Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $142.09/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$142.09

183 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.62

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	602	143.40	863	166
Medium and Large 2-3	574	129.29	742	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $122 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 sale183 hd

142.09

—

KY average25 barns · 3,342 hd

148.70

−6.62

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	1,581	123.89	1,958	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	104.11	1,305	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	102.33	1,565	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	87.39	823	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,450	125.00	1,813	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,199	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,086	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$920	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	962	$910	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,442	$1,625	18

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	160.86/cwt	153.00–166.00	695	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	129.68/cwt	123.00–137.00	931	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	756	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,198.53/head	1,175.00–1,210.00	1,199	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	1,624.67/head	850.00–2,000.00	1,625	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,086.15/head	835.00–1,200.00	1,086	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	112.20/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,696	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	93.95/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,435	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	134.88/cwt	130.50–140.00	2,327	7
Bulls	—	—	1,388	110.16/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,529	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	111.83/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,416	18
Bulls	—	—	1,597	124.49/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,988	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	95.37/cwt	93.50–97.50	1,155	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	101.58/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,563	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	74.41/cwt	72.50–76.50	705	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	84.34/cwt	81.00–87.50	781	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	95.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	911	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	103.50/cwt	98.00–108.50	1,306	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	165.89/cwt	162.00–170.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	140.49/cwt	133.00–144.50	958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	156.66/cwt	151.00–160.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	709	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	901	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	130.46/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	182.67/cwt	181.00–186.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	145.96/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	160.60/cwt	160.00–161.50	1,001	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,426	59
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	88.75/cwt	87.50–90.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	176.69/cwt	170.00–180.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	162.10/cwt	154.50–169.00	927	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	149.98/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,003	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	167.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	889	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	182.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	146.05/cwt	144.00–148.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	161.88/cwt	157.50–165.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	131.53/cwt	129.00–137.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	142.60/cwt	135.00–148.50	961	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	147.61/cwt	145.00–152.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	127.04/cwt	117.00–129.00	971	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	146.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	759	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	146.36/cwt	145.00–148.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	144.00/cwt	141.00–147.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	896	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	125.17/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,018	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	140.41/cwt	130.00–145.00	806	23

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 311Year ago 1,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 78Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 13Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
1	—	945	101.00	101.00
1	—	890	104.00	104.00
1	—	220	144.00	144.00
1	—	455	147.00	147.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
4	—	565	125.00–130.00	126.97
3	—	422	145.00–148.00	146.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	124.00	124.00
25	—	432	153.00–166.00	160.86
10	—	718	123.00–137.00	129.68
6	—	611	129.00–137.00	131.53
1	—	965	125.00	125.00
27	—	674	135.00–148.50	142.60
5	—	464	145.00–152.00	147.61
3	—	925	115.00	115.00
6	—	764	117.00–129.00	127.04
16	—	519	140.00–155.00	146.25
6	—	385	171.00	171.00
13	—	813	123.00–127.00	125.17
23	—	574	130.00–145.00	140.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	149.50	149.50
13	—	618	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
3	—	441	193.00	193.00
2	—	565	163.50	163.50
3	—	310	153.00	153.00
2	—	463	162.00–170.00	165.89
2	—	795	115.00	115.00
8	—	682	133.00–144.50	140.49
3	—	513	151.00–160.00	156.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	117.50	117.50
1	—	550	137.50	137.50
1	—	535	132.50	132.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	901	106.00	106.00
2	—	805	87.50–90.00	88.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	704	153.00	153.00
59	—	891	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	128.00–133.00	130.46
3	—	450	181.00–186.00	182.67
2	—	730	143.00–149.00	145.96
15	—	623	160.00–161.50	160.60
5	—	315	170.00–180.00	176.69
3	—	925	136.00	136.00
18	—	572	154.50–169.00	162.10
2	—	840	143.50	143.50
9	—	669	144.00–154.00	149.98
21	—	532	160.00–170.00	167.04
7	—	437	180.00–190.00	182.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	112.00	112.00
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
1	—	675	137.00	137.00
2	—	625	144.00–148.00	146.05
3	—	477	157.50–165.00	161.88
2	—	590	141.00–147.00	144.00
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
2	—	520	145.00–146.00	145.51
1	—	345	162.50	162.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,215	1,175.00–1,210.00	1,198.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,090	835.00–1,200.00	1,086.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	962	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,442	850.00–2,000.00	1,624.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	111.00–114.00	112.20
3	—	1,527	91.00–96.00	93.95
6	—	1,539	98.00–105.00	101.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,266	109.00–118.00	111.83
13	—	1,211	93.50–97.50	95.37
41	—	1,262	98.00–108.50	103.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	72.50–76.50	74.41
9	—	926	81.00–87.50	84.34
7	—	959	90.00–100.00	95.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,725	130.50–140.00	134.88
6	—	1,388	107.00–114.50	110.16
9	—	1,597	120.00–129.50	124.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	125.00	125.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle