Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $237.82/cwt on 590 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +7.56 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$237.82

590 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$15.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.55

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	630	239.21	1,507	537
Medium and Large 2-3	585	223.75	1,310	53

One grade step is worth $15.46/cwt here — about $197 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 sale590 hd

237.82

—

KY average25 barns · 6,374 hd

224.28

+13.55

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

+7.56

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	1,737	124.11	2,155	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	103.88	1,600	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	102.29	1,310	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	94.01	877	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	123.50	1,606	1thin

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)	1,321	$1,583	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$1,268	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,051	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$800	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,570	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,294	$1,493	11

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	104.76/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,344	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	239.04/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	701	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	199.60/cwt	192.50–201.00	1,220	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	204.09/cwt	203.00–207.50	1,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	211.58/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	219.19/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	210.66/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	231.75/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,452.77/head	890.00–1,950.00	1,453	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,050.79/head	800.00–1,420.00	1,051	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	1,582.64/head	1,485.00–1,700.00	1,583	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	1,268.22/head	1,175.00–1,530.00	1,268	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,744	134.22/cwt	132.00–136.00	2,341	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	115.68/cwt	111.50–118.00	1,955	5
Bulls	—	—	1,766	124.35/cwt	121.50–126.00	2,196	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	244.49/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,071	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	111.80/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,736	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	97.25/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,492	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,606	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	104.34/cwt	101.00–108.50	1,605	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	93.89/cwt	92.50–95.50	884	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	95.50/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,203	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	111.63/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,501	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	89.05/cwt	88.00–90.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	593	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	225.65/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	224.64/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	162.72/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	262.63/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,245	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	238.24/cwt	236.50–240.00	1,694	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	207.95/cwt	207.95–207.95	1,976	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	261.50/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,582	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	233.51/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	257.36/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,107	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	246.78/cwt	240.00–256.00	945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	268.34/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,124	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	248.48/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	251.99/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	251.67/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,316	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	244.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,025	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,978	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	206.05/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,576	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	237.32/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,611	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	250.62/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,145	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	201.82/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	241.70/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,476	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	224.82/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,414	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	210.94/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,451	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	229.51/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,311	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	229.23/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,206	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	245.55/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,510	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	213.99/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,556	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	186.42/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,359	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	231.57/cwt	220.00–237.50	984	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	260.98/cwt	260.00–265.00	987	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	267.69/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,389	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	188.15/cwt	175.00–191.50	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	231.19/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,103	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	217.81/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,383	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,618	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	214.93/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	207	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	142.52/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	227.52/cwt	220.00–232.50	853	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	213.09/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,417	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	195.42/cwt	194.00–202.50	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	207.93/cwt	205.00–210.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	216.19/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	174.99/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	233.16/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,320	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	229.97/cwt	220.00–235.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	213.02/cwt	210.00–215.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	236.19/cwt	227.50–241.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	215.13/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	216.67/cwt	215.00–220.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	876	1

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,430Last week 1,567Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 213Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 42Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,283	100.00–109.50	104.76
20	—	1,260	91.00–99.50	95.50
5	—	1,345	110.00–113.50	111.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	110.00–113.50	111.80
4	—	1,534	93.00–99.50	97.25
6	—	1,538	101.00–108.50	104.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	941	92.50–95.50	93.89
1	—	1,005	104.50	104.50
2	—	878	88.00–90.00	89.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,744	132.00–136.00	134.22
5	—	1,690	111.50–118.00	115.68
7	—	1,766	121.50–126.00	124.35
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	123.50	123.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	152.00	152.00
46	—	526	220.00–238.00	229.23
2	—	825	156.00–160.00	157.95
13	—	729	176.00–190.00	186.42
37	—	425	220.00–237.50	231.57
5	—	769	175.00–191.50	188.15
36	—	477	220.00–238.00	231.19
72	—	635	205.00–222.00	217.81
2	—	207	232.50	232.50
3	—	916	140.00–147.50	142.52
13	—	375	220.00–232.50	227.52
22	—	665	205.00–218.00	213.09
57	—	566	220.00–239.00	233.16
6	—	281	220.00–235.00	229.97
5	—	317	227.50–241.00	236.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	212.50	212.50
3	—	467	210.00–217.50	214.93
6	—	622	194.00–202.50	195.42
5	—	422	205.00–210.00	207.93
5	—	587	215.00–218.00	216.19
6	—	766	170.00–176.00	174.99
3	—	743	167.50	167.50
5	—	378	210.00–215.00	213.02
1	—	820	155.00	155.00
7	—	538	214.00–217.00	215.13
3	—	310	215.00–220.00	216.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	242.50–247.50	244.49
1	—	485	247.50	247.50
1	—	340	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	674	219.00	219.00
6	—	554	240.00–250.00	245.04
3	—	516	241.00	241.00
8	—	746	198.50	198.50
12	—	890	181.00	181.00
4	—	603	232.50	232.50
73	—	765	211.50	211.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	235.00–240.00	239.04
4	—	725	203.00–207.50	204.09
6	—	674	205.00–220.00	211.58
5	—	535	231.00–235.00	231.75
7	—	622	220.00–230.00	225.65
1	—	390	245.00	245.00
3	—	565	220.00–229.00	224.64
3	—	923	150.00–169.00	162.72
1	—	835	173.00	173.00
1	—	460	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	701	165.00	165.00
1	—	355	212.50	212.50
6	—	611	192.50–201.00	199.60
1	—	290	210.00	210.00
3	—	463	217.50–220.00	219.19
3	—	503	210.00–211.00	210.66
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
1	—	695	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,027	195.00	195.00
4	—	943	191.00	191.00
50	—	430	250.00–262.50	257.36
12	—	383	240.00–256.00	246.78
53	—	523	240.00–258.00	251.67
1	—	335	251.00	251.00
1	—	200	250.00	250.00
4	—	273	240.00–250.00	244.68
30	—	765	199.00–215.00	206.05
19	—	679	231.00–244.00	237.32
35	—	457	242.50–255.00	250.62
4	—	823	200.00–207.50	201.82
20	—	571	220.00–238.00	229.51
68	—	615	240.00–255.00	245.55
15	—	727	208.00–220.00	213.99
1	—	895	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	474	262.00–267.00	262.63
40	—	711	236.50–240.00	238.24
56	—	950	207.95	207.95
23	—	605	261.00–262.00	261.50
7	—	419	267.00–270.00	268.34
6	—	579	248.00–249.00	248.48
6	—	654	251.00–254.00	251.99
17	—	1,025	193.00	193.00
29	—	519	265.00–268.00	267.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	230.00–237.50	233.51
2	—	350	237.50	237.50
2	—	317	220.00	220.00
7	—	429	240.00–243.00	241.70
17	—	629	222.00–231.00	224.82
1	—	900	175.00	175.00
14	—	688	209.00–215.00	210.94
1	—	710	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	260.00–265.00	260.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,615	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,268	890.00–1,950.00	1,452.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,570	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	955	800.00–1,420.00	1,050.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,321	1,485.00–1,700.00	1,582.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,016	1,175.00–1,530.00	1,268.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	835	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	114.00	114.00

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