Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.33/cwt on 775 head.

Average price

$158.33

775 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.61

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	554	160.26	888	707
Medium and Large 2-3	550	138.26	761	68

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $127 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 sale775 hd

158.33

—

KY average22 barns · 6,699 hd

148.72

+9.61

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	1,836	102.89	1,889	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,611	71.43	1,151	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	69.90	877	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	63.76	607	13
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,580	125.50	1,983	1thin
Steers	Select	High	1,533	113.21	1,736	2thin

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)	1,222	$982	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,555	$1,539	5

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1-2Fancy	—	478	169.69/cwt	165.25–174.00	811	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	164.34/cwt	162.00–168.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	158.97/cwt	150.00–166.00	908	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	141.60/cwt	140.00–142.50	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	141.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	125.44/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	151.26/cwt	144.00–161.00	725	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	135.63/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	133.27/cwt	124.00–140.00	909	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	136.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	151.08/cwt	142.50–159.50	801	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	132.72/cwt	132.00–135.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	155.82/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,161	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	152.69/cwt	142.00–158.00	939	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	145.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	839	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	148.28/cwt	145.00–158.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	139.06/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	182.68/cwt	170.00–189.00	696	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	149.69/cwt	147.00–153.00	937	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	152.69/cwt	150.00–154.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	174.40/cwt	173.00–183.00	766	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	128.50/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	158.21/cwt	157.00–158.50	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	142.87/cwt	140.00–146.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	155.68/cwt	145.00–160.00	830	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.19/cwt	140.00–158.00	987	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,539.16/head	1,075.00–1,750.00	1,539	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	981.86/head	775.00–1,250.00	982	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	101.85/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,948	10
Bulls	—	—	1,805	95.73/cwt	95.50–96.00	1,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	111.15/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,776	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	77.01/cwt	75.00–80.00	990	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	69.50/cwt	69.00–70.00	676	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	71.06/cwt	67.00–74.50	902	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	169.64/cwt	166.00–170.00	874	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	160.76/cwt	160.00–163.00	936	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	142.73/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	172.55/cwt	160.00–174.00	808	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	117.98/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	184.60/cwt	182.50–190.00	624	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	383	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	471	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	664	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	171.40/cwt	171.40–171.40	1,174	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	988	169.20/cwt	169.20–169.20	1,672	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	166.10/cwt	165.50–167.00	1,370	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	170.86/cwt	169.50–171.50	1,078	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	165.30/cwt	155.00–171.00	946	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	169.89/cwt	162.00–179.00	906	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	201.03/cwt	199.00–207.50	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,283	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	853	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	161.63/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,096	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	161.34/cwt	150.00–165.00	994	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	185.63/cwt	182.00–192.00	982	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	836	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	202.61/cwt	190.00–206.00	701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	161.69/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,326	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	173.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	173.76/cwt	170.00–177.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	194.25/cwt	194.00–195.00	925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	185.50/cwt	180.00–192.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	186.12/cwt	180.00–196.00	787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	153.49/cwt	152.50–154.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	163.80/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,263	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	164.73/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,176	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	167.55/cwt	161.00–168.50	1,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	208.00/cwt	206.00–210.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	183.69/cwt	177.00–190.00	889	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	163.82/cwt	157.50–169.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	156.44/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	157.38/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,070	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	158.45/cwt	158.00–158.50	1,280	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	173.77/cwt	172.00–174.75	1,011	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	165.94/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,132	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	149.44/cwt	142.00–155.00	625	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	165.39/cwt	163.50–167.50	839	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	155.11/cwt	150.00–162.00	583	29
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,580	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,983	1
Steers	Select	—	1,533	113.21/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,736	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	57.87/cwt	56.00–60.00	520	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	64.29/cwt	62.00–66.50	780	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	66.22/cwt	64.00–67.50	1,037	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	71.34/cwt	68.00–74.50	1,159	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	76.91/cwt	75.50–79.50	1,237	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	64.54/cwt	62.00–66.50	623	8

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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,085Last week 2,117Year ago 2,274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 143Year ago 284

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 15Year ago 94

No trend available due to being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	478	165.25–174.00	169.69
5	—	368	165.00	165.00
1	—	310	166.00	166.00
10	—	433	162.00–168.00	164.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	571	150.00–166.00	158.97
7	—	890	114.00–130.00	125.44
100	—	479	144.00–161.00	151.26
3	—	820	133.00–137.00	135.63
58	—	530	142.50–159.50	151.08
1	—	1,085	130.00	130.00
24	—	745	140.00–159.00	155.82
20	—	615	142.00–158.00	152.69
2	—	915	137.00	137.00
6	—	333	145.00–158.00	148.28
4	—	770	133.00–144.00	139.06
4	—	281	157.50–169.00	163.82
6	—	680	151.00–159.00	157.38
40	—	418	142.00–155.00	149.44
2	—	965	115.00	115.00
29	—	376	150.00–162.00	155.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	135.00–136.00	135.50
3	—	440	135.00–140.00	136.67
1	—	865	119.00	119.00
12	—	467	140.00–142.50	141.60
10	—	374	140.00–145.00	141.88
2	—	305	135.00–140.00	137.46
13	—	682	124.00–140.00	133.27
5	—	518	135.00–140.00	136.98
4	—	730	132.00–135.00	132.72
2	—	788	108.00–109.00	108.50
14	—	575	142.00–148.00	145.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	714	161.00–167.00	164.73
16	—	616	161.00–168.50	167.55
21	—	808	158.00–158.50	158.45
159	—	582	172.00–174.75	173.77
17	—	682	165.00–167.00	165.94
33	—	507	163.50–167.50	165.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
10	—	420	157.00–158.50	158.21
3	—	583	147.00	147.00
3	—	528	140.00–146.00	142.87
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
1	—	380	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	381	170.00–189.00	182.68
13	—	626	147.00–153.00	149.69
7	—	567	150.00–154.00	152.69
14	—	439	173.00–183.00	174.40
4	—	823	120.00–137.00	128.50
1	—	960	115.00	115.00
3	—	717	140.00–142.00	140.67
11	—	533	145.00–160.00	155.68
13	—	675	140.00–158.00	146.19
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
4	—	754	139.00–144.00	142.73
15	—	468	160.00–174.00	172.55
3	—	922	113.00–121.00	117.98
6	—	338	182.50–190.00	184.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	515	166.00–170.00	169.64
23	—	582	160.00–163.00	160.76
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	123.00	123.00
8	—	664	105.00	105.00
2	—	480	108.00	108.00
3	—	853	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	187.00	187.00
52	—	685	171.40	171.40
58	—	988	169.20	169.20
10	—	825	165.50–167.00	166.10
32	—	631	169.50–171.50	170.86
16	—	425	199.00–207.50	201.03
3	—	553	180.00	180.00
6	—	746	172.00	172.00
58	—	529	182.00–192.00	185.63
8	—	476	194.00–195.00	194.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	572	155.00–171.00	165.30
51	—	533	162.00–179.00	169.89
1	—	920	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,032	130.00	130.00
32	—	678	153.00–166.00	161.63
46	—	616	150.00–165.00	161.34
13	—	346	190.00–206.00	202.61
16	—	820	152.00–163.00	161.69
3	—	290	213.00	213.00
10	—	390	180.00–192.00	185.50
12	—	423	180.00–196.00	186.12
21	—	771	154.00–171.00	163.80
26	—	484	177.00–190.00	183.69
9	—	729	154.00–159.00	156.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	317	185.00	185.00
6	—	836	142.50	142.50
5	—	472	170.00–175.00	173.99
5	—	435	170.00–177.00	173.76
2	—	520	159.00–160.00	159.51
3	—	583	152.50–154.00	153.49
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	206.00–210.00	208.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,555	1,075.00–1,750.00	1,539.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,222	775.00–1,250.00	981.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,913	98.50–105.00	101.85
2	—	1,805	95.50–96.00	95.73
3	—	1,598	110.00–112.00	111.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,286	75.00–80.00	77.01
37	—	1,269	67.00–74.50	71.06
19	—	1,213	62.00–66.50	64.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	69.00–70.00	69.50
3	—	898	56.00–60.00	57.87
8	—	966	62.00–66.50	64.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	64.00–67.50	66.22
23	—	1,625	68.00–74.50	71.34
7	—	1,609	75.50–79.50	76.91
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	125.50	125.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	112.00–115.00	113.21

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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