Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.71/cwt on 1,157 head.

Average price

$176.71

1,157 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.47

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	548	177.34	972	1,121
Medium and Large 2-3	509	156.99	799	36

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $173 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 sale1,157 hd

176.71

—

KY average24 barns · 7,031 hd

168.24

+8.47

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	—	Low	1,671	114.04	1,906	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,589	91.63	1,456	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	87.88	1,120	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	962	83.32	802	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,118	99.00	1,107	5thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$1,218	56
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,077	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$975	14
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$809	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$695	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$1,881	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,085	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,445	8

Every lot, as filed

122 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	—	336	208.61/cwt	200.00–220.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	229.06/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,077	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	236.19/cwt	231.00–244.00	898	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	287	225.81/cwt	225.00–230.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	220.75/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,185	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	183.77/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	214.77/cwt	207.00–222.00	906	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,163	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,191	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,091	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	182.76/cwt	180.10–185.00	965	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	197.12/cwt	192.50–200.00	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	148.53/cwt	143.00–155.00	991	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	174.20/cwt	169.00–184.00	672	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	183.96/cwt	172.50–188.00	625	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	235.61/cwt	232.50–245.00	973	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	136.23/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	171.14/cwt	161.00–179.00	892	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	171.32/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,006	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	177.83/cwt	175.00–182.50	402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	183.62/cwt	180.00–184.25	1,089	372
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	191.16/cwt	180.00–196.00	533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	175.50/cwt	166.00–182.00	832	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	214.43/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,134	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	183.37/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,227	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	341	235.55/cwt	235.00–238.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	158.52/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	157.34/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	169.40/cwt	169.40–169.40	1,509	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	193.78/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,025	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	198.55/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,164	100
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	217.93/cwt	210.00–221.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	256.26/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	220.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	202.01/cwt	200.00–202.50	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	160.13/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,139	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	166.38/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,251	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	190.53/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,223	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	156.14/cwt	154.50–156.50	1,451	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	217.14/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,040	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	180.09/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,291	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	164.09/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,267	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	226.34/cwt	222.50–230.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	217.01/cwt	210.00–227.50	846	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	144.82/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	869	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	231.42/cwt	227.50–237.50	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,017	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	89.97/cwt	87.50–95.50	870	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	82.81/cwt	82.00–84.00	810	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,315	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,118	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,107	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	90.35/cwt	87.00–97.50	1,189	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	83.63/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,018	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	70.86/cwt	69.00–72.50	657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	102.98/cwt	98.00–107.50	1,409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	88.72/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,444	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	99.82/cwt	96.00–103.50	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	101.75/cwt	99.50–105.00	1,648	4
Bulls	—	—	1,731	124.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,157	5
Bulls	—	—	1,662	113.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,889	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,217.58/head	525.00–1,540.00	1,218	56
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	974.70/head	770.00–1,150.00	975	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	694.90/head	630.00–750.00	695	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	808.64/head	700.00–900.00	809	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,077.37/head	500.00–1,300.00	1,077	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,356.77/head	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,357	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,880.78/head	1,275.00–2,200.00	1,881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	217.52/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	187.01/cwt	185.00–190.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	198.69/cwt	195.00–210.00	908	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	152.13/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,121	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	160.27/cwt	157.00–164.00	750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	153.20/cwt	147.50–158.00	889	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	162.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	165.26/cwt	155.00–168.95	1,006	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	154.68/cwt	151.00–159.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	184.65/cwt	184.00–187.00	785	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	186.41/cwt	183.00–189.50	872	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	193.23/cwt	191.00–194.00	692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	174.91/cwt	172.50–177.50	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	176.38/cwt	170.00–180.00	739	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	216.48/cwt	207.50–222.50	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	161.04/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,255	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	159.79/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	291	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	182.14/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,133	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	213.39/cwt	200.00–216.00	886	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	163.54/cwt	160.00–169.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	228.59/cwt	217.50–232.50	567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	195.79/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,036	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	204.73/cwt	202.50–207.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	208.09/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,153	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	153.72/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,087	9

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,624Last week 2,857Year ago 2,118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 200Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 181Last week 40Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	336	200.00–220.00	208.61
27	—	422	207.00–222.00	214.77
80	—	529	203.00–219.00	214.43
44	—	669	174.00–189.00	183.37
6	—	873	153.00–162.00	158.52
3	—	825	156.00–160.00	157.34
100	—	586	190.00–206.00	198.55
5	—	283	210.00–221.00	217.93
7	—	367	210.00–225.00	220.57
7	—	711	152.00–164.00	160.13
1	—	230	225.00	225.00
104	—	642	179.00–194.00	190.53
11	—	929	154.50–156.50	156.14
42	—	479	210.00–225.00	217.14
22	—	772	153.00–170.00	164.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	167.00	167.00
2	—	568	180.00–187.50	183.77
6	—	384	192.50–200.00	197.12
1	—	645	172.00	172.00
16	—	529	190.00–198.00	193.78
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
5	—	473	200.00–202.50	202.01
1	—	845	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	470	227.00–231.00	229.06
15	—	380	231.00–244.00	236.19
6	—	287	225.00–230.00	225.81
16	—	413	232.50–245.00	235.61
5	—	341	235.00–238.00	235.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	537	220.00–224.00	220.75
63	—	891	169.40	169.40
4	—	425	255.00–257.50	256.26
3	—	820	164.00–170.00	166.38
24	—	603	207.50	207.50
15	—	565	215.00	215.00
74	—	717	172.00–181.00	180.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	760	153.00	153.00
15	—	667	143.00–155.00	148.53
36	—	386	169.00–184.00	174.20
2	—	960	143.00	143.00
41	—	340	172.50–188.00	183.96
4	—	890	128.00–139.00	136.23
110	—	521	161.00–179.00	171.14
124	—	587	162.00–175.00	171.32
6	—	226	175.00–182.50	177.83
1	—	1,045	135.00	135.00
11	—	279	180.00–196.00	191.16
84	—	474	166.00–182.00	175.50
12	—	737	143.00–155.00	152.13
44	—	609	155.00–168.95	165.26
20	—	419	170.00–180.00	176.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	713	167.00	167.00
21	—	663	164.50	164.50
74	—	528	180.10–185.00	182.76
5	—	622	179.00	179.00
372	—	593	180.00–184.25	183.62
10	—	864	161.50	161.50
18	—	779	159.00–162.00	161.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	162.50	162.50
1	—	690	149.00	149.00
1	—	395	174.00	174.00
11	—	468	157.00–164.00	160.27
10	—	580	147.50–158.00	153.20
4	—	425	160.00–168.00	162.58
2	—	715	134.00–136.00	135.02
3	—	540	151.00–159.00	154.68
2	—	270	172.50–177.50	174.91
1	—	750	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	191.00	191.00
18	—	425	184.00–187.00	184.65
43	—	468	183.00–189.50	186.41
21	—	358	191.00–194.00	193.23
3	—	291	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	222.50–230.00	226.34
7	—	390	210.00–227.50	217.01
5	—	793	140.00–152.00	144.82
21	—	457	195.00–210.00	198.69
1	—	940	113.00	113.00
6	—	282	207.50–222.50	216.48
3	—	680	153.00–163.00	159.79
11	—	622	170.00–188.00	182.14
24	—	415	200.00–216.00	213.39
7	—	248	217.50–232.50	228.59
18	—	529	190.00–202.50	195.79
9	—	554	204.00–209.00	208.09
9	—	707	146.00–157.00	153.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	352	247.00	247.00
5	—	418	227.50–237.50	231.42
3	—	456	223.00	223.00
4	—	511	216.00–219.00	217.52
2	—	600	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	180.00	180.00
3	—	470	190.00	190.00
5	—	415	185.00–190.00	187.01
2	—	800	114.00	114.00
5	—	569	160.00–169.00	163.54
4	—	373	202.50–207.00	204.73
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	967	87.50–95.50	89.97
5	—	978	82.00–84.00	82.81
3	—	927	69.00–72.50	70.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,628	88.00–90.00	88.72
2	—	1,543	96.00–103.50	99.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,316	87.00–97.50	90.35
21	—	1,217	80.00–86.50	83.63
2	—	1,368	98.00–107.50	102.98
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,118	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,620	99.50–105.00	101.75
5	—	1,731	120.00–129.00	124.63
10	—	1,662	110.00–119.00	113.66

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	—	1,194	525.00–1,540.00	1,217.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	940	770.00–1,150.00	974.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,154	500.00–1,300.00	1,077.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,292	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,097	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,356.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	110.00	110.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	735	630.00–750.00	694.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	810	700.00–900.00	808.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,290	1,275.00–2,200.00	1,880.78

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