Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, yearling steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 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 $163.84/cwt on 1,079 head.

Average price

$163.84

1,079 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$3.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

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	708	163.94	1,160	1,050
Medium and Large 2-3	566	160.43	909	29

One grade step is worth $3.51/cwt here — about $252 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 sale1,079 hd

163.84

—

KY average23 barns · 5,659 hd

161.59

+2.26

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	1,811	116.39	2,108	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	87.44	1,339	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	81.54	956	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	67.95	650	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	134.00	1,956	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2Value Added	—	626	179.94/cwt	176.00–183.75	1,126	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	188.61/cwt	184.00–192.50	796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	143.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,228	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	195.00/cwt	183.00–205.00	653	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	579	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,246	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	163.49/cwt	145.00–178.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	196.31/cwt	194.00–200.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	187.55/cwt	182.50–191.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	139.44/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,136	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	152.46/cwt	149.00–152.75	1,329	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	161.50/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,181	239
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	169.96/cwt	153.00–175.50	1,156	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	199.10/cwt	195.00–209.00	842	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	215.34/cwt	210.00–216.00	739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	165.29/cwt	157.00–171.00	779	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	137.10/cwt	127.00–138.75	969	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	152.80/cwt	149.00–155.50	949	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	176.29/cwt	172.50–180.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	138.14/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	168.22/cwt	165.00–175.00	537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	191.76/cwt	191.00–193.00	997	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	170.87/cwt	162.00–179.00	648	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	157.54/cwt	147.00–167.00	904	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	176.70/cwt	173.00–177.50	898	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	144.33/cwt	140.00–156.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	138.41/cwt	130.00–147.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	141.45/cwt	140.50–142.25	1,081	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	159.97/cwt	147.00–168.00	841	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	134.05/cwt	133.50–137.00	1,025	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	176.69/cwt	166.00–186.00	1,041	118
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	151.19/cwt	144.50–155.00	1,175	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	136.00/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,304	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	202	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	148.97/cwt	140.00–150.50	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	168.67/cwt	161.00–174.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	152.13/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,106	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	149.32/cwt	144.50–150.50	1,250	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	179.86/cwt	164.00–189.00	937	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	167.38/cwt	154.00–174.75	1,044	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	986	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,390	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	204.58/cwt	202.00–210.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	204.17/cwt	201.00–210.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	183.01/cwt	180.00–185.00	919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	197.28/cwt	190.00–201.00	838	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	201.73/cwt	192.00–205.00	914	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	66.29/cwt	64.00–69.00	701	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	87.20/cwt	80.00–101.00	1,054	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	83.35/cwt	77.00–84.50	1,302	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	66.87/cwt	65.00–69.00	625	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	75.70/cwt	72.00–79.50	861	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	504	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	76.62/cwt	74.00–79.00	797	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	90.86/cwt	86.50–98.00	1,364	12
Bulls	—	—	1,754	121.53/cwt	118.00–126.50	2,132	6
Bulls	—	—	1,879	110.23/cwt	101.00–114.00	2,071	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,389.39/cwt	1,320.00–1,500.00	15,547	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	12,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,146	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,596	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	14,874	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,429	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	20,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,686.84/cwt	1,675.00–1,700.00	20,040	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	158.55/cwt	156.00–172.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	152.78/cwt	140.00–156.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	173.67/cwt	160.00–179.00	983	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	183.92/cwt	177.00–186.00	879	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	144.54/cwt	137.00–148.00	905	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	149.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	125.38/cwt	115.00–131.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	163.96/cwt	155.00–169.00	697	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	151.51/cwt	144.00–165.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	144.07/cwt	130.00–158.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	147.39/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,085	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	173.05/cwt	172.00–176.00	820	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	143.08/cwt	136.50–148.50	964	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	171.45/cwt	165.00–180.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	178.67/cwt	173.00–187.50	750	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	217	196.81/cwt	192.50–200.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	128.13/cwt	119.00–134.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	137.14/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,041	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	189.20/cwt	183.00–195.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	258	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	150.44/cwt	149.25–155.00	1,029	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	153.96/cwt	152.00–157.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	154.58/cwt	141.00–164.00	960	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	173.98/cwt	170.00–179.00	917	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	150.08/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,003	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	976	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 Apr 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,716Last week 1,574Year ago 1,594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 172Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 40Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	626	176.00–183.75	179.94
68	—	796	156.50	156.50
66	—	872	149.00–152.75	152.46
239	—	731	160.00–164.00	161.50
13	—	520	191.00–193.00	191.76
40	—	837	144.50–150.50	149.32
3	—	555	194.00	194.00
58	—	986	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	163.00	163.00
6	—	582	145.00–178.00	163.49
2	—	780	140.00–142.00	140.99
4	—	436	180.00	180.00
7	—	632	140.00–150.50	148.97
4	—	482	161.00–174.00	168.67
1	—	740	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	422	184.00–192.50	188.61
16	—	856	140.00–144.00	143.48
5	—	335	183.00–205.00	195.00
6	—	390	194.00–200.00	196.31
11	—	482	182.50–191.00	187.55
11	—	815	134.00–142.00	139.44
19	—	680	153.00–175.50	169.96
118	—	589	166.00–186.00	176.69
107	—	777	144.50–155.00	151.19
8	—	959	133.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	202	210.00	210.00
55	—	727	144.00–156.00	152.13
46	—	521	164.00–189.00	179.86
44	—	624	154.00–174.75	167.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	220.00	220.00
13	—	423	195.00–209.00	199.10
10	—	343	210.00–216.00	215.34
3	—	458	210.00	210.00
1	—	375	214.00	214.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	471	157.00–171.00	165.29
30	—	707	127.00–138.75	137.10
6	—	233	172.50–180.00	176.29
6	—	820	129.00–140.00	138.14
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
9	—	319	165.00–175.00	168.22
38	—	379	162.00–179.00	170.87
60	—	574	147.00–167.00	157.54
103	—	526	147.00–168.00	159.97
18	—	765	133.50–137.00	134.05
20	—	626	137.00–148.00	144.54
24	—	425	155.00–169.00	163.96
51	—	674	136.50–148.50	143.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	621	149.00–155.50	152.80
26	—	508	173.00–177.50	176.70
41	—	764	140.50–142.25	141.45
32	—	736	141.00–153.00	147.39
77	—	684	149.25–155.00	150.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	140.00–156.00	144.33
2	—	485	130.00–147.00	138.41
2	—	570	145.00–154.00	149.62
3	—	677	115.00–131.00	125.38
9	—	429	144.00–165.00	151.51
2	—	523	130.00–158.00	144.07
1	—	840	106.50	106.50
7	—	620	119.00–134.00	128.13
1	—	725	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	474	172.00–176.00	173.05
29	—	420	173.00–187.50	178.67
1	—	390	187.50	187.50
3	—	217	192.50–200.00	196.81
3	—	258	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	202.00–210.00	204.58
8	—	324	201.00–210.00	204.17
7	—	502	180.00–185.00	183.01
16	—	425	190.00–201.00	197.28
8	—	453	192.00–205.00	201.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	156.00–172.00	158.55
6	—	470	140.00–156.00	152.78
3	—	965	118.00	118.00
2	—	525	149.00	149.00
4	—	580	152.00–157.00	153.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	566	160.00–179.00	173.67
16	—	478	177.00–186.00	183.92
3	—	348	185.00	185.00
7	—	407	165.00–180.00	171.45
3	—	838	129.00	129.00
7	—	759	128.00–140.00	137.14
5	—	378	183.00–195.00	189.20
2	—	258	195.00	195.00
13	—	621	141.00–164.00	154.58
14	—	527	170.00–179.00	173.98
11	—	668	140.00–160.00	150.08
2	—	707	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	64.00–69.00	66.29
31	—	1,209	80.00–101.00	87.20
17	—	1,138	72.00–79.50	75.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,562	77.00–84.50	83.35
1	—	1,675	75.00	75.00
12	—	1,501	86.50–98.00	90.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	65.00–69.00	66.87
1	—	900	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,040	74.00–79.00	76.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,754	118.00–126.50	121.53
5	—	1,879	101.00–114.00	110.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,119	1,320.00–1,500.00	1,389.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,230.00	1,230.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,686.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,043	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	985.00	985.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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