Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.88/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$127.88

245 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$20.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

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	525	129.38	679	227
Medium and Large 2-3	550	109.00	599	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $80 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 sale245 hd

127.88

—

KY average26 barns · 3,460 hd

124.49

+3.39

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	1,665	84.97	1,415	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	64.71	935	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	60.83	727	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	54.09	565	8thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	277	159.87/cwt	154.00–168.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.70/cwt	131.00–147.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	146.15/cwt	141.00–152.50	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	114.24/cwt	107.50–117.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	910	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	125.89/cwt	117.50–127.25	770	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	128.11/cwt	120.00–133.00	619	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	136.91/cwt	126.00–141.00	593	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	124.63/cwt	113.00–131.00	662	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	526	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.79/cwt	114.00–127.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	119.74/cwt	106.00–125.00	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	116.83/cwt	116.00–118.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	115.17/cwt	112.00–119.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	129.80/cwt	126.00–132.00	356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	128.79/cwt	127.50–130.00	300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	106.95/cwt	104.00–110.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	116.46/cwt	105.00–127.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	118.23/cwt	109.00–127.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.50/cwt	115.00–135.00	679	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	131.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	617	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	137.56/cwt	130.00–146.00	509	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	134.80/cwt	130.00–149.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	114.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	112.88/cwt	111.00–113.50	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	54.82/cwt	53.50–57.00	572	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	66.33/cwt	64.50–69.00	970	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	62.92/cwt	61.00–63.50	897	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	58.50/cwt	53.50–61.00	693	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.91/cwt	62.00–68.00	789	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	83.38/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,326	7
Bulls	—	—	1,870	88.98/cwt	86.50–92.50	1,664	6
Bulls	—	—	1,310	78.54/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,009	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	734.61/cwt	730.00–740.00	8,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	714.05/cwt	660.00–820.00	8,376	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	797.61/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	9,348	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	10,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	17,908	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	932.40/cwt	900.00–960.00	11,655	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,470.00/cwt	1,470.00–1,470.00	22,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	123.52/cwt	123.00–124.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	116.03/cwt	110.00–122.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,161	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	132.09/cwt	126.50–135.00	1,034	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.35/cwt	121.00–141.50	851	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	135.54/cwt	125.00–139.50	897	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	137.02/cwt	134.50–139.50	981	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.27/cwt	125.00–140.00	706	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	121.05/cwt	117.00–122.50	1,145	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.08/cwt	125.00–137.00	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	127.10/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,112	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	141.52/cwt	130.00–148.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.02/cwt	143.00–161.00	545	6

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 548Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 249Year 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
5	—	277	154.00–168.00	159.87
4	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
4	—	470	131.00–147.00	137.70
3	—	328	141.00–152.50	146.15
1	—	1,260	96.00	96.00
1	—	975	115.00	115.00
31	—	783	126.50–135.00	132.09
31	—	615	121.00–141.50	138.35
22	—	662	125.00–139.50	135.54
21	—	716	134.50–139.50	137.02
19	—	522	125.00–140.00	135.27
15	—	946	117.00–122.50	121.05
15	—	572	125.00–137.00	135.08
9	—	875	112.00–130.00	127.10
8	—	414	130.00–148.00	141.52
6	—	834	123.00	123.00
6	—	373	143.00–161.00	146.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	123.00–124.00	123.52
2	—	453	110.00–122.00	116.03
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	107.50	107.50
1	—	345	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	873	133.00	133.00
9	—	500	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	107.50–117.00	114.24
3	—	753	100.00	100.00
3	—	583	108.00	108.00
3	—	530	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	721	126.25	126.25
7	—	379	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	612	117.50–127.25	125.89
33	—	483	120.00–133.00	128.11
32	—	433	126.00–141.00	136.91
30	—	531	113.00–131.00	124.63
27	—	373	135.00–145.00	140.98
10	—	577	114.00–127.00	120.79
9	—	666	106.00–125.00	119.74
8	—	773	116.00–118.00	116.83
5	—	721	112.00–119.00	115.17
5	—	274	126.00–132.00	129.80
2	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	233	127.50–130.00	128.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	104.00–110.00	106.95
2	—	423	105.00–127.00	116.46
2	—	385	109.00–127.00	118.23
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	524	115.00–135.00	129.50
13	—	468	127.00–135.00	131.89
11	—	370	130.00–146.00	137.56
9	—	423	130.00–149.00	134.80
7	—	731	110.00–115.00	114.01
4	—	768	111.00–113.50	112.88
2	—	652	112.00	112.00
2	—	628	120.00–125.00	122.53
1	—	810	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,043	53.50–57.00	54.82
1	—	1,055	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,463	64.50–69.00	66.33
10	—	1,425	61.00–63.50	62.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,184	53.50–61.00	58.50
15	—	1,215	62.00–68.00	64.91
1	—	1,145	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,590	80.00–86.00	83.38
6	—	1,870	86.50–92.50	88.98
2	—	1,310	78.00–79.00	78.54

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	—	985	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	730.00–740.00	734.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	540.00	540.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,173	660.00–820.00	714.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	600.00–1,000.00	797.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	900.00–960.00	932.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	1,470.00	1,470.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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