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,741	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	475.00/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,791	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	462.47/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	516.89/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	346.64/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,364	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	378.63/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,170	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	408.19/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,404	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	412.82/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,969	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	524.96/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,995	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	471.44/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	350.04/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	549.70/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	316.14/cwt	307.50–325.00	2,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	449.89/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,863	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	327.24/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,376	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	502.65/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,895	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	410.04/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,997	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	320.62/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	480.24/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	376.01/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	344.34/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,131	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	487	437.82/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,132	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	493.97/cwt	482.00–500.00	1,596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	396.36/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,457	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	526.19/cwt	522.00–535.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	485.57/cwt	480.00–497.00	2,103	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	607.92/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	487.08/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	412.23/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,102	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	288	603.36/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	403.15/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,084	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,522	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	715	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	504.21/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,158	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	572.91/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	550.12/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	672	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	443	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	436.49/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,034	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	152.92/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,913	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	143.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,715	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	163.99/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,061	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,075	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,507	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	154.41/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,372	7
Bulls	—	—	1,373	180.00/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,471	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,322	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	146.64/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,332	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	123.30/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,133	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,187	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	134.31/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,569	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	453	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	827	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,268	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	192.44/cwt	191.00–194.00	3,377	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,513	230.47/cwt	227.00–233.00	3,487	75
Bulls	—	—	1,700	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	1,821.34/head	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,821	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,750.22/head	2,125.00–3,625.00	2,750	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	488.28/cwt	487.50–490.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	729	350.11/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,232	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,847.16/head	1,975.00–3,450.00	2,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	396.15/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,913	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	291	423.53/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,232	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	453.78/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	489.95/cwt	485.00–497.50	1,881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	436.67/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,253	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	384.82/cwt	381.25–390.00	2,817	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	366.20/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,897	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	452.25/cwt	447.50–457.00	2,569	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	461.32/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,417	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	439.41/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,733	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	893	344.93/cwt	341.50–345.50	3,080	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	400.91/cwt	395.00–407.00	2,694	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	359.32/cwt	354.50–362.50	2,957	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	364.19/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,247	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	334.85/cwt	333.50–336.10	2,642	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	370.86/cwt	357.00–373.50	2,488	194
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	782	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	391.98/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	413.07/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,160	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	408.20/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,335	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	351.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,046	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	440.97/cwt	440.00–442.00	1,892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	353.24/cwt	352.50–357.00	2,250	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	289.56/cwt	285.00–294.00	2,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	420.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	381.02/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,240	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 Jan 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,572Last week 2,880Year ago 2,220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 326Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 95Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	278	600.00	600.00
6	300–350	331	500.00–525.00	516.89
10	350–400	380	510.00–540.00	524.96
44	400–450	429	470.00–497.50	482.39
28	450–500	471	450.00–480.00	466.33
34	500–550	516	425.00–447.50	436.67
70	550–600	572	420.00–442.50	432.01
61	600–650	635	400.00–425.00	416.93
42	650–700	671	370.00–390.00	383.65
52	700–750	735	360.00–375.00	372.93
12	750–800	779	350.00–370.00	357.04
5	800–850	840	332.00–339.00	336.81
1	850–900	885	324.00	324.00
2	900–950	927	312.50	312.50
11	950–1000	957	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	250	620.00	620.00
6	300–350	322	540.00–560.00	550.12
7	350–400	370	570.00–575.00	572.91
10	400–450	428	500.00–530.00	504.21
5	450–500	473	480.00–490.00	487.08
2	650–700	665	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	715	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	325	487.50–490.00	488.28
5	350–400	384	485.00–497.50	489.95
6	400–450	442	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	470	445.00	445.00
11	500–550	523	400.00–417.50	413.07
16	550–600	572	400.00–417.50	408.20
4	600–650	619	390.00–394.00	391.98
1	650–700	650	367.50	367.50
8	700–750	729	347.50–355.00	350.11
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	930	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	980	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	318	600.00	600.00
2	400–450	412	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	524	450.00–470.00	461.32
45	550–600	568	447.50–457.00	452.25
61	600–650	622	430.00–447.00	439.41
66	650–700	672	395.00–407.00	400.91
130	700–750	732	381.25–390.00	384.82
122	750–800	791	365.00–375.00	366.20
81	800–850	823	354.50–362.50	359.32
64	850–900	893	341.50–345.50	344.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	514	397.00–407.00	400.80
60	550–600	567	392.00–415.00	399.33
25	600–650	617	360.00–365.00	364.19
194	650–700	671	357.00–373.50	370.86
4	700–750	711	340.00	340.00
116	750–800	789	333.50–336.10	334.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	455.00	455.00
3	250–300	278	470.00–500.00	480.24
9	300–350	323	482.00–500.00	493.97
16	350–400	377	465.00–485.00	475.00
17	400–450	414	430.00–460.00	449.89
61	450–500	487	400.00–425.00	410.04
44	500–550	531	372.00–395.00	385.90
92	550–600	573	367.50–390.00	378.63
23	600–650	619	330.00–355.00	344.34
57	650–700	682	330.00–350.00	346.64
7	700–750	726	320.00–332.50	327.24
4	750–800	780	307.50–325.00	316.14
1	800–850	820	337.50	337.50
3	850–900	866	312.00–325.00	320.62
1	950–1000	950	290.00	290.00
4	1000–1050	1,021	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	507.00	507.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	535.00	535.00
3	300–350	331	522.00–535.00	526.19
8	350–400	377	495.00–525.00	502.65
9	400–450	433	480.00–497.00	485.57
16	450–500	466	430.00–447.00	436.49
9	500–550	510	410.00–417.50	412.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
7	250–300	291	420.00–430.00	423.53
2	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
13	350–400	387	450.00–460.00	453.78
11	400–450	433	420.00–425.00	420.46
11	450–500	483	390.00–400.00	396.15
10	500–550	535	355.00–365.00	359.98
8	550–600	583	345.00–355.00	351.00
2	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	652	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	925	270.00	270.00
2	950–1000	980	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	460.00–465.00	462.47
1	250–300	270	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	335	540.00–560.00	549.70
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	416	465.00–475.00	471.44
17	450–500	477	410.00–420.00	412.82
15	500–550	517	400.00–425.00	403.15
17	550–600	589	390.00–410.00	408.19
5	600–650	607	370.00–380.00	376.01
2	650–700	663	340.00–360.00	350.04
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	855	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	575.00	575.00
3	250–300	288	600.00–610.00	603.36
11	300–350	324	600.00–615.00	607.92
3	400–450	443	510.00	510.00
15	450–500	487	435.00–440.00	437.82
10	550–600	570	442.50	442.50
20	600–650	620	395.00–397.50	396.36
2	650–700	672	387.00	387.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	429	440.00–442.00	440.97
1	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	588	377.00–385.00	381.02
6	600–650	637	352.50–357.00	353.24
1	650–700	680	322.00	322.00
2	750–800	782	287.50	287.50
2	800–850	810	285.00–294.00	289.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	660.00	660.00
3	400–450	416	560.00	560.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	182.50	182.50
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	890	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	155.00	155.00
6	—	919	120.00–126.00	123.30
2	—	910	130.00–131.00	130.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,251	150.00–157.00	152.92
4	—	1,195	140.00–149.00	143.55
5	—	1,257	160.00–168.00	163.99
6	—	1,168	131.00–138.00	134.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	169.00	169.00
7	—	1,536	150.00–158.00	154.41
7	—	1,590	142.00–149.00	146.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	179.00–181.00	180.00
2	—	1,755	191.00–194.00	192.44
1	—	1,700	212.00	212.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	215.00	215.00
75	—	1,513	227.00–233.00	230.47
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	180.00	180.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	773	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,821.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,234	2,125.00–3,625.00	2,750.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,335	1,975.00–3,450.00	2,847.16
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	752	1,950.00	1,950.00

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