Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, yearling steers over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.08/cwt on 287 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.19 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$135.08

287 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$21.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.19

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	556	135.99	756	275
Medium and Large 2-3	479	114.06	546	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.93/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 sale287 hd

135.08

—

KY average28 barns · 5,202 hd

130.88

+4.19

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−95.19

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	1,514	76.10	1,152	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	55.74	779	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	55.62	634	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	51.57	505	12

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	758	132.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	143.14/cwt	133.00–153.00	399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	138.35/cwt	135.00–144.00	304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	102.25/cwt	82.00–108.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	109.17/cwt	108.00–110.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	97.92/cwt	86.00–110.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	123.59/cwt	110.00–128.00	644	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	123.94/cwt	110.00–135.00	530	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	120.93/cwt	110.00–125.00	574	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	125.02/cwt	114.00–130.00	701	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	117.95/cwt	102.50–120.50	776	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	118.97/cwt	104.00–123.00	855	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	113.73/cwt	103.00–119.00	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	124.53/cwt	118.00–135.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	119.65/cwt	108.00–122.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	118.91/cwt	117.00–125.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	89.35/cwt	71.00–106.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	108.22/cwt	102.00–111.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	138.89/cwt	120.00–145.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	135.57/cwt	123.00–141.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	139.49/cwt	135.00–141.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	53.13/cwt	50.50–55.50	528	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	46.12/cwt	44.00–50.00	423	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	703	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	55.16/cwt	54.00–57.00	743	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	57.75/cwt	57.50–58.00	910	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	55.05/cwt	51.50–58.00	625	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	60.39/cwt	58.50–65.00	728	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	78.16/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,340	4
Bulls	—	—	1,314	74.05/cwt	72.00–75.50	973	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	854.67/cwt	750.00–930.00	9,641	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	737.23/cwt	660.00–890.00	8,169	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	680.81/cwt	560.00–820.00	8,326	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	668.88/cwt	640.00–700.00	8,481	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,388.46/cwt	1,385.00–1,390.00	18,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	981.07/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	12,391	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	111.70/cwt	102.00–117.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	112.91/cwt	107.50–119.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	113.30/cwt	107.50–120.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.14/cwt	122.00–146.00	710	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.14/cwt	120.00–145.00	807	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.97/cwt	123.00–143.00	786	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.81/cwt	120.00–157.50	617	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	140.19/cwt	120.00–158.00	676	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	140.70/cwt	135.00–158.00	543	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	134.15/cwt	125.00–136.00	981	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	129.45/cwt	120.00–136.50	862	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	149.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	492	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 Sep 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 2,041Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 240Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 35Year 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
4	—	758	125.00–135.00	132.22
4	—	279	133.00–153.00	143.14
3	—	220	135.00–144.00	138.35
2	—	825	129.00	129.00
1	—	880	121.00	121.00
50	—	518	122.00–146.00	137.14
45	—	615	120.00–145.00	131.14
45	—	578	123.00–143.00	135.97
27	—	432	120.00–157.50	142.81
23	—	482	120.00–158.00	140.19
22	—	386	135.00–158.00	140.70
18	—	731	125.00–136.00	134.15
12	—	666	120.00–136.50	129.45
10	—	1,054	108.50	108.50
6	—	329	145.00–154.00	149.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	102.00–117.00	111.70
3	—	487	107.50–119.00	112.91
3	—	370	107.50–120.00	113.30
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	82.00–108.00	102.25
5	—	478	108.00–110.00	109.17
2	—	368	86.00–110.00	97.92
2	—	328	103.00–104.00	103.49
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	521	110.00–128.00	123.59
50	—	428	110.00–135.00	123.94
35	—	475	110.00–125.00	120.93
29	—	561	114.00–130.00	125.02
21	—	658	102.50–120.50	117.95
13	—	719	104.00–123.00	118.97
11	—	617	103.00–119.00	113.73
8	—	379	118.00–135.00	124.53
6	—	766	108.00–122.00	119.65
4	—	315	117.00–125.00	118.91
1	—	1,105	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	71.00–106.00	89.35
1	—	495	106.00	106.00
1	—	275	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	627	102.00–111.00	108.22
6	—	419	120.00–145.00	138.89
5	—	384	123.00–141.00	135.57
4	—	550	135.50	135.50
4	—	327	135.00–141.00	139.49
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	151.50	151.50
1	—	330	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	994	50.50–55.50	53.13
4	—	918	44.00–50.00	46.12
1	—	1,125	62.50	62.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,347	54.00–57.00	55.16
2	—	1,575	57.50–58.00	57.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,136	51.50–58.00	55.05
7	—	1,206	58.50–65.00	60.39
2	—	1,005	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,714	76.00–84.00	78.16
4	—	1,314	72.00–75.50	74.05

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,128	750.00–930.00	854.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,108	660.00–890.00	737.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,223	560.00–820.00	680.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,268	640.00–700.00	668.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,385.00–1,390.00	1,388.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,263	800.00–1,150.00	981.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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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