Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle with heavy offering as CME futures rebound over the past week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.47/cwt on 873 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −89.80 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$140.47

873 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$20.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

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	704	140.71	990	863
Medium and Large 2-3	495	119.87	593	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.84/cwt here — about $397 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 sale873 hd

140.47

—

KY average26 barns · 6,067 hd

139.39

+1.08

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−89.80

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	1,764	89.31	1,575	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	63.36	947	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	59.51	691	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	54.50	570	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	776	128.62/cwt	121.00–136.00	998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	131.26/cwt	128.00–133.50	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	146.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	113.18/cwt	110.00–117.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	858	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	134.77/cwt	130.00–139.50	829	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	131.16/cwt	120.00–137.50	695	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	124.71/cwt	115.00–129.50	782	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.05/cwt	120.00–134.75	760	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	124.89/cwt	115.00–129.50	832	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.41/cwt	120.00–136.00	621	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	136.19/cwt	124.00–143.00	587	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.02/cwt	115.00–127.00	894	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	127.87/cwt	122.00–131.50	482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	118.57/cwt	110.00–123.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	154.65/cwt	151.00–161.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	135.24/cwt	125.00–148.00	559	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	136.60/cwt	136.00–137.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.81/cwt	127.00–136.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	147.83/cwt	139.00–152.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	570	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	62.34/cwt	61.50–63.50	937	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,015	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	58.69/cwt	57.00–61.00	683	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	63.64/cwt	63.00–64.50	760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	90.22/cwt	89.50–91.00	1,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	10,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	705.14/cwt	700.00–710.00	8,567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	858.34/cwt	660.00–1,050.00	12,746	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	665.51/cwt	590.00–730.00	7,407	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,063.53/cwt	910.00–1,180.00	13,560	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	524	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	451	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	118.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	121.17/cwt	113.00–125.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	117.46/cwt	110.00–125.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	921	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,133	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	142.89/cwt	142.00–145.25	1,029	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,102	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,204	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	154.17/cwt	153.00–154.50	911	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	151.03/cwt	150.50–151.50	930	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	164.78/cwt	164.00–166.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	143.82/cwt	131.00–147.10	961	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.53/cwt	131.00–146.00	828	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	148.80/cwt	134.00–153.00	717	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.75/cwt	124.00–146.00	882	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.85/cwt	133.00–152.00	748	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	150.81/cwt	140.00–156.00	632	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	137.87/cwt	126.00–139.50	986	14

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,194Last week 781Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 52Year 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
8	—	776	121.00–136.00	128.62
6	—	816	128.00–133.50	131.26
2	—	1,010	113.00	113.00
2	—	368	144.00–150.00	146.86
1	—	925	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
191	—	668	131.00–147.10	143.82
58	—	581	131.00–146.00	142.53
52	—	482	134.00–153.00	148.80
39	—	622	124.00–146.00	141.75
31	—	520	133.00–152.00	143.85
24	—	419	140.00–156.00	150.81
14	—	715	126.00–139.50	137.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	120.00–126.00	123.04
3	—	518	114.00–120.00	118.05
3	—	470	113.00–125.00	121.17
2	—	428	110.00–125.00	117.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	921	123.00	123.00
111	—	720	142.00–145.25	142.89
95	—	779	141.50	141.50
65	—	854	141.00	141.00
18	—	591	153.00–154.50	154.17
17	—	616	150.50–151.50	151.03
5	—	390	164.00–166.00	164.78
1	—	410	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	110.00–117.00	113.18
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	651	131.75	131.75
151	—	615	130.00–139.50	134.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	530	120.00–137.50	131.16
81	—	627	115.00–129.50	124.71
79	—	580	120.00–134.75	131.05
74	—	666	115.00–129.50	124.89
45	—	476	120.00–136.00	130.41
34	—	431	124.00–143.00	136.19
22	—	715	115.00–127.00	125.02
12	—	377	122.00–131.50	127.87
9	—	337	125.00	125.00
3	—	891	110.00–111.00	110.33
3	—	778	110.00–123.00	118.57
1	—	275	131.00	131.00
1	—	245	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	151.00–161.00	154.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	413	125.00–148.00	135.24
10	—	465	130.00–140.00	133.08
5	—	558	136.00–137.00	136.60
4	—	520	127.00–136.00	131.81
3	—	390	139.00–152.00	147.83
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	285	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	524	86.00	86.00
4	—	390	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	54.50	54.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,503	61.50–63.50	62.34
1	—	1,440	70.50	70.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,164	57.00–61.00	58.69
3	—	1,195	63.00–64.50	63.64
1	—	1,050	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	89.50–91.00	90.22
1	—	1,975	87.50	87.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	700.00–710.00	705.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,485	660.00–1,050.00	858.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	590.00–730.00	665.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,275	910.00–1,180.00	1,063.53

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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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

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle