Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.16/cwt on 1,015 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −57.11 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$173.16

1,015 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$580

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

$28.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

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	680	173.78	1,181	993
Medium and Large 2-3	415	144.86	601	22

One grade step is worth $28.93/cwt here — about $580 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 sale1,015 hd

173.16

—

KY average25 barns · 9,224 hd

169.78

+3.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−57.11

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	1,671	91.93	1,536	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	71.80	1,108	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	66.98	815	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	58.88	565	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	110.00	1,727	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,240	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$998	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$903	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$895	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$779	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$1,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$1,055	4thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	930	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	159.21/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,417	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	155.12/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,221	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	148.53/cwt	120.00–172.50	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	176.07/cwt	166.00–184.00	754	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	139.47/cwt	134.00–154.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	142.86/cwt	139.00–152.00	904	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.09/cwt	136.00–155.50	823	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	123.21/cwt	110.00–132.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	149.08/cwt	140.00–158.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	132.10/cwt	123.00–135.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	121.65/cwt	107.50–130.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	114.23/cwt	102.00–133.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	129.64/cwt	120.00–131.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	141.01/cwt	136.00–144.00	605	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	148.29/cwt	124.00–157.00	1,002	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	892	170.04/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,517	107
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	174.29/cwt	154.00–183.00	908	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	176.69/cwt	174.25–179.50	1,419	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	187.48/cwt	184.00–197.00	960	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	185.19/cwt	168.00–193.00	889	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	180.46/cwt	176.00–184.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	159.85/cwt	144.00–163.50	1,146	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	174.85/cwt	174.50–175.00	1,161	49
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	553	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	498	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	135.31/cwt	127.00–141.00	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	161.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	159.81/cwt	156.00–175.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.97/cwt	130.00–153.00	958	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	701	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,727	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	75.90/cwt	74.00–77.50	944	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	65.44/cwt	64.00–69.00	624	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	59.21/cwt	57.50–62.50	560	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	68.25/cwt	61.00–72.50	1,076	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	74.71/cwt	73.50–76.50	1,132	11
Bulls	—	—	1,763	92.59/cwt	92.00–93.50	1,632	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	68.17/cwt	63.00–73.50	847	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	52.05/cwt	49.00–54.00	509	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	58.83/cwt	53.00–61.00	665	9
Bulls	—	—	1,470	85.59/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,258	5
Bulls	—	—	1,915	101.84/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,260.00/head	1,000.00–1,420.00	1,260	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	998.19/head	980.00–1,020.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	894.69/head	730.00–1,085.00	895	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	903.14/head	750.00–1,125.00	903	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	779.37/head	710.00–810.00	779	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	118.76/cwt	115.00–124.00	686	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	130.27/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,141	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	173.49/cwt	157.00–181.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	173.83/cwt	150.00–180.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	151.87/cwt	136.00–166.00	579	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	162.20/cwt	158.50–163.95	1,187	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	146.62/cwt	135.00–164.00	704	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	163.52/cwt	163.00–165.00	862	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	197.59/cwt	195.00–200.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	133.40/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,087	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	148.27/cwt	123.00–154.00	949	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	149.28/cwt	140.00–160.00	858	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	147.59/cwt	140.00–151.00	505	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	124.62/cwt	119.00–130.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	183.39/cwt	162.00–192.50	790	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	170.18/cwt	153.00–180.00	984	95
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	135.09/cwt	120.00–142.50	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	161.61/cwt	145.00–176.00	1,015	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	357	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	133.60/cwt	116.00–148.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,054	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	197.41/cwt	196.00–200.00	934	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	164.82/cwt	150.00–170.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.89/cwt	134.00–157.00	770	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	156.66/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,076	51

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,451Last week 2,085Year ago 2,929

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 229Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 18Year ago 210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	143.00	143.00
19	—	890	159.00–163.00	159.21
16	—	787	153.00–158.00	155.12
20	—	521	154.00–183.00	174.29
32	—	480	168.00–193.00	185.19
6	—	371	176.00–184.00	180.46
23	—	717	144.00–163.50	159.85
20	—	431	162.00–192.50	183.39
95	—	578	153.00–180.00	170.18
117	—	628	145.00–176.00	161.61
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
51	—	687	145.00–166.00	156.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	120.00–172.50	148.53
2	—	500	130.00	130.00
2	—	470	119.00–130.00	124.62
3	—	293	120.00–142.50	135.09
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
3	—	572	116.00–148.00	133.60
6	—	416	150.00–170.00	164.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	892	168.00–172.00	170.04
134	—	775	180.00	180.00
129	—	803	174.25–179.50	176.69
71	—	512	184.00–197.00	187.48
8	—	478	195.00	195.00
4	—	720	179.50	179.50
49	—	664	174.50–175.00	174.85
52	—	602	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
1	—	500	191.00	191.00
6	—	422	195.00–200.00	197.59
2	—	357	200.00	200.00
27	—	473	196.00–200.00	197.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	166.00–184.00	176.07
5	—	771	134.00–154.00	139.47
12	—	633	139.00–152.00	142.86
25	—	575	136.00–155.50	143.09
2	—	535	140.00–158.00	149.08
5	—	726	127.00–141.00	135.31
4	—	314	155.00–165.00	161.91
6	—	476	156.00–175.00	159.81
7	—	670	130.00–153.00	142.97
7	—	876	126.00–132.00	130.27
9	—	369	157.00–181.00	173.49
5	—	287	150.00–180.00	173.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	483	185.00	185.00
2	—	377	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	127.50	127.50
2	—	228	130.00–140.00	134.84
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	110.00–132.00	123.21
3	—	775	110.00	110.00
7	—	423	123.00–135.00	132.10
3	—	265	107.50–130.00	121.65
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
9	—	483	102.00–133.00	114.23
8	—	548	120.00–131.00	129.64
1	—	305	137.50	137.50
14	—	578	115.00–124.00	118.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
2	—	720	135.00–140.00	137.43
36	—	429	136.00–144.00	141.01
31	—	676	124.00–157.00	148.29
32	—	381	136.00–166.00	151.87
66	—	480	135.00–164.00	146.62
17	—	815	125.00–141.00	133.40
83	—	640	123.00–154.00	148.27
111	—	575	140.00–160.00	149.28
25	—	342	140.00–151.00	147.59
115	—	524	134.00–157.00	146.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	732	158.50–163.95	162.20
20	—	527	163.00–165.00	163.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	90.00	90.00
3	—	490	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	74.00–77.50	75.90
24	—	1,243	63.00–73.50	68.17
9	—	1,131	53.00–61.00	58.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	64.00–69.00	65.44
4	—	946	57.50–62.50	59.21
5	—	978	49.00–54.00	52.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,577	61.00–72.50	68.25
11	—	1,515	73.50–76.50	74.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	92.00–93.50	92.59
5	—	1,470	79.00–88.00	85.59
3	—	1,915	95.00–110.00	101.84

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,313	1,000.00–1,420.00	1,260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	1,380.00	1,380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	980.00–1,020.00	998.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,207	730.00–1,085.00	894.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,250	750.00–1,125.00	903.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,208	710.00–810.00	779.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	1,240.00	1,240.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle