Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. There was light to moderate demand due to extremely high temperatures. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.99/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$141.99

149 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$6.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

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	719	142.59	1,025	136
Medium and Large 2-3	540	135.70	733	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.89/cwt here — about $292 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 sale149 hd

141.99

—

KY average24 barns · 3,580 hd

145.93

−3.94

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	1,752	126.99	2,224	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	106.48	1,675	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	103.85	1,335	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	83.00	783	13

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,357	$1,371	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,316	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	133.02/cwt	131.00–136.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	152.01/cwt	146.00–154.00	958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	145.78/cwt	143.00–150.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	142.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	143.90/cwt	143.90–143.90	1,181	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,018	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	838	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	156.00/cwt	153.00–158.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.97/cwt	123.00–135.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,113	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,335	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	148.09/cwt	143.00–156.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	162.52/cwt	161.00–165.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	153.52/cwt	143.00–159.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	168.16/cwt	162.00–174.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.25/cwt	149.00–155.00	870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	133.49/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	137.26/cwt	132.00–141.00	990	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	113.90/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,753	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	112.23/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,497	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	73.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	611	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	101.69/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,618	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	93.20/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,061	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	862	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	103.59/cwt	98.50–107.50	1,375	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	84.32/cwt	79.00–87.00	828	7
Bulls	—	—	1,768	132.87/cwt	129.50–135.50	2,349	7
Bulls	—	—	1,786	122.47/cwt	117.00–125.50	2,187	6
Bulls	—	—	1,430	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	1,371.07/head	1,225.00–1,430.00	1,371	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,316.14/head	1,300.00–1,320.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	137.06/cwt	134.00–142.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	139.40/cwt	132.00–141.00	941	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	163.54/cwt	159.00–173.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	128.97/cwt	124.00–134.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	154.71/cwt	151.00–162.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	157.33/cwt	152.00–165.00	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	128.77/cwt	120.00–136.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	663	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 Jun 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 1,804Year ago 980

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 181Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 89Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	147.00	147.00
3	—	535	131.00–136.00	133.02
2	—	900	111.00	111.00
5	—	487	140.00–145.00	142.80
2	—	383	140.00–142.00	141.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	821	143.90	143.90
22	—	723	140.75	140.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	577	140.00–150.00	145.15
5	—	630	123.00–135.00	130.97
7	—	533	143.00–156.00	148.09
3	—	375	159.00–173.00	163.54
2	—	735	124.00–134.00	128.97
7	—	466	151.00–162.00	154.71
7	—	671	120.00–136.00	128.77
5	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
2	—	402	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	630	146.00–154.00	152.01
6	—	676	143.00–150.00	145.78
3	—	552	153.00–158.00	156.00
1	—	850	138.00	138.00
4	—	475	180.00	180.00
1	—	900	121.00	121.00
2	—	370	187.00	187.00
2	—	715	139.00–141.00	139.98
4	—	512	161.00–165.00	162.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	144.00	144.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	545	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	748	148.75	148.75
28	—	867	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	143.00–159.00	153.52
4	—	413	162.00–174.00	168.16
7	—	575	149.00–155.00	151.25
4	—	779	126.00–137.00	133.49
1	—	905	126.00	126.00
8	—	721	132.00–141.00	137.26
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
3	—	623	134.00–142.00	137.06
11	—	675	132.00–141.00	139.40
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
9	—	468	152.00–165.00	157.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
1	—	665	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,539	110.00–116.50	113.90
1	—	1,720	78.50	78.50
5	—	1,591	97.00–106.00	101.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,334	108.00–117.50	112.23
6	—	1,138	91.00–95.00	93.20
12	—	1,327	98.50–107.50	103.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	70.00–75.00	73.41
3	—	963	89.00–90.00	89.51
7	—	982	79.00–87.00	84.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,768	129.50–135.50	132.87
6	—	1,786	117.00–125.50	122.47
1	—	1,430	113.00	113.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,357	1,225.00–1,430.00	1,371.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,175	1,300.00–1,320.00	1,316.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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