Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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 $166.27/cwt on 457 head.

Average price

$166.27

457 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$26.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

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	631	166.73	1,053	449
Medium and Large 2-3	548	140.26	768	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.47/cwt here — about $285 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 sale457 hd

166.27

—

KY average24 barns · 5,545 hd

165.95

+0.33

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	1,679	115.38	1,937	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	92.07	1,355	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	89.18	1,066	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	76.43	762	16

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,004	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$937	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$940	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,283	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,110	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	—	616	182.38/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,123	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	201.40/cwt	197.50–205.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	255.30/cwt	230.00–267.50	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	180.19/cwt	163.00–184.00	1,207	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	221.83/cwt	210.00–231.00	956	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	977	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,646	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	202.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	208.49/cwt	206.00–214.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	175.85/cwt	162.50–180.00	733	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,226	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	176.07/cwt	173.50–178.00	942	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	173.03/cwt	172.00–175.50	997	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	173.67/cwt	168.50–175.00	1,087	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	158.29/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,062	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	218.84/cwt	130.00–251.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	152.95/cwt	146.00–165.00	951	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	196.17/cwt	187.50–199.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	181.40/cwt	169.00–185.50	1,036	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	185.82/cwt	172.00–194.00	992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	175.67/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,430	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	190.00/cwt	182.50–193.00	933	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	200.69/cwt	195.00–210.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,405	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	172.30/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,344	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	164.56/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,201	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	481	80.02/cwt	74.00–92.50	385	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	717	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	574	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	965	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	782	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	429	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	515	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	181.46/cwt	175.00–188.00	867	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	189.97/cwt	184.00–196.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	920	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	75.55/cwt	73.00–80.00	724	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	87.51/cwt	80.50–96.50	947	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	70.09/cwt	68.00–72.50	714	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	98.09/cwt	94.50–108.00	1,410	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	85.13/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,280	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	96.30/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,162	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	87.00/cwt	81.00–91.50	1,046	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	76.52/cwt	70.00–80.50	869	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	91.60/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,354	12
Bulls	—	—	1,771	126.09/cwt	121.00–137.50	2,233	12
Bulls	—	—	1,384	100.83/cwt	94.50–106.00	1,395	9
Bulls	—	—	1,807	115.58/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,089	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	937.20/head	775.00–1,080.00	937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,003.77/head	785.00–1,190.00	1,004	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	1,282.96/head	1,000.00–1,530.00	1,283	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	222.46/cwt	217.50–227.50	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	163.24/cwt	156.00–172.00	1,017	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	173.72/cwt	156.00–180.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	175.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	151.18/cwt	140.00–162.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	192.68/cwt	192.00–194.00	830	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	177.34/cwt	159.50–179.25	1,303	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	176.76/cwt	176.00–177.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	154.28/cwt	147.00–161.00	906	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	203.75/cwt	202.50–205.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	179.38/cwt	176.00–182.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	176.26/cwt	165.00–183.00	830	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	163.98/cwt	156.00–170.00	854	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	190.77/cwt	190.00–193.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	137.35/cwt	129.00–151.00	1,126	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	137.14/cwt	118.00–141.00	1,190	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	150.86/cwt	134.00–156.50	1,160	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 Sep 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,447Last week 918Year ago 1,074

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 275Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 55Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	616	165.00–186.00	182.38
2	—	333	200.00–202.50	201.22
2	—	237	202.50	202.50
2	—	428	197.50–205.00	201.40
92	—	670	163.00–184.00	180.19
12	—	571	169.00–185.50	181.40
14	—	534	172.00–194.00	185.82
10	—	491	182.50–193.00	190.00
3	—	367	195.00–210.00	200.69
2	—	835	156.00–158.00	157.01
1	—	1,075	145.00	145.00
12	—	780	162.00–174.00	172.30
2	—	970	147.00	147.00
1	—	255	210.00	210.00
17	—	730	154.00–171.00	164.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
3	—	333	230.00–267.50	255.30
13	—	431	210.00–231.00	221.83
4	—	460	206.00–214.00	208.49
6	—	365	130.00–251.00	218.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
1	—	490	175.00	175.00
3	—	601	147.00	147.00
3	—	588	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	129.00	129.00
1	—	690	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	977	168.50	168.50
10	—	530	200.00–210.00	202.89
30	—	814	174.00–176.00	175.67
4	—	606	192.00	192.00
57	—	918	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	417	162.50–180.00	175.85
23	—	671	154.00–161.00	158.29
40	—	622	146.00–165.00	152.95
6	—	288	187.50–199.00	196.17
4	—	711	144.00–147.00	145.48
16	—	587	147.00–161.00	154.28
3	—	368	176.00–182.00	179.38
25	—	471	165.00–183.00	176.26
43	—	521	156.00–170.00	163.98
4	—	318	190.00–193.00	190.77
15	—	820	129.00–151.00	137.35
12	—	868	118.00–141.00	137.14
6	—	769	134.00–156.50	150.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	766	160.00	160.00
21	—	535	173.50–178.00	176.07
20	—	576	172.00–175.50	173.03
38	—	626	168.50–175.00	173.67
70	—	735	159.50–179.25	177.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	192.00–194.00	192.68
2	—	370	200.00	200.00
2	—	322	197.50	197.50
2	—	265	202.50–205.00	203.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	152.50	152.50
2	—	780	126.00	126.00
1	—	675	142.00	142.00
1	—	410	152.50	152.50
1	—	465	153.00	153.00
2	—	505	130.00–140.00	135.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	74.00–92.50	80.02
4	—	717	80.00	80.00
1	—	965	81.00	81.00
11	—	429	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	822	130.00	130.00
15	—	478	175.00–188.00	181.46
2	—	433	184.00–196.00	189.97
22	—	623	156.00–172.00	163.24
6	—	567	156.00–180.00	173.72
2	—	750	150.00–154.00	152.00
2	—	270	170.00–180.00	175.19
1	—	695	159.00	159.00
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
2	—	322	180.00	180.00
4	—	534	176.00–177.00	176.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	227.50	227.50
25	—	540	185.00	185.00
9	—	409	225.00	225.00
2	—	313	217.50–227.50	222.46
3	—	455	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	119.00	119.00
2	—	468	140.00–162.00	151.18
1	—	440	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	958	73.00–80.00	75.55
3	—	1,082	80.50–96.50	87.51
4	—	1,019	68.00–72.50	70.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,437	94.50–108.00	98.09
7	—	1,504	82.00–87.00	85.13
12	—	1,478	89.00–94.00	91.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,207	92.00–109.00	96.30
36	—	1,202	81.00–91.50	87.00
9	—	1,136	70.00–80.50	76.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,771	121.00–137.50	126.09
9	—	1,384	94.50–106.00	100.83
12	—	1,807	110.00–119.00	115.58

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,075.00	1,075.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	775.00–1,080.00	937.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	785.00–1,190.00	1,003.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,274	1,000.00–1,530.00	1,282.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,110.00	1,110.00

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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