Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $472.95/cwt on 140 head, up $15.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +7.16 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$472.95

▲ 15.52 vs prior sale

140 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$56.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.61

vs KY average

−2.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	478.17	2,576	126
Medium and Large 2	553	434.41	2,402	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	583	421.33	2,456	9thin

One grade step is worth $56.84/cwt here — about $120 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 sale140 hd

472.95

—

KY average24 barns · 1,025 hd

461.34

+11.61

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−2.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

+7.16

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	1,924	193.15	3,716	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	168.00	2,636	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	158.24	1,951	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	936	149.61	1,401	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,085	192.00	2,083	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$3,261	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$3,185	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,604	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$3,121	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	814	$3,025	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$2,913	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,925	$3,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,277	$3,187	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,117	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,795	$5,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,874	5

Every lot, as filed

152 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	439.71/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,388	118
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	488.46/cwt	477.00–495.00	2,569	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	473.04/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,677	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	398.84/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	489.38/cwt	487.50–490.00	1,909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	516.85/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	569.43/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,369	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	615.10/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	426.89/cwt	423.00–430.00	2,843	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	831	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	389.15/cwt	382.00–395.00	2,354	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	372.97/cwt	367.00–379.00	2,521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	512.25/cwt	500.00–517.00	2,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	450.57/cwt	441.50–459.00	2,776	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	557.56/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,806	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	340.80/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	567.14/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	422.54/cwt	412.00–424.00	2,337	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	336.52/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	419.81/cwt	412.00–427.50	2,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	364.87/cwt	356.00–365.75	3,010	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	475.34/cwt	470.00–487.00	2,030	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	372.40/cwt	367.00–377.50	2,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	361.39/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,244	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	518.24/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	396.67/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	386.57/cwt	386.00–387.50	2,555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	433.84/cwt	432.00–440.00	2,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	433.76/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,120	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,090	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	456.01/cwt	455.00–457.00	2,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	443.60/cwt	440.00–447.00	1,956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,033	270.99/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	397.55/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	329.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,022	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,369	1
Bulls	—	—	2,013	192.52/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,875	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	165.81/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,615	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	137.52/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,407	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	177.49/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,192	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	200.07/cwt	198.00–204.00	3,781	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,095	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	174.09/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	143.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,085	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	184.34/cwt	183.00–186.00	3,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	444.96/cwt	442.50–447.50	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,523	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	162.68/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,006	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	153.21/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,117.46/head	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,117	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	2,912.98/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	594	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,599	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	3,024.65/head	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,025	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	3,185.20/head	2,650.00–3,700.00	3,185	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	482.62/cwt	475.00–487.50	2,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	188	720.18/cwt	700.00–730.00	1,354	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,603.81/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,604	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,795	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	3,891.94/head	3,250.00–4,200.00	3,892	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	3,120.72/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	551	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	3,186.68/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	507.42/cwt	505.00–512.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,925	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	3,260.73/head	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,226	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	218.35/cwt	206.00–230.00	2,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	420.46/cwt	412.00–427.50	2,212	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	333.28/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,386	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	512.86/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	392.21/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,279	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	405.01/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,738	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	465.40/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,239	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	340.28/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,334	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	464.77/cwt	457.50–472.50	2,431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,038	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	190	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	362.03/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,817	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	333.27/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	449.74/cwt	438.00–459.00	2,582	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	550.15/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	446.13/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,396	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	491.70/cwt	487.00–502.50	2,375	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	557.46/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	591.24/cwt	587.00–600.00	2,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	559.46/cwt	547.50–570.00	1,891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	626.27/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	702	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,808	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	423.28/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,620	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	548.87/cwt	542.00–552.50	2,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	518.49/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,198	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	509	506.68/cwt	502.00–510.00	2,579	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,864	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	589.11/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	634.79/cwt	605.00–640.00	1,777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,283	1

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 Mar 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,377Last week 2,162Year ago 1,546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 133Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 21Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	730.00	730.00
1	400–450	420	580.00	580.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	495	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	505	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	710.00	710.00
2	250–300	263	560.00–575.00	567.14
7	300–350	338	547.50–570.00	559.46
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	430	510.00–520.00	516.85
4	450–500	464	500.00–517.00	512.25
7	500–550	523	457.50–472.50	464.77
4	550–600	583	412.00–427.50	419.81
2	600–650	623	367.00–377.50	372.40
6	650–700	676	367.00–379.00	372.97
4	700–750	711	332.00–340.00	336.52
10	750–800	774	330.00–357.50	340.80
4	800–850	810	330.00	330.00
4	900–950	911	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	412	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	450	467.00	467.00
2	500–550	535	395.00–400.00	397.55
1	550–600	590	400.00	400.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	270.00–272.00	270.99
1	1050–1100	1,090	248.00	248.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	188	700.00–730.00	720.18
6	250–300	280	605.00–640.00	634.79
1	300–350	300	610.00	610.00
2	350–400	375	595.00	595.00
1	400–450	415	550.00	550.00
5	500–550	520	475.00–487.50	482.62
5	550–600	594	437.50	437.50
2	600–650	615	392.00	392.00
2	700–750	705	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
118	500–550	543	437.50–440.00	439.71
18	550–600	553	412.00–424.00	422.54
31	600–650	605	382.00–395.00	389.15
3	800–850	831	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	487.50–490.00	489.38
4	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
6	450–500	495	432.00–440.00	433.84
7	500–550	527	395.00–405.00	398.84
4	550–600	588	372.50	372.50
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	705	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	530.00	530.00
1	200–250	215	490.00	490.00
14	300–350	324	540.00–570.00	557.56
10	350–400	377	500.00–530.00	512.86
25	400–450	427	470.00–487.00	475.34
17	450–500	481	450.00–470.00	465.40
28	500–550	526	412.00–427.50	420.46
27	550–600	581	390.00–405.00	392.21
12	600–650	621	350.00–372.50	361.39
23	650–700	686	335.00–352.50	340.28
14	700–750	716	322.00–337.00	333.28
10	800–850	812	327.00–340.00	333.27
1	900–950	930	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
5	400–450	441	440.00–447.00	443.60
3	450–500	463	442.50–447.50	444.96
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	590	371.00	371.00
2	600–650	613	325.00–335.00	329.90
1	650–700	695	322.00	322.00
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	660.00	660.00
2	200–250	225	580.00–600.00	589.11
4	300–350	313	607.50	607.50
6	350–400	367	545.00–555.00	550.15
3	400–450	415	505.00–512.00	507.42
4	450–500	459	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	526	477.00–495.00	488.46
17	550–600	566	470.00–487.50	473.04
164	600–650	616	441.50–459.00	450.57
18	650–700	666	423.00–430.00	426.89
6	700–750	743	383.00	383.00
6	750–800	775	371.00	371.00
66	800–850	825	356.00–365.75	364.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	610.00–620.00	615.10
7	400–450	416	565.00–575.00	569.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	620.00	620.00
3	250–300	270	620.00–635.00	626.27
1	300–350	325	555.00	555.00
6	350–400	381	550.00–575.00	557.46
16	400–450	424	500.00–530.00	518.49
20	450–500	483	487.00–502.50	491.70
18	500–550	537	440.00–460.00	446.13
25	550–600	574	438.00–459.00	449.74
24	600–650	619	410.00–430.00	423.28
48	650–700	676	390.00–412.50	405.01
2	700–750	740	370.00–375.00	372.52
162	750–800	778	360.00–365.00	362.03
1	800–850	805	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	875	322.50	322.50
16	900–950	929	327.00	327.00
1	950–1000	965	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	510.00–535.00	518.24
4	400–450	439	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	525	437.00	437.00
4	550–600	560	430.00–435.00	433.76
3	600–650	640	395.00–400.00	396.67
7	650–700	661	386.00–387.50	386.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	362	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	465	455.00–457.00	456.01
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
8	550–600	592	424.00	424.00
2	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	660	367.50	367.50
1	700–750	735	342.50	342.50
2	750–800	795	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	363	587.00–600.00	591.24
3	400–450	418	542.00–552.50	548.87
3	450–500	453	515.00	515.00
35	500–550	509	502.00–510.00	506.68
5	550–600	551	500.00	500.00
19	600–650	620	462.00	462.00
19	700–750	702	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	159.00	159.00
7	—	1,577	163.00–169.00	165.81
4	—	1,575	171.00–179.00	174.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	136.00–139.00	137.52
1	—	915	170.00	170.00
1	—	750	146.00	146.00
1	—	970	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	177.00–178.00	177.49
3	—	1,213	140.00–148.00	143.45
7	—	1,233	158.00–169.00	162.68
5	—	1,243	149.00–159.00	153.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,013	188.00–195.00	192.52
3	—	1,890	198.00–204.00	200.07
2	—	1,753	183.00–186.00	184.34
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,160	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,117.46
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,277	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,186.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,925	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	848	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,912.98
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	814	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,024.65
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	845	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,120.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,098	2,650.00–3,700.00	3,185.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,005	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,603.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	999	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,260.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,795	5,300.00	5,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,257	3,250.00–4,200.00	3,891.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	3,800.00	3,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	206.00–230.00	218.35

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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