Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.81/cwt on 552 head.

Average price

$155.81

552 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$20.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

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	626	156.70	981	528
Medium and Large 2-3	592	136.37	808	24

One grade step is worth $20.32/cwt here — about $174 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 sale552 hd

155.81

—

KY average25 barns · 5,143 hd

150.85

+4.96

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	1,690	117.45	1,985	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	83.74	1,253	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	81.13	931	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	66.75	710	10

Every lot, as filed

115 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 2-3	—	540	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,208	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	216.10/cwt	213.00–220.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	211.10/cwt	209.00–215.00	885	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	203.50/cwt	190.00–210.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	136.52/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	160.08/cwt	159.00–160.75	978	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,104	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,131	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	199.95/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,042	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	175.48/cwt	171.00–182.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	967	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	178.73/cwt	177.50–180.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	126.33/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,037	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	150.05/cwt	143.00–157.00	927	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	142.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	162.75/cwt	155.00–166.50	859	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	177.77/cwt	167.00–185.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	152.62/cwt	145.00–160.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.09/cwt	160.00–179.00	792	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	164.16/cwt	163.00–165.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	203.36/cwt	190.00–212.50	763	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	209.34/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	154.92/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,205	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	165.11/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,101	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	152.52/cwt	147.50–162.50	1,113	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	187.35/cwt	170.00–191.00	982	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	154.99/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,031	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	167.04/cwt	165.00–167.25	1,176	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	170.86/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,046	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	135.64/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,294	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	184.41/cwt	171.00–193.00	1,073	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	198.14/cwt	190.00–207.00	852	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	199.35/cwt	190.00–202.50	931	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	772	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	479	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	204.96/cwt	196.00–206.50	1,174	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	204.29/cwt	200.00–212.50	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,224	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	593	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	190.87/cwt	190.00–192.50	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	203.80/cwt	202.50–205.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	202.76/cwt	196.00–210.00	866	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	536	184.37/cwt	182.00–189.00	988	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	77.08/cwt	74.00–79.50	807	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	87.67/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,304	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	67.29/cwt	65.00–69.50	753	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	87.69/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,008	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	79.81/cwt	72.00–84.50	919	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	80.17/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,207	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	53.79/cwt	45.00–58.00	577	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	68.71/cwt	65.00–71.00	735	4
Bulls	—	—	1,792	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,285	5
Bulls	—	—	1,430	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	112.09/cwt	102.00–115.50	1,839	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,566.83/cwt	1,410.00–1,650.00	18,551	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	1,271.26/cwt	1,050.00–1,375.00	16,997	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	1,147.60/cwt	850.00–1,225.00	15,447	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	19,760	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,563	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	1,197.45/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	10,921	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	24,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,423.28/cwt	1,210.00–1,600.00	17,307	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,373.10/cwt	1,200.00–1,510.00	16,683	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,440.53/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	16,854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	177.00/cwt	169.00–182.00	853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	562	192.44/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	192.66/cwt	191.00–195.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	183.07/cwt	181.00–185.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	139.10/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	150.65/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,006	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	158.27/cwt	153.50–162.50	915	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	123.31/cwt	120.00–138.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	182.92/cwt	180.00–189.00	792	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	179.33/cwt	175.00–181.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	188.95/cwt	185.00–192.50	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	185.98/cwt	182.50–186.50	874	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	141.51/cwt	130.00–146.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	289	197.39/cwt	192.50–202.50	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	168.60/cwt	168.60–168.60	993	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	168.89/cwt	168.00–171.00	861	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	893	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,197	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	148.43/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,009	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	156.17/cwt	135.00–167.00	962	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	164.99/cwt	160.00–180.00	960	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	151.50/cwt	147.00–156.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	196.47/cwt	196.00–197.50	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	129.22/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,054	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	174.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	934	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	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 May 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,548Last week 1,600Year ago 761

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 250Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 50Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	163.00	163.00
8	—	771	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	182.00	182.00
2	—	740	142.00	142.00
4	—	632	150.00	150.00
7	—	590	163.00–165.00	164.16
12	—	665	150.00–156.00	154.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	816	148.00	148.00
14	—	521	194.00–210.00	199.95
22	—	704	165.00–167.25	167.04
7	—	640	185.00	185.00
27	—	573	196.00–206.50	204.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	213.00–220.00	216.10
14	—	419	209.00–215.00	211.10
4	—	319	220.00–225.00	222.45
3	—	488	208.00–210.00	209.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	190.00–210.00	203.50
10	—	812	135.00–141.00	136.52
13	—	375	190.00–212.50	203.36
78	—	778	150.00–155.50	154.92
1	—	1,045	122.00	122.00
69	—	667	156.00–175.00	165.11
26	—	730	147.50–162.50	152.52
34	—	524	170.00–191.00	187.35
21	—	612	160.00–174.00	170.86
20	—	954	129.00–136.00	135.64
20	—	582	171.00–193.00	184.41
15	—	430	190.00–207.00	198.14
13	—	467	190.00–202.50	199.35
3	—	228	200.00–212.50	204.29
1	—	900	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
7	—	423	171.00–182.00	175.48
15	—	722	134.00	134.00
3	—	773	133.00	133.00
1	—	940	112.00	112.00
2	—	285	177.50–180.00	178.73
3	—	845	123.00–128.00	126.33
16	—	618	143.00–157.00	150.05
67	—	528	155.00–166.50	162.75
6	—	368	167.00–185.00	177.77
28	—	471	160.00–179.00	168.09
21	—	668	139.00–153.00	150.65
66	—	578	153.50–162.50	158.27
6	—	315	175.00–181.00	179.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	611	159.00–160.75	160.08
39	—	751	147.00	147.00
69	—	808	140.00	140.00
16	—	708	146.50	146.50
31	—	589	168.60	168.60
11	—	510	168.00–171.00	168.89
43	—	893	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	140.00–150.00	142.43
4	—	471	145.00–160.00	152.62
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
7	—	681	120.00–138.00	123.31
1	—	800	107.00	107.00
7	—	579	130.00–146.00	141.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	433	180.00–189.00	182.92
12	—	372	185.00–192.50	188.95
2	—	310	200.00	200.00
15	—	470	182.50–186.50	185.98
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
2	—	289	192.50–202.50	197.39
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	772	62.00	62.00
2	—	537	56.00	56.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	190.00–192.50	190.87
7	—	482	169.00–182.00	177.00
5	—	331	191.00–195.00	192.66
2	—	430	181.00–185.00	183.07
3	—	770	131.00–143.00	139.10
8	—	680	146.00–153.00	148.43
18	—	616	135.00–167.00	156.17
1	—	1,045	96.00	96.00
11	—	582	160.00–180.00	164.99
1	—	1,050	108.00	108.00
2	—	730	142.00	142.00
1	—	955	113.00	113.00
3	—	383	196.00–197.50	196.47
1	—	895	115.00	115.00
10	—	816	125.00–136.00	129.22
16	—	537	170.00–180.00	174.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	202.50–205.00	203.80
20	—	427	196.00–210.00	202.76
7	—	536	182.00–189.00	184.37
2	—	478	197.50	197.50
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
7	—	562	191.00–193.00	192.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	147.00–156.00	151.50
1	—	670	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	74.00–79.50	77.08
3	—	1,073	45.00–58.00	53.79
4	—	1,069	65.00–71.00	68.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,487	85.00–92.00	87.67
11	—	1,505	76.00–83.50	80.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	65.00–69.50	67.29
16	—	1,149	85.00–93.50	87.69
27	—	1,151	72.00–84.50	79.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,792	120.00–135.00	127.50
1	—	1,430	94.00	94.00
5	—	1,641	102.00–115.50	112.09

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,184	1,410.00–1,650.00	1,566.83
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	912	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,197.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,337	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,271.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,346	850.00–1,225.00	1,147.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,235	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,216	1,210.00–1,600.00	1,423.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,215	1,200.00–1,510.00	1,373.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,170	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,440.53

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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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

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