Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 lower; over 500 lbs steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower on lower quality offering, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. There was good 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 $170.03/cwt on 571 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −60.24 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$170.03

571 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$17.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.81

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	170.63	1,034	551
Medium and Large 2-3	508	153.43	779	20

One grade step is worth $17.20/cwt here — about $255 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 sale571 hd

170.03

—

KY average22 barns · 5,849 hd

164.22

+5.81

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−60.24

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	—	Average	1,712	111.04	1,901	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	87.81	1,308	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	83.95	1,013	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	70.70	701	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	128.00	2,016	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	668	136.69/cwt	132.50–142.00	913	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	135.45/cwt	130.00–141.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	169.00/cwt	159.00–176.00	632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	136.63/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	148.52/cwt	135.00–156.50	850	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	579	185.51/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,074	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	165.90/cwt	164.00–170.00	922	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	154.86/cwt	145.00–160.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	847	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	149.88/cwt	140.00–154.00	868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	182.30/cwt	170.00–187.50	762	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	168.03/cwt	162.00–175.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	191.86/cwt	191.50–193.00	929	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	193.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	821	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	144.91/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,146	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	143.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	157.53/cwt	144.00–167.00	1,063	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	167.84/cwt	161.00–177.00	963	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	172.93/cwt	163.00–179.00	918	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	195.22/cwt	194.00–198.00	754	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	151.69/cwt	145.00–162.50	962	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	203.55/cwt	190.00–206.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	191.75/cwt	191.75–191.75	984	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	173.46/cwt	170.00–178.50	1,098	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	155.86/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,139	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	135.99/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	139.77/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,189	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	412	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	167.69/cwt	157.50–185.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	182.02/cwt	157.50–186.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.52/cwt	155.00–164.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	197.91/cwt	194.00–200.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	762	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,016	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	70.23/cwt	65.00–74.50	710	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	61.43/cwt	57.00–64.50	591	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	80.77/cwt	76.00–83.50	797	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	79.90/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,223	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	79.33/cwt	72.00–84.00	963	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	635	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	89.52/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,082	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	90.85/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,339	26
Bulls	—	—	1,671	103.99/cwt	97.00–112.50	1,738	7
Bulls	—	—	1,814	120.89/cwt	115.50–137.50	2,193	11
Bulls	—	—	1,432	91.38/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,309	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,168.37/cwt	970.00–1,300.00	13,810	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	924.47/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,307	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,031.30/cwt	930.00–1,190.00	13,252	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	13,320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,248.57/cwt	1,170.00–1,325.00	13,110	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,260.29/cwt	1,090.00–1,460.00	14,519	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	21,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	14,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	734.30/cwt	710.00–760.00	8,466	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	18,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	162.54/cwt	161.00–165.00	868	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	143.52/cwt	143.00–149.00	977	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	158.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	177.34/cwt	160.00–195.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	161.01/cwt	146.00–168.00	741	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.61/cwt	128.00–145.00	861	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	145.21/cwt	142.50–147.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	163.06/cwt	149.00–176.50	700	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	132.56/cwt	131.00–133.50	1,022	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,001	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	150.33/cwt	147.00–150.75	926	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	604	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	149.92/cwt	139.00–158.00	777	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,715Last week 1,537Year ago 1,377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 210Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 65Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	668	132.50–142.00	136.69
17	—	374	159.00–176.00	169.00
8	—	835	134.00–137.00	136.63
5	—	328	160.00–170.00	164.77
105	—	572	135.00–156.50	148.52
2	—	850	133.00	133.00
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
2	—	920	126.00	126.00
45	—	460	146.00–168.00	161.01
21	—	626	128.00–145.00	137.61
65	—	429	149.00–176.50	163.06
8	—	771	131.00–133.50	132.56
21	—	518	139.00–158.00	149.92
1	—	735	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00–141.00	135.45
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
5	—	604	111.00	111.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	556	164.00–170.00	165.90
59	—	518	163.50	163.50
71	—	690	145.10	145.10
30	—	616	147.00–150.75	150.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	579	185.00–187.00	185.51
17	—	484	191.50–193.00	191.86
21	—	424	190.00–200.00	193.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	145.00–160.00	154.86
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
7	—	579	140.00–154.00	149.88
4	—	422	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
3	—	510	149.00–151.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	418	170.00–187.50	182.30
11	—	465	162.00–175.00	168.03
15	—	791	134.00–146.00	144.91
7	—	729	140.00–148.00	143.25
22	—	675	144.00–167.00	157.53
16	—	574	161.00–177.00	167.84
1	—	830	131.00	131.00
61	—	531	163.00–179.00	172.93
16	—	386	194.00–198.00	195.22
30	—	634	145.00–162.50	151.69
8	—	335	190.00–206.00	203.55
5	—	915	132.00–137.00	135.99
4	—	1,096	127.00	127.00
20	—	851	138.50–140.00	139.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	513	191.75	191.75
179	—	633	170.00–178.50	173.46
50	—	731	152.00–157.00	155.86
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	157.50–185.00	167.69
7	—	364	157.50–186.00	182.02
4	—	473	155.00–164.00	157.52
16	—	534	161.00–165.00	162.54
11	—	681	143.00–149.00	143.52
1	—	330	181.00	181.00
9	—	569	155.00–165.00	158.75
3	—	648	148.50	148.50
2	—	278	160.00–195.00	177.34
1	—	715	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	194.00–200.00	197.91
2	—	235	220.00	220.00
3	—	381	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	145.00	145.00
2	—	583	130.00–137.50	133.67
3	—	477	142.50–147.00	145.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	65.00–74.50	70.23
3	—	962	57.00–64.50	61.43
3	—	987	76.00–83.50	80.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,531	75.00–84.50	79.90
26	—	1,474	85.00–104.00	90.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,214	72.00–84.00	79.33
1	—	920	69.00	69.00
30	—	1,209	85.00–101.00	89.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,671	97.00–112.50	103.99
11	—	1,814	115.50–137.50	120.89
3	—	1,432	89.00–93.00	91.38

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,182	970.00–1,300.00	1,168.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	900.00–950.00	924.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,331	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,285	930.00–1,190.00	1,031.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	710.00–760.00	734.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,480.00	1,480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,050	1,170.00–1,325.00	1,248.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,152	1,090.00–1,460.00	1,260.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,410.00	1,410.00

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