Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower with plain offering; un-weaned cattle in lower demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower with plain offering; un-weaned cattle in lower demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower. There was moderate 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 $178.77/cwt on 444 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −51.50 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$178.77

444 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$39.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

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	180.26	1,210	427
Medium and Large 2-3	687	141.24	971	17thin

One grade step is worth $39.02/cwt here — about $239 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 sale444 hd

178.77

—

KY average24 barns · 5,907 hd

176.48

+2.29

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−51.50

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	—	High	1,590	107.62	1,711	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	82.81	1,213	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	81.07	996	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	70.85	661	9thin

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)	1,140	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	947	$800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	380	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	654	153.72/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.57/cwt	165.00–185.00	658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	174.53/cwt	173.00–176.00	911	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	180.17/cwt	166.00–186.00	786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	218.03/cwt	215.00–220.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	140.35/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,009	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	177.21/cwt	166.00–183.50	1,173	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	139.22/cwt	122.00–145.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,215	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	218.35/cwt	200.00–226.00	902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	135.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	138.09/cwt	123.00–150.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	187.32/cwt	179.00–193.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	198.76/cwt	195.00–200.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	137.50/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	168.63/cwt	150.00–177.00	1,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	192.86/cwt	178.00–197.50	897	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	150.93/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	179.34/cwt	164.00–186.50	1,128	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	168.28/cwt	151.00–173.00	1,281	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	177.91/cwt	165.00–187.00	932	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	148.25/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,365	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	209.92/cwt	205.00–212.50	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,232	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	904	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,510	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	195.82/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,142	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	954	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,576	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	173.48/cwt	166.00–180.00	994	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	183.34/cwt	167.00–193.00	777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,133	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	173.46/cwt	172.00–175.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	228.11/cwt	212.50–235.00	844	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	735	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	70.38/cwt	69.00–74.00	683	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	73.26/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,015	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	86.03/cwt	82.50–89.00	1,266	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	79.56/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,177	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	77.52/cwt	75.00–79.50	891	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	66.70/cwt	64.00–68.50	626	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	72.11/cwt	70.00–74.00	867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	83.54/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,060	23
Bulls	—	—	1,784	115.95/cwt	110.50–126.00	2,069	9
Bulls	—	—	1,507	104.41/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,573	7
Bulls	—	—	1,200	90.13/cwt	84.00–97.50	1,082	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	189.00/cwt	170.00–195.00	871	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	151.06/cwt	139.00–162.00	1,030	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	137.86/cwt	137.00–138.50	1,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	182.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	193.69/cwt	190.00–197.50	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	169.74/cwt	155.00–187.50	883	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	156.49/cwt	148.00–165.00	976	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	190.18/cwt	187.50–197.50	784	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	128.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	130.41/cwt	120.00–140.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	155.42/cwt	140.50–161.00	1,060	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	162.71/cwt	158.00–170.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	127.38/cwt	122.50–132.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	149.90/cwt	144.00–161.00	844	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	152.63/cwt	142.50–164.00	957	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	189.97/cwt	189.00–191.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	194.20/cwt	189.00–200.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	139.18/cwt	130.00–142.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	135.98/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	117.38/cwt	114.00–119.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	847	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	157.33/cwt	146.00–167.00	813	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	165.42/cwt	155.00–182.00	764	33

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,466Last week 1,192Year ago 1,295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 250Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 100Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	207.50	207.50
1	—	1,235	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,160	115.00	115.00
56	—	662	166.00–183.50	177.21
9	—	425	179.00–193.00	187.32
8	—	324	195.00–200.00	198.76
12	—	714	150.00–177.00	168.63
9	—	465	178.00–197.50	192.86
3	—	865	147.00–153.00	150.93
36	—	629	164.00–186.50	179.34
21	—	761	151.00–173.00	168.28
14	—	524	165.00–187.00	177.91
4	—	804	145.00–153.00	148.25
3	—	286	205.00–212.50	209.92
2	—	1,145	117.00	117.00
32	—	573	166.00–180.00	173.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	654	153.00–154.00	153.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	346	236.00	236.00
5	—	370	215.00–220.00	218.03
10	—	413	200.00–226.00	218.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	122.00–145.00	139.22
4	—	737	130.00–137.00	135.24
3	—	672	123.00–150.00	138.09
2	—	815	136.00–139.00	137.50
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
2	—	585	152.00	152.00
1	—	465	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	636	191.00	191.00
19	—	740	184.50	184.50
11	—	652	189.00	189.00
55	—	904	167.00	167.00
59	—	583	193.00–201.00	195.82
30	—	954	165.25	165.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	375	165.00–185.00	175.57
11	—	436	166.00–186.00	180.17
18	—	719	129.00–145.00	140.35
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
1	—	240	190.00	190.00
62	—	682	140.50–161.00	155.42
38	—	563	144.00–161.00	149.90
1	—	995	113.00	113.00
57	—	627	142.50–164.00	152.63
4	—	763	130.00–144.00	135.98
3	—	825	114.00–119.00	117.38
41	—	517	146.00–167.00	157.33
33	—	462	155.00–182.00	165.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	137.50	137.50
6	—	666	125.00–132.00	128.47
4	—	434	120.00–140.00	130.41
2	—	618	122.50–132.00	127.38
1	—	380	132.50	132.50
12	—	565	130.00–142.00	139.18
2	—	847	119.00	119.00
2	—	490	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	173.00–176.00	174.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	412	187.50–197.50	190.18
4	—	471	189.00–191.00	189.97
4	—	323	189.00–200.00	194.20
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	167.00–193.00	183.34
7	—	914	124.00	124.00
2	—	760	135.00–142.00	138.50
2	—	375	172.00–175.00	173.46
19	—	461	170.00–195.00	189.00
1	—	725	152.00	152.00
1	—	220	207.50	207.50
10	—	682	139.00–162.00	151.06
7	—	816	137.00–138.50	137.86
4	—	329	180.00–190.00	182.63
2	—	855	127.00	127.00
2	—	290	190.00–197.50	193.69
26	—	520	155.00–187.50	169.74
25	—	624	148.00–165.00	156.49
6	—	580	158.00–170.00	162.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	212.50–235.00	228.11
2	—	323	225.00–230.00	227.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	69.00–74.00	70.38
3	—	938	64.00–68.50	66.70
2	—	853	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	72.00–74.50	73.26
12	—	1,471	82.50–89.00	86.03
6	—	1,479	77.00–81.50	79.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,149	75.00–79.50	77.52
2	—	1,203	70.00–74.00	72.11
23	—	1,269	80.00–87.50	83.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,784	110.50–126.00	115.95
7	—	1,507	102.00–109.00	104.41
3	—	1,200	84.00–97.50	90.13

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	947	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	900.00	900.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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