Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. There was good 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.28/cwt on 469 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −42.98 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$187.28

469 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$42.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.01

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	632	188.18	1,189	459
Medium and Large 2-3	669	146.08	977	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.11/cwt here — about $212 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 sale469 hd

187.28

—

KY average24 barns · 5,067 hd

176.27

+11.01

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−42.98

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	1,729	108.51	1,876	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	86.83	1,363	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	80.86	933	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	62.36	645	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,375	106.85	1,469	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,058	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,029	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,548	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,129	$1,487	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$1,026	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,020	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	913	$844	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	740	137.79/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	138.36/cwt	132.50–142.50	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	155.08/cwt	148.00–162.50	654	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	161.44/cwt	153.00–165.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	153.80/cwt	147.50–160.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	133.33/cwt	120.00–145.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	145.13/cwt	134.00–149.00	923	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.08/cwt	139.00–158.00	800	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	202.51/cwt	190.00–210.50	1,045	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	217.04/cwt	201.00–219.00	942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	210.95/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,019	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,192	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	146.81/cwt	139.00–158.00	849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	158.43/cwt	150.00–162.00	754	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	171.03/cwt	157.00–173.00	1,129	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	169.29/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	146.68/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	157.44/cwt	153.50–160.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	179.62/cwt	167.50–186.00	1,038	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	184.96/cwt	182.00–186.75	1,152	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	189.90/cwt	184.00–195.00	917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	164.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,260	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	195.98/cwt	190.00–203.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	149.75/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	188.29/cwt	187.50–190.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	183.80/cwt	183.80–183.80	1,356	122
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	185.14/cwt	180.00–188.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	201.62/cwt	192.50–204.25	1,145	82
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	174.54/cwt	167.50–187.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	186.80/cwt	186.80–186.80	1,233	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	169.21/cwt	160.00–183.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	185.68/cwt	183.50–192.50	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	201.62/cwt	193.00–212.50	847	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,010	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	85.41/cwt	80.00–88.50	989	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	106.85/cwt	97.00–116.00	1,469	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	89.39/cwt	84.00–96.50	1,394	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,315	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	77.09/cwt	74.00–79.00	891	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	65.81/cwt	63.00–68.00	717	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,021	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,572	101.62/cwt	93.00–106.50	1,597	5
Bulls	—	—	1,926	117.12/cwt	111.50–123.50	2,256	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,487.35/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,487	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,547.82/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,548	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,058.33/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,058	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,028.68/head	870.00–1,080.00	1,029	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,026.34/head	980.00–1,200.00	1,026	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	146.32/cwt	141.00–148.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	180.37/cwt	171.00–186.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	185.80/cwt	185.00–187.50	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,162	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	167.34/cwt	166.00–169.50	705	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	297	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	131.02/cwt	121.00–137.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	109.02/cwt	106.00–112.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	131.06/cwt	106.00–141.00	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,011	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	132.38/cwt	110.00–147.50	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	144.43/cwt	133.00–151.00	956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	162.95/cwt	155.00–168.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	141.42/cwt	129.00–147.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	297	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	371	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,041Last week 1,595Year ago 2,037

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 210Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 75Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	740	130.00–142.00	137.79
17	—	422	148.00–162.50	155.08
4	—	334	153.00–165.00	161.44
2	—	293	147.50–160.00	153.80
19	—	636	134.00–149.00	145.13
63	—	526	139.00–158.00	152.08
13	—	578	139.00–158.00	146.81
15	—	476	150.00–162.00	158.43
12	—	662	133.00–151.00	144.43
5	—	373	155.00–168.00	162.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	132.50–142.50	138.36
6	—	333	120.00–145.00	133.33
4	—	692	100.00	100.00
3	—	523	121.00–137.00	131.02
2	—	805	106.00–112.00	109.02
8	—	579	106.00–141.00	131.06
4	—	416	110.00–147.50	132.38
6	—	474	129.00–147.00	141.42
2	—	297	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	759	157.00	157.00
61	—	738	157.50	157.50
10	—	636	158.00–160.00	159.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	421	166.00–169.50	167.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	516	190.00–210.50	202.51
14	—	623	182.00–186.75	184.96
3	—	498	212.00	212.00
122	—	738	183.80	183.80
82	—	568	192.50–204.25	201.62
75	—	660	186.80	186.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	434	201.00–219.00	217.04
12	—	483	207.00–214.00	210.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	660	157.00–173.00	171.03
7	—	620	165.00–171.00	169.29
4	—	725	153.50–160.00	157.44
20	—	578	167.50–186.00	179.62
9	—	483	184.00–195.00	189.90
11	—	764	160.00–170.00	164.98
4	—	389	190.00–203.00	195.98
4	—	815	145.00–154.00	149.75
3	—	327	187.50–190.00	188.29
3	—	422	180.00–188.00	185.14
3	—	522	167.50–187.00	174.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	687	130.00–150.00	146.68
1	—	850	129.00	129.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	488	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	160.00–183.00	169.21
6	—	625	164.00–166.00	165.02
2	—	282	160.00	160.00
4	—	677	141.00–148.00	146.32
5	—	474	171.00–186.00	180.37
4	—	363	180.00	180.00
3	—	333	185.00–187.50	185.80
1	—	430	182.00	182.00
2	—	772	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	183.50–192.50	185.68
8	—	420	193.00–212.50	201.62
2	—	495	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	153.00	153.00
1	—	965	102.00	102.00
2	—	297	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,158	80.00–88.50	85.41
8	—	1,156	74.00–79.00	77.09
1	—	1,095	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,560	84.00–96.50	89.39
1	—	1,665	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,595	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	63.00–68.00	65.81
1	—	865	52.00	52.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	97.00–116.00	106.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	93.00–106.50	101.62
4	—	1,926	111.50–123.50	117.12

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,129	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,487.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,088	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,547.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,110	950.00–1,125.00	1,058.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,125	870.00–1,080.00	1,028.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,020.00	1,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	933	980.00–1,200.00	1,026.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	825.00	825.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle