Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 Higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 Higher. 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.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.97/cwt on 594 head.

Average price

$147.97

594 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$35.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

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	615	149.62	920	566
Medium and Large 2-3	654	114.59	750	28

One grade step is worth $35.03/cwt here — about $170 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 sale594 hd

147.97

—

KY average23 barns · 6,199 hd

149.46

−1.49

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	1,799	96.41	1,735	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	73.80	1,128	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	70.83	839	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	60.88	608	11

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)	1,145	$947	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$855	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,204	27
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,144	18
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,420	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,339	10

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2-3	—	416	119.76/cwt	115.00–133.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	192.71/cwt	186.00–195.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	138.35/cwt	131.00–141.00	932	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	136.83/cwt	120.00–147.00	988	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	182.28/cwt	174.00–191.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	152.08/cwt	146.00–153.00	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.60/cwt	132.50–149.00	873	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	115.02/cwt	100.00–120.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	207	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	133.70/cwt	124.00–140.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	195.01/cwt	193.50–204.00	913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,418	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	166.29/cwt	154.00–173.50	943	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	162.37/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,317	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	150.66/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,389	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	185.59/cwt	185.00–187.50	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	177.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	162.58/cwt	152.00–167.50	1,003	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	170.88/cwt	169.00–173.50	1,220	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	186.36/cwt	170.00–191.00	785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,408	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	155.77/cwt	144.00–162.50	1,146	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	159.42/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,081	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	174.51/cwt	154.00–182.00	918	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	140.64/cwt	116.00–165.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	160.95/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,246	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	121.55/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	173.24/cwt	159.00–181.00	825	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	835	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	993	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	58.66/cwt	56.00–60.00	700	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	78.68/cwt	75.00–87.00	929	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	60.77/cwt	57.00–64.00	603	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	808	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	79.37/cwt	75.50–83.50	1,263	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	68.63/cwt	63.00–74.00	812	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	48.55/cwt	43.00–56.00	432	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	70.24/cwt	67.00–74.00	763	4
Bulls	—	—	1,793	106.17/cwt	99.50–114.00	1,904	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	94.59/cwt	91.50–97.00	1,743	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	70.08/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,041	8
Bulls	—	—	1,555	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,420.00/head	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,420	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,203.75/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,204	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	1,144.18/head	925.00–1,450.00	1,144	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	854.90/head	690.00–1,000.00	855	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	946.62/head	935.00–970.00	947	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,377.80/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,378	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	150.35/cwt	139.00–155.50	931	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	137.86/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,017	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	153.94/cwt	142.00–162.00	870	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	150.21/cwt	146.00–151.00	547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	139.49/cwt	129.50–142.50	951	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.12/cwt	130.00–155.00	802	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	144.97/cwt	134.00–154.00	687	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	1,284	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	971	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	146.03/cwt	134.00–153.00	778	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	147.24/cwt	135.00–152.50	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	139.22/cwt	137.50–142.00	1,062	16

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,731Last week 2,451Year ago 1,450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 131Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 103Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	115.00–133.00	119.76
8	—	758	110.00	110.00
4	—	737	100.00–120.00	115.02
3	—	520	124.00–125.00	124.66
2	—	497	134.00	134.00
1	—	335	127.50	127.50
5	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	674	131.00–141.00	138.35
58	—	722	120.00–147.00	136.83
7	—	336	146.00–153.00	152.08
86	—	621	132.50–149.00	140.60
13	—	364	146.00–151.00	150.21
1	—	970	123.00	123.00
36	—	568	130.00–155.00	141.12
78	—	474	134.00–154.00	144.97
75	—	533	134.00–153.00	146.03
8	—	433	135.00–152.50	147.24
16	—	763	137.50–142.00	139.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	906	156.50	156.50
67	—	794	161.75	161.75
8	—	836	142.50	142.50
78	—	557	174.25	174.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	186.00–195.00	192.71
14	—	714	169.00–173.50	170.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	210.00	210.00
1	—	395	194.00	194.00
10	—	468	193.50–204.00	195.01
1	—	325	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	174.00–191.00	182.28
2	—	207	205.00	205.00
27	—	567	154.00–173.50	166.29
24	—	811	160.00–166.00	162.37
3	—	1,035	134.50	134.50
15	—	922	140.00–155.50	150.66
4	—	384	185.00–187.50	185.59
4	—	282	185.00	185.00
2	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.67
60	—	617	152.00–167.50	162.58
13	—	421	170.00–191.00	186.36
10	—	861	163.50	163.50
27	—	736	144.00–162.50	155.77
36	—	678	152.00–165.00	159.42
30	—	526	154.00–182.00	174.51
62	—	774	145.00–167.00	160.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	742	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
1	—	945	91.00	91.00
3	—	628	124.00–140.00	133.70
3	—	512	150.00	150.00
2	—	667	145.00	145.00
2	—	443	116.00–165.00	140.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	924	118.00–125.00	121.55
2	—	750	136.00	136.00
39	—	476	159.00–181.00	173.24
2	—	405	172.50	172.50
14	—	619	139.00–155.50	150.35
2	—	365	150.00	150.00
7	—	738	137.00–139.00	137.86
2	—	537	157.00	157.00
47	—	565	142.00–162.00	153.94
17	—	682	129.50–142.50	139.49
1	—	340	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	424	197.00	197.00
2	—	520	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	56.00–60.00	58.66
17	—	1,181	75.00–87.00	78.68
22	—	1,183	63.00–74.00	68.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	57.00–64.00	60.77
3	—	890	43.00–56.00	48.55
4	—	1,086	67.00–74.00	70.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	59.00	59.00
8	—	1,591	75.50–83.50	79.37
8	—	1,486	64.00–74.00	70.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,793	99.50–114.00	106.17
6	—	1,843	91.50–97.00	94.59
1	—	1,555	78.00	78.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,420.00	1,420.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,200	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,377.80
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	810	950.00–1,250.00	1,203.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	833	925.00–1,450.00	1,144.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,056	690.00–1,000.00	854.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,145	935.00–970.00	946.62

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

Heifers · 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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle