Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower; over 500 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower; yearling steers sold steady; un-weaned cattle in lower demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs Steady; un-weaned cattle in lower demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Steers Heifers

Groups of 20 head or more. Groups of 20 head or more.

37 head 624 lbs 175.00 Blk 33 head 628 lbs 157.25 Blk

78 head 685 lbs 178.00 Blk & Mix 64 head 742 lbs 162.00 Blk

23 head 743 lbs 165.00 Blk 22 head 919 lbs 140.00 Blk

69 head 844 lbs 175.00 Blk

130 head 923 lbs 165.75 Blk few CharX

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.33/cwt on 677 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −59.94 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$170.33

677 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$579

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

$28.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

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	717	170.58	1,223	671
Medium and Large 2-3	453	142.00	644	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.58/cwt here — about $579 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 sale677 hd

170.33

—

KY average24 barns · 6,016 hd

167.87

+2.46

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−59.94

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	1,596	108.12	1,726	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	83.34	1,002	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	83.04	1,261	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	73.61	761	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	119.00	1,583	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,170	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,000	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,448	$1,553	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	152.41/cwt	130.00–164.50	730	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	163.69/cwt	142.00–169.00	1,208	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	127.25/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,060	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	144.83/cwt	130.00–158.00	627	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.63/cwt	125.00–159.50	788	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	164.02/cwt	145.00–172.00	1,105	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	350	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	166.58/cwt	150.00–173.00	553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,219	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	172.20/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,066	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	185.41/cwt	181.00–191.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	183.32/cwt	174.00–185.00	599	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	151.82/cwt	140.00–160.00	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	174.48/cwt	160.00–181.00	832	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	149.86/cwt	135.00–154.50	1,380	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	167.74/cwt	160.00–176.00	881	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	173.13/cwt	163.50–175.00	1,456	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	174.43/cwt	163.00–184.00	733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,223	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	176.00/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,362	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,530	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	169.46/cwt	150.00–179.50	971	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	157.41/cwt	143.00–161.00	1,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	167.68/cwt	160.00–175.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	150.37/cwt	140.00–157.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	162.94/cwt	156.00–178.00	772	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	161.76/cwt	140.00–170.00	678	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.42/cwt	143.00–164.00	821	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	166.75/cwt	160.00–192.00	630	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	75.15/cwt	73.00–77.00	796	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	64.32/cwt	61.50–68.00	664	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	89.64/cwt	82.50–101.00	890	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	82.55/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,290	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	75.69/cwt	74.50–78.00	1,070	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	88.78/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,314	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,583	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	84.28/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,029	41
Bulls	—	—	1,638	109.97/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,801	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	75.00/cwt	61.00–79.50	857	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	94.70/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,179	12
Bulls	—	—	1,215	94.65/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,150	6
Bulls	—	—	2,075	124.14/cwt	118.50–129.50	2,576	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	999.90/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,552.85/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	127.65/cwt	125.00–132.00	927	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.97/cwt	140.00–152.00	899	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	122.41/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.81/cwt	129.00–140.00	929	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	152.97/cwt	136.00–157.25	955	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	157.28/cwt	150.00–162.50	585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	123.51/cwt	122.00–129.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	141.09/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,082	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	148.38/cwt	127.00–157.00	1,003	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,202	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	122.05/cwt	111.00–127.50	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	142.85/cwt	131.00–148.50	1,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,287	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	151.09/cwt	135.00–158.50	858	39

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 Oct 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,711Last week 1,840Year ago 1,332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 240Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 92

Steers Heifers

Groups of 20 head or more. Groups of 20 head or more.

37 head 624 lbs 175.00 Blk 33 head 628 lbs 157.25 Blk

78 head 685 lbs 178.00 Blk & Mix 64 head 742 lbs 162.00 Blk

23 head 743 lbs 165.00 Blk 22 head 919 lbs 140.00 Blk

69 head 844 lbs 175.00 Blk

130 head 923 lbs 165.75 Blk few CharX

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	479	130.00–164.50	152.41
10	—	833	123.00–131.00	127.25
16	—	433	130.00–158.00	144.83
38	—	530	125.00–159.50	148.63
11	—	215	163.00	163.00
9	—	332	150.00–173.00	166.58
7	—	286	140.00–160.00	151.82
8	—	958	134.00	134.00
50	—	624	136.00–157.25	152.97
22	—	372	150.00–162.50	157.28
15	—	767	128.00–147.00	141.09
52	—	676	127.00–157.00	148.38
9	—	722	131.00–148.50	142.85
39	—	568	135.00–158.50	151.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
5	—	418	122.00–129.00	123.51
3	—	481	130.00	130.00
3	—	343	111.00–127.50	122.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	742	162.00	162.00
22	—	919	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	738	142.00–169.00	163.69
43	—	674	145.00–172.00	164.02
77	—	619	155.00–175.00	172.20
3	—	368	181.00–191.00	185.41
13	—	327	174.00–185.00	183.32
1	—	845	144.00	144.00
19	—	477	160.00–181.00	174.48
9	—	921	135.00–154.50	149.86
32	—	525	160.00–176.00	167.74
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
20	—	420	163.00–184.00	174.43
55	—	573	150.00–179.50	169.46
5	—	777	143.00–161.00	157.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	134.00	134.00
1	—	495	139.00	139.00
1	—	500	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	685	178.00	178.00
101	—	841	163.50–175.00	173.13
14	—	711	172.00	172.00
3	—	521	184.00	184.00
27	—	774	172.00–178.00	176.00
130	—	923	165.75	165.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	160.00–175.00	167.68
6	—	562	140.00–157.00	150.37
15	—	474	156.00–178.00	162.94
18	—	419	140.00–170.00	161.76
17	—	528	143.00–164.00	155.42
10	—	378	160.00–192.00	166.75
10	—	726	125.00–132.00	127.65
1	—	925	123.00	123.00
12	—	616	140.00–152.00	145.97
4	—	820	105.00–130.00	122.41
15	—	674	129.00–140.00	137.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	73.00–77.00	75.15
6	—	1,033	61.50–68.00	64.32
3	—	993	82.50–101.00	89.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,563	79.00–85.00	82.55
5	—	1,414	74.50–78.00	75.69
8	—	1,480	87.00–93.50	88.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,221	80.00–89.00	84.28
21	—	1,143	61.00–79.50	75.00
12	—	1,245	90.00–112.00	94.70
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,638	107.00–114.50	109.97
6	—	1,215	90.00–100.00	94.65
4	—	2,075	118.50–129.50	124.14

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,170.00	1,170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	950.00–1,050.00	999.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,448	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,552.85

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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