Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.82/cwt on 933 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −77.45 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$152.82

933 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$11.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	755	153.67	1,160	863
Medium and Large 2-3	571	142.38	813	70

One grade step is worth $11.29/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale933 hd

152.82

—

KY average24 barns · 8,378 hd

152.62

+0.20

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−77.45

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	1,698	89.32	1,517	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	62.76	993	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	56.27	689	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	50.64	473	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	65.00	897	1thin

Every lot, as filed

127 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

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	—	337	141.67/cwt	135.00–146.00	477	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	123.58/cwt	118.00–125.00	969	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	967	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	149.69/cwt	146.50–150.00	870	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,042	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	143.47/cwt	139.00–143.75	941	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,155	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	133.33/cwt	131.00–135.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	132.04/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	152.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	145.00/cwt	140.00–147.00	837	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	139.40/cwt	131.00–145.00	935	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	152.96/cwt	150.00–154.75	1,176	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	151.32/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,026	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	124.55/cwt	120.00–133.50	843	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	107.89/cwt	103.00–113.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.58/cwt	120.00–134.50	663	87
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.92/cwt	120.00–135.50	894	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.91/cwt	120.00–133.00	804	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	116.84/cwt	115.00–120.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	124.69/cwt	122.00–130.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	131.40/cwt	131.00–132.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	158.77/cwt	157.50–160.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,460	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	127.73/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	129.93/cwt	124.50–134.75	993	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	156.85/cwt	156.85–156.85	1,363	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	157.80/cwt	149.00–164.00	906	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	132.15/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	143.37/cwt	136.00–150.00	895	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	167.37/cwt	161.00–176.00	798	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	157.42/cwt	153.00–165.00	825	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	173.74/cwt	170.00–185.00	645	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	164.78/cwt	160.00–169.00	685	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	143.83/cwt	136.00–150.50	1,043	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	170.35/cwt	168.00–173.00	939	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	155.80/cwt	155.80–155.80	1,292	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	155.37/cwt	153.40–157.80	1,425	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	172.34/cwt	170.00–174.00	903	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	154.68/cwt	153.75–155.50	1,120	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	962	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	166.29/cwt	160.00–175.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	140.84/cwt	134.00–146.00	804	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	182.82/cwt	180.00–191.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	794	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	66.92/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,081	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	48.86/cwt	44.00–52.00	559	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	53.63/cwt	51.50–55.00	487	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	61.03/cwt	58.00–64.00	956	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	64.78/cwt	62.00–70.00	865	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	56.81/cwt	53.00–61.50	691	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	46.49/cwt	42.00–50.00	442	9
Bulls	—	—	1,534	82.79/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,270	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	99.09/cwt	97.50–100.50	1,868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	90.63/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,591	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	915.36/cwt	550.00–1,125.00	11,479	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,451	1,105.11/cwt	835.00–1,400.00	16,035	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	73.77/cwt	71.00–76.00	869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	876.08/cwt	425.00–1,050.00	10,776	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,740	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	26,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	124.14/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,075	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	133.12/cwt	129.00–138.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	843	107.28/cwt	105.00–107.50	904	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	124.36/cwt	123.00–128.00	890	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.49/cwt	122.00–137.50	620	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	116.48/cwt	112.00–119.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	108.55/cwt	103.00–112.50	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	117.46/cwt	113.00–120.00	674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	123.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.97/cwt	122.00–136.00	742	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	138.20/cwt	130.00–145.00	586	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.02/cwt	134.00–148.00	529	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	116.16/cwt	112.00–118.50	713	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	121.29/cwt	120.00–122.50	313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	118.79/cwt	114.00–123.00	918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	102.48/cwt	100.00–107.50	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	878	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	154.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	734	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	121.90/cwt	113.00–127.00	997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	139.25/cwt	135.00–141.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	167.67/cwt	160.00–172.00	562	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	134.41/cwt	126.00–140.00	824	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	829	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	146.46/cwt	145.00–149.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	146.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.84/cwt	166.00–175.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	150.65/cwt	142.50–159.00	786	13

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

Thu Dec 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,274Last week 1,692Year ago 2,687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 195Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 81Year ago 45

No trend due to being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	337	135.00–146.00	141.67
40	—	784	118.00–125.00	123.58
42	—	677	120.00–133.50	124.55
2	—	818	103.00–113.00	107.89
87	—	520	120.00–134.50	127.58
27	—	710	120.00–135.50	125.92
1	—	890	114.00	114.00
2	—	240	137.00	137.00
55	—	624	120.00–133.00	128.91
4	—	915	112.00	112.00
46	—	475	122.00–137.50	130.49
89	—	575	122.00–136.00	128.97
30	—	424	130.00–145.00	138.20
6	—	999	105.50	105.50
15	—	375	134.00–148.00	141.02
1	—	1,080	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	707	136.75	136.75
99	—	581	146.50–150.00	149.69
11	—	755	138.00	138.00
34	—	656	139.00–143.75	143.47
9	—	862	134.00	134.00
18	—	636	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,085	96.00	96.00
4	—	471	115.00–120.00	116.84
4	—	531	116.00–119.00	117.51
1	—	200	122.00	122.00
6	—	665	112.00–119.00	116.48
3	—	778	103.00–112.50	108.55
7	—	867	84.00	84.00
12	—	574	113.00–120.00	117.46
2	—	385	120.00–128.00	123.95
19	—	614	112.00–118.50	116.16
2	—	258	120.00–122.50	121.29
4	—	435	120.00–125.00	123.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	152.00	152.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	145.00–150.00	148.39
6	—	618	131.00–135.00	133.33
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
16	—	469	150.00–155.00	152.79
27	—	577	140.00–147.00	145.00
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
2	—	753	129.00–132.00	130.50
7	—	663	122.00–130.00	124.69
5	—	714	131.00–132.00	131.40
2	—	510	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	822	128.00–137.00	132.04
42	—	671	131.00–145.00	139.40
2	—	340	157.50–160.00	158.77
4	—	1,112	124.00	124.00
16	—	1,232	118.50	118.50
4	—	909	122.00–133.00	127.73
19	—	764	124.50–134.75	129.93
37	—	574	149.00–164.00	157.80
8	—	886	124.00–135.00	132.15
30	—	624	136.00–150.00	143.37
33	—	477	161.00–176.00	167.37
1	—	975	121.00	121.00
31	—	524	153.00–165.00	157.42
1	—	1,040	102.00	102.00
28	—	371	170.00–185.00	173.74
27	—	416	160.00–169.00	164.78
1	—	1,060	106.00	106.00
33	—	725	136.00–150.50	143.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	181.00	181.00
1	—	355	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	769	150.00–154.75	152.96
58	—	678	150.00–153.50	151.32
59	—	869	156.85	156.85
17	—	551	168.00–173.00	170.35
60	—	829	155.80	155.80
265	—	917	153.40–157.80	155.37
18	—	524	170.00–174.00	172.34
22	—	724	153.75–155.50	154.68
7	—	631	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	160.00–175.00	166.29
29	—	571	134.00–146.00	140.84
1	—	930	103.00	103.00
15	—	866	110.00–126.00	124.14
12	—	716	123.00–128.00	124.36
6	—	773	114.00–123.00	118.79
3	—	967	100.00–107.50	102.48
16	—	474	150.00–165.00	154.91
7	—	818	113.00–127.00	121.90
12	—	335	160.00–172.00	167.67
22	—	613	126.00–140.00	134.41
26	—	670	120.00–130.00	123.79
7	—	370	166.00–175.00	170.84
13	—	522	142.50–159.00	150.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	180.00–191.00	182.82
5	—	397	180.00	180.00
1	—	470	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	383	146.00–150.00	148.01
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
3	—	575	129.00–138.00	133.12
11	—	843	105.00–107.50	107.28
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
1	—	785	107.50	107.50
2	—	323	135.00–140.00	137.48
7	—	525	135.00–141.00	139.25
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
6	—	473	145.00–149.00	146.46
3	—	434	142.50–150.00	146.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,616	65.00–68.00	66.92
1	—	1,510	51.00	51.00
10	—	1,567	58.00–64.00	61.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,144	44.00–52.00	48.86
15	—	1,336	62.00–70.00	64.78
24	—	1,217	53.00–61.50	56.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	64.00	64.00
8	—	908	51.50–55.00	53.63
9	—	950	42.00–50.00	46.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	80.00–85.50	82.79
2	—	1,885	97.50–100.50	99.09
5	—	1,755	88.00–94.00	90.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,254	550.00–1,125.00	915.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,230	425.00–1,050.00	876.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,451	835.00–1,400.00	1,105.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	71.00–76.00	73.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,740	1,550.00	1,550.00

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