Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to holiday. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.83/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$157.83

327 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$28.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

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	649	160.13	1,040	301
Medium and Large 2-3	489	131.21	642	26

One grade step is worth $28.93/cwt here — about $398 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 sale327 hd

157.83

—

KY average17 barns · 4,791 hd

157.54

+0.30

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	1,692	110.19	1,865	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	84.26	1,275	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	80.83	963	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	71.06	744	16

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)	1,093	$1,083	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$919	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$870	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,309	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,040	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	143.90/cwt	135.00–154.00	823	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,187	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	188.90/cwt	186.00–193.00	980	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	141.41/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	162.47/cwt	150.00–168.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.64/cwt	150.00–173.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	213.16/cwt	200.00–220.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	176.40/cwt	174.00–179.00	827	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	129.49/cwt	110.00–145.00	629	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	146.26/cwt	133.00–158.00	919	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	156.07/cwt	140.00–167.00	883	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	180.40/cwt	180.00–184.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	152.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.77/cwt	150.00–175.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	149.07/cwt	142.00–152.50	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	145.87/cwt	135.00–156.00	913	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	139.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	166.56/cwt	155.00–173.00	871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	182.58/cwt	178.00–184.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	155.10/cwt	155.10–155.10	1,238	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	162.06/cwt	155.00–172.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,334	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	160.16/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,075	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	166.62/cwt	164.00–167.50	1,038	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	184.76/cwt	182.00–190.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,317	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	981	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,611	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	177.27/cwt	156.00–183.00	1,012	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	142.75/cwt	135.00–150.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	192.82/cwt	185.00–196.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	154.50/cwt	141.00–165.00	1,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	141.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.37/cwt	140.00–168.00	838	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	698	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,082.89/head	970.00–1,230.00	1,083	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	919.05/head	870.00–1,050.00	919	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	1,220.61/head	1,030.00–1,600.00	1,221	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,520.00/head	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	78.21/cwt	74.00–83.00	916	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	67.82/cwt	63.00–71.00	787	8
Bulls	—	—	1,534	104.46/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,602	7
Bulls	—	—	1,803	114.20/cwt	109.00–119.00	2,059	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	87.45/cwt	83.50–95.00	1,067	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	69.31/cwt	66.00–74.50	731	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	78.72/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,171	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	87.03/cwt	83.00–97.50	1,328	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	77.22/cwt	75.00–82.50	800	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	63.55/cwt	62.00–65.00	661	2

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 Jan 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 1,731Year ago 909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 148Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 102Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
6	—	523	155.00–173.00	166.56
4	—	490	178.00–184.00	182.58
15	—	671	150.00–164.00	160.16
16	—	623	164.00–167.50	166.62
3	—	385	182.00–190.00	184.76
1	—	865	143.00	143.00
26	—	571	156.00–183.00	177.27
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
1	—	245	191.00	191.00
4	—	410	185.00–196.00	192.82
3	—	908	150.00	150.00
8	—	768	141.00–165.00	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	572	135.00–154.00	143.90
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,030	125.00	125.00
2	—	518	135.00–150.00	142.75
2	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	678	175.00	175.00
14	—	519	186.00–193.00	188.90
73	—	777	169.00–170.00	169.51
55	—	981	164.25	164.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	200.00–220.00	213.16
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
3	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
1	—	620	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	139.00–142.00	141.41
4	—	579	150.00–168.00	162.47
2	—	512	160.00	160.00
3	—	466	150.00–173.00	157.64
9	—	626	135.00–156.00	145.87
9	—	720	134.00–142.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
5	—	443	147.00	147.00
15	—	486	110.00–145.00	129.49
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	617	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	469	174.00–179.00	176.40
3	—	508	174.00	174.00
10	—	420	180.00–184.00	180.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,002	105.00	105.00
32	—	628	133.00–158.00	146.26
33	—	566	140.00–167.00	156.07
3	—	345	152.00–155.00	152.99
8	—	429	150.00–175.00	158.77
3	—	393	142.00–152.50	149.07
3	—	663	130.00–135.00	133.32
7	—	488	155.00–172.00	162.06
4	—	733	135.00–145.00	141.32
2	—	775	125.00–130.00	127.48
22	—	529	140.00–168.00	158.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	798	155.10	155.10
61	—	831	160.50	160.50
60	—	645	170.00	170.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,093	970.00–1,230.00	1,082.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,141	870.00–1,050.00	919.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,380.00	1,380.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,040.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,031	1,030.00–1,600.00	1,220.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	1,520.00	1,520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,171	74.00–83.00	78.21
8	—	1,160	63.00–71.00	67.82
24	—	1,220	83.50–95.00	87.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,055	66.00–74.50	69.31
5	—	1,036	75.00–82.50	77.22
2	—	1,040	62.00–65.00	63.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,488	75.00–81.00	78.72
18	—	1,526	83.00–97.50	87.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,534	100.00–107.50	104.46
10	—	1,803	109.00–119.00	114.20

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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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

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Feeder Cattle

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