Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $164.24/cwt on 632 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −66.02 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$164.24

632 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$12.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

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	688	164.48	1,131	620
Medium and Large 2-3	519	151.93	788	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about $343 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 sale632 hd

164.24

—

KY average24 barns · 5,364 hd

162.11

+2.13

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−66.02

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	1,733	111.51	1,932	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	85.16	1,226	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	80.91	946	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	68.75	690	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,745	116.00	2,024	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	836	139.41/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,165	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	161.41/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,173	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	134.73/cwt	133.50–136.00	1,182	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	166.10/cwt	151.00–174.00	1,040	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,074	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	142.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	175.99/cwt	175.00–178.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.36/cwt	145.00–164.00	811	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	202.72/cwt	200.00–212.50	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	134.24/cwt	125.50–138.00	971	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	134.28/cwt	130.00–139.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	974	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	155.65/cwt	148.00–158.50	957	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	169.67/cwt	167.00–171.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	177.95/cwt	166.00–186.00	922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	191.66/cwt	180.00–200.00	615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	177.23/cwt	160.00–184.00	1,028	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	161.01/cwt	144.00–169.00	1,079	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	187.69/cwt	184.00–197.00	910	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,292	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	190.38/cwt	180.00–207.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	151.53/cwt	140.00–154.50	1,183	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	191.66/cwt	190.50–200.00	1,018	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	192.19/cwt	184.00–197.50	819	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	782	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	797	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,012	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	156.92/cwt	156.50–157.40	1,224	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	181.97/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,112	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	159.05/cwt	157.00–161.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	154.49/cwt	142.50–163.00	942	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	168.34/cwt	166.00–169.50	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	193.73/cwt	192.50–195.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	193.84/cwt	189.00–199.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	174.35/cwt	170.00–176.50	976	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	82.41/cwt	76.50–87.00	958	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	72.14/cwt	65.00–76.00	850	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	77.28/cwt	77.00–77.50	753	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	93.06/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,306	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	84.86/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,204	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	92.77/cwt	88.00–104.00	1,084	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,024	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	59.86/cwt	53.00–67.00	574	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	72.45/cwt	68.50–75.00	761	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	75.44/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,166	3
Bulls	—	—	1,832	124.04/cwt	117.50–131.00	2,272	5
Bulls	—	—	1,303	92.48/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,205	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	110.14/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,931	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,033.64/cwt	680.00–1,190.00	11,194	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,414.89/cwt	1,300.00–1,525.00	16,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,250.76/cwt	1,125.00–1,375.00	13,758	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	882.85/cwt	750.00–975.00	7,080	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,324	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,165	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,529.51/cwt	1,500.00–1,550.00	18,660	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	14,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	20,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	142.67/cwt	142.00–143.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	154.52/cwt	142.00–163.50	896	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	184.16/cwt	182.50–185.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	137.68/cwt	137.00–137.75	1,045	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	172.19/cwt	162.50–176.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	138.13/cwt	135.50–143.00	877	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	160.08/cwt	153.00–171.00	773	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	183.21/cwt	177.50–184.50	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	168.35/cwt	166.00–170.00	875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	150.30/cwt	145.00–152.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	564	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	953	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	179.51/cwt	173.00–181.00	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	131.90/cwt	131.90–131.90	1,174	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	178.52/cwt	175.00–187.50	760	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.08/cwt	178.00–184.00	855	5

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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,574Last week 1,386Year ago 1,886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 184Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 50Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	836	137.00–145.00	139.41
6	—	877	133.50–136.00	134.73
47	—	626	151.00–174.00	166.10
3	—	210	200.00	200.00
17	—	518	166.00–186.00	177.95
5	—	728	153.50	153.50
7	—	321	180.00–200.00	191.66
67	—	580	160.00–184.00	177.23
47	—	670	144.00–169.00	161.01
1	—	270	192.50	192.50
1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
1	—	925	123.00	123.00
30	—	485	184.00–197.00	187.69
5	—	383	180.00–207.00	190.38
3	—	1,145	119.00	119.00
71	—	781	140.00–154.50	151.53
12	—	426	184.00–197.50	192.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	139.00	139.00
1	—	620	143.00	143.00
3	—	535	140.00–144.00	142.73
3	—	470	175.00–178.00	175.99
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
2	—	300	151.00	151.00
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	210.00–220.00	215.04
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
9	—	434	200.00–212.50	202.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	727	161.00–163.00	161.41
6	—	818	151.00	151.00
60	—	857	150.75	150.75
16	—	531	190.50–200.00	191.66
119	—	780	156.50–157.40	156.92
13	—	611	180.00–185.00	181.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	165.00–175.00	170.00
22	—	522	145.00–164.00	155.36
2	—	927	113.00	113.00
32	—	723	125.50–138.00	134.24
5	—	828	128.00	128.00
8	—	426	167.00–171.00	169.67
43	—	580	142.00–163.50	154.52
3	—	292	182.50–185.00	184.16
22	—	759	137.00–137.75	137.68
4	—	965	119.00	119.00
7	—	361	162.50–176.00	172.19
21	—	635	135.50–143.00	138.13
24	—	483	153.00–171.00	160.08
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	758	141.75	141.75
77	—	656	148.50	148.50
16	—	615	148.00–158.50	155.65
62	—	890	131.90	131.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
5	—	569	130.00–139.00	134.28
2	—	702	112.50	112.50
3	—	668	129.00	129.00
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
2	—	425	137.00	137.00
1	—	880	114.00	114.00
4	—	382	145.00–152.00	150.30
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
2	—	452	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	382	177.50–184.50	183.21
8	—	520	166.00–170.00	168.35
15	—	564	169.00	169.00
8	—	466	173.00–181.00	179.51
8	—	426	175.00–187.50	178.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
5	—	645	128.00	128.00
23	—	588	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	797	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	157.00–161.00	159.05
12	—	610	142.50–163.00	154.49
6	—	546	166.00–169.50	168.34
2	—	385	192.50–195.00	193.73
3	—	693	142.00–143.00	142.67
1	—	810	131.00	131.00
5	—	475	178.00–184.00	180.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	189.00–199.00	193.84
3	—	560	170.00–176.50	174.35
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
1	—	505	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,163	76.50–87.00	82.41
21	—	1,178	65.00–76.00	72.14
11	—	1,169	88.00–104.00	92.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	77.00–77.50	77.28
4	—	959	53.00–67.00	59.86
5	—	1,051	68.50–75.00	72.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	89.00–99.00	93.06
8	—	1,419	81.00–88.50	84.86
3	—	1,545	72.00–78.00	75.44
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,832	117.50–131.00	124.04
2	—	1,303	91.00–94.00	92.48
18	—	1,753	101.00–115.00	110.14

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)	8	—	1,083	680.00–1,190.00	1,033.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,414.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,250.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,220	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,529.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	802	750.00–975.00	882.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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