Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feed steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $229.49/cwt on 694 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −0.77 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$229.49

694 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$20.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

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	670	231.09	1,548	639
Medium and Large 2-3	588	210.99	1,241	55

One grade step is worth $20.10/cwt here — about $307 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 sale694 hd

229.49

—

KY average27 barns · 5,930 hd

230.88

−1.39

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−0.77

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	1,747	131.42	2,296	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	110.84	1,366	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	110.63	1,870	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	961	96.05	923	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,450	124.81	1,810	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$1,119	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,038	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,032	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$990	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,406	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,326	$1,365	3thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	—	573	226.33/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,297	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	206.79/cwt	202.50–213.00	1,197	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	227.82/cwt	222.00–230.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	161.34/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	194.17/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,326	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	196.77/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,206	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	243.25/cwt	243.25–243.25	1,508	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	247.16/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	215.05/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	240.47/cwt	240.00–242.50	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	217.35/cwt	205.00–223.50	1,352	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	217.80/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	208.97/cwt	207.00–212.50	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	191.25/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	231.71/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,325	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	244.90/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	229.80/cwt	221.50–232.00	1,544	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	220.81/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,378	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	119.03/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	251.80/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	180.98/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	210.80/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	234.87/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	189.69/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	251.41/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,189	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	186.24/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	235.65/cwt	230.00–247.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	232.99/cwt	231.00–237.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	1,364.93/head	990.00–1,550.00	1,365	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,405.60/head	700.00–1,740.00	1,406	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,031.74/head	635.00–1,200.00	1,032	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,038.02/head	910.00–1,160.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,119.44/head	875.00–1,440.00	1,119	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.50	2,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,761	131.33/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,313	14
Bulls	—	—	1,720	141.72/cwt	140.00–144.50	2,438	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	109.91/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,877	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	102.45/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,731	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	106.05/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,042	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	116.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,513	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	86.08/cwt	85.00–89.00	793	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	104.38/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,271	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	96.03/cwt	93.00–98.00	937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	452	268.37/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	263.47/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	234.22/cwt	231.00–240.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	210.63/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	232.55/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,228	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,903	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	254.76/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,315	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	246.88/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,039	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	253.05/cwt	242.00–257.50	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	225.34/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,530	41
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,490	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	211.78/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,525	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	232.19/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,444	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	947	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	226.91/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,616	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	157.54/cwt	146.00–195.00	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	226.50/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	247.85/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,175	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,098	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	2,029	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	229.51/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	198.79/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,572	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	205.38/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,766	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	242.01/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,261	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	240.60/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,388	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	220.44/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,338	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	229.32/cwt	227.50–232.50	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	242.14/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,380	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	247.34/cwt	242.00–254.50	1,543	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	228.47/cwt	222.00–237.50	985	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	211.35/cwt	207.50–216.00	1,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	241.33/cwt	240.00–242.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	186.26/cwt	179.00–187.50	1,438	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	229.10/cwt	220.00–235.00	852	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	271.12/cwt	267.50–274.00	1,000	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	258.48/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	263.87/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,248	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	210.45/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,427	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	227.98/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,190	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	203.96/cwt	200.00–212.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	187.86/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	235.48/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,316	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	238.64/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,148	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	161.42/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,175	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	115.77/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,910	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,450	124.81/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,810	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	110.85/cwt	106.00–114.50	1,337	26

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,567Last week 1,059Year ago 1,804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 227Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 174Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	573	214.00–230.00	226.33
9	—	323	222.00–230.00	227.82
1	—	230	222.00	222.00
37	—	622	205.00–223.50	217.35
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
19	—	431	222.00–237.50	228.47
3	—	295	240.00–242.00	241.33
9	—	772	179.00–187.50	186.26
13	—	372	220.00–235.00	229.10
44	—	678	206.00–216.00	210.45
46	—	522	220.00–235.00	227.98
7	—	728	183.00–195.00	187.86
22	—	481	232.00–245.00	238.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	202.50–213.00	206.79
3	—	770	160.00–162.00	161.34
9	—	683	190.00–197.50	194.17
18	—	613	195.00–202.00	196.77
3	—	541	210.00–217.50	215.05
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
9	—	470	215.00–220.00	217.80
3	—	360	207.00–212.50	208.97
3	—	436	210.00	210.00
2	—	805	130.00	130.00
3	—	333	200.00–212.00	203.96
2	—	728	158.00–165.00	161.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	620	243.25	243.25
5	—	468	246.00–249.00	247.16
5	—	321	240.00–242.50	240.47
10	—	430	240.00–249.00	244.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	672	221.50–232.00	229.80
8	—	526	238.00–243.00	240.60
22	—	617	225.00	225.00
25	—	559	235.00–238.00	235.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	190.00–192.50	191.25
8	—	572	225.00–237.00	231.71
8	—	624	210.00–227.00	220.81
4	—	424	242.50–257.00	251.80
6	—	872	175.00–184.00	180.98
1	—	1,035	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,125	133.00	133.00
6	—	720	185.00–200.00	189.69
18	—	473	247.00–257.00	251.41
3	—	396	230.00–247.00	235.65
1	—	280	230.00	230.00
3	—	322	231.00–240.00	234.22
4	—	660	201.00–218.00	210.63
1	—	905	147.50	147.50
7	—	528	222.00–237.00	232.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	200.00–205.00	202.53
2	—	960	116.00–122.00	119.03
3	—	533	210.00–212.50	210.80
4	—	485	230.00–237.50	234.87
1	—	945	120.00	120.00
2	—	693	182.50–190.00	186.24
1	—	725	182.50	182.50
3	—	411	231.00–237.00	232.99
1	—	565	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
1	—	395	265.00	265.00
5	—	452	262.00–270.00	268.37
4	—	423	263.00–265.00	263.47
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	873	218.00	218.00
7	—	775	222.00	222.00
28	—	516	253.00–260.00	254.76
22	—	572	260.50	260.50
12	—	947	196.00	196.00
5	—	667	241.00	241.00
22	—	712	223.00–230.00	226.91
56	—	1,098	184.75	184.75
44	—	624	242.00–254.50	247.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	421	240.00–255.00	246.88
1	—	1,010	164.00	164.00
8	—	387	242.00–257.50	253.05
41	—	679	219.00–233.00	225.34
19	—	720	200.00–219.00	211.78
54	—	622	224.00–240.00	232.19
1	—	305	252.50	252.50
48	—	474	240.00–257.50	247.85
1	—	930	170.00	170.00
19	—	791	193.00–200.00	198.79
26	—	860	193.00–210.00	205.38
52	—	521	236.00–252.00	242.01
49	—	570	232.50–249.00	242.14
2	—	277	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	146.00–195.00	157.54
4	—	580	226.00–228.00	226.50
2	—	318	220.00	220.00
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
8	—	526	229.00–230.00	229.51
1	—	825	112.00	112.00
18	—	607	215.00–221.00	220.44
4	—	429	227.50–232.50	229.32
2	—	478	230.00–235.00	232.57
7	—	675	207.50–216.00	211.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	369	267.50–274.00	271.12
4	—	426	258.00–260.00	258.48
22	—	473	259.00–266.00	263.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,326	990.00–1,550.00	1,364.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,220	700.00–1,740.00	1,405.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	970	635.00–1,200.00	1,031.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	910.00–1,160.00	1,038.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,126	875.00–1,440.00	1,119.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	990.00	990.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	122.00–126.50	123.99
14	—	1,761	127.00–136.00	131.33
3	—	1,720	140.00–144.50	141.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,708	107.00–113.00	109.91
3	—	1,690	98.00–105.00	102.45
7	—	1,650	114.00–118.00	115.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	983	104.00–110.00	106.05
6	—	921	85.00–89.00	86.08
7	—	976	93.00–98.00	96.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,295	115.00–120.00	116.83
13	—	1,218	100.00–107.00	104.38
26	—	1,206	106.00–114.50	110.85
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	124.00–126.00	124.81

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