Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower, feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady-2.00 higher; over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, all due to foreign conflict and global instability. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers, cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.82/cwt on 942 head.

Average price

$148.82

942 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$37.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

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	606	149.87	908	916
Medium and Large 2-3	634	111.90	709	26

One grade step is worth $37.96/cwt here — about $199 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 sale942 hd

148.82

—

KY average25 barns · 6,806 hd

149.43

−0.61

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	1,696	101.06	1,714	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	83.28	1,218	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	80.91	968	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	71.49	679	7thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2-3	—	525	128.71/cwt	120.00–133.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	168.04/cwt	154.00–180.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.08/cwt	164.00–176.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	166.51/cwt	155.00–174.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	149.39/cwt	143.50–151.00	911	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.22/cwt	130.00–140.50	861	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.00/cwt	147.00–152.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	799	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	160.70/cwt	156.00–163.00	834	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	198.41/cwt	195.00–200.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	143.86/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	210.94/cwt	207.00–217.00	789	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	140.80/cwt	140.80–140.80	1,095	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	137.29/cwt	135.75–140.00	964	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	939	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	169.16/cwt	163.00–179.00	990	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	132.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	169.98/cwt	166.00–174.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	180.50/cwt	165.00–188.00	874	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	136.60/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,116	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	151.58/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,017	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	199.16/cwt	180.00–203.00	633	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	184.75/cwt	179.00–190.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	130.87/cwt	128.00–137.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	191.92/cwt	182.50–202.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,186	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,161	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	161.84/cwt	144.00–166.50	1,012	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	144.30/cwt	136.00–147.75	1,111	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	191.00/cwt	189.75–197.00	1,029	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	175.17/cwt	162.50–185.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	160.96/cwt	153.00–165.00	890	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	143.12/cwt	135.00–147.00	910	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	67.48/cwt	66.00–69.00	796	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	84.73/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,012	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	66.33/cwt	64.50–69.00	657	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	75.36/cwt	72.50–80.00	693	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	78.83/cwt	75.50–88.00	954	9
Bulls	—	—	1,658	105.41/cwt	102.00–109.50	1,748	6
Bulls	—	—	1,741	95.84/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,669	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	85.47/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,262	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	77.80/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,111	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,240.62/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	14,230	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,566	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	1,089.96/cwt	885.00–1,300.00	15,325	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	1,093.84/cwt	740.00–1,385.00	14,450	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	111.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	143.41/cwt	134.00–145.00	962	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	195.89/cwt	194.00–200.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	177.29/cwt	170.00–184.00	842	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	177.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	131.05/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	163.37/cwt	146.00–170.00	686	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	156.51/cwt	155.75–157.50	864	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	129.87/cwt	123.00–134.00	919	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	102.53/cwt	101.00–104.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	134.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	896	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	122.60/cwt	90.00–135.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	186.94/cwt	186.00–191.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	149.03/cwt	140.50–154.00	867	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	163.37/cwt	144.00–169.00	791	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	172.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	347	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	126.21/cwt	125.00–129.00	987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	130.06/cwt	120.00–140.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	107.07/cwt	103.00–115.00	778	3

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 Feb 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,867Last week 2,118Year ago 1,797

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 160Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 5Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	120.00–133.00	128.71
2	—	785	103.00	103.00
2	—	828	101.00–104.00	102.53
8	—	641	101.00	101.00
4	—	589	90.00–135.00	122.60
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
2	—	423	120.00–140.00	130.06
1	—	490	137.50	137.50
3	—	727	103.00–115.00	107.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	154.00–180.00	168.04
5	—	370	164.00–176.00	173.08
3	—	323	155.00–174.00	166.51
2	—	875	123.00	123.00
1	—	955	106.00	106.00
15	—	623	130.00–140.50	138.22
7	—	524	147.00–152.00	150.00
6	—	767	125.00–137.00	131.05
32	—	420	146.00–170.00	163.37
17	—	708	123.00–134.00	129.87
23	—	666	130.00–138.00	134.55
2	—	925	112.50	112.50
152	—	582	140.50–154.00	149.03
40	—	484	144.00–169.00	163.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	610	143.50–151.00	149.39
69	—	490	163.00	163.00
34	—	519	156.00–163.00	160.70
131	—	778	140.80	140.80
116	—	702	135.75–140.00	137.29
71	—	661	142.00	142.00
99	—	552	155.75–157.50	156.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	293	182.50	182.50
5	—	377	186.00–191.00	186.94
20	—	465	175.00	175.00
5	—	410	172.00–175.00	172.99
10	—	347	190.00–192.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	210.00–211.00	210.51
3	—	430	195.00–200.00	198.41
17	—	374	207.00–217.00	210.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
1	—	390	117.00	117.00
3	—	668	130.00–136.00	132.36
1	—	890	129.00	129.00
3	—	633	128.00–137.00	130.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	726	142.00–147.00	143.86
30	—	585	163.00–179.00	169.16
2	—	513	166.00–174.00	169.98
18	—	484	165.00–188.00	180.50
24	—	817	132.00–140.00	136.60
81	—	671	140.00–155.50	151.58
13	—	318	180.00–203.00	199.16
8	—	429	179.00–190.00	184.75
2	—	373	182.50–202.00	191.92
110	—	625	144.00–166.50	161.84
59	—	770	136.00–147.75	144.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	760	156.00	156.00
70	—	749	155.00	155.00
30	—	539	189.75–197.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	167.50	167.50
1	—	835	112.00	112.00
4	—	429	162.50–185.00	175.17
7	—	553	153.00–165.00	160.96
6	—	636	135.00–147.00	143.12
2	—	865	108.00–115.00	111.46
7	—	671	134.00–145.00	143.41
11	—	475	170.00–184.00	177.29
6	—	515	170.00–180.00	177.40
9	—	782	125.00–129.00	126.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	194.00–200.00	195.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	66.00–69.00	67.48
19	—	1,194	81.00–88.50	84.73
9	—	1,210	75.50–88.00	78.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	64.50–69.00	66.33
4	—	919	72.50–80.00	75.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,477	81.00–94.00	85.47
6	—	1,428	76.00–79.00	77.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,658	102.00–109.50	105.41
5	—	1,741	94.00–99.50	95.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,147	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,240.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	911	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,406	885.00–1,300.00	1,089.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,321	740.00–1,385.00	1,093.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	950.00	950.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle