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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 21

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,716 head

▲ 1,142 vs last sale 1,574▲ 1,122 vs year ago 1,594 · +70.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 172▲ 68 vs year ago 202 · +33.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 40▲ 38 vs year ago 27 · +140.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, yearling steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 lower. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.84/cwt on 1,079 head.

Average price

$163.84

1,079 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$3.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	708	163.94	1,160	1,050
Medium and Large 2-3	566	160.43	909	29

One grade step is worth $3.51/cwt here — about $252 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 sale1,079 hd

163.84

—

KY average23 barns · 5,659 hd

161.59

+2.26

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	1,811	116.39	2,108	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	87.44	1,339	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	81.54	956	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	67.95	650	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	134.00	1,956	1thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	202	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	424	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	278	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	612	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	195.00/cwt	183.00–205.00	653	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	343	215.34/cwt	210.00–216.00	739	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	196.31/cwt	194.00–200.00	766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	188.61/cwt	184.00–192.50	796	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	199.10/cwt	195.00–209.00	842	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	962	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	187.55/cwt	182.50–191.00	904	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	168.67/cwt	161.00–174.00	813	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	826	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	191.76/cwt	191.00–193.00	997	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	179.86/cwt	164.00–189.00	937	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,077	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	163.49/cwt	145.00–178.00	952	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	176.69/cwt	166.00–186.00	1,041	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	167.38/cwt	154.00–174.75	1,044	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	179.94/cwt	176.00–183.75	1,126	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	148.97/cwt	140.00–150.50	941	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	169.96/cwt	153.00–175.50	1,156	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	152.13/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,106	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	161.50/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,181	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	151.19/cwt	144.50–155.00	1,175	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,100	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	796	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,246	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	139.44/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,136	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	149.32/cwt	144.50–150.50	1,250	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	143.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,228	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	872	152.46/cwt	149.00–152.75	1,329	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	136.00/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,304	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	986	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,390	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	217	196.81/cwt	192.50–200.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	176.29/cwt	172.50–180.00	411	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	258	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	524	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	168.22/cwt	165.00–175.00	537	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	170.87/cwt	162.00–179.00	648	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	144.33/cwt	140.00–156.00	556	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	178.67/cwt	173.00–187.50	750	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	163.96/cwt	155.00–169.00	697	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	151.51/cwt	144.00–165.00	650	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	165.29/cwt	157.00–171.00	779	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	173.05/cwt	172.00–176.00	820	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	138.41/cwt	130.00–147.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	176.70/cwt	173.00–177.50	898	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	144.07/cwt	130.00–158.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	159.97/cwt	147.00–168.00	841	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	149.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	853	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	157.54/cwt	147.00–167.00	904	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	128.13/cwt	119.00–134.00	794	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	152.80/cwt	149.00–155.50	949	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	144.54/cwt	137.00–148.00	905	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	143.08/cwt	136.50–148.50	964	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	125.38/cwt	115.00–131.00	849	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	150.44/cwt	149.25–155.00	1,029	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	137.10/cwt	127.00–138.75	969	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	147.39/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,085	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	141.45/cwt	140.50–142.25	1,081	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	134.05/cwt	133.50–137.00	1,025	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	138.14/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,133	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	895	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	503	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	324	204.17/cwt	201.00–210.00	662	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	189.20/cwt	183.00–195.00	715	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	204.58/cwt	202.00–210.00	794	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	171.45/cwt	165.00–180.00	698	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	197.28/cwt	190.00–201.00	838	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	158.55/cwt	156.00–172.00	682	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	453	201.73/cwt	192.00–205.00	914	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	152.78/cwt	140.00–156.00	718	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	183.92/cwt	177.00–186.00	879	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	183.01/cwt	180.00–185.00	919	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	173.98/cwt	170.00–179.00	917	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	173.67/cwt	160.00–179.00	983	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	153.96/cwt	152.00–157.00	893	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,110	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	154.58/cwt	141.00–164.00	960	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	150.08/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,003	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	976	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	137.14/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,041	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,081	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,139	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	579	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	533	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,956	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,754	121.53/cwt	118.00–126.50	2,132	6
Bulls	—	—	1,879	110.23/cwt	101.00–114.00	2,071	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	504	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	66.87/cwt	65.00–69.00	625	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	76.62/cwt	74.00–79.00	797	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	66.29/cwt	64.00–69.00	701	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	75.70/cwt	72.00–79.50	861	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	87.20/cwt	80.00–101.00	1,054	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	90.86/cwt	86.50–98.00	1,364	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	83.35/cwt	77.00–84.50	1,302	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,256	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	12,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	1,389.39/cwt	1,320.00–1,500.00	15,547	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,429	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,686.84/cwt	1,675.00–1,700.00	20,040	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	20,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,596	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,146	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	14,874	1

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,716Last week 1,574Year ago 1,594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 172Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 40Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	626	176.00–183.75	179.94
68	—	796	156.50	156.50
66	—	872	149.00–152.75	152.46
239	—	731	160.00–164.00	161.50
13	—	520	191.00–193.00	191.76
40	—	837	144.50–150.50	149.32
3	—	555	194.00	194.00
58	—	986	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	163.00	163.00
6	—	582	145.00–178.00	163.49
2	—	780	140.00–142.00	140.99
4	—	436	180.00	180.00
7	—	632	140.00–150.50	148.97
4	—	482	161.00–174.00	168.67
1	—	740	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	422	184.00–192.50	188.61
16	—	856	140.00–144.00	143.48
5	—	335	183.00–205.00	195.00
6	—	390	194.00–200.00	196.31
11	—	482	182.50–191.00	187.55
11	—	815	134.00–142.00	139.44
19	—	680	153.00–175.50	169.96
118	—	589	166.00–186.00	176.69
107	—	777	144.50–155.00	151.19
8	—	959	133.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	202	210.00	210.00
55	—	727	144.00–156.00	152.13
46	—	521	164.00–189.00	179.86
44	—	624	154.00–174.75	167.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	220.00	220.00
13	—	423	195.00–209.00	199.10
10	—	343	210.00–216.00	215.34
3	—	458	210.00	210.00
1	—	375	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	471	157.00–171.00	165.29
30	—	707	127.00–138.75	137.10
6	—	233	172.50–180.00	176.29
6	—	820	129.00–140.00	138.14
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
9	—	319	165.00–175.00	168.22
38	—	379	162.00–179.00	170.87
60	—	574	147.00–167.00	157.54
103	—	526	147.00–168.00	159.97
18	—	765	133.50–137.00	134.05
20	—	626	137.00–148.00	144.54
24	—	425	155.00–169.00	163.96
51	—	674	136.50–148.50	143.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	621	149.00–155.50	152.80
26	—	508	173.00–177.50	176.70
41	—	764	140.50–142.25	141.45
32	—	736	141.00–153.00	147.39
77	—	684	149.25–155.00	150.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	140.00–156.00	144.33
2	—	485	130.00–147.00	138.41
2	—	570	145.00–154.00	149.62
3	—	677	115.00–131.00	125.38
9	—	429	144.00–165.00	151.51
2	—	523	130.00–158.00	144.07
1	—	840	106.50	106.50
7	—	620	119.00–134.00	128.13
1	—	725	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	474	172.00–176.00	173.05
29	—	420	173.00–187.50	178.67
1	—	390	187.50	187.50
3	—	217	192.50–200.00	196.81
3	—	258	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	202.00–210.00	204.58
8	—	324	201.00–210.00	204.17
7	—	502	180.00–185.00	183.01
16	—	425	190.00–201.00	197.28
8	—	453	192.00–205.00	201.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	156.00–172.00	158.55
6	—	470	140.00–156.00	152.78
3	—	965	118.00	118.00
2	—	525	149.00	149.00
4	—	580	152.00–157.00	153.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	566	160.00–179.00	173.67
16	—	478	177.00–186.00	183.92
3	—	348	185.00	185.00
7	—	407	165.00–180.00	171.45
3	—	838	129.00	129.00
7	—	759	128.00–140.00	137.14
5	—	378	183.00–195.00	189.20
2	—	258	195.00	195.00
13	—	621	141.00–164.00	154.58
14	—	527	170.00–179.00	173.98
11	—	668	140.00–160.00	150.08
2	—	707	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	64.00–69.00	66.29
31	—	1,209	80.00–101.00	87.20
17	—	1,138	72.00–79.50	75.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,562	77.00–84.50	83.35
1	—	1,675	75.00	75.00
12	—	1,501	86.50–98.00	90.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	65.00–69.00	66.87
1	—	900	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,040	74.00–79.00	76.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,754	118.00–126.50	121.53
5	—	1,879	101.00–114.00	110.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,119	1,320.00–1,500.00	1,389.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,230.00	1,230.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,686.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,043	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	985.00	985.00

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.