Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-7.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate 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 $172.34/cwt on 252 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −57.92 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$172.34

252 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$24.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.76

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	579	173.83	1,006	237
Medium and Large 2-3	553	148.85	822	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.98/cwt here — about $183 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 sale252 hd

172.34

—

KY average17 barns · 2,300 hd

163.58

+8.76

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−57.92

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	1,695	122.51	2,076	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	91.90	1,357	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	89.79	1,094	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	74.99	764	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,246	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,211	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	128.44/cwt	125.00–133.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	156.71/cwt	147.00–166.00	754	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	149.53/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,089	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	190.20/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,069	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	149.12/cwt	140.00–159.00	787	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	168.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	658	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	192.86/cwt	190.00–207.00	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	153.41/cwt	142.50–157.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	143.32/cwt	135.00–149.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	185.68/cwt	172.50–190.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	164.64/cwt	152.00–175.00	1,022	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	190.67/cwt	183.00–205.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	176.22/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,019	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	908	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	163.53/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,123	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	172.50/cwt	161.00–185.00	895	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	149.16/cwt	147.00–156.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	145.58/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,127	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	182.27/cwt	174.00–188.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	179.84/cwt	175.00–187.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	152.97/cwt	141.00–166.00	967	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	135.05/cwt	129.00–138.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	187.32/cwt	187.00–188.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	192.50/cwt	192.00–193.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	92.77/cwt	88.50–97.00	881	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	75.24/cwt	75.00–75.50	815	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	98.91/cwt	94.50–104.50	1,473	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	89.41/cwt	84.50–94.00	1,320	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	79.40/cwt	74.00–82.50	985	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	62.97/cwt	60.00–66.00	644	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	79.87/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,140	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	126.83/cwt	120.00–135.50	2,236	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	98.99/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,220	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	87.36/cwt	83.50–92.50	1,048	22
Bulls	—	—	1,300	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,281	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	115.10/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,246.29/head	1,220.00–1,300.00	1,246	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,210.64/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,211	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	152.63/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	145.16/cwt	135.00–148.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	145.83/cwt	133.00–151.50	920	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	152.51/cwt	142.00–161.00	871	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.97/cwt	145.00–174.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	134.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	140.21/cwt	133.00–147.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.33/cwt	141.00–155.00	864	41

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 Jun 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 648Last week 1,130Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 228Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 90Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	125.00–133.00	128.44
5	—	473	135.00–148.00	145.16
1	—	370	154.00	154.00
1	—	625	123.00	123.00
2	—	423	133.00–147.00	140.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	481	147.00–166.00	156.71
37	—	528	140.00–159.00	149.12
12	—	391	165.00–175.00	168.33
11	—	426	142.50–157.00	153.41
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
4	—	279	172.50–190.00	185.68
44	—	631	133.00–151.50	145.83
8	—	671	130.00–139.00	134.64
1	—	790	128.00	128.00
41	—	575	141.00–155.00	150.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	728	144.00–153.00	149.53
46	—	621	152.00–175.00	164.64
3	—	851	142.00	142.00
8	—	364	183.00–205.00	190.67
49	—	578	165.00–184.00	176.22
3	—	835	146.50	146.50
13	—	687	162.00–167.00	163.53
18	—	519	161.00–185.00	172.50
8	—	774	140.00–156.00	145.58
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
6	—	468	174.00–188.00	182.27
5	—	441	175.00–187.00	179.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	562	190.00–196.00	190.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	419	190.00–207.00	192.86
19	—	478	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	144.00	144.00
3	—	615	135.00–149.00	143.32
5	—	583	147.00–156.00	149.16
3	—	366	171.00	171.00
2	—	670	127.00–129.00	128.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	632	141.00–166.00	152.97
3	—	728	129.00–138.00	135.05
2	—	305	182.00	182.00
3	—	423	187.00–188.00	187.32
3	—	660	144.00–157.00	152.63
1	—	790	139.00	139.00
1	—	220	169.00	169.00
2	—	465	172.00	172.00
7	—	571	142.00–161.00	152.51
6	—	522	145.00–174.00	157.97
1	—	840	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	192.00–193.00	192.50
2	—	295	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
2	—	555	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	88.50–97.00	92.77
2	—	1,083	75.00–75.50	75.24
3	—	1,022	60.00–66.00	62.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,489	94.50–104.50	98.91
25	—	1,476	84.50–94.00	89.41
3	—	1,427	76.00–82.00	79.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,240	74.00–82.50	79.40
16	—	1,232	94.00–111.00	98.99
22	—	1,200	83.50–92.50	87.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,763	120.00–135.50	126.83
1	—	1,300	98.50	98.50
2	—	1,585	111.00–119.00	115.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,212	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,174	1,220.00–1,300.00	1,246.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,142	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,210.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,550.00	1,550.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle