Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher with good demand, 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.27/cwt on 381 head.

Average price

$158.27

381 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

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	582	159.78	930	359
Medium and Large 2-3	558	133.70	746	22

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $184 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 sale381 hd

158.27

—

KY average26 barns · 4,814 hd

152.27

+6.01

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	1,679	124.33	2,087	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	98.02	1,443	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	93.25	1,110	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	78.93	778	11

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	128.89/cwt	128.50–130.00	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	174.96/cwt	136.00–182.00	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	222.40/cwt	212.50–230.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	140.09/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,081	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	183.35/cwt	171.00–192.00	1,047	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	149.30/cwt	147.00–152.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	165.02/cwt	151.00–168.50	866	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	158.18/cwt	142.00–169.00	897	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	172.27/cwt	166.00–180.00	825	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,018	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	151.17/cwt	138.00–161.00	943	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	167.87/cwt	167.50–168.50	1,031	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	301	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	143.65/cwt	134.00–153.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	132.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	131.49/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	138.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	193.90/cwt	187.00–204.00	820	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	196.34/cwt	184.00–205.00	923	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	140.26/cwt	139.50–141.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	165.84/cwt	161.00–168.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	166.64/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,262	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	185.74/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,150	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	141.69/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	180.83/cwt	170.00–191.00	944	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	199.19/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	154.97/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,114	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	167.87/cwt	159.00–174.50	1,068	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	126.76/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	186.20/cwt	182.00–190.00	870	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	187.33/cwt	181.00–198.00	787	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	203.86/cwt	199.00–210.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	101.47/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,510	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	85.76/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,031	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	87.69/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,249	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	98.54/cwt	90.00–113.50	1,182	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	84.93/cwt	80.00–90.50	822	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	75.50/cwt	72.00–79.50	752	7
Bulls	—	—	1,695	112.10/cwt	109.00–115.50	1,900	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	72.99/cwt	66.00–79.00	773	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	129.71/cwt	121.00–139.50	2,180	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,081	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,253.86/cwt	935.00–1,475.00	16,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	1,489.53/cwt	875.00–1,530.00	19,647	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,380.87/cwt	1,240.00–1,510.00	15,880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,422.50/cwt	1,130.00–1,625.00	15,648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,384.60/cwt	1,135.00–1,560.00	16,297	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.51/cwt	141.00–148.00	954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	192.95/cwt	190.00–197.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	177.28/cwt	165.50–188.00	943	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	203.60/cwt	201.00–205.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	168.38/cwt	140.00–179.00	958	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	174.09/cwt	172.00–175.00	964	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	172.24/cwt	171.00–174.00	920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	272	207.47/cwt	203.00–210.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	196.72/cwt	194.00–200.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	177.63/cwt	162.50–183.00	767	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	182.22/cwt	176.00–186.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	183.95/cwt	180.00–187.50	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	136.76/cwt	129.00–145.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	148.66/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,029	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	123.59/cwt	111.00–134.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	179.76/cwt	171.00–185.00	588	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 May 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,142Last week 1,548Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 175Year ago 1,163

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 144Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
3	—	533	165.00	165.00
9	—	480	136.00–182.00	174.96
9	—	772	130.00–147.00	140.09
1	—	285	177.50	177.50
3	—	667	147.00–152.00	149.30
1	—	965	119.00	119.00
4	—	726	135.00–140.00	138.47
8	—	579	161.00–168.00	165.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,036	128.50–130.00	128.89
1	—	240	202.50	202.50
25	—	571	171.00–192.00	183.35
14	—	423	187.00–204.00	193.90
33	—	470	184.00–205.00	196.34
6	—	808	139.50–141.00	140.26
1	—	365	197.50	197.50
6	—	660	163.00–168.00	166.64
7	—	858	134.00–146.00	141.69
40	—	522	170.00–191.00	180.83
5	—	349	210.00	210.00
24	—	719	149.00–157.00	154.97
55	—	636	159.00–174.50	167.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	212.50–230.00	222.40
1	—	300	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	851	148.25	148.25
17	—	619	184.00–187.00	185.74
6	—	536	195.00–200.00	199.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	525	151.00–168.50	165.02
55	—	567	142.00–169.00	158.18
27	—	479	166.00–180.00	172.27
37	—	624	138.00–161.00	151.17
8	—	728	125.00–135.00	132.54
4	—	821	127.00–133.00	131.49
3	—	771	130.00	130.00
2	—	868	132.00–134.00	133.02
19	—	432	162.50–183.00	177.63
14	—	380	176.00–186.00	182.22
7	—	272	180.00–187.50	183.95
96	—	692	136.00–151.00	148.66
5	—	327	171.00–185.00	179.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	702	145.00	145.00
11	—	614	167.50–168.50	167.87
10	—	554	172.00–175.00	174.09
8	—	534	171.00–174.00	172.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	301	165.00	165.00
2	—	488	134.00–153.00	143.65
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	146.00	146.00
2	—	578	129.00–145.00	136.76
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
6	—	655	130.00–131.00	130.67
5	—	616	111.00–134.00	123.59
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
3	—	420	190.00	190.00
3	—	272	203.00–210.00	207.47
7	—	326	194.00–200.00	196.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	813	124.00–130.00	126.76
11	—	467	182.00–190.00	186.20
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
15	—	420	181.00–198.00	187.33
6	—	665	141.00–148.00	143.51
6	—	390	190.00–197.00	192.95
16	—	532	165.50–188.00	177.28
17	—	569	140.00–179.00	168.38
5	—	706	143.50	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	199.00–210.00	203.86
1	—	345	206.00	206.00
3	—	371	201.00–205.00	203.60
1	—	505	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,488	94.00–115.00	101.47
11	—	1,424	82.00–92.00	87.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,202	81.00–89.00	85.76
38	—	1,200	90.00–113.50	98.54
4	—	1,059	66.00–79.00	72.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	80.00–90.50	84.93
7	—	996	72.00–79.50	75.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,695	109.00–115.50	112.10
1	—	1,580	98.00	98.00
14	—	1,681	121.00–139.50	129.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	112.00	112.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,313	935.00–1,475.00	1,253.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,319	875.00–1,530.00	1,489.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,240.00–1,510.00	1,380.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,130.00–1,625.00	1,422.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,177	1,135.00–1,560.00	1,384.60

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

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

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle