Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.11/cwt on 493 head.

Average price

$145.11

493 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$13.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

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	577	146.45	845	443
Medium and Large 2-3	564	133.17	752	50

One grade step is worth $13.28/cwt here — about $93 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 sale493 hd

145.11

—

KY average24 barns · 6,156 hd

146.05

−0.94

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	1,590	99.23	1,578	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	82.18	1,303	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	78.66	972	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	68.52	660	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	98.00	1,205	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	338	169.85/cwt	161.00–173.00	574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	142.22/cwt	138.00–143.50	1,028	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.24/cwt	126.00–134.75	897	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	204.41/cwt	202.00–210.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	156.62/cwt	152.00–162.00	742	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	161.69/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,006	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	149.89/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,033	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	139.94/cwt	133.00–145.00	889	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	146.46/cwt	137.00–150.00	858	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	125.26/cwt	121.00–129.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	175.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	128.18/cwt	120.00–131.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	152.25/cwt	141.00–156.50	810	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	133.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.03/cwt	151.00–165.00	655	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	159.10/cwt	157.00–163.00	608	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	183.52/cwt	181.00–186.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	169.25/cwt	159.00–176.00	873	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	186.37/cwt	179.00–190.00	880	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	182.69/cwt	182.50–184.00	968	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	135.25/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	175.58/cwt	170.00–179.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	213.25/cwt	210.00–217.50	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	153.60/cwt	150.00–156.00	866	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,168	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	118.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	121.44/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	140.96/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,067	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	183.22/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	166.44/cwt	164.00–177.00	967	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	128.18/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	197.40/cwt	191.00–205.00	833	19
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	182.94/cwt	180.00–193.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	187.02/cwt	183.00–197.50	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	148.27/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,022	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	157.58/cwt	150.00–164.00	911	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	78.70/cwt	76.00–80.00	776	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	87.57/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,439	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	81.31/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,279	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	71.15/cwt	68.00–74.50	855	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	61.32/cwt	58.00–64.50	594	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	70.13/cwt	66.00–73.50	661	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,102	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	78.53/cwt	75.00–83.00	975	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	86.98/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,098	14
Bulls	—	—	1,405	89.78/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,261	5
Bulls	—	—	1,744	99.57/cwt	95.50–105.50	1,737	8
Bulls	—	—	1,530	108.12/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,654	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,135.13/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	14,132	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,186.23/cwt	1,000.00–1,230.00	13,642	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	173.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	191.81/cwt	184.00–200.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	134.45/cwt	132.00–137.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.20/cwt	126.00–140.00	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	154.41/cwt	150.00–163.00	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	151.08/cwt	148.50–153.00	964	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	117.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	173.72/cwt	172.50–175.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	182.86/cwt	180.00–184.00	887	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	119.39/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	359	172.56/cwt	171.00–175.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	131.89/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	145.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	110.01/cwt	107.50–115.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,028	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	880	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	133.24/cwt	133.00–134.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,133	2

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,298Last week 2,491Year ago 3,919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 197Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 34Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	338	161.00–173.00	169.85
27	—	673	126.00–134.75	133.24
44	—	474	152.00–162.00	156.62
113	—	635	133.00–145.00	139.94
2	—	857	120.00	120.00
66	—	586	137.00–150.00	146.46
4	—	283	170.00–180.00	175.74
8	—	735	120.00–131.00	128.18
62	—	532	141.00–156.50	152.25
39	—	420	151.00–165.00	156.03
9	—	382	157.00–163.00	159.10
9	—	804	126.00–136.00	131.89
2	—	977	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	155.00–157.00	156.02
3	—	620	121.00–129.00	125.26
5	—	378	150.00–152.00	150.98
2	—	925	107.00–110.00	108.50
7	—	533	130.00–138.00	133.89
3	—	662	115.00–119.00	117.33
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
1	—	880	113.00	113.00
8	—	479	144.00–146.00	145.00
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
6	—	434	140.00–147.00	145.24
2	—	775	113.00–114.00	113.51
4	—	728	107.50–115.00	110.01
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
4	—	584	133.00–134.00	133.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	171.00–175.00	172.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	777	132.25	132.25
12	—	577	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	187.50	187.50
4	—	671	135.00–139.00	137.00
1	—	525	158.00	158.00
2	—	758	125.00–130.00	127.49
6	—	443	181.00–186.00	183.52
12	—	483	170.00–179.00	175.58
10	—	564	150.00–156.00	153.60
1	—	620	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	723	138.00–143.50	142.22
3	—	282	202.00–210.00	204.41
60	—	622	155.00–167.00	161.69
77	—	689	147.00–157.00	149.89
34	—	516	159.00–176.00	169.25
20	—	472	179.00–190.00	186.37
11	—	824	128.00–138.00	135.25
3	—	326	182.50	182.50
1	—	980	121.00	121.00
9	—	384	210.00–217.50	213.25
4	—	1,012	116.00–120.00	118.97
2	—	870	119.00–124.00	121.44
61	—	757	134.00–149.00	140.96
43	—	581	164.00–177.00	166.44
6	—	904	127.00–131.00	128.18
19	—	422	191.00–205.00	197.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	530	182.50–184.00	182.69
9	—	552	183.00–184.00	183.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	85.00–87.00	86.01
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	282	180.00–193.00	182.94
5	—	422	183.00–197.50	187.02
22	—	689	147.00–152.00	148.27
22	—	578	150.00–164.00	157.58
1	—	910	109.00	109.00
3	—	333	170.00–180.00	173.30
2	—	783	125.00–127.00	126.00
5	—	372	184.00–200.00	191.81
5	—	715	126.00–140.00	131.20
8	—	515	150.00–163.00	154.41
7	—	638	148.50–153.00	151.08
12	—	485	180.00–184.00	182.86
5	—	864	119.00–121.00	119.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
1	—	585	146.00	146.00
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
2	—	618	132.00–137.00	134.45
4	—	478	175.00	175.00
2	—	380	172.50–175.00	173.72
1	—	410	177.50	177.50
1	—	690	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	76.00–80.00	78.70
7	—	968	58.00–64.50	61.32
6	—	943	66.00–73.50	70.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	86.00–89.00	87.57
8	—	1,573	77.00–85.50	81.31
1	—	1,510	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,201	68.00–74.50	71.15
31	—	1,241	75.00–83.00	78.53
14	—	1,262	84.00–92.00	86.98
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	98.00	98.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,405	86.00–94.50	89.78
8	—	1,744	95.50–105.50	99.57
5	—	1,530	106.00–111.00	108.12

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,245	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,135.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,230.00	1,186.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	790.00	790.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,045	860.00	860.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle