Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.83/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$154.83

443 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$11.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.07

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	600	155.50	932	416
Medium and Large 2-3	524	144.45	756	27

One grade step is worth $11.05/cwt here — about $176 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 sale443 hd

154.83

—

KY average26 barns · 5,904 hd

150.75

+4.07

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	1,802	119.34	2,150	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	101.38	1,298	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,667	100.98	1,683	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	87.83	830	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	116.00	1,398	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,148	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	178.90/cwt	170.00–182.50	930	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	907	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	173.87/cwt	172.50–177.50	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	140.66/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,232	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	191.02/cwt	184.00–192.00	806	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	162.90/cwt	160.00–164.50	915	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	154.26/cwt	152.00–155.50	938	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	142.42/cwt	136.00–146.00	947	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	222.74/cwt	220.00–224.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	161.71/cwt	160.00–162.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.50	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	176.94/cwt	171.00–180.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	943	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	142.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	906	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	134.04/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	158.41/cwt	148.00–163.00	835	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	155.17/cwt	153.00–156.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	166.95/cwt	160.00–171.50	775	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	152.70/cwt	143.00–158.00	887	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	198.48/cwt	197.00–200.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	166.66/cwt	160.00–175.00	965	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	175.71/cwt	174.00–177.50	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	163.23/cwt	151.00–165.50	1,019	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	179.22/cwt	177.50–181.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	143.20/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	151.51/cwt	139.00–156.00	1,148	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	173.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,068	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	199.77/cwt	192.50–212.50	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	155.51/cwt	150.50–160.50	1,040	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	181.34/cwt	179.00–186.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,187	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,222	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	181.46/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,033	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	179.09/cwt	170.00–188.00	758	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.48/cwt	143.00–148.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	193.28/cwt	190.00–195.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	977	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	93.46/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,579	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	94.53/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,184	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	86.27/cwt	84.00–89.50	780	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	74.34/cwt	70.00–78.00	658	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	96.14/cwt	95.00–98.00	976	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	101.32/cwt	97.00–106.50	1,693	40
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,398	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	113.70/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,416	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	102.28/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,329	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	112.00/cwt	107.50–117.50	1,801	9
Bulls	—	—	1,918	129.63/cwt	127.50–132.50	2,486	4
Bulls	—	—	1,859	120.18/cwt	115.50–124.00	2,234	8
Bulls	—	—	1,570	107.36/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,686	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	937.26/cwt	830.00–1,050.00	8,463	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	904.88/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	7,474	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,064.10/cwt	800.00–1,240.00	11,620	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,001.95/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	11,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,111.61/cwt	860.00–1,300.00	13,339	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,403.12/cwt	900.00–1,550.00	18,633	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	827.19/cwt	740.00–870.00	6,328	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,276.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,375.00	11,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	25,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	130.59/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	135.20/cwt	129.00–140.00	969	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	144.73/cwt	141.00–146.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	162.55/cwt	160.00–166.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	146.64/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,088	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,058	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	168.00/cwt	161.00–175.00	712	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	124.32/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	130.76/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	145.42/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,022	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	161.19/cwt	156.00–164.50	928	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	167.43/cwt	160.00–172.00	891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	184.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	843	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	186.86/cwt	183.00–190.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,100	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 1,543Year ago 935

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 222Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 62Year 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	—	870	114.00	114.00
17	—	586	154.75	154.75
4	—	487	172.50–177.50	173.87
1	—	670	146.00	146.00
7	—	512	160.00–162.00	161.71
4	—	431	174.00–177.50	175.71
6	—	645	147.00	147.00
2	—	340	177.50–181.00	179.22
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	722	159.00	159.00
9	—	615	170.00–175.00	173.67
28	—	771	158.50	158.50
20	—	569	180.00–186.00	181.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	104.00	104.00
55	—	520	170.00–182.50	178.90
20	—	876	134.00–141.00	140.66
13	—	422	184.00–192.00	191.02
2	—	355	197.00–200.00	198.48
27	—	579	160.00–175.00	166.66
77	—	624	151.00–165.50	163.23
4	—	723	140.00–148.00	143.20
13	—	758	139.00–156.00	151.51
5	—	320	192.50–212.50	199.77
53	—	669	150.50–160.50	155.51
1	—	815	128.00	128.00
8	—	467	179.00–186.00	181.34
1	—	920	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	220.00–224.00	222.74
8	—	471	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	562	160.00–164.50	162.90
20	—	608	152.00–155.50	154.26
49	—	533	177.00	177.00
16	—	742	144.00–147.00	146.64
75	—	696	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	665	136.00–146.00	142.42
6	—	858	119.00–120.50	119.75
7	—	367	171.00–180.00	176.94
31	—	638	135.00–145.00	142.02
1	—	310	172.50	172.50
8	—	777	125.00–138.00	134.04
61	—	527	148.00–163.00	158.41
25	—	464	160.00–171.50	166.95
44	—	581	143.00–158.00	152.70
20	—	717	129.00–140.00	135.20
1	—	230	187.50	187.50
1	—	830	123.00	123.00
16	—	424	161.00–175.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	153.00–156.00	155.17
2	—	560	133.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	420	159.00	159.00
4	—	503	141.00–146.00	144.73
5	—	732	115.00–120.00	117.40
5	—	388	160.00–166.00	162.55
1	—	335	142.50	142.50
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	192.50	192.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	423	170.00–188.00	179.09
2	—	615	143.00–148.00	145.48
5	—	1,069	109.00	109.00
2	—	682	143.00–144.00	143.51
3	—	780	126.00–136.00	130.59
1	—	1,025	120.00	120.00
3	—	858	123.00–127.00	124.32
5	—	827	123.00–134.00	130.76
17	—	703	137.00–147.00	145.42
1	—	320	172.50	172.50
21	—	576	156.00–164.50	161.19
6	—	532	160.00–172.00	167.43
9	—	457	180.00–185.00	184.42
5	—	369	183.00–190.00	186.86
1	—	965	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	190.00–195.00	193.28
1	—	540	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	162.50	162.50
1	—	350	172.50	172.50
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	205	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,690	90.00–96.50	93.46
40	—	1,671	97.00–106.50	101.32
9	—	1,608	107.50–117.50	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,252	90.00–97.00	94.53
7	—	1,245	111.00–120.00	113.70
41	—	1,299	98.00–109.00	102.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	904	84.00–89.50	86.27
2	—	885	70.00–78.00	74.34
4	—	1,015	95.00–98.00	96.14
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,918	127.50–132.50	129.63
8	—	1,859	115.50–124.00	120.18
4	—	1,570	104.00–109.00	107.36

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)	2	—	903	830.00–1,050.00	937.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	826	810.00–1,050.00	904.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	765	740.00–870.00	827.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,092	800.00–1,240.00	1,064.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,169	850.00–1,150.00	1,001.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,200	860.00–1,300.00	1,111.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,328	900.00–1,550.00	1,403.12
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	1,800.00	1,800.00

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