Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $218.63/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$218.63

405 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.25

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	624	220.05	1,373	376
Medium and Large 2-3	501	200.34	1,003	29

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $370 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 sale405 hd

218.63

—

KY average23 barns · 4,328 hd

211.39

+7.25

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	1,470	121.26	1,783	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	110.06	1,727	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	101.82	1,243	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	96.83	896	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	131.00	1,454	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)	1,350	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,242	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,474	13

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1-2Fancy	—	378	266.33/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	172.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	223.04/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	243.71/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,516	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	215.35/cwt	209.50–224.00	1,251	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	223.70/cwt	215.00–224.20	1,662	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	224.92/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,505	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	207.09/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,512	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	230.00/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	239.61/cwt	237.00–242.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	149.85/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	174.48/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	220.68/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	188.89/cwt	183.00–194.00	1,358	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	131.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	990	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	202.48/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	240.23/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,372	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	178.97/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	233.22/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	248.59/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,183	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	244.73/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,273	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	246.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	212.59/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	245.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	251.37/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,081	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	222.37/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,374	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	683	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	984	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	831	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	227.91/cwt	220.00–232.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	110.43/cwt	108.50–124.00	1,110	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	238.80/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	670	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,454	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	95.47/cwt	92.00–100.50	1,143	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	112.99/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,414	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	87.66/cwt	85.00–90.00	803	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	105.55/cwt	102.50–108.00	1,685	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	104.70/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,291	54
Bulls	—	—	1,825	140.80/cwt	137.50–143.50	2,570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	103.96/cwt	100.00–109.00	970	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	95.06/cwt	90.00–99.50	877	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	115.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,776	4
Bulls	—	—	1,223	110.07/cwt	105.00–114.50	1,346	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	122.07/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,843	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,473.98/head	1,000.00–1,925.00	1,474	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,241.92/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,242	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,387	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	243.14/cwt	232.50–247.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	234.11/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	235.74/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,122	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	163.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	220.96/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,158	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	229.38/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,085	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,417	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	192.25/cwt	192.00–192.50	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	233.56/cwt	231.00–237.50	876	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	231.93/cwt	225.00–239.00	990	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	211.58/cwt	210.00–212.50	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	231.76/cwt	222.50–239.00	772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	210.23/cwt	197.50–213.00	1,404	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	211.12/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,284	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	215.84/cwt	212.00–220.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	208.77/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	195.48/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	226.80/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,313	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	396	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	241.73/cwt	241.00–242.50	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	243.61/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,147	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	751	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 1,775Year ago 924

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 322Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 109Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	265.00–267.50	266.33
4	—	416	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	262.50	262.50
2	—	815	220.00	220.00
11	—	616	255.00	255.00
5	—	779	220.00–224.00	222.37
2	—	552	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	971	165.00–175.00	172.97
29	—	622	231.00–249.00	243.71
15	—	669	224.00–227.00	224.92
17	—	730	199.00–215.00	207.09
48	—	571	230.00–245.00	240.23
1	—	825	192.00	192.00
3	—	860	200.00	200.00
19	—	476	240.00–254.00	248.59
22	—	520	235.00–252.50	244.73
1	—	1,050	157.50	157.50
4	—	384	240.00–250.00	246.25
10	—	767	211.00–216.00	212.59
2	—	310	240.00–250.00	245.16
13	—	430	247.50–257.50	251.37
1	—	205	255.00	255.00
1	—	1,115	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	221.00–227.00	223.04
2	—	460	227.50–232.50	230.00
6	—	587	219.00–227.00	220.68
2	—	780	187.00	187.00
1	—	845	172.50	172.50
1	—	405	230.00	230.00
4	—	710	177.00–185.00	178.97
8	—	518	230.00–234.00	233.22
1	—	860	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	227.50	227.50
144	—	743	215.00–224.20	223.70
6	—	895	177.00	177.00
1	—	990	154.00	154.00
6	—	756	200.50	200.50
11	—	558	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	581	209.50–224.00	215.35
2	—	273	237.00–242.00	239.61
7	—	870	140.00–158.00	149.85
2	—	753	169.00–180.00	174.48
9	—	719	183.00–194.00	188.89
4	—	952	130.00–137.00	131.76
5	—	803	184.00	184.00
1	—	940	130.00	130.00
20	—	524	215.00–229.00	220.96
25	—	473	220.00–236.00	229.38
18	—	375	231.00–237.50	233.56
20	—	427	225.00–239.00	231.93
2	—	1,062	150.00	150.00
2	—	237	227.50	227.50
13	—	333	222.50–239.00	231.76
15	—	668	197.50–213.00	210.23
12	—	608	203.00–216.00	211.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	508	200.00–207.50	202.48
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
2	—	618	192.00–192.50	192.25
1	—	580	187.00	187.00
2	—	735	163.00	163.00
4	—	365	210.00–212.50	211.58
5	—	433	212.00–220.00	215.84
4	—	483	205.00–212.50	208.77
1	—	655	182.00	182.00
1	—	280	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	250.00	250.00
10	—	396	247.00	247.00
4	—	315	241.00–242.50	241.73
9	—	471	241.00–249.00	243.61
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	144.00	144.00
5	—	831	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	220.00–232.00	227.91
8	—	1,005	108.50–124.00	110.43
2	—	423	230.00–247.50	238.80
1	—	995	125.00	125.00
7	—	680	204.00	204.00
5	—	325	232.50–247.00	243.14
2	—	767	177.50	177.50
1	—	540	235.00	235.00
4	—	623	230.00–238.00	234.11
6	—	476	229.00–240.00	235.74
3	—	710	160.00–170.00	163.33
15	—	579	220.00–233.00	226.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	227.00	227.00
2	—	305	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	207.50	207.50
1	—	790	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	215.00	215.00
2	—	595	208.00	208.00
1	—	895	101.00	101.00
4	—	687	192.50–197.50	195.48
2	—	402	222.00	222.00
1	—	340	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,197	92.00–100.50	95.47
10	—	1,251	110.00–118.50	112.99
54	—	1,233	101.00–109.50	104.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	916	85.00–90.00	87.66
15	—	933	100.00–109.00	103.96
19	—	923	90.00–99.50	95.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,596	102.50–108.00	105.55
4	—	1,535	110.00–119.00	115.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	137.50–143.50	140.80
4	—	1,223	105.00–114.50	110.07
7	—	1,510	117.00–125.00	122.07

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)	Open	13	—	1,221	1,000.00–1,925.00	1,473.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,241.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,075.00	1,075.00

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