Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher; over 500 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher; yearling steers steady on light test.Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.84/cwt on 1,233 head.

Average price

$167.84

1,233 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$21.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	616	168.52	1,039	1,194
Medium and Large 2-3	486	147.18	716	39

One grade step is worth $21.34/cwt here — about $323 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 sale1,233 hd

167.84

—

KY average25 barns · 7,330 hd

165.92

+1.92

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	1,623	110.34	1,791	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	87.30	1,318	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	81.49	962	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	73.90	737	8thin

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)	1,268	$1,128	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,110	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,071	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$680	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,556	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 2-3	—	428	162.31/cwt	145.00–185.00	695	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	167.91/cwt	152.50–184.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	180.47/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,215	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	253.71/cwt	230.00–272.50	949	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	212.58/cwt	200.00–222.50	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	164.02/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,256	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	155.63/cwt	153.00–170.00	486	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	159.02/cwt	134.00–167.50	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	172.20/cwt	170.00–173.50	992	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	272	250.35/cwt	247.50–252.50	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	138.02/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	159.61/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,068	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	199.14/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,063	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	200.17/cwt	186.00–209.00	1,147	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	177.75/cwt	170.00–187.50	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	172.85/cwt	160.00–179.00	821	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	242.00/cwt	227.50–249.00	1,135	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	178.00/cwt	162.50–187.50	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	169.72/cwt	165.00–173.25	1,120	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	901	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,302	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	155.99/cwt	145.00–160.00	987	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	146.34/cwt	136.00–147.50	1,134	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	336	256.75/cwt	241.00–259.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	247.70/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,070	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	151.36/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,093	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	165.38/cwt	165.00–167.50	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	168.06/cwt	162.50–173.00	392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	150.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	165.67/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,193	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	182.90/cwt	180.00–186.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	172.03/cwt	159.00–186.00	889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	218.16/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,045	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	152.14/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,423	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	182.77/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,139	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	797	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	179.95/cwt	173.00–183.30	1,276	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	192.63/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,215	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	210.16/cwt	202.50–222.50	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	154.37/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	160.90/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,377	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	209.57/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,222	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	172.12/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,348	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	221.82/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,153	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	212.50/cwt	205.00–220.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	230.24/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,089	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	212.63/cwt	208.00–217.50	1,084	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	240.96/cwt	234.00–248.00	935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	193.32/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,094	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	74.77/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,098	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	79.68/cwt	77.50–85.50	827	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	96.65/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,486	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	81.76/cwt	77.50–88.50	970	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	70.24/cwt	60.50–77.00	778	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	93.23/cwt	89.50–98.50	1,162	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	66.50/cwt	65.00–67.50	617	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	83.17/cwt	79.50–88.00	1,247	12
Bulls	—	—	1,790	124.02/cwt	118.00–134.00	2,220	7
Bulls	—	—	1,564	106.42/cwt	95.00–115.50	1,664	14
Bulls	—	—	1,455	89.92/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,109.61/head	990.00–1,200.00	1,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,071.48/head	700.00–1,260.00	1,071	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,127.72/head	920.00–1,400.00	1,128	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,556.12/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,556	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	180.68/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,053	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	234.36/cwt	227.50–245.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	242.17/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,058	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	163.45/cwt	153.00–175.00	1,100	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	198.75/cwt	197.50–200.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	143.09/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	159.96/cwt	153.00–167.00	921	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	289	191.84/cwt	190.00–193.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.84/cwt	161.00–180.00	726	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	170.94/cwt	167.50–175.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	153.57/cwt	140.00–158.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	169.96/cwt	158.50–171.25	1,246	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,317	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	147.53/cwt	139.00–152.00	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	166.06/cwt	155.00–172.00	873	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	156.97/cwt	145.00–160.25	1,053	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	187.96/cwt	181.00–197.00	788	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	184.86/cwt	183.00–190.00	889	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	136.00/cwt	120.00–152.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	137.49/cwt	135.00–141.00	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	196.50/cwt	180.00–205.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	331	196.58/cwt	191.00–205.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	196.05/cwt	190.00–205.00	725	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	166.86/cwt	163.50–168.00	1,048	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	181.65/cwt	173.00–185.50	941	177
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	183.89/cwt	173.00–187.50	1,149	6

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 Feb 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,857Last week 967Year ago 1,405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 214Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 102Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	428	145.00–185.00	162.31
2	—	578	152.50–184.00	167.91
7	—	312	153.00–170.00	155.63
7	—	631	134.00–167.50	159.02
3	—	922	132.00–141.00	138.02
11	—	669	152.00–169.00	159.61
5	—	476	162.50–187.50	178.00
2	—	368	180.00–186.00	182.90
10	—	517	159.00–186.00	172.03
2	—	797	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	673	170.00–190.00	180.47
7	—	428	200.00–222.50	212.58
36	—	766	161.00–165.00	164.02
40	—	534	191.00–209.00	199.14
50	—	573	186.00–209.00	200.17
8	—	720	159.00–170.00	165.67
1	—	225	202.50	202.50
17	—	479	200.00–225.00	218.16
8	—	935	146.00–153.00	152.14
1	—	260	182.50	182.50
32	—	623	170.00–190.00	182.77
1	—	955	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,075	119.00	119.00
3	—	382	202.50–222.50	210.16
5	—	817	149.00–156.00	154.37
2	—	305	205.00–220.00	212.50
1	—	1,000	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	374	230.00–272.50	253.71
5	—	272	247.50–252.50	250.35
23	—	469	227.50–249.00	242.00
8	—	336	241.00–259.00	256.75
29	—	432	230.00–265.00	247.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	300.00	300.00
145	—	709	173.00–183.30	179.95
173	—	631	189.00–199.00	192.63
80	—	856	160.00–164.00	160.90
49	—	583	208.00–220.00	209.57
32	—	783	171.00–175.00	172.12
20	—	520	210.00–231.00	221.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	576	170.00–173.50	172.20
133	—	660	165.00–173.25	169.72
27	—	901	144.50	144.50
143	—	733	158.50–171.25	169.96
44	—	848	155.25	155.25
154	—	628	163.50–168.00	166.86
177	—	518	173.00–185.50	181.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	170.00–187.50	177.75
30	—	475	160.00–179.00	172.85
68	—	633	145.00–160.00	155.99
10	—	775	136.00–147.50	146.34
80	—	722	140.00–155.00	151.36
7	—	374	165.00–167.50	165.38
6	—	233	162.50–173.00	168.06
3	—	823	137.00–146.00	143.09
1	—	975	137.00	137.00
51	—	576	153.00–167.00	159.96
13	—	430	161.00–180.00	168.84
2	—	273	167.50–175.00	170.94
1	—	850	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,100	130.00–136.00	133.00
32	—	526	155.00–172.00	166.06
55	—	671	145.00–160.25	156.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	150.00–155.00	150.67
2	—	377	144.00	144.00
7	—	345	146.00	146.00
7	—	521	140.00–158.00	153.57
9	—	574	139.00–152.00	147.53
2	—	470	120.00–152.00	136.00
4	—	689	135.00–141.00	137.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	289	190.00–193.00	191.84
24	—	419	181.00–197.00	187.96
50	—	481	183.00–190.00	184.86
13	—	331	191.00–205.00	196.58
20	—	370	190.00–205.00	196.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	126.00	126.00
4	—	827	134.00	134.00
7	—	583	172.00–185.00	180.68
1	—	310	182.50	182.50
26	—	673	153.00–175.00	163.45
2	—	475	197.50–200.00	198.75
6	—	762	142.50	142.50
3	—	421	180.00–205.00	196.50
1	—	390	213.00	213.00
1	—	250	185.00	185.00
6	—	625	173.00–187.50	183.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	220.00–255.00	230.24
7	—	510	208.00–217.50	212.63
7	—	388	234.00–248.00	240.96
6	—	566	190.00–197.50	193.32
4	—	328	227.50–245.00	234.36
13	—	437	225.00–252.50	242.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	138.00	138.00
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
3	—	513	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,038	77.50–85.50	79.68
3	—	928	65.00–67.50	66.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	69.00–77.00	74.77
12	—	1,537	90.00–115.00	96.65
12	—	1,499	79.50–88.00	83.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,186	77.50–88.50	81.76
11	—	1,108	60.50–77.00	70.24
10	—	1,246	89.50–98.50	93.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,790	118.00–134.00	124.02
14	—	1,564	95.00–115.50	106.42
2	—	1,455	88.00–92.00	89.92

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	—	1,045	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,348	990.00–1,200.00	1,109.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,129	700.00–1,260.00	1,071.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,268	920.00–1,400.00	1,127.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,556.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	800.00	800.00

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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