Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher; Yearling steers sold steady-2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for weaned feeder cattle, lower demand for non-weaned cattle with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.50/cwt on 1,102 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −76.76 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$153.50

1,102 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$27.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	688	154.53	1,064	1,061
Medium and Large 2-3	574	126.91	729	41

One grade step is worth $27.62/cwt here — about $335 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 sale1,102 hd

153.50

—

KY average26 barns · 9,976 hd

155.12

−1.62

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−76.76

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	1,754	84.95	1,490	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	65.73	1,026	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	56.09	680	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	46.71	470	12

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	187.32/cwt	180.00–189.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.43/cwt	123.00–146.50	668	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.06/cwt	130.00–147.00	605	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.85/cwt	110.00–131.00	801	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	145.85/cwt	145.85–145.85	1,087	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.61/cwt	120.00–134.75	679	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	181.71/cwt	179.00–186.00	876	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,246	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	158.73/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,010	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	158.72/cwt	155.00–159.50	1,308	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	190.01/cwt	188.50–200.00	737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	130.87/cwt	107.50–153.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	123.28/cwt	117.50–127.50	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	141.02/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,094	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	144.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,052	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	172.92/cwt	160.00–178.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	128.69/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	143.66/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,256	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	134.54/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,312	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	133.81/cwt	112.50–138.00	761	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	133.36/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.30/cwt	159.00–177.50	789	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	123.42/cwt	117.50–124.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	154.85/cwt	140.00–166.00	824	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,313	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	174.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	650	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	155.69/cwt	140.00–162.00	891	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	146.53/cwt	131.00–155.00	914	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	146.24/cwt	134.00–157.50	983	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,021	144.60/cwt	144.60–144.60	1,476	63
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,017	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	763	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	622	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	178.02/cwt	171.00–182.50	901	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	124.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	127.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	987	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	174.42/cwt	173.00–177.00	811	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	47.67/cwt	44.00–51.50	588	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	62.47/cwt	60.00–67.00	756	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	57.57/cwt	57.00–58.00	609	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	52.38/cwt	50.50–53.50	532	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	39.31/cwt	30.00–48.00	386	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	53.06/cwt	52.00–54.50	894	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	67.16/cwt	63.00–73.50	1,050	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	59.38/cwt	58.00–62.50	879	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	55.94/cwt	52.00–59.50	675	17
Bulls	—	—	1,615	95.42/cwt	91.50–98.50	1,541	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	85.69/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,488	8
Bulls	—	—	1,893	76.01/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,439	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	724	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,109.94/cwt	700.00–1,250.00	16,705	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	981.90/cwt	925.00–1,035.00	13,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.89/cwt	135.00–157.00	785	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	135.77/cwt	125.00–141.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.74/cwt	134.50–135.00	783	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.87/cwt	113.00–136.00	789	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	126.35/cwt	110.00–129.50	999	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.48/cwt	112.00–127.00	855	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	140.24/cwt	135.00–144.00	546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.13/cwt	120.00–145.00	749	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	107.17/cwt	100.00–115.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	104.12/cwt	103.00–112.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	142.72/cwt	130.00–150.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	110.38/cwt	100.00–120.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	109.36/cwt	100.00–114.00	682	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	113.19/cwt	112.00–119.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	111.38/cwt	110.00–117.50	566	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	94.00/cwt	92.00–96.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	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

Thu Dec 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,929Last week 2,274Year ago 3,996

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 284Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 210Last week 94Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	180.00–189.00	187.32
2	—	312	200.00	200.00
46	—	482	179.00–186.00	181.71
14	—	388	188.50–200.00	190.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	769	162.00	162.00
20	—	636	157.50–160.00	158.73
130	—	824	155.00–159.50	158.72
10	—	550	175.00	175.00
14	—	854	153.75	153.75
63	—	1,021	144.60	144.60
17	—	506	171.00–182.50	178.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	107.50–153.00	130.87
7	—	531	117.50–127.50	123.28
3	—	693	122.00	122.00
1	—	830	111.00	111.00
1	—	745	118.00	118.00
1	—	435	122.50	122.50
2	—	295	135.00	135.00
11	—	569	112.50–138.00	133.81
11	—	636	117.50–124.00	123.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	776	132.00–145.00	141.02
59	—	730	130.00–150.00	144.09
4	—	419	160.00–178.00	172.92
3	—	817	128.00–130.00	128.69
21	—	874	139.00–149.00	143.66
15	—	975	126.00–139.00	134.54
1	—	1,105	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,060	128.00	128.00
3	—	265	180.00	180.00
5	—	1,029	129.00–138.00	133.36
41	—	480	159.00–177.50	164.30
25	—	532	140.00–166.00	154.85
9	—	301	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,235	105.00	105.00
13	—	373	170.00–180.00	174.23
114	—	572	140.00–162.00	155.69
137	—	624	131.00–155.00	146.53
123	—	672	134.00–157.50	146.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	479	123.00–146.50	139.43
71	—	426	130.00–147.00	142.06
28	—	668	110.00–131.00	119.85
118	—	524	120.00–134.75	129.61
129	—	622	113.00–136.00	126.87
32	—	791	110.00–129.50	126.35
50	—	710	112.00–127.00	120.48
4	—	287	146.00	146.00
11	—	389	135.00–144.00	140.24
108	—	571	120.00–145.00	131.13
3	—	323	130.00–150.00	142.72
2	—	855	120.00	120.00
2	—	837	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	745	145.85	145.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	587	100.00–115.00	107.17
8	—	771	103.00–112.00	104.12
1	—	855	97.00	97.00
4	—	225	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	100.00–120.00	110.38
12	—	624	100.00–114.00	109.36
13	—	915	85.00	85.00
6	—	677	112.00–119.00	113.19
1	—	445	117.50	117.50
11	—	508	110.00–117.50	111.38
2	—	465	115.00–120.00	117.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	156.00	156.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,017	75.00	75.00
2	—	622	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,026	100.00	100.00
8	—	682	120.00–126.00	124.52
17	—	774	120.00–129.00	127.53
1	—	975	102.00	102.00
1	—	940	103.00	103.00
18	—	527	135.00–157.00	148.89
2	—	365	160.00	160.00
6	—	616	125.00–141.00	135.77
4	—	474	147.00–150.00	148.01
33	—	581	134.50–135.00	134.74
7	—	710	119.00–121.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	175.00	175.00
2	—	285	184.00	184.00
10	—	465	173.00–177.00	174.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	110.00–114.00	112.02
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
2	—	805	92.00–96.00	94.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	44.00–51.50	47.67
7	—	1,210	60.00–67.00	62.47
17	—	1,206	52.00–59.50	55.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	57.00–58.00	57.57
4	—	1,016	50.50–53.50	52.38
6	—	982	30.00–48.00	39.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	52.00–54.50	53.06
40	—	1,564	63.00–73.50	67.16
5	—	1,480	58.00–62.50	59.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	91.50–98.50	95.42
8	—	1,737	80.00–89.00	85.69
3	—	1,893	73.00–78.00	76.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	72.00	72.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,505	700.00–1,250.00	1,109.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,398	925.00–1,035.00	981.90

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle