Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with heavy demand on 400-600lb heifers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher. 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 with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.51/cwt on 776 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −70.76 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$159.51

776 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$16.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

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	674	160.12	1,079	748
Medium and Large 2-3	573	143.32	821	28

One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $258 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 sale776 hd

159.51

—

KY average24 barns · 4,544 hd

158.15

+1.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−70.76

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	—	Low	1,658	120.99	2,006	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	94.34	1,427	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	88.81	1,040	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	69.34	703	9thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	465	185.10/cwt	172.00–194.00	861	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	195.21/cwt	190.50–202.00	1,011	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	201.77/cwt	196.00–205.00	985	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	186.41/cwt	180.00–192.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	151.85/cwt	151.85–151.85	993	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,108	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	125.04/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	128.39/cwt	125.00–131.00	982	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	140.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	946	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	164.23/cwt	145.00–169.50	1,010	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	137.83/cwt	133.00–140.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	154.85/cwt	154.85–154.85	1,231	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	199.93/cwt	195.00–216.00	854	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	155.93/cwt	152.00–163.50	956	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	166.13/cwt	163.00–169.50	879	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	193.65/cwt	190.00–197.50	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	144.05/cwt	135.00–158.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	133.75/cwt	133.50–134.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	195.92/cwt	181.00–205.00	641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	166.25/cwt	160.00–183.00	971	185
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	168.40/cwt	166.00–171.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	147.85/cwt	130.00–157.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	135.27/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	144.70/cwt	140.50–147.50	1,272	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	178.47/cwt	164.00–186.00	935	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	143.05/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,080	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	150.09/cwt	145.00–161.00	995	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	140.21/cwt	140.00–140.75	1,289	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	144.95/cwt	134.00–148.50	1,048	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	185.63/cwt	170.00–197.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	142.52/cwt	142.00–143.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	172.62/cwt	161.00–180.00	903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	73.34/cwt	67.00–79.00	908	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	98.02/cwt	92.00–106.50	1,496	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	87.45/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,301	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	95.95/cwt	89.00–109.00	1,124	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	85.75/cwt	81.00–88.50	978	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	58.18/cwt	53.00–65.00	620	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	82.79/cwt	80.00–86.00	814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	71.47/cwt	71.00–72.00	685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,320	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	125.54/cwt	116.00–135.50	2,133	17
Bulls	—	—	1,570	109.39/cwt	95.00–113.50	1,717	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,081.55/cwt	1,050.00–1,210.00	13,530	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,153.87/cwt	1,110.00–1,200.00	14,631	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,145.06/cwt	975.00–1,280.00	12,195	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	160.44/cwt	155.00–166.00	905	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	174.85/cwt	162.50–192.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	187.00/cwt	186.00–188.50	842	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	292	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	182.08/cwt	164.00–189.00	869	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	155.22/cwt	149.00–160.00	948	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	154.64/cwt	142.50–160.00	816	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	118.63/cwt	90.00–135.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.23/cwt	144.00–159.00	900	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	166.73/cwt	154.00–179.00	787	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	178.36/cwt	178.00–180.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	110.36/cwt	108.00–115.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	134.04/cwt	126.00–141.00	960	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	169.95/cwt	160.00–174.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	145.19/cwt	134.00–149.00	899	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	143.82/cwt	132.50–155.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	172.89/cwt	169.00–176.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	149.35/cwt	142.00–152.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	127.97/cwt	112.50–139.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	170.96/cwt	154.00–179.00	732	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	126.34/cwt	125.00–128.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,996Last week 1,298Year ago 2,115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 137Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 24Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	465	172.00–194.00	185.10
1	—	860	133.00	133.00
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
14	—	436	180.00–192.00	186.41
63	—	615	145.00–169.50	164.23
2	—	365	190.00–197.50	193.65
4	—	921	133.50–134.00	133.75
11	—	327	181.00–205.00	195.92
185	—	584	160.00–183.00	166.25
13	—	825	128.00–139.00	135.27
1	—	1,070	97.00	97.00
27	—	524	164.00–186.00	178.47
38	—	755	134.00–146.00	143.05
48	—	663	145.00–161.00	150.09
62	—	723	134.00–148.50	144.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	518	190.50–202.00	195.21
11	—	488	196.00–205.00	201.77
7	—	425	196.00	196.00
67	—	795	154.85	154.85
52	—	879	140.50–147.50	144.70
82	—	919	140.00–140.75	140.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	133.00–140.00	137.83
1	—	480	168.00	168.00
1	—	725	124.00	124.00
6	—	562	135.00–158.00	144.05
2	—	752	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	166.00–171.00	168.40
9	—	520	130.00–157.00	147.85
2	—	678	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	427	195.00–216.00	199.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	654	151.85	151.85
20	—	613	152.00–163.50	155.93
73	—	529	163.00–169.50	166.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	883	125.50	125.50
8	—	811	120.00–126.50	125.04
23	—	765	125.00–131.00	128.39
31	—	672	130.00–145.00	140.74
1	—	955	118.00	118.00
74	—	528	142.50–160.00	154.64
97	—	576	144.00–159.00	156.23
57	—	472	154.00–179.00	166.73
48	—	716	126.00–141.00	134.04
8	—	367	160.00–174.00	169.95
79	—	619	134.00–149.00	145.19
4	—	282	169.00–176.00	172.89
29	—	428	154.00–179.00	170.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	450	186.00–188.50	187.00
2	—	292	203.00	203.00
2	—	427	188.00	188.00
5	—	330	178.00–180.00	178.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
5	—	526	90.00–135.00	118.63
3	—	703	108.00–115.00	110.36
2	—	335	140.00–147.50	143.75
2	—	383	132.50–155.00	143.82
6	—	487	142.00–152.00	149.35
7	—	575	112.50–139.00	127.97
1	—	400	147.50	147.50
3	—	670	125.00–128.00	126.34
2	—	890	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	170.00–197.00	185.63
1	—	320	183.00	183.00
2	—	673	142.00–143.00	142.52
1	—	730	123.00	123.00
9	—	523	161.00–180.00	172.62
13	—	564	155.00–166.00	160.44
7	—	437	162.50–192.00	174.85
9	—	477	164.00–189.00	182.08
7	—	611	149.00–160.00	155.22
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	135.00	135.00
2	—	597	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	67.00–79.00	73.34
19	—	1,171	89.00–109.00	95.95
14	—	1,141	81.00–88.50	85.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,526	92.00–106.50	98.02
8	—	1,488	85.00–90.00	87.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	53.00–65.00	58.18
3	—	983	80.00–86.00	82.79
2	—	958	71.00–72.00	71.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	90.00	90.00
17	—	1,699	116.00–135.50	125.54
4	—	1,570	95.00–113.50	109.39

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)	6	—	1,251	1,050.00–1,210.00	1,081.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,268	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,153.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,065	975.00–1,280.00	1,145.06

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