Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. 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 $219.87/cwt on 479 head.

Average price

$219.87

479 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$36.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.96

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	586	222.90	1,306	439
Medium and Large 2-3	537	186.61	1,002	40

One grade step is worth $36.29/cwt here — about $304 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 sale479 hd

219.87

—

KY average18 barns · 3,436 hd

211.90

+7.96

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	1,564	125.48	1,962	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	110.87	1,737	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	108.63	1,292	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	933	95.85	894	39
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,302	133.67	1,740	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,252	$1,457	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,311	$1,456	42
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,141	$1,599	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,417	$1,871	49
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,410	1thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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	—	614	192.99/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	224.07/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,071	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,049	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	181.52/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	206.24/cwt	205.00–207.50	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	182.82/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	213.41/cwt	207.00–220.00	790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	222.85/cwt	212.00–232.50	943	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	260.46/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,245	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	219.51/cwt	210.00–225.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	236.00/cwt	234.00–237.50	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	238.59/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,537	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	249.45/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,162	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	223.80/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	204.39/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,259	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	237.83/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,232	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	243.19/cwt	234.00–249.00	912	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	237.79/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,353	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	164.02/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	167.98/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	221.30/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	239.86/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,022	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	229.18/cwt	220.00–235.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	214.05/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,445	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	218.64/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	229.07/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	252.40/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,555	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	662	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	211.68/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	220.21/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,158	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	260.04/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,121	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,829	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	107.74/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,702	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,914	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	100.46/cwt	96.00–103.50	1,111	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	116.98/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,536	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	114.08/cwt	113.00–115.50	1,732	7
Bulls	—	—	1,591	134.80/cwt	130.00–139.50	2,145	8
Bulls	—	—	1,800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,431	121.90/cwt	118.00–129.50	1,744	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,456.53/head	1,075.00–1,720.00	1,457	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	1,455.72/head	800.00–1,670.00	1,456	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,417	1,871.12/head	1,000.00–2,290.00	1,871	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,599.00/head	1,170.00–1,900.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	221.34/cwt	220.00–222.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	210.93/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	232.11/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,332	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	196.01/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	232.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,122	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	211.26/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	176.93/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	229.91/cwt	220.00–237.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	236.08/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,022	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	176.31/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,295	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	221.56/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,227	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	235.87/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,002	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	231.86/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,090	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	181.49/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	177.72/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,374	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	215.03/cwt	207.50–220.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	206.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	666	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,565	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	202.49/cwt	200.00–207.50	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	226.81/cwt	223.50–228.00	1,556	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	180.65/cwt	177.00–182.50	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	224.18/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,166	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	193.48/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	189.01/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,276	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	205.33/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,197	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	733	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	106.28/cwt	103.00–111.50	992	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	94.76/cwt	90.00–100.00	888	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	109.16/cwt	104.00–113.50	1,289	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	85.65/cwt	80.00–89.00	790	8

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 Jun 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 886Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 139Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 174Last week 198Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	191.00–196.00	192.99
20	—	478	215.00–229.00	224.07
4	—	901	140.00	140.00
6	—	813	174.00–183.00	181.52
2	—	887	158.50	158.50
7	—	723	179.00–189.00	182.82
7	—	370	207.00–220.00	213.41
15	—	423	212.00–232.50	222.85
11	—	334	210.00–225.00	219.51
10	—	773	176.00–179.00	177.72
6	—	286	207.50–220.00	215.03
3	—	225	200.00–210.00	206.89
36	—	520	214.00–232.00	224.18
1	—	1,080	151.00	151.00
7	—	675	187.00–192.00	189.01
29	—	583	199.00–212.00	205.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	200.00–205.00	202.51
2	—	478	205.00–207.50	206.24
2	—	613	181.00–182.00	181.49
2	—	315	205.00	205.00
8	—	412	200.00–207.50	202.49
3	—	678	177.00–182.50	180.65
2	—	720	140.00–147.50	143.78
2	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
4	—	589	192.00–195.00	193.48
1	—	780	153.00	153.00
3	—	386	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	203.00–209.00	204.39
84	—	544	238.00	238.00
7	—	554	220.00–222.50	221.56
69	—	686	223.50–228.00	226.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	230.00	230.00
11	—	425	233.00–241.00	235.87
5	—	470	230.00–239.00	231.86
2	—	397	240.00	240.00
82	—	666	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	202.50	202.50
1	—	780	172.50	172.50
4	—	476	234.00–237.50	236.00
4	—	573	220.00–225.00	223.80
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	200.00	200.00
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
2	—	523	220.00–222.50	221.30
3	—	610	217.00–222.00	218.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	259.00–262.00	260.46
8	—	313	252.50	252.50
8	—	352	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	644	231.00–245.00	238.59
31	—	466	242.00–257.00	249.45
2	—	917	161.00	161.00
23	—	518	227.00–245.00	237.83
17	—	375	234.00–249.00	243.19
35	—	569	230.00–247.50	237.79
3	—	1,013	160.00–166.00	164.02
5	—	877	166.00–170.00	167.98
4	—	780	214.00	214.00
26	—	426	230.00–245.00	239.86
6	—	264	220.00–235.00	229.18
1	—	800	190.00	190.00
13	—	675	206.00–220.00	214.05
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
1	—	205	272.00	272.00
1	—	980	142.00	142.00
7	—	725	204.00–220.00	211.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	226.00–232.50	229.07
4	—	762	226.00	226.00
4	—	731	223.00	223.00
4	—	528	250.00–255.00	252.49
5	—	576	261.00	261.00
10	—	616	250.00–254.00	252.40
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	170.00	170.00
1	—	825	165.00	165.00
10	—	526	215.00–232.00	220.21
3	—	625	205.00–217.50	210.93
10	—	574	220.00–237.50	232.11
1	—	905	165.00	165.00
10	—	483	225.00–240.00	232.38
2	—	758	170.00–184.00	176.93
4	—	381	220.00–237.00	229.91
1	—	290	245.00	245.00
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
9	—	433	227.00–241.00	236.08
4	—	319	220.00–230.00	225.06
3	—	720	174.00–180.00	176.31
2	—	672	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	251.00	251.00
1	—	485	257.00	257.00
18	—	431	259.00–262.00	260.04
4	—	527	240.00	240.00
2	—	352	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	220.00–222.00	221.34
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
3	—	676	190.00–199.00	196.01
2	—	543	210.00–212.50	211.26
2	—	555	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,255	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,580	106.00–110.50	107.74
1	—	1,840	104.00	104.00
7	—	1,518	113.00–115.50	114.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,106	96.00–103.50	100.46
14	—	1,313	114.00–123.00	116.98
41	—	1,181	104.00–113.50	109.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	933	103.00–111.50	106.28
21	—	937	90.00–100.00	94.76
8	—	922	80.00–89.00	85.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,591	130.00–139.50	134.80
3	—	1,800	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,431	118.00–129.50	121.90

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)	1	—	910	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,252	1,075.00–1,720.00	1,456.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,311	800.00–1,670.00	1,455.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	49	—	1,417	1,000.00–2,290.00	1,871.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,141	1,170.00–1,900.00	1,599.00

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