Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, yearling steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good offering, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.53/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$160.53

278 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

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	604	161.06	973	273
Medium and Large 2-3	574	131.40	754	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $219 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 sale278 hd

160.53

—

KY average25 barns · 4,819 hd

160.88

−0.35

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	—	Low	1,814	115.61	2,097	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	92.89	1,133	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	89.54	1,387	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	83.75	814	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$1,070	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,127	$1,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,131	$1,453	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$1,382	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,319	$1,478	22

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2-3	—	570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	151.34/cwt	145.00–153.00	996	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	173.06/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,000	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,108	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	157.50/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	162.77/cwt	151.00–168.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	159.84/cwt	155.00–164.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	134.12/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,253	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	160.50/cwt	148.00–161.50	1,271	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	169.80/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,231	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	186.64/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,019	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	258	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	901	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,487	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	165.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	176.51/cwt	175.00–178.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	165.14/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,032	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	1,425	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	199.55/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,131	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	152.16/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	188.94/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,198	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	144.00/cwt	135.00–146.00	924	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	148.19/cwt	141.00–153.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	155.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	823	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	815	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	92.58/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,464	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	79.16/cwt	78.50–80.00	1,217	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	86.31/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,003	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	96.52/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,202	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	963	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	128.85/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,287	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	87.92/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,318	9
Bulls	—	—	1,855	110.84/cwt	105.50–115.50	2,056	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,452.99/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,382.31/head	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,382	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	1,702.98/head	1,575.00–1,780.00	1,703	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,442.86/head	1,260.00–1,645.00	1,443	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	156.66/cwt	153.00–163.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.64/cwt	160.00–164.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	151.04/cwt	145.00–154.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	166.93/cwt	165.50–167.00	1,052	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	157.53/cwt	145.00–165.00	911	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,058	4

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 1,148Year ago 1,523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 110Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 25Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	157.00–159.00	157.50
2	—	375	170.00	170.00
20	—	934	131.00–151.00	134.12
15	—	792	148.00–161.50	160.50
2	—	408	170.00–171.00	170.51
7	—	571	160.00–170.00	165.38
2	—	845	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	540	179.00	179.00
4	—	479	175.00–178.00	176.51
18	—	625	161.00–171.00	165.14
9	—	675	150.00–155.00	152.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	725	167.00–173.00	169.80
14	—	546	186.00–187.00	186.64
59	—	901	165.00	165.00
52	—	847	168.25	168.25
15	—	567	194.00–201.00	199.55
5	—	667	178.00	178.00
18	—	634	175.00–198.00	188.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	135.00	135.00
2	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	658	145.00–153.00	151.34
9	—	483	151.00–168.00	162.77
11	—	527	155.00–164.00	159.84
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
11	—	384	153.00–163.00	156.66
3	—	613	145.00–154.00	151.04
2	—	842	121.00	121.00
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
51	—	578	145.00–165.00	157.53
4	—	776	124.00	124.00
4	—	740	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	578	170.00–178.00	173.06
20	—	682	162.50	162.50
8	—	542	177.00	177.00
78	—	630	165.50–167.00	166.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
11	—	642	135.00–146.00	144.00
5	—	551	141.00–153.00	148.19
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	151.00	151.00
7	—	531	152.00–160.00	155.02
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
4	—	871	130.50	130.50
3	—	426	160.00–164.00	162.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	81.50	81.50
1	—	945	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,581	90.00–96.50	92.58
3	—	1,537	78.50–80.00	79.16
9	—	1,499	86.00–89.50	87.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,162	82.00–89.50	86.31
24	—	1,245	90.00–110.00	96.52
1	—	1,235	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	96.00	96.00
4	—	1,775	124.00–135.00	128.85
7	—	1,855	105.50–115.50	110.84

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,452.99
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,382.31
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,127	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,282	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,442	1,575.00–1,780.00	1,702.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,299	1,260.00–1,645.00	1,442.86

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

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