Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.88/cwt on 512 head.

Average price

$165.88

512 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$34.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

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	630	166.42	1,048	504
Medium and Large 2-3	477	132.02	630	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.40/cwt here — about $418 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 sale512 hd

165.88

—

KY average24 barns · 4,880 hd

161.38

+4.50

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	1,633	107.20	1,751	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	88.22	1,318	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	80.72	972	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	75.01	709	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	124.00	1,637	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,221	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,146	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,308	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,125	2thin

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 1-2Value Added	—	767	167.47/cwt	164.50–170.00	1,284	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,230	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	180.14/cwt	179.00–181.00	852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.74/cwt	150.00–163.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	167.21/cwt	157.50–169.95	1,132	195
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	165.66/cwt	146.00–171.00	871	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	166.93/cwt	159.00–168.75	1,128	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	171.42/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,483	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	176.81/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,174	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	174.59/cwt	168.00–184.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	178.35/cwt	171.00–190.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	164.21/cwt	153.50–169.50	1,338	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	158.37/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,004	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	178.14/cwt	166.00–180.00	949	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	194.45/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,031	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	180.03/cwt	170.00–189.00	844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	147.78/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,364	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,236	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	190.99/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,133	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	169.10/cwt	166.00–180.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,155	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	183.78/cwt	165.00–189.50	774	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	151.76/cwt	148.00–161.00	967	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	177.02/cwt	173.00–184.00	823	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	157.03/cwt	155.00–160.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	171.44/cwt	150.00–182.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	147.36/cwt	140.00–155.00	977	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	65.70/cwt	63.00–68.00	634	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	85.56/cwt	81.50–89.50	810	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	98.43/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,442	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	85.43/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,307	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	68.47/cwt	63.00–72.50	814	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	80.51/cwt	74.00–87.50	977	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,637	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	93.35/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,122	8
Bulls	—	—	1,488	91.79/cwt	87.00–95.50	1,366	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	118.20/cwt	115.50–123.50	1,983	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	107.76/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,830	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	74.08/cwt	72.50–75.00	687	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	77.13/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,105	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,262.44/head	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,262	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,145.82/head	900.00–1,360.00	1,146	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,221.39/head	875.00–1,325.00	1,221	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	179.48/cwt	170.00–183.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	171.19/cwt	164.00–185.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	153.79/cwt	150.00–158.50	983	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	160.25/cwt	152.00–165.00	918	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	168.57/cwt	162.00–170.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,019	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	134.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	147.82/cwt	146.50–149.50	1,066	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	148.22/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,002	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	161.21/cwt	154.00–165.00	666	6

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 Aug 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,222Last week 850Year ago 1,124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 110Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 65Year ago 82

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
35	—	767	164.50–170.00	167.47
113	—	865	169.00–174.00	171.42
36	—	664	175.00–177.50	176.81
11	—	530	185.00–200.00	194.45
16	—	729	169.50	169.50
8	—	593	185.00–193.00	190.99
27	—	608	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	132.00	132.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	676	159.00–168.75	166.93
6	—	390	168.00–184.00	174.59
3	—	437	171.00–190.00	178.35
56	—	815	153.50–169.50	164.21
16	—	634	151.00–163.00	158.37
20	—	533	166.00–180.00	178.14
11	—	469	170.00–189.00	180.03
9	—	923	147.00–148.00	147.78
5	—	565	166.00–180.00	169.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	352	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	142.00	142.00
1	—	435	127.50	127.50
3	—	336	127.50	127.50
3	—	625	130.00–138.00	134.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	792	155.25	155.25
16	—	473	179.00–181.00	180.14
195	—	677	157.50–169.95	167.21
10	—	417	179.50	179.50
76	—	551	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	480	150.00–163.00	158.74
19	—	526	146.00–171.00	165.66
1	—	850	128.00	128.00
6	—	286	170.00–183.00	179.48
42	—	639	150.00–158.50	153.79
20	—	573	152.00–165.00	160.25
13	—	390	162.00–170.00	168.57
15	—	721	146.50–149.50	147.82
1	—	995	128.00	128.00
10	—	676	140.00–156.00	148.22
6	—	413	154.00–165.00	161.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	421	165.00–189.50	183.78
7	—	637	148.00–161.00	151.76
17	—	465	173.00–184.00	177.02
3	—	575	155.00–160.00	157.03
3	—	328	150.00–182.00	171.44
2	—	663	140.00–155.00	147.36
2	—	523	166.00–167.00	166.50
3	—	375	164.00–185.00	171.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	63.00–68.00	65.70
3	—	947	81.50–89.50	85.56
4	—	928	72.50–75.00	74.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	93.00–110.00	98.43
10	—	1,530	81.00–89.50	85.43
3	—	1,433	76.00–78.00	77.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,189	63.00–72.50	68.47
15	—	1,213	74.00–87.50	80.51
8	—	1,202	89.00–98.00	93.35
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	87.00–95.50	91.79
4	—	1,678	115.50–123.50	118.20
4	—	1,698	106.00–110.00	107.76

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,230	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,262.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,292	900.00–1,360.00	1,145.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,385	875.00–1,325.00	1,221.39

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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