Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower with good offering, Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with heavy 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 $166.68/cwt on 738 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −63.59 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$166.68

738 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$29.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

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	764	167.00	1,275	730
Medium and Large 2-3	673	137.12	922	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.88/cwt here — about $353 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 sale738 hd

166.68

—

KY average25 barns · 7,226 hd

165.05

+1.62

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−63.59

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	1,753	114.66	2,010	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	84.61	1,243	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	82.73	1,010	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	66.76	682	17

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)	1,317	$1,154	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,321	$1,000	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Value Added	—	844	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,409	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	138.79/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	169.88/cwt	163.50–171.50	1,337	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	160.27/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,006	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	143.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	156.99/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,199	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	156.95/cwt	156.95–156.95	1,271	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	177.90/cwt	170.00–178.50	1,059	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	183.70/cwt	183.70–183.70	1,249	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	164.31/cwt	150.50–169.00	1,127	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	173.89/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,165	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	158.85/cwt	155.00–160.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	173.36/cwt	170.00–175.50	912	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	160.78/cwt	148.00–166.50	839	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,052	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,468	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	152.96/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	138.49/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,191	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	180.46/cwt	180.00–182.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	175.66/cwt	172.00–185.00	836	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	170.83/cwt	158.00–176.50	991	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	179.36/cwt	171.50–183.00	1,128	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	165.28/cwt	165.00–165.50	1,431	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	166.29/cwt	154.00–176.00	873	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	952	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,571	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	178.42/cwt	178.00–179.00	990	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	178.44/cwt	177.00–179.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	178.87/cwt	160.00–183.00	773	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	174.76/cwt	174.00–176.00	835	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	155.20/cwt	145.00–163.00	891	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	137.60/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	253	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	569	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	74.59/cwt	66.00–79.50	897	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	95.38/cwt	91.50–104.50	1,174	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	73.11/cwt	71.00–78.00	730	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	95.87/cwt	91.50–104.00	1,400	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	84.72/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,237	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	77.17/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,164	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	61.22/cwt	54.00–68.00	631	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	895	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	101.73/cwt	99.00–104.50	1,560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,816	118.36/cwt	114.50–129.00	2,149	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	84.85/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,044	40
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,153.74/head	820.00–1,275.00	1,154	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	178.79/cwt	175.00–180.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	167.02/cwt	162.00–177.50	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	156.61/cwt	153.00–170.00	816	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	119.23/cwt	110.00–129.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	141.51/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.31/cwt	141.00–145.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	140.16/cwt	136.00–144.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	158.53/cwt	152.00–163.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,132	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	172.12/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,045	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	163.13/cwt	146.00–169.75	930	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	148.25/cwt	141.00–155.50	1,004	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	162.51/cwt	155.00–173.50	767	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,102	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	138.88/cwt	136.00–142.00	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.79/cwt	163.00–175.00	706	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	179.37/cwt	165.00–185.00	778	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	189.37/cwt	187.00–193.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	155.40/cwt	144.00–160.00	971	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	938	3

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 Jul 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,732Last week 924Year ago 1,541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 242Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 68Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	844	167.00	167.00
117	—	787	163.50–171.50	169.88
62	—	670	170.00–179.00	173.89
37	—	1,052	139.50	139.50
9	—	707	168.50	168.50
41	—	629	171.50–183.00	179.36
66	—	866	165.00–165.50	165.28
117	—	952	165.00	165.00
24	—	555	178.00–179.00	178.42
7	—	533	177.00–179.00	178.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	135.00–143.00	138.79
22	—	628	153.00–168.00	160.27
17	—	764	145.00–159.00	156.99
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
2	—	982	138.50	138.50
52	—	686	150.50–169.00	164.31
11	—	732	146.00–161.00	152.96
2	—	833	135.00–142.00	138.49
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
4	—	385	180.00–182.00	180.46
20	—	476	172.00–185.00	175.66
13	—	580	158.00–176.50	170.83
22	—	525	154.00–176.00	166.29
14	—	434	165.00–185.00	179.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	140.00–146.00	143.99
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	138.00	138.00
1	—	840	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	187.00–193.00	189.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	810	156.95	156.95
98	—	595	170.00–178.50	177.90
72	—	680	183.70	183.70
15	—	526	170.00–175.50	173.36
32	—	607	163.00–175.00	172.12
23	—	751	146.75	146.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	341	155.00–160.00	158.85
2	—	287	170.00	170.00
1	—	800	136.00	136.00
42	—	522	148.00–166.50	160.78
1	—	1,060	121.00	121.00
6	—	365	152.00–163.00	158.53
8	—	789	143.50	143.50
73	—	570	146.00–169.75	163.13
20	—	677	141.00–155.50	148.25
28	—	472	155.00–173.50	162.51
1	—	910	124.00	124.00
19	—	423	163.00–175.00	166.79
15	—	625	144.00–160.00	155.40
3	—	718	130.00–132.00	130.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	110.00–129.00	119.23
2	—	378	140.00–141.00	140.48
2	—	428	136.00–144.00	140.16
9	—	481	136.00–142.00	138.88
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
2	—	677	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	432	160.00–183.00	178.87
1	—	820	129.00	129.00
22	—	478	174.00–176.00	174.76
12	—	574	145.00–163.00	155.20
6	—	769	135.00–143.00	137.60
1	—	285	185.00	185.00
4	—	345	175.00–180.00	178.79
3	—	378	162.00–177.50	167.02
12	—	521	153.00–170.00	156.61
4	—	710	140.00–146.00	141.51
3	—	678	141.00–145.00	142.31
1	—	620	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	253	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	111.00	111.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,202	66.00–79.50	74.59
10	—	1,231	91.50–104.50	95.38
40	—	1,230	80.00–90.00	84.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	999	71.00–78.00	73.11
10	—	1,031	54.00–68.00	61.22
1	—	1,065	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	91.50–104.00	95.87
28	—	1,460	80.00–90.00	84.72
8	—	1,509	74.00–79.50	77.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	99.00–104.50	101.73
7	—	1,816	114.50–129.00	118.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,321	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,317	820.00–1,275.00	1,153.74

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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