Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle with heavy offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.04/cwt on 721 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.23 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$135.04

721 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$20.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

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	731	135.47	990	706
Medium and Large 2-3	608	114.69	697	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.78/cwt here — about $293 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 sale721 hd

135.04

—

KY average18 barns · 3,814 hd

137.73

−2.69

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−95.23

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	—	Low	1,403	79.16	1,110	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	64.04	964	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	57.96	689	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	51.72	550	20

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2-3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	120.55/cwt	114.00–125.00	682	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	595	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	128.10/cwt	114.00–133.50	679	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.29/cwt	116.00–132.50	733	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	108.55/cwt	99.00–112.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.84/cwt	119.00–135.00	607	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	121.16/cwt	117.00–121.50	887	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	118.33/cwt	104.00–120.85	930	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	128.09/cwt	119.00–134.50	551	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	120.86/cwt	113.00–128.50	763	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,003	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	122.55/cwt	122.50–123.50	946	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	103.67/cwt	96.00–111.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	112.14/cwt	104.00–117.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	701	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	102.15/cwt	97.50–107.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	107.84/cwt	97.00–112.00	607	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	157.61/cwt	155.00–163.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	153.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	157.51/cwt	140.00–164.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.53/cwt	116.00–125.00	821	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	135.05/cwt	122.50–140.00	448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	121.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	105.51/cwt	105.00–107.50	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	157.30/cwt	154.00–159.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	169.09/cwt	166.00–176.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.30/cwt	114.00–128.00	737	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.24/cwt	134.00–153.00	688	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.00/cwt	140.00–153.00	622	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.48/cwt	122.00–139.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	107.79/cwt	107.00–109.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	114.75/cwt	111.00–118.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.78/cwt	122.00–136.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	160.47/cwt	150.00–166.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.44/cwt	107.00–112.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	48.06/cwt	42.00–49.50	489	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	53.77/cwt	51.00–56.50	567	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	59.01/cwt	58.50–59.50	775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	64.62/cwt	62.00–68.50	987	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	60.53/cwt	59.50–61.50	828	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	56.24/cwt	52.50–59.50	668	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	61.80/cwt	60.00–66.00	754	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	50.00/cwt	48.00–52.00	517	6
Bulls	—	—	1,259	75.63/cwt	70.00–78.50	952	9
Bulls	—	—	1,524	82.32/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,255	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	88.72/cwt	86.50–91.00	1,604	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,212.37/cwt	790.00–1,325.00	14,403	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	654.91/cwt	530.00–700.00	5,403	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	749.47/cwt	660.00–910.00	7,120	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	736.05/cwt	640.00–880.00	8,384	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	829.49/cwt	680.00–1,040.00	9,921	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,264	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,066.08/cwt	885.00–1,230.00	12,932	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	14,092	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	330	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	394	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	264	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	286	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.01/cwt	132.50–156.00	728	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	150.91/cwt	131.00–157.50	644	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	135.13/cwt	125.00–143.00	976	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	129.78/cwt	118.00–130.25	1,051	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.25/cwt	129.00–141.00	771	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,102	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	135.87/cwt	129.00–146.00	721	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	134.02/cwt	123.00–146.00	906	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	138.34/cwt	125.00–148.50	856	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	129.63/cwt	124.50–138.00	1,001	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	165.65/cwt	165.00–166.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	161.12/cwt	158.00–163.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	152.32/cwt	151.50–153.00	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	135.40/cwt	132.00–142.25	1,174	237
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1

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 Sep 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,041Last week 2,194Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 265Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
2	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	712	93.00	93.00
3	—	845	110.00	110.00
6	—	566	114.00–125.00	120.55
1	—	295	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	123.00	123.00
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
3	—	292	155.00–163.00	157.61
5	—	324	150.00–160.00	153.98
6	—	362	140.00–164.00	157.51
17	—	485	132.50–156.00	150.01
18	—	427	131.00–157.50	150.91
22	—	722	125.00–143.00	135.13
26	—	810	118.00–130.25	129.78
28	—	574	129.00–141.00	134.25
29	—	975	113.00	113.00
45	—	531	129.00–146.00	135.87
46	—	676	123.00–146.00	134.02
72	—	619	125.00–148.50	138.34
123	—	772	124.50–138.00	129.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	173.00	173.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
3	—	368	165.00–166.00	165.65
5	—	459	163.00	163.00
6	—	413	158.00–163.00	161.12
11	—	541	151.50–153.00	152.32
237	—	867	132.00–142.25	135.40
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	64.00	64.00
17	—	465	71.00	71.00
10	—	394	67.00	67.00
2	—	286	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	530	114.00–133.50	128.10
98	—	567	116.00–132.50	129.29
37	—	475	119.00–135.00	127.84
39	—	732	117.00–121.50	121.16
58	—	786	104.00–120.85	118.33
24	—	430	119.00–134.50	128.09
28	—	631	113.00–128.50	120.86
22	—	670	116.00–125.00	122.53
8	—	332	122.50–140.00	135.05
5	—	374	120.00–125.00	121.03
3	—	936	104.50	104.50
1	—	835	109.00	109.00
1	—	280	127.50	127.50
1	—	230	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	99.00–112.00	108.55
1	—	495	113.00	113.00
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
2	—	360	116.00	116.00
2	—	435	96.00–111.00	103.67
3	—	315	104.00–117.00	112.14
3	—	701	102.00	102.00
5	—	614	97.50–107.00	102.15
11	—	563	97.00–112.00	107.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	859	116.75	116.75
65	—	772	122.50–123.50	122.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	105.00–107.50	105.51
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	154.00–159.00	157.30
3	—	323	166.00–176.00	169.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	613	114.00–128.00	120.30
11	—	477	134.00–153.00	144.24
11	—	423	140.00–153.00	147.00
7	—	528	122.00–139.00	131.48
5	—	707	107.00–109.00	107.79
5	—	677	111.00–118.00	114.75
5	—	576	122.00–136.00	129.78
4	—	365	150.00–166.00	160.47
4	—	236	167.00	167.00
2	—	770	107.00–112.00	109.44
2	—	260	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	340	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,018	42.00–49.50	48.06
9	—	1,054	51.00–56.50	53.77
2	—	1,313	58.50–59.50	59.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,528	62.00–68.50	64.62
2	—	1,368	59.50–61.50	60.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,188	52.50–59.50	56.24
30	—	1,220	60.00–66.00	61.80
6	—	1,033	48.00–52.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,259	70.00–78.50	75.63
4	—	1,524	80.00–85.50	82.32
2	—	1,808	86.50–91.00	88.72

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	790.00–1,325.00	1,212.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,213	885.00–1,230.00	1,066.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	935.00	935.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	825	530.00–700.00	654.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	950	660.00–910.00	749.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,139	640.00–880.00	736.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,196	680.00–1,040.00	829.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	640.00	640.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	1,040.00	1,040.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle