Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Local weather conditions and conditions in the west had a LARGE IMPACT on the market. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with limited demand, while Feeder steers 650 lbs and over were 2.00 to 6.00 higher but with limited comparisons. Good quality Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand, however off colored, small framed or light muscled feeders received heavy discounts. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter cows were sharply higher. There was HIGH DEMAND in the slaughter classes this week as markets around the country have been closed and buyers were willing to paying premiums just to fill orders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.43/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$205.43

260 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$653

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

$108.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

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	584	214.90	1,256	216
Medium and Large 2-3	532	168.94	899	37
Small and Medium 2-3	568	106.12	603	7thin

One grade step is worth $108.78/cwt here — about $653 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 sale260 hd

205.43

—

KY average8 barns · 800 hd

198.75

+6.68

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	1,539	120.68	1,857	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	116.44	1,724	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	108.55	1,277	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	92.25	1,014	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,261	133.39	1,682	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$1,540	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,295	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$1,270	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,080	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	847	$1,140	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	783	$697	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2-3	—	478	174.68/cwt	162.00–182.50	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,165	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	225.02/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	205.86/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,173	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	216.79/cwt	202.00–222.50	1,153	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	234.22/cwt	232.00–239.50	1,466	46
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	215.75/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,014	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	223.52/cwt	215.00–227.50	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	193.14/cwt	182.00–199.00	1,367	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	186.77/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,276	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	198.95/cwt	195.00–210.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	146.88/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	172.50/cwt	162.50–182.50	949	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	797	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	188.88/cwt	180.00–202.50	706	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	508	123.92/cwt	112.50–135.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	185.55/cwt	182.00–190.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	136.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	974	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	340	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	257.35/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,323	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	248.37/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	213.04/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,519	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	232.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	221.59/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,533	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	237.79/cwt	232.50–241.00	1,215	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	189.29/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,577	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	360	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	164.52/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	176.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	215.01/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,114	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	107.73/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,258	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	93.84/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,035	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	121.64/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,517	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	86.01/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,039	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	110.06/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,261	133.39/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,682	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	110.16/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,589	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	57.26/cwt	50.00–67.00	767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	95.75/cwt	92.00–98.00	978	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	120.96/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,816	18
Bulls	—	—	1,710	131.79/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,254	4
Bulls	—	—	1,482	117.88/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,747	6
Bulls	—	—	1,195	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,111	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,295.23/head	1,240.00–1,350.00	1,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389	1,572.62/head	1,160.00–1,820.00	1,573	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	697.36/head	625.00–775.00	697	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,482	1,567.10/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,567	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	952	861.69/head	650.00–960.00	862	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	186.86/cwt	177.50–200.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	144.79/cwt	140.00–160.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,523	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	214.40/cwt	205.00–220.00	911	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	193.58/cwt	182.50–197.00	1,200	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	229.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	200	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	224.50/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,046	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	205.55/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	340	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	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 Jan 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 2,067Year ago 1,595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 95Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 41Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	162.00–182.50	174.68
11	—	647	180.00	180.00
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
1	—	750	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,135	151.00	151.00
1	—	840	167.00	167.00
3	—	990	164.00	164.00
3	—	505	200.00	200.00
1	—	320	207.00	207.00
1	—	550	182.50	182.50
1	—	390	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	219.00–229.00	225.02
25	—	514	246.00–264.00	257.35
4	—	422	258.00	258.00
5	—	485	237.00–254.00	248.37
9	—	713	205.00–223.00	213.04
4	—	751	214.00	214.00
4	—	580	230.00–240.00	232.44
19	—	692	217.00–225.00	221.59
8	—	833	180.00–196.00	189.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	626	232.00–239.50	234.22
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	340	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	214.00	214.00
2	—	620	200.00–205.00	202.50
1	—	415	220.00	220.00
6	—	511	232.50–241.00	237.79
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	220.00	220.00
16	—	570	195.00–211.00	205.86
58	—	532	202.00–222.50	216.79
14	—	470	210.00–224.00	215.75
5	—	383	215.00–227.50	223.52
7	—	708	182.00–199.00	193.14
8	—	683	175.00–194.00	186.77
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
2	—	760	180.00	180.00
15	—	425	205.00–220.00	214.40
13	—	620	182.50–197.00	193.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	195.00–210.00	198.95
9	—	686	146.00–150.00	146.88
2	—	550	162.50–182.50	172.50
2	—	797	154.00	154.00
4	—	374	180.00–202.50	188.88
6	—	520	182.00–190.00	185.55
2	—	715	132.50–140.00	136.25
3	—	477	177.50–200.00	186.86
4	—	417	140.00–160.00	144.79
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	85.00	85.00
2	—	508	112.50–135.00	123.92
2	—	752	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	679	224.25	224.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	117.50	117.50
1	—	200	142.50	142.50
1	—	340	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	159.00–170.00	164.52
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
3	—	618	175.00–180.00	176.67
3	—	503	213.00–219.00	215.01
3	—	383	275.00	275.00
2	—	328	225.00–235.00	229.89
2	—	432	245.00	245.00
10	—	466	220.00–227.50	224.50
1	—	285	242.50	242.50
1	—	970	131.00	131.00
4	—	566	201.00–210.00	205.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	245.00	245.00
2	—	435	220.00–225.00	222.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	237.00	237.00
2	—	535	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	200.00	200.00
2	—	530	180.00–190.00	185.09
2	—	617	170.00	170.00
3	—	735	142.00	142.00
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
1	—	360	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	98.00	98.00
10	—	1,442	104.00–114.00	110.16
18	—	1,501	116.00–130.00	120.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,168	100.00–114.00	107.73
8	—	1,103	90.00–99.00	93.84
10	—	1,247	115.00–128.00	121.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	82.00–88.00	86.01
4	—	994	105.00–116.00	110.06
2	—	1,340	50.00–67.00	57.26
5	—	1,021	92.00–98.00	95.75
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,261	125.00–149.00	133.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	128.00–135.00	131.79
6	—	1,482	115.00–121.00	117.88
1	—	1,195	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	847	1,140.00	1,140.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	783	625.00–775.00	697.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,240.00–1,350.00	1,295.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,389	1,160.00–1,820.00	1,572.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,482	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,567.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	952	650.00–960.00	861.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,230.00	1,230.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,300.00	1,300.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Paris Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

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