Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition as cooler weather steadies throughout the region. With 110 head Internet sell included in total.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.47/cwt on 561 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.79 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$147.47

561 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$27.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.36

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	590	147.92	872	552
Medium and Large 2-3	500	120.12	601	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $271 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 sale561 hd

147.47

—

KY average26 barns · 5,395 hd

141.12

+6.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−82.79

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	1,624	97.18	1,578	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	68.38	1,004	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	64.38	755	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	57.95	602	16

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2	—	528	147.52/cwt	135.00–155.00	779	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	151.54/cwt	138.00–156.50	656	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	124.40/cwt	115.00–132.00	919	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.45/cwt	120.00–139.00	762	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.08/cwt	122.00–142.00	576	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.10/cwt	120.00–136.50	691	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	913	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	146.72/cwt	145.00–147.00	717	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	141.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	727	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	827	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	114.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	116.42/cwt	115.00–118.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.29/cwt	139.00–150.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	148.83/cwt	135.00–154.00	424	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.39/cwt	129.50–136.00	967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.40/cwt	143.00–150.00	712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	131.79/cwt	125.00–133.50	1,028	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	129.55/cwt	117.00–133.00	830	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	133.30/cwt	126.00–140.00	629	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	133.65/cwt	127.00–137.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	130.63/cwt	125.00–132.50	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	140.30/cwt	130.00–142.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	117.95/cwt	114.00–125.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.46/cwt	124.00–143.50	841	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	146.11/cwt	143.00–148.00	637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.51/cwt	131.00–145.00	778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	139.71/cwt	127.00–145.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.20/cwt	140.00–155.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	112.05/cwt	102.00–117.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.96/cwt	154.00–157.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.39/cwt	118.00–129.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	56.24/cwt	54.00–59.00	569	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	63.56/cwt	61.00–67.00	691	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	496	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	69.04/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,012	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	62.74/cwt	62.00–63.50	937	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	67.10/cwt	63.00–74.00	814	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	60.30/cwt	55.50–62.50	669	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	98.31/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,585	9
Bulls	—	—	1,730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	750.53/cwt	575.00–1,130.00	7,873	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,034.64/cwt	820.00–1,225.00	11,505	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	635.06/cwt	550.00–680.00	6,236	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,198	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	842.47/cwt	710.00–1,025.00	10,177	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	783.26/cwt	710.00–935.00	10,143	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	725.49/cwt	700.00–750.00	9,177	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	947.65/cwt	930.00–990.00	10,737	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	934.88/cwt	730.00–1,100.00	10,003	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	542	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	113.51/cwt	111.00–116.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	131.54/cwt	125.00–138.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	142.15/cwt	142.10–142.50	996	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	156.24/cwt	155.50–160.00	880	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	159.27/cwt	157.00–160.00	745	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	155.60/cwt	155.00–158.00	985	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	160.41/cwt	160.00–164.00	703	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,076	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	156.97/cwt	155.50–160.00	834	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	160.30/cwt	158.00–165.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	144.02/cwt	125.00–148.00	959	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	149.04/cwt	133.00–155.00	855	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.44/cwt	136.00–151.00	887	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	151.01/cwt	140.00–156.00	569	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,203	20

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 Jul 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,633Last week 1,454Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	528	135.00–155.00	147.52
38	—	433	138.00–156.50	151.54
1	—	815	128.00	128.00
4	—	330	139.00–150.00	147.29
7	—	285	135.00–154.00	148.83
9	—	725	129.50–136.00	133.39
11	—	480	143.00–150.00	148.40
15	—	780	125.00–133.50	131.79
42	—	666	125.00–148.00	144.02
40	—	574	133.00–155.00	149.04
29	—	623	136.00–151.00	142.44
22	—	377	140.00–156.00	151.01
20	—	1,065	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	111.00–116.00	113.51
2	—	528	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	433	125.00–138.00	131.54
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	701	142.10–142.50	142.15
70	—	563	155.50–160.00	156.24
43	—	468	157.00–160.00	159.27
24	—	633	155.00–158.00	155.60
21	—	438	160.00–164.00	160.41
20	—	763	141.00	141.00
13	—	531	155.50–160.00	156.97
9	—	387	158.00–165.00	160.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	739	115.00–132.00	124.40
24	—	580	120.00–139.00	131.45
43	—	423	122.00–142.00	136.08
53	—	527	120.00–136.50	131.10
16	—	641	117.00–133.00	129.55
14	—	472	126.00–140.00	133.30
10	—	365	127.00–137.00	133.65
8	—	662	125.00–132.50	130.63
7	—	318	130.00–142.00	140.30
3	—	813	114.00–125.00	117.95
2	—	870	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	757	119.00	119.00
1	—	990	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	650	140.50	140.50
42	—	489	145.00–147.00	146.72
74	—	513	140.00–145.00	141.81
92	—	592	139.75	139.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
1	—	750	104.00	104.00
2	—	268	110.00–120.00	114.77
2	—	800	78.00	78.00
7	—	593	115.00–118.00	116.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	616	124.00–143.50	136.46
14	—	436	143.00–148.00	146.11
9	—	570	131.00–145.00	136.51
6	—	517	127.00–145.00	139.71
5	—	483	140.00–155.00	147.20
3	—	793	102.00–117.00	112.05
3	—	360	154.00–157.00	155.96
2	—	720	118.00–129.00	123.39
2	—	685	129.50	129.50
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	53.00	53.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,012	54.00–59.00	56.24
5	—	1,087	61.00–67.00	63.56
1	—	1,055	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,466	65.00–74.00	69.04
2	—	1,493	62.00–63.50	62.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,213	63.00–74.00	67.10
23	—	1,109	55.50–62.50	60.30
1	—	1,100	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,612	95.00–101.50	98.31
1	—	1,730	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,049	575.00–1,130.00	750.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,112	820.00–1,225.00	1,034.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	982	550.00–680.00	635.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,208	710.00–1,025.00	842.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,295	710.00–935.00	783.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	700.00–750.00	725.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	930.00–990.00	947.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	680.00	680.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,070	730.00–1,100.00	934.88

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle