Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher, yearling steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with good offering, 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 $172.57/cwt on 463 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −57.70 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$172.57

463 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$19.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.73

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	671	173.14	1,161	449
Medium and Large 2-3	547	154.09	843	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.05/cwt here — about $318 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 sale463 hd

172.57

—

KY average24 barns · 4,718 hd

165.84

+6.73

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−57.70

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	1,608	110.61	1,778	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	85.90	1,275	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	85.78	1,055	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	67.76	659	5thin

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)	1,375	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,190	2thin

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 1-2Value Added	—	668	164.14/cwt	162.95–164.85	1,096	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	141.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	151.45/cwt	148.00–155.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	125.22/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,031	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	160.65/cwt	150.00–171.00	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	155.12/cwt	148.00–168.00	957	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	166.30/cwt	150.00–174.00	965	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	145.25/cwt	141.00–153.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	167.76/cwt	166.00–177.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	157.63/cwt	147.00–162.50	1,130	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	157.70/cwt	150.00–165.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	184.39/cwt	175.50–190.00	1,053	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	154.54/cwt	143.00–161.00	1,198	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,323	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	178.73/cwt	164.00–182.50	967	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	199.21/cwt	196.50–200.00	954	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	193.38/cwt	186.00–204.00	1,054	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	177.93/cwt	174.00–181.00	863	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	173.45/cwt	164.00–175.00	992	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	181.59/cwt	178.00–185.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	188.68/cwt	187.50–190.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	187.39/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,055	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	172.62/cwt	170.50–179.00	1,148	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	166.26/cwt	164.50–168.25	1,269	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	181.58/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,157	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	166.67/cwt	165.50–167.00	1,205	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	137.22/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,015	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.56/cwt	154.00–175.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	152.28/cwt	145.00–153.50	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	177.23/cwt	175.00–179.50	1,001	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	93.64/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,420	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	73.98/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,084	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	85.42/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,263	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	76.57/cwt	73.00–79.50	939	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	64.05/cwt	60.00–69.50	628	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	73.32/cwt	70.00–76.50	704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,749	116.90/cwt	112.50–120.50	2,045	6
Bulls	—	—	1,523	106.83/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,627	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	94.27/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,171	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	84.93/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,041	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,455.00/head	1,455.00–1,455.00	1,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	182.65/cwt	160.00–185.50	672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	167.34/cwt	162.00–170.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	169.86/cwt	162.00–173.00	817	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	144.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	139.81/cwt	137.00–142.50	1,009	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	149.00/cwt	147.00–149.75	1,052	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	165.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	729	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	178.89/cwt	167.00–182.10	1,093	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	186.10/cwt	184.50–187.00	865	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	179.17/cwt	177.00–184.00	923	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	141.81/cwt	140.00–147.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,369	14

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,148Last week 1,732Year ago 927

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 210Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	668	162.95–164.85	164.14
36	—	571	175.50–190.00	184.39
34	—	706	147.00–149.75	149.00
3	—	766	150.00	150.00
79	—	611	167.00–182.10	178.89
13	—	515	177.00–184.00	179.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
6	—	541	140.00–142.00	141.66
1	—	455	147.50	147.50
1	—	650	139.00	139.00
6	—	586	140.00–147.00	141.81
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	823	122.00–136.00	125.22
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
9	—	526	150.00–171.00	160.65
2	—	337	160.00	160.00
18	—	580	150.00–174.00	166.30
11	—	630	141.00–153.00	145.25
6	—	478	166.00–177.00	167.76
23	—	722	137.00–142.50	139.81
13	—	439	160.00–170.00	165.96
10	—	654	158.75	158.75
1	—	950	122.00	122.00
1	—	350	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	465	184.50–187.00	186.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	148.00–155.00	151.45
2	—	380	150.00–165.00	157.70
1	—	610	144.00	144.00
9	—	593	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	135.00	135.00
9	—	617	148.00–168.00	155.12
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
20	—	717	147.00–162.50	157.63
1	—	830	150.00	150.00
18	—	775	143.00–161.00	154.54
1	—	935	135.00	135.00
15	—	541	164.00–182.50	178.73
1	—	410	173.00	173.00
14	—	485	174.00–181.00	177.93
20	—	572	164.00–175.00	173.45
2	—	375	178.00–185.00	181.59
2	—	265	187.50–190.00	188.68
14	—	1,053	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	807	164.00	164.00
18	—	479	196.50–200.00	199.21
80	—	545	186.00–204.00	193.38
28	—	563	184.00–192.00	187.39
16	—	665	170.50–179.00	172.62
114	—	763	164.50–168.25	166.26
15	—	637	177.00–184.00	181.58
18	—	723	165.50–167.00	166.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	740	130.00–144.00	137.22
4	—	525	154.00–175.00	161.56
1	—	810	132.00	132.00
7	—	637	145.00–153.50	152.28
7	—	437	160.00	160.00
9	—	368	160.00–185.50	182.65
3	—	551	162.00–170.00	167.34
10	—	481	162.00–173.00	169.86
3	—	685	142.00–145.00	144.01
2	—	770	137.00–142.00	139.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	175.00–179.50	177.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	90.00–98.00	93.64
2	—	1,465	71.00–77.00	73.98
15	—	1,478	81.00–89.00	85.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	73.00–79.50	76.57
11	—	1,242	90.00–101.00	94.27
23	—	1,226	81.00–89.50	84.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	60.00–69.50	64.05
2	—	960	70.00–76.50	73.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,749	112.50–120.50	116.90
10	—	1,523	103.50–110.00	106.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,455.00	1,455.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	950	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,150.00	1,150.00

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