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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, May 19

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,543 head

▲ 401 vs last sale 1,142▲ 150 vs year ago 1,393 · +10.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 210▲ 82 vs year ago 140 · +58.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 35▲ 7 vs year ago 55 · +12.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower with lower quality offering. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.53/cwt on 601 head.

Average price

$151.53

601 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

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	577	152.03	877	585
Medium and Large 2-3	534	133.07	710	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $167 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 sale601 hd

151.53

—

KY average25 barns · 5,641 hd

151.64

−0.12

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	1,697	126.33	2,143	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	98.02	1,476	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	93.07	1,116	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	76.32	769	12
Heifers	Choice	High	1,445	124.00	1,792	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	226	191.01/cwt	180.00–195.00	432	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	193.72/cwt	190.00–200.00	537	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	197.67/cwt	190.00–205.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	192.19/cwt	185.00–200.00	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	187.35/cwt	175.00–190.00	779	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	163.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	187.26/cwt	175.00–190.00	886	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	196.60/cwt	195.00–200.00	938	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	145.42/cwt	133.00–155.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	170.92/cwt	156.00–178.00	906	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	185.49/cwt	185.00–187.00	987	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	172.65/cwt	157.50–181.00	982	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	163.08/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,023	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	137.50/cwt	130.00–147.00	925	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	157.73/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,071	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	158.05/cwt	158.00–158.25	1,141	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	146.91/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,074	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	143.26/cwt	139.50–146.50	1,095	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,180	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	141.37/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,238	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	162.26/cwt	162.00–162.50	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	177.11/cwt	161.00–182.50	576	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	169.64/cwt	161.00–173.00	650	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	161.84/cwt	148.00–177.00	702	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	452	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	823	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	167.40/cwt	150.00–172.50	800	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	130.26/cwt	125.00–134.00	673	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	154.11/cwt	140.00–161.00	811	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	148.66/cwt	138.00–156.00	849	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	143.67/cwt	135.00–149.00	894	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	150.79/cwt	150.70–152.50	956	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	141.26/cwt	133.00–143.50	949	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	135.44/cwt	133.50–136.00	1,001	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	130.97/cwt	128.00–136.00	995	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	127.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,028	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	174.91/cwt	162.50–187.50	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	171.78/cwt	167.50–176.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	196.01/cwt	192.50–209.00	727	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	171.82/cwt	161.00–186.00	727	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	159.82/cwt	155.50–172.00	777	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	167.69/cwt	139.00–173.00	874	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	158.37/cwt	153.00–160.00	892	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	145.05/cwt	141.00–149.00	831	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	142.02/cwt	139.00–151.00	865	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	137.09/cwt	133.00–146.00	923	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	136.35/cwt	133.00–143.00	991	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	997	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	481	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	414	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,792	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,501	116.75/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,752	8
Bulls	—	—	1,673	100.44/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,680	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	135.40/cwt	129.00–144.50	2,428	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	629	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	75.98/cwt	74.00–79.00	763	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	82.99/cwt	80.00–89.00	850	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	73.43/cwt	72.00–75.00	773	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	86.59/cwt	80.00–91.00	999	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	97.76/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,204	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	87.86/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,314	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	100.62/cwt	91.00–117.00	1,518	47
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,825.00/cwt	1,825.00–1,825.00	17,338	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,418.28/cwt	1,140.00–1,625.00	16,353	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,435.92/cwt	1,200.00–1,700.00	17,848	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,769	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	1,154.12/cwt	800.00–1,310.00	13,607	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,229.07/cwt	1,020.00–1,400.00	15,462	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	15,730	2

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 May 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,543Last week 1,142Year ago 1,393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 210Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 35Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	129.00	129.00
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
8	—	517	125.00–134.00	130.26
2	—	550	137.00	137.00
1	—	380	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	128.00	128.00
2	—	278	162.00–162.50	162.26
43	—	622	135.00–149.00	143.67
15	—	325	161.00–182.50	177.11
8	—	805	124.00–130.00	127.74
20	—	672	133.00–143.50	141.26
87	—	571	138.00–156.00	148.66
45	—	478	150.00–172.50	167.40
33	—	739	133.50–136.00	135.44
10	—	760	128.00–136.00	130.97
101	—	526	140.00–161.00	154.11
24	—	383	161.00–173.00	169.64
22	—	434	148.00–177.00	161.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	634	150.70–152.50	150.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	452	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	160.00–170.00	163.36
3	—	522	133.00–155.00	145.42
1	—	725	137.00	137.00
2	—	605	143.00–144.00	143.50
1	—	550	149.00	149.00
3	—	673	130.00–147.00	137.50
1	—	390	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	876	140.00–142.50	141.37
2	—	365	185.00–200.00	192.19
49	—	627	150.00–169.00	163.08
48	—	530	156.00–178.00	170.92
21	—	473	175.00–190.00	187.26
86	—	679	141.00–160.00	157.73
7	—	731	144.00–150.50	146.91
3	—	277	190.00–200.00	193.72
4	—	226	180.00–195.00	191.01
16	—	764	139.50–146.50	143.26
2	—	338	190.00–205.00	197.67
29	—	416	175.00–190.00	187.35
3	—	808	146.00	146.00
72	—	569	157.50–181.00	172.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	532	185.00–187.00	185.49
58	—	722	158.00–158.25	158.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	217.50	217.50
16	—	477	195.00–200.00	196.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	141.00–149.00	145.05
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	133.00–143.00	136.35
2	—	363	167.50–176.00	171.78
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
6	—	563	153.00–160.00	158.37
7	—	906	110.00	110.00
7	—	673	133.00–146.00	137.09
7	—	486	155.50–172.00	159.82
2	—	338	162.50–187.50	174.91
19	—	521	139.00–173.00	167.69
11	—	423	161.00–186.00	171.82
10	—	609	139.00–151.00	142.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	192.50–209.00	196.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,004	74.00–79.00	75.98
4	—	1,024	80.00–89.00	82.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	72.00–75.00	73.43
36	—	1,232	92.00–115.00	97.76
20	—	1,154	80.00–91.00	86.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,495	85.00–90.50	87.86
47	—	1,509	91.00–117.00	100.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,793	129.00–144.50	135.40
8	—	1,501	106.00–123.00	116.75
3	—	1,673	99.00–101.00	100.44

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	950	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,153	1,140.00–1,625.00	1,418.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,243	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,435.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,258	1,020.00–1,400.00	1,229.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,179	800.00–1,310.00	1,154.12

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.