Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.67/cwt on 1,103 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −68.59 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$161.67

1,103 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$5.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

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	657	162.26	1,066	984
Medium and Large 2-3	582	156.80	913	119

One grade step is worth $5.46/cwt here — about $154 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 sale1,103 hd

161.67

—

KY average20 barns · 4,617 hd

163.12

−1.45

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−68.59

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	1,760	110.51	1,945	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,601	85.44	1,368	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	83.33	1,040	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	70.33	637	16

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1-2	—	618	164.15/cwt	156.00–168.50	1,014	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,379	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	150.04/cwt	149.00–152.50	926	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	187.06/cwt	185.00–188.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	134.59/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,034	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	874	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	276	174.63/cwt	172.50–180.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	163.34/cwt	161.00–168.00	957	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	810	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	178.88/cwt	174.00–190.00	590	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	174.05/cwt	172.00–175.00	825	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	199.21/cwt	193.00–205.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	221	177.54/cwt	170.00–185.00	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	134.44/cwt	120.00–137.25	1,024	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	171.24/cwt	163.00–179.00	632	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	151.81/cwt	151.25–154.50	1,133	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	171.46/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,046	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	140.83/cwt	137.00–145.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	151.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.75/cwt	154.00–171.00	783	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	149.52/cwt	140.00–155.00	875	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	122.37/cwt	118.00–124.50	1,002	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	153.05/cwt	152.50–154.75	1,191	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	174.01/cwt	168.00–180.00	995	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	118.98/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	135.49/cwt	131.50–139.50	1,211	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	179.26/cwt	175.00–182.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	776	132.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	156.53/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,039	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	189.04/cwt	185.00–198.00	807	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	133.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,115	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	144.19/cwt	142.00–148.00	978	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	197.45/cwt	190.00–205.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	189.06/cwt	180.00–194.50	915	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	181.12/cwt	174.00–188.00	944	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	144.50/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,043	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	185.42/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,036	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	132.94/cwt	129.00–136.00	968	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	164.96/cwt	161.00–167.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	192.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	163.85/cwt	163.85–163.85	1,081	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	123.67/cwt	123.50–124.00	1,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	200.66/cwt	195.00–206.00	746	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	208.08/cwt	200.00–212.50	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	83.43/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,046	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	75.64/cwt	70.00–78.50	927	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	74.88/cwt	72.50–77.00	1,215	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	94.16/cwt	91.50–97.00	1,570	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	85.11/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,349	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	63.06/cwt	60.00–65.50	593	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	78.16/cwt	76.00–80.50	685	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	67.59/cwt	64.00–70.00	617	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	92.35/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,166	15
Bulls	—	—	1,729	98.77/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,708	5
Bulls	—	—	1,958	120.98/cwt	117.50–126.00	2,369	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	111.42/cwt	105.50–115.50	1,827	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,216	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	906.26/cwt	710.00–1,110.00	9,244	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	1,051.66/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	13,346	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	1,117.28/cwt	975.00–1,310.00	15,497	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	192.80/cwt	192.00–193.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	155.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	125.62/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	186.22/cwt	180.00–192.50	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	156.44/cwt	153.00–162.00	973	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	175.60/cwt	170.00–177.50	750	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	134.45/cwt	133.00–136.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	151.41/cwt	149.00–153.00	715	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	137.60/cwt	132.00–138.75	944	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.65/cwt	132.50–149.75	910	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	166.29/cwt	160.00–175.50	708	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	123.54/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,080	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	187.02/cwt	180.00–194.00	516	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	135.76/cwt	125.00–138.00	980	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	180.81/cwt	180.00–182.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	125.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	134.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	165.33/cwt	165.00–166.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	195.29/cwt	186.00–200.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	136.39/cwt	132.00–141.00	971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	180.27/cwt	180.00–182.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	160.22/cwt	158.00–161.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	149.66/cwt	141.00–156.00	994	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	182.39/cwt	176.00–190.00	866	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	191.74/cwt	190.00–196.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.50/cwt	152.00–169.00	923	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	177.48/cwt	177.00–178.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	164.58/cwt	160.00–172.00	846	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 Mar 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,491Last week 1,867Year ago 2,315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 140Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	618	156.00–168.50	164.15
17	—	1,088	126.75	126.75
15	—	768	130.00–142.00	134.59
2	—	280	193.00–205.00	199.21
62	—	572	168.00–180.00	174.01
3	—	983	115.00–122.00	118.98
8	—	894	131.50–139.50	135.49
119	—	664	150.00–162.00	156.53
3	—	1,110	113.50	113.50
33	—	427	185.00–198.00	189.04
23	—	837	130.00–136.00	133.22
2	—	343	190.00–205.00	197.45
53	—	484	180.00–194.50	189.06
61	—	521	174.00–188.00	181.12
54	—	722	138.00–150.00	144.50
6	—	935	123.50–124.00	123.67
20	—	372	195.00–206.00	200.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	149.00–152.50	150.04
3	—	383	185.00–188.00	187.06
5	—	276	172.50–180.00	174.63
4	—	324	180.00–185.00	182.43
23	—	586	161.00–168.00	163.34
16	—	474	172.00–175.00	174.05
3	—	430	175.00–182.00	179.26
4	—	776	128.00–135.00	132.74
25	—	678	142.00–148.00	144.19
1	—	1,045	89.00	89.00
14	—	728	129.00–136.00	132.94
12	—	521	161.00–167.00	164.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	746	151.25–154.50	151.81
23	—	610	170.00–172.00	171.46
128	—	778	152.50–154.75	153.05
19	—	559	180.00–186.00	185.42
4	—	506	190.00–200.00	192.97
39	—	660	163.85	163.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	152.00	152.00
15	—	533	164.00	164.00
7	—	659	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	520	150.00–160.00	155.72
4	—	1,041	115.00	115.00
16	—	330	174.00–190.00	178.88
4	—	221	170.00–185.00	177.54
25	—	762	120.00–137.25	134.44
1	—	900	116.00	116.00
18	—	369	163.00–179.00	171.24
79	—	475	154.00–171.00	164.75
122	—	585	140.00–155.00	149.52
18	—	819	118.00–124.50	122.37
86	—	686	132.00–138.75	137.60
129	—	625	132.50–149.75	145.65
27	—	426	160.00–175.50	166.29
11	—	874	120.00–126.00	123.54
15	—	276	180.00–194.00	187.02
97	—	722	125.00–138.00	135.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	122.00–124.00	122.99
5	—	523	137.00–145.00	140.83
3	—	428	150.00–154.00	151.29
1	—	205	167.50	167.50
14	—	472	149.00–153.00	151.41
1	—	285	172.00	172.00
4	—	683	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	1,195	101.00	101.00
1	—	865	117.00	117.00
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
5	—	615	120.00–128.00	125.59
7	—	572	130.00–137.00	134.78
3	—	338	165.00–166.00	165.33
4	—	365	158.00–161.00	160.22
1	—	920	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	180.00–182.00	180.81
8	—	416	180.00–182.00	180.27
9	—	472	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	777	130.00	130.00
5	—	430	192.00–193.00	192.80
3	—	822	123.00–130.00	125.62
4	—	326	180.00–192.50	186.22
10	—	622	153.00–162.00	156.44
6	—	388	186.00–200.00	195.29
8	—	712	132.00–141.00	136.39
20	—	664	141.00–156.00	149.66
31	—	475	176.00–190.00	182.39
6	—	290	190.00–196.00	191.74
16	—	575	152.00–169.00	160.50
13	—	514	160.00–172.00	164.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	180.00	180.00
1	—	555	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	221.00	221.00
3	—	311	200.00–212.50	208.08
1	—	385	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	128.00	128.00
3	—	508	150.00–158.00	155.13
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
1	—	395	179.00	179.00
12	—	427	170.00–177.50	175.60
2	—	625	133.00–136.00	134.45
2	—	473	177.00–178.00	177.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,254	79.00–87.50	83.43
18	—	1,225	70.00–78.50	75.64
15	—	1,263	88.00–97.50	92.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	72.50–77.00	74.88
3	—	1,667	91.50–97.00	94.16
15	—	1,585	80.00–89.50	85.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	60.00–65.50	63.06
5	—	877	76.00–80.50	78.16
9	—	913	64.00–70.00	67.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,729	95.00–103.00	98.77
5	—	1,958	117.50–126.00	120.98
7	—	1,640	105.50–115.50	111.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	710.00–1,110.00	906.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,269	950.00–1,175.00	1,051.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,387	975.00–1,310.00	1,117.28

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle