Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600lbs Steady-2.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in steer cattle and cattle with favorable conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.31/cwt on 478 head.

Average price

$138.31

478 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$21.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.82

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	588	138.67	815	470
Medium and Large 2-3	516	117.26	605	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.42/cwt here — about $210 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 sale478 hd

138.31

—

KY average26 barns · 5,217 hd

132.49

+5.82

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	—	Average	1,638	92.61	1,517	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	70.04	1,026	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	64.31	751	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	59.93	639	15

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	114.35/cwt	114.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	141.24/cwt	140.60–145.50	898	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	145.89/cwt	144.00–147.00	788	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	151.80/cwt	150.50–156.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	157.60/cwt	156.00–158.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	135.08/cwt	120.00–137.60	863	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	139.31/cwt	125.00–149.00	670	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	138.46/cwt	126.00–143.75	806	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	134.96/cwt	124.00–139.00	902	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	137.35/cwt	122.00–148.50	595	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	978	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	125.88/cwt	118.00–135.50	932	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.72/cwt	126.00–143.00	719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	142.39/cwt	138.00–150.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	126.79/cwt	121.00–133.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.65/cwt	129.00–135.00	895	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.36/cwt	130.00–147.00	726	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.38/cwt	144.00–153.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.61/cwt	155.00–159.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	154.53/cwt	153.00–157.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	61.81/cwt	60.00–65.50	668	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	56.67/cwt	55.00–58.00	567	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	551	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	70.72/cwt	66.50–79.50	1,035	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	64.91/cwt	64.00–66.00	954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	62.68/cwt	59.00–65.00	718	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	67.64/cwt	65.50–70.50	816	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	56.76/cwt	55.00–58.00	634	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	91.24/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,515	9
Bulls	—	—	1,678	98.75/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,657	8
Bulls	—	—	1,463	80.36/cwt	75.50–84.00	1,176	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,993	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,088.70/cwt	985.00–1,250.00	12,520	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	12,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,295	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	428	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,154	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	154.73/cwt	153.50–155.00	973	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	160.18/cwt	157.00–165.00	833	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	169.11/cwt	163.50–176.00	644	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	143.99/cwt	141.50–145.00	1,054	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	160.38/cwt	160.00–160.50	783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	159.22/cwt	157.00–160.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	165.37/cwt	162.00–167.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	247	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	141.95/cwt	125.00–147.50	964	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	137.91/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,012	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	142.74/cwt	125.00–147.00	911	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	153.82/cwt	145.00–160.00	589	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	148.16/cwt	140.00–155.00	766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.55/cwt	148.50–159.00	717	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	154.58/cwt	140.00–160.00	527	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.54/cwt	136.00–153.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	131.69/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,001	4

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 Aug 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,168Last week 1,454Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last 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
2	—	235	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,050	105.00	105.00
1	—	855	126.00	126.00
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
31	—	679	125.00–147.50	141.95
24	—	734	132.00–141.00	137.91
24	—	638	125.00–147.00	142.74
16	—	383	145.00–160.00	153.82
13	—	517	140.00–155.00	148.16
13	—	470	148.50–159.00	152.55
7	—	341	140.00–160.00	154.58
6	—	575	136.00–153.00	146.54
5	—	834	131.00	131.00
4	—	760	126.00–138.00	131.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	813	142.00	142.00
45	—	629	153.50–155.00	154.73
25	—	520	157.00–165.00	160.18
25	—	381	163.50–176.00	169.11
21	—	732	141.50–145.00	143.99
12	—	488	160.00–160.50	160.38
8	—	570	157.00–160.00	159.22
3	—	415	162.00–167.00	165.37
2	—	247	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	114.00–115.00	114.35
2	—	612	118.00	118.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	636	140.60–145.50	141.24
43	—	540	144.00–147.00	145.89
12	—	430	150.50–156.00	151.80
10	—	370	156.00–158.00	157.60
4	—	315	159.50	159.50
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	639	120.00–137.60	135.08
37	—	481	125.00–149.00	139.31
33	—	582	126.00–143.75	138.46
28	—	668	124.00–139.00	134.96
25	—	433	122.00–148.50	137.35
14	—	805	121.50	121.50
11	—	740	118.00–135.50	125.88
11	—	522	126.00–143.00	137.72
8	—	370	138.00–150.00	142.39
2	—	323	134.00	134.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	117.00–120.00	118.49
2	—	420	121.00–133.00	126.79
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	675	129.00–135.00	132.65
11	—	517	130.00–147.00	140.36
5	—	468	144.00–153.00	149.38
5	—	375	155.00–159.00	157.61
4	—	433	153.00–157.00	154.53
2	—	780	120.00	120.00
2	—	597	142.50	142.50
2	—	347	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,080	60.00–65.50	61.81
3	—	1,000	55.00–58.00	56.67
1	—	1,125	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,464	66.50–79.50	70.72
2	—	1,470	64.00–66.00	64.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,145	59.00–65.00	62.68
20	—	1,206	65.50–70.50	67.64
3	—	1,117	55.00–58.00	56.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,660	87.00–94.00	91.24
8	—	1,678	95.00–104.00	98.75
3	—	1,463	75.50–84.00	80.36

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)	1	—	875	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	630.00	630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	985.00–1,250.00	1,088.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,230.00	1,230.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	790.00	790.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle