Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. New crops of fleshy bawling calves starting to enter the market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $488.26/cwt on 94 head, down $0.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +22.47 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$488.26

▼ 0.44 vs prior sale

94 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$62.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

vs KY average

+5.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	507.19	2,661	53
Medium and Large 2	540	474.62	2,561	26
Medium and Large 2-3	552	445.03	2,457	15thin

One grade step is worth $62.16/cwt here — about $204 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 sale94 hd

488.26

—

KY average23 barns · 1,084 hd

483.24

+5.02

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+5.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

+22.47

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	1,733	213.23	3,696	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	180.21	2,821	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	175.38	2,101	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	937	165.50	1,551	34
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,445	197.00	2,847	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)	1,194	$3,468	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$3,079	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,566	17
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	752	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	650	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$5,969	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,515	$4,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,197	$4,210	38

Every lot, as filed

166 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 2-3	700–750	723	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,549	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	464.16/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	569.97/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	650	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	446.28/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,405	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	362.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	375.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,308	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	331.70/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	396.22/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	430.28/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,263	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	517.18/cwt	512.00–530.00	1,888	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	354.68/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,376	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	584.44/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	340.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,103	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,172	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	723	393.75/cwt	393.75–393.75	2,847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	381.32/cwt	377.00–387.00	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	540.86/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,790	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	601	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	478.90/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,054	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	790	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	434.92/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	358.93/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,818	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	379.59/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	401.93/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,303	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	467.48/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,197	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	577.40/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,396	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	565.94/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	336	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,386	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	416.65/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	588.28/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,083	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	326.23/cwt	322.00–332.50	2,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	499.14/cwt	499.00–500.00	2,880	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	410.83/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,925	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	534.81/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	308.84/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,888	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	449.44/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	966	331.25/cwt	331.25–331.25	3,200	108
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	452.00/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	480.68/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	438.41/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,964	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	491.58/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,350	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	417.02/cwt	416.00–430.00	2,840	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	428.23/cwt	412.50–437.50	2,664	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	513.39/cwt	502.00–520.00	2,618	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	547.25/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,364	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	380.43/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	639.65/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,072	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	531.32/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,311	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	510.00/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	552.44/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	432.27/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,477	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	613.35/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	613.16/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	537	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	471.25/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,441	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	473.38/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	447	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	546.26/cwt	530.00–552.50	2,535	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	378.38/cwt	372.50–382.50	2,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	5,969.39/head	5,000.00–7,000.00	5,969	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	4,235.92/head	2,400.00–5,250.00	4,236	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	3,467.50/head	2,600.00–4,000.00	3,468	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,565.70/head	1,800.00–3,050.00	2,566	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	3,125.47/head	1,950.00–3,950.00	3,125	32
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	227.93/cwt	224.00–230.00	2,304	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	213.78/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,831	10
Bulls	—	—	2,009	226.67/cwt	220.00–233.00	4,554	4
Bulls	—	—	1,447	199.50/cwt	196.00–201.00	2,887	7
Bulls	—	—	2,045	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	5,113	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	183.72/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,273	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	175.42/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,091	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	167.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,786	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,445	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	158.55/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,868	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	190.67/cwt	190.00–191.00	2,854	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	165.88/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,918	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	145.47/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,429	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	177.14/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,676	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	167.68/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,573	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	155.37/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,403	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	177.39/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	481.08/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	408.41/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,132	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	192	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	326.96/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,750	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	500.62/cwt	495.00–502.50	2,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	605.62/cwt	600.00–612.00	1,665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	597.31/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,344	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	451.01/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	444.97/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	488.38/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,281	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	541.70/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	395.86/cwt	390.00–399.00	2,458	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	191	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	609.66/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	384.60/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	445.46/cwt	442.50–452.50	2,383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	520.24/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,133	4

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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,324Last week 2,026Year ago 1,560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 157Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 228Last week 100Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	328	550.00–555.00	552.44
1	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
9	450–500	478	490.00–497.50	491.58
6	500–550	521	460.00–475.00	464.16
9	550–600	573	430.00–435.00	432.27
2	600–650	617	377.00	377.00
8	650–700	661	370.00–382.00	380.43
2	700–750	723	355.00	355.00
1	900–950	945	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	700.00	700.00
1	250–300	250	710.00	710.00
1	300–350	335	690.00	690.00
2	350–400	370	605.00	605.00
23	400–450	415	570.00–600.00	577.40
6	450–500	455	565.00–575.00	569.97
3	600–650	601	465.00	465.00
10	650–700	650	459.00	459.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	327	600.00–620.00	613.16
4	350–400	369	550.00	550.00
8	400–450	435	520.00–535.00	531.32
2	450–500	450	505.00–515.00	510.00
21	500–550	531	480.00	480.00
5	550–600	576	450.00–455.00	452.00
5	650–700	683	395.00	395.00
6	700–750	725	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	620.00	620.00
3	250–300	268	610.00–620.00	613.35
15	300–350	324	630.00–650.00	639.65
12	350–400	354	570.00–590.00	588.28
28	400–450	432	540.00–560.00	547.25
5	450–500	467	525.00–545.00	534.81
39	500–550	510	502.00–520.00	513.39
7	550–600	554	470.00–485.00	480.68
19	600–650	622	412.50–437.50	428.23
86	650–700	681	416.00–430.00	417.02
12	700–750	746	377.50–380.00	379.59
51	750–800	785	350.00–361.00	358.93
3	800–850	817	340.00–350.00	345.05
5	850–900	869	322.00–332.50	326.23
14	900–950	935	300.00–317.50	308.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	577	499.00–500.00	499.14
14	600–650	616	440.00–455.00	449.44
11	650–700	676	435.00–442.50	438.41
15	700–750	712	400.00–412.50	410.83
5	800–850	822	360.00	360.00
108	950–1000	966	331.25	331.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	635.00	635.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	539	440.00–450.00	446.28
7	550–600	553	420.00–437.50	434.92
12	600–650	621	390.00–399.00	395.86
7	650–700	680	360.00–370.00	362.15
4	700–750	710	375.00	375.00
5	750–800	790	365.00	365.00
72	800–850	821	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	600.00	600.00
8	200–250	225	590.00–600.00	597.31
5	250–300	281	575.00–590.00	584.44
17	300–350	331	530.00–550.00	540.86
17	350–400	365	512.00–530.00	517.18
28	400–450	429	470.00–485.00	478.90
25	450–500	470	460.00–475.00	467.48
53	500–550	526	420.00–435.00	430.28
20	550–600	573	390.00–410.00	401.93
18	600–650	614	370.00–380.00	375.91
19	650–700	670	340.00–357.50	354.68
3	700–750	700	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	328	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	445	465.00	465.00
6	500–550	522	400.00–415.00	408.41
3	550–600	572	377.00–387.00	381.32
12	600–650	617	340.00–350.00	340.82
3	650–700	675	330.00–335.00	331.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	300	505.00	505.00
5	350–400	383	475.00–485.00	481.08
1	400–450	410	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	481	450.00–455.00	451.01
4	500–550	525	395.00–397.50	396.22
1	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	673	322.50–330.00	326.96
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	845	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	406	535.00	535.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	723	393.75	393.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	192	645.00	645.00
6	250–300	275	600.00–612.00	605.62
1	300–350	310	610.00	610.00
6	350–400	383	535.00–545.00	541.70
8	400–450	425	495.00–502.50	500.62
14	450–500	467	485.00–490.00	488.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	680.00	680.00
3	250–300	250	700.00	700.00
1	300–350	300	650.00	650.00
2	350–400	350	670.00	670.00
2	400–450	447	570.00	570.00
8	450–500	464	560.00–570.00	565.94
6	500–550	537	515.00	515.00
1	550–600	555	475.00	475.00
1	650–700	655	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	710.00	710.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	191	625.00	625.00
2	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	272	620.00	620.00
4	300–350	326	600.00–620.00	609.66
1	350–400	380	590.00	590.00
4	400–450	410	510.00–530.00	520.24
10	450–500	464	530.00–552.50	546.26
18	500–550	518	450.00–495.00	471.25
6	550–600	566	440.00–460.00	444.97
6	600–650	620	410.00–420.00	416.65
8	650–700	669	375.00–392.50	384.60
3	700–750	712	372.50–382.50	378.38
3	750–800	750	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	800	332.50	332.50
1	850–900	895	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	330	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
3	400–450	448	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	483	470.00–480.00	473.38
5	500–550	535	442.50–452.50	445.46
1	550–600	575	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	585.00	585.00
1	350–400	375	515.00	515.00
3	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
1	700–750	735	350.00	350.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00

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	1	—	1,185	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	13	—	1,100	5,000.00–7,000.00	5,969.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,515	4,450.00	4,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,197	2,400.00–5,250.00	4,235.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,194	2,600.00–4,000.00	3,467.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,177	1,800.00–3,050.00	2,565.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,173	1,950.00–3,950.00	3,125.47
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	625	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	752	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	224.00–230.00	227.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,792	210.00–218.00	213.78
4	—	2,009	220.00–233.00	226.67
7	—	1,447	196.00–201.00	199.50
1	—	2,045	250.00	250.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,237	181.00–191.00	183.72
23	—	1,192	171.00–180.00	175.42
2	—	1,178	158.00–159.00	158.55
15	—	1,156	162.00–170.00	165.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	165.00–170.00	167.33
3	—	1,497	190.00–191.00	190.67
2	—	1,568	176.00–179.00	177.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	141.00–148.00	145.47
7	—	946	173.00–183.00	177.14
18	—	938	164.00–172.00	167.68
6	—	903	151.00–159.00	155.37
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	197.00	197.00

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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What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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