Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 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 $488.70/cwt on 201 head, down $9.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +22.91 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$488.70

▼ 9.17 vs prior sale

201 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

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

$58.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

vs KY average

+10.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	490.96	2,766	190
Medium and Large 2	554	459.42	2,547	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	541	432.48	2,340	4thin

One grade step is worth $58.48/cwt here — about $426 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 sale201 hd

488.70

—

KY average26 barns · 1,593 hd

482.27

+6.43

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

+10.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

+22.91

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	1,697	210.79	3,578	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,635	175.52	2,869	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	174.84	2,176	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	167.83	1,631	9thin

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)	1,182	$2,951	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$2,830	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,153	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	610	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$3,366	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$3,328	10

Every lot, as filed

183 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 1-2	750–800	758	333.05/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	522.94/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	411.17/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,808	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	486.58/cwt	472.50–492.50	2,593	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	421.13/cwt	412.50–427.00	2,173	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	361.27/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,243	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	393.56/cwt	382.00–410.00	2,243	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	525.16/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	552.12/cwt	537.50–580.00	2,402	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	530.34/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,968	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,130	228.58/cwt	220.00–237.00	2,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	380.97/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	321	671.89/cwt	665.00–675.00	2,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,160	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	293.41/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	617.37/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	332.97/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	334	551.79/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	610.83/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	257	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	480.73/cwt	472.00–490.00	2,058	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	476.40/cwt	465.00–478.00	2,806	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,175	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	3,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	386.71/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	358.54/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	907	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,011	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	514.65/cwt	508.00–525.00	2,707	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	419.98/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,625	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	573.83/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,640	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	376.70/cwt	371.00–379.50	2,565	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	656.29/cwt	650.00–657.50	2,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	347.45/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,866	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,496	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,186	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,618	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,328.24/head	1,550.00–4,100.00	3,328	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	489.86/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,248	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,628	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,950.78/head	2,400.00–3,600.00	2,951	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,830.16/head	1,850.00–4,000.00	2,830	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	409	615.90/cwt	600.00–627.50	2,519	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	687.00/cwt	687.00–687.00	2,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	556.21/cwt	555.00–557.50	2,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	160	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	725	381.38/cwt	380.50–383.00	2,765	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	504.72/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	160	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	516.02/cwt	502.00–522.50	2,632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	416.71/cwt	413.00–424.00	2,563	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	524.87/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	511.22/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,193	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	710	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	656	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,585	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	623.39/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,101	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	589.11/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	100–150	136	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	577.42/cwt	560.00–585.00	2,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	537.56/cwt	530.00–539.00	2,838	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	457.27/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	613.00/cwt	600.00–622.00	2,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	477.75/cwt	477.75–477.75	2,441	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	268	632.67/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	291.71/cwt	284.00–297.00	2,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	475.31/cwt	462.50–480.00	2,258	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	388.85/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	708	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	589.63/cwt	585.00–592.00	2,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	447.41/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	611	393.28/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	484.76/cwt	480.00–487.00	1,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	522.03/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,193	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	371.64/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,185	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	372.32/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	414.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	507.54/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	449.22/cwt	445.00–452.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	2,153.12/head	1,825.00–2,450.00	2,153	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	488.33/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,067	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	175.80/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,661	3
Bulls	—	—	1,722	217.29/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,742	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,365.61/head	2,750.00–3,900.00	3,366	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,553	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	196.45/cwt	196.00–197.00	3,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	207.36/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,623	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	165.82/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,945	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	184.29/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,004	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	175.57/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,900	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	165.22/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,963	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	353.25/cwt	353.25–353.25	2,967	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	458.00/cwt	450.00–461.00	2,885	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	306.38/cwt	302.00–320.00	2,834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	440.31/cwt	433.00–445.00	2,303	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	375.75/cwt	367.00–377.50	2,863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	428.93/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,449	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	544.28/cwt	535.00–552.50	2,596	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	395.57/cwt	393.00–399.00	2,868	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	425.96/cwt	423.00–430.00	2,833	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	521.79/cwt	517.00–527.50	2,567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	360.10/cwt	357.50–369.00	2,802	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	547	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	388.11/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	170	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	373.76/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	350.82/cwt	350.50–360.00	2,561	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	381.50/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	973	316.20/cwt	313.00–318.00	3,077	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	910	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	360.98/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	459.19/cwt	455.00–462.00	2,599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	332.34/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	386.51/cwt	380.00–389.00	2,454	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	395.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	454.70/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,219	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	505.07/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	883	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	697	382.00/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,602	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	182.56/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,306	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,133	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,554	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

Thu Mar 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,026Last week 1,132Year ago 2,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 93Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 87Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	500.00	500.00
2	200–250	233	520.00–530.00	525.16
2	250–300	257	555.00	555.00
10	300–350	325	510.00–535.00	522.94
14	350–400	371	525.00–545.00	530.34
12	400–450	428	472.00–490.00	480.73
39	450–500	475	462.50–480.00	475.31
19	500–550	516	412.50–427.00	421.13
24	550–600	570	382.00–410.00	393.56
11	600–650	621	350.00–375.00	361.27
6	650–700	663	350.00–361.00	358.54
6	700–750	729	322.00–337.00	332.97
5	750–800	758	327.50–345.00	333.05
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	317.00	317.00
2	900–950	923	290.00–297.00	293.41
2	1100–1150	1,130	220.00–237.00	228.58
1	1150–1200	1,160	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	136	845.00	845.00
1	150–200	160	810.00	810.00
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	268	620.00–640.00	632.67
5	300–350	334	550.00–560.00	551.79
5	350–400	375	560.00–585.00	577.42
11	400–450	429	505.00–530.00	511.22
11	450–500	459	485.00–495.00	489.86
106	500–550	511	477.75	477.75
6	550–600	550	442.50	442.50
21	600–650	615	413.00–424.00	416.71
16	650–700	656	394.00	394.00
33	700–750	725	380.50–383.00	381.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	620.00	620.00
5	400–450	438	542.50	542.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	500–550	523	433.00–445.00	440.31
28	550–600	571	422.50–437.50	428.93
71	600–650	635	380.00–389.00	386.51
104	650–700	681	371.00–379.50	376.70
85	700–750	730	350.50–360.00	350.82
6	750–800	762	367.00–377.50	375.75
4	800–850	827	343.00	343.00
1	900–950	910	314.00	314.00
14	950–1000	973	313.00–318.00	316.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	495.00	495.00
3	300–350	333	480.00–487.00	484.76
3	350–400	365	485.00–495.00	488.33
4	400–450	431	445.00–452.00	449.22
4	450–500	466	445.00–455.00	447.41
3	500–550	523	370.00–375.00	371.64
3	550–600	592	367.00–375.00	372.32
3	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	344.97
1	650–700	690	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	312.00	312.00
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	326	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	375	500.00–510.00	505.07
1	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
10	450–500	488	452.50–460.00	454.70
2	500–550	520	390.00–400.00	395.05
2	550–600	565	372.50–375.00	373.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	615.00–620.00	617.37
3	250–300	298	625.00	625.00
6	300–350	332	650.00–657.50	656.29
5	350–400	380	600.00–620.00	610.83
25	400–450	435	537.50–580.00	552.12
54	450–500	477	535.00–552.50	544.28
19	500–550	533	472.50–492.50	486.58
108	550–600	589	465.00–478.00	476.40
33	600–650	625	405.00–430.00	419.98
28	650–700	683	400.00–420.00	411.17
13	700–750	726	380.00–390.00	386.71
36	750–800	778	357.50–369.00	360.10
24	800–850	825	340.00–355.00	347.45
8	900–950	925	302.00–320.00	306.38
2	950–1000	960	305.00	305.00
3	1150–1200	1,175	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	700.00	700.00
2	300–350	300	710.00	710.00
1	350–400	350	650.00	650.00
14	400–450	412	645.00	645.00
22	450–500	460	570.00–575.00	573.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	500–550	526	508.00–525.00	514.65
3	550–600	576	485.00	485.00
28	600–650	630	450.00–461.00	458.00
41	650–700	665	423.00–430.00	425.96
60	700–750	725	393.00–399.00	395.57
5	750–800	755	380.00–382.50	381.50
55	800–850	840	353.25	353.25
63	850–900	854	347.00	347.00
12	900–950	907	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	650.00	650.00
2	250–300	290	665.00	665.00
1	300–350	320	687.00	687.00
1	350–400	355	630.00	630.00
29	400–450	409	600.00–627.50	615.90
2	450–500	470	555.00–557.50	556.21
11	500–550	528	530.00–539.00	537.56
4	700–750	710	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	335	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	390	585.00–592.00	589.63
5	400–450	420	520.00–525.00	522.03
5	450–500	492	517.00–527.50	521.79
2	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
5	550–600	566	455.00–462.00	459.19
2	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	677	385.00–392.50	388.11
2	700–750	730	360.00–362.00	360.98
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00
3	800–850	810	331.00–335.00	332.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	505.00–510.00	507.54
2	500–550	525	410.00–420.00	414.95
2	550–600	557	450.00	450.00
6	600–650	611	390.00–395.00	393.28
5	650–700	697	380.00–382.50	382.00
1	700–750	740	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	780	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	840	322.50	322.50
2	850–900	883	317.50–320.00	318.74
1	900–950	900	265.00	265.00
2	1050–1100	1,067	260.00	260.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	735.00	735.00
2	200–250	225	580.00–600.00	589.11
1	250–300	285	630.00	630.00
9	300–350	337	620.00–630.00	623.39
5	350–400	364	600.00–622.00	613.00
6	400–450	426	500.00–510.00	504.72
2	450–500	478	520.00–530.00	524.87
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	578	450.00–472.50	457.27
4	600–650	614	380.00–395.00	388.85
5	650–700	682	380.00–385.00	380.97
1	700–750	705	367.00	367.00
2	750–800	775	362.00	362.00
5	900–950	929	284.00–297.00	291.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	675.00	675.00
3	300–350	321	665.00–675.00	671.89
1	350–400	370	640.00	640.00
1	400–450	445	550.00	550.00
6	450–500	461	570.00	570.00
7	500–550	510	502.00–522.50	516.02
10	700–750	708	381.00	381.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	700.00	700.00
11	400–450	416	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	290	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	335	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	385	580.00	580.00
1	450–500	475	500.00	500.00
1	550–600	585	442.00	442.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	460	499.00	499.00
1	500–550	525	397.00	397.00
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	547	490.00	490.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,249	170.00–180.00	175.03
8	—	1,173	162.00–169.00	165.82
13	—	1,263	181.00–185.00	182.56
2	—	1,350	158.00	158.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	154.00	154.00
6	—	1,630	180.00–188.00	184.29
8	—	1,652	170.00–179.00	175.57
3	—	1,577	164.00–166.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	173.00–178.00	175.80
5	—	984	162.00–169.00	165.22
1	—	990	157.00	157.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,722	214.00–220.00	217.29
2	—	1,548	196.00–197.00	196.45
3	—	1,747	205.00–210.00	207.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,190	1,550.00–4,100.00	3,328.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,182	2,400.00–3,600.00	2,950.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,077	1,850.00–4,000.00	2,830.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,174	1,825.00–2,450.00	2,153.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	222.00	222.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	610	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,345	2,750.00–3,900.00	3,365.61

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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