Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly steady with light offering due to winter storm. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher with heavy demand, Slaughter bulls sold steady on light test. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with light 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 $157.94/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −72.33 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$157.94

94 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$30.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

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	603	161.14	971	84
Medium and Large 2-3	627	131.06	822	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.07/cwt here — about $149 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 sale94 hd

157.94

—

KY average19 barns · 4,058 hd

156.76

+1.17

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−72.33

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	1,507	100.79	1,519	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	80.22	1,175	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	79.00	985	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	65.06	669	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2-3	—	573	139.10/cwt	132.00–145.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	135.49/cwt	132.00–139.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	145.49/cwt	140.00–147.25	1,113	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	165.98/cwt	164.00–170.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	966	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	173.95/cwt	160.00–182.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	122.67/cwt	115.00–130.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	165.85/cwt	165.50–166.00	1,015	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	151.28/cwt	146.00–154.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	160.79/cwt	154.00–164.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	145.34/cwt	142.00–147.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	156.52/cwt	134.00–164.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	140.67/cwt	136.00–144.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	164.80/cwt	158.00–167.00	811	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	76.85/cwt	72.00–79.50	1,138	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,037	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	72.12/cwt	67.00–76.50	878	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	65.63/cwt	63.00–69.00	706	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	85.76/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,227	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	52.97/cwt	50.00–59.00	497	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	76.21/cwt	74.50–77.50	793	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	83.48/cwt	78.00–89.50	1,057	20
Bulls	—	—	1,308	84.18/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,101	2
Bulls	—	—	1,614	106.62/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,721	6
Bulls	—	—	1,265	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,252	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,056.43/cwt	890.00–1,330.00	12,381	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,346	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	18,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	24,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	16,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	141.34/cwt	135.00–143.50	828	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	159.80/cwt	152.00–164.00	916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	148.01/cwt	132.00–151.00	684	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	139.59/cwt	130.00–143.50	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.10/cwt	134.00–145.00	748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	156.39/cwt	141.00–162.00	497	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

Thu Jan 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 1,415Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 145Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 29Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	132.00–145.00	139.10
1	—	475	149.00	149.00
1	—	955	106.00	106.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
2	—	665	115.00–130.00	122.67
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	132.00–139.00	135.49
1	—	332	176.00	176.00
14	—	765	140.00–147.25	145.49
4	—	460	164.00–170.00	165.98
2	—	865	138.00–140.00	139.02
6	—	429	160.00–182.00	173.95
1	—	990	134.00	134.00
1	—	930	134.00	134.00
3	—	628	146.00–154.00	151.28
8	—	529	154.00–164.00	160.79
3	—	651	142.00–147.00	145.34
11	—	573	152.00–164.00	159.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	546	177.00	177.00
14	—	612	165.50–166.00	165.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	125.00	125.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
4	—	366	134.00–164.00	156.52
16	—	586	135.00–143.50	141.34
2	—	428	144.00	144.00
19	—	462	132.00–151.00	148.01
12	—	634	130.00–143.50	139.59
23	—	523	134.00–145.00	143.10
4	—	318	141.00–162.00	156.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	136.00–144.00	140.67
4	—	492	158.00–167.00	164.80
1	—	1,050	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	72.00–79.50	76.85
1	—	1,595	65.00	65.00
7	—	1,431	80.00–94.00	85.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,218	67.00–76.50	72.12
20	—	1,266	78.00–89.50	83.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	63.00–69.00	65.63
3	—	938	50.00–59.00	52.97
3	—	1,040	74.50–77.50	76.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	83.00–85.50	84.18
6	—	1,614	102.50–110.00	106.62
1	—	1,265	99.00	99.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,172	890.00–1,330.00	1,056.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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Paris Livestock Auction

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