Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower 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 $187.70/cwt on 375 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −42.57 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$187.70

375 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$22.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

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	615	188.60	1,160	360
Medium and Large 2-3	567	166.05	941	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.55/cwt here — about $218 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 sale375 hd

187.70

—

KY average24 barns · 4,915 hd

182.31

+5.39

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−42.57

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	1,663	121.72	2,024	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	93.27	1,391	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	91.52	1,117	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	81.91	792	4thin

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)	1,262	$1,224	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,028	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$933	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,785	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,675	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,667	3thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	488	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	182.74/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	214.57/cwt	192.50–217.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	151.96/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	172.39/cwt	167.50–177.50	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	144.50/cwt	143.00–146.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	196.15/cwt	196.00–197.50	857	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	188.69/cwt	187.50–192.50	415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	186.27/cwt	186.00–188.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,119	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	159.04/cwt	151.00–168.00	843	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	139.04/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	138.29/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,000	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	170.38/cwt	160.00–179.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	149.52/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,000	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	126.45/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	169.47/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,249	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	185.80/cwt	184.00–190.00	881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	189.12/cwt	186.00–197.50	989	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,354	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	168.58/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	175.02/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,160	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	199.77/cwt	198.75–205.00	1,113	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	183.44/cwt	169.00–188.00	1,141	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	1,316	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	196.61/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,213	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	208.90/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,105	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	206.05/cwt	200.00–211.00	993	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	188.16/cwt	187.50–190.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	189.41/cwt	180.00–197.50	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	816	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	76.99/cwt	75.00–79.00	885	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	91.57/cwt	87.00–96.00	902	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	91.32/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,361	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	70.26/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,031	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	99.19/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,484	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	95.06/cwt	90.00–116.00	1,176	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	86.82/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,041	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	116.05/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,901	10
Bulls	—	—	1,494	105.37/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,574	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	129.36/cwt	123.00–142.50	2,225	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	932.87/head	800.00–1,270.00	933	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,673.81/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,840.00/head	1,840.00–1,840.00	1,840	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,027.77/head	830.00–1,280.00	1,028	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,223.51/head	950.00–1,410.00	1,224	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	176.64/cwt	174.00–182.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	166.95/cwt	154.00–172.00	1,033	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	185.71/cwt	180.00–193.00	791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	177.83/cwt	177.50–178.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	163.94/cwt	158.00–167.50	956	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	143.61/cwt	142.00–146.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	168.50/cwt	160.00–181.00	784	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	143.24/cwt	139.00–146.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	176.09/cwt	171.00–187.00	671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	144.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	191.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	162.06/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,011	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	187.28/cwt	180.00–190.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	159.68/cwt	155.00–162.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	132.64/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	171.46/cwt	163.00–181.00	979	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	180.08/cwt	180.00–180.50	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	145.99/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	172.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	267	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	153.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	136.43/cwt	132.50–139.00	1,131	11

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 918Last week 1,529Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 151Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 33Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	182.50	182.50
2	—	435	167.50–177.50	172.39
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
2	—	690	143.00–146.00	144.50
3	—	573	176.00–178.00	177.01
1	—	285	177.50	177.50
2	—	628	160.00–162.50	161.25
1	—	520	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	180.00–186.00	182.74
10	—	348	192.50–217.00	214.57
3	—	823	147.00–155.00	151.96
1	—	390	214.00	214.00
1	—	865	146.00	146.00
10	—	437	196.00–197.50	196.15
1	—	1,130	138.00	138.00
1	—	915	134.00	134.00
2	—	958	120.00–133.00	126.45
14	—	737	160.00–171.00	169.47
11	—	474	184.00–190.00	185.80
1	—	272	200.00	200.00
22	—	523	186.00–197.50	189.12
7	—	770	160.00–173.00	168.58
9	—	663	165.00–177.50	175.02
5	—	1,194	124.00	124.00
2	—	237	202.00	202.00
30	—	622	169.00–188.00	183.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	230.00	230.00
1	—	330	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	806	168.00	168.00
8	—	675	189.50	189.50
84	—	557	198.75–205.00	199.77
65	—	734	179.25	179.25
7	—	415	214.00	214.00
17	—	617	192.00–199.00	196.61
20	—	529	204.00–212.00	208.90
9	—	482	200.00–211.00	206.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	187.50–192.50	188.69
25	—	530	151.00–168.00	159.04
10	—	779	132.00–143.00	139.04
12	—	723	129.00–143.00	138.29
12	—	434	160.00–179.00	170.38
15	—	669	142.00–159.00	149.52
16	—	583	158.00–167.50	163.94
1	—	900	140.00	140.00
17	—	465	160.00–181.00	168.50
10	—	381	171.00–187.00	176.09
1	—	860	142.00	142.00
11	—	624	151.00–166.00	162.06
9	—	319	180.00–190.00	187.28
8	—	829	138.00–149.00	145.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	173.00	173.00
7	—	426	186.00–188.00	186.27
19	—	669	167.25	167.25
3	—	603	176.00	176.00
3	—	517	177.50–178.00	177.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
5	—	608	142.00–146.00	143.61
5	—	680	139.00–146.00	143.24
3	—	570	140.00–147.00	144.67
2	—	347	167.50	167.50
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
2	—	520	148.00–150.00	148.98
3	—	366	155.00–162.00	159.68
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
2	—	213	170.00–175.00	172.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	190.00–195.00	191.63
2	—	267	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	136.50	136.50
4	—	325	187.50–190.00	188.16
3	—	378	180.00–197.50	189.41
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
1	—	290	182.50	182.50
3	—	515	174.00–182.00	176.64
7	—	619	154.00–172.00	166.95
1	—	870	115.00	115.00
15	—	426	180.00–193.00	185.71
3	—	767	130.00–134.00	132.64
13	—	571	163.00–181.00	171.46
6	—	494	180.00–180.50	180.08
1	—	245	202.50	202.50
11	—	829	132.50–139.00	136.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	215.00–220.00	217.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	132.00–136.00	133.98
6	—	439	176.00	176.00
1	—	805	118.00	118.00
3	—	563	152.00–155.00	153.99
1	—	525	165.00	165.00
1	—	485	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	75.00–79.00	76.99
40	—	1,237	90.00–116.00	95.06
24	—	1,199	82.00–89.50	86.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	70.00	70.00
2	—	985	87.00–96.00	91.57
1	—	985	74.50	74.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,490	86.00–94.50	91.32
2	—	1,468	65.00–75.00	70.26
18	—	1,496	95.00–108.00	99.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,638	110.00–124.00	116.05
4	—	1,494	100.00–108.00	105.37
16	—	1,720	123.00–142.50	129.36

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,101	800.00–1,270.00	932.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,142	830.00–1,280.00	1,027.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,262	950.00–1,410.00	1,223.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,150	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,673.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,325	1,840.00	1,840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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