Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle and cattle with favorable condition, off colored or pinkeye scared cattle sold at a discount.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.80/cwt on 531 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −92.46 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$137.80

531 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$23.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

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	584	138.98	812	504
Medium and Large 2-3	490	115.93	568	27

One grade step is worth $23.05/cwt here — about $244 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 sale531 hd

137.80

—

KY average27 barns · 5,440 hd

132.89

+4.91

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−92.46

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	1,766	77.05	1,361	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	55.62	841	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	52.02	636	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	46.98	517	14

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Fancy	—	329	158.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	100.90/cwt	93.00–103.00	521	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	99.43/cwt	97.00–102.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	102.12/cwt	83.00–107.00	479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	99.68/cwt	99.00–101.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	99.59/cwt	94.00–105.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	99.52/cwt	96.00–103.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	99.93/cwt	90.00–110.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	100.50/cwt	97.00–104.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	771	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	125.10/cwt	125.10–125.10	965	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	127.46/cwt	124.50–135.00	696	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	860	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	117.61/cwt	110.00–124.50	506	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	117.77/cwt	113.00–125.00	565	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	112.04/cwt	105.00–121.50	571	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	110.44/cwt	105.00–121.00	620	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	119.91/cwt	115.00–123.00	397	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	109.65/cwt	102.00–120.00	734	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	119.56/cwt	114.00–125.00	452	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	109.82/cwt	102.00–115.00	679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	112.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	109.94/cwt	107.00–116.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	98.11/cwt	92.00–102.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.10/cwt	121.50–130.00	647	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.27/cwt	123.00–138.00	600	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	129.86/cwt	120.00–140.00	496	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	116.22/cwt	112.00–123.00	717	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	125.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	113.27/cwt	98.00–123.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	140.34/cwt	139.00–141.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	45.85/cwt	42.00–49.00	501	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	53.75/cwt	53.50–54.00	620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	56.45/cwt	55.50–58.50	866	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	54.12/cwt	53.00–55.00	797	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	52.66/cwt	50.00–55.50	656	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	47.83/cwt	45.50–49.50	555	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	56.49/cwt	56.00–60.00	705	9
Bulls	—	—	1,928	78.40/cwt	77.50–79.50	1,512	6
Bulls	—	—	1,443	74.34/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,073	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,446	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	731.89/cwt	490.00–880.00	9,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	740.48/cwt	720.00–760.00	10,774	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,054.42/cwt	1,040.00–1,070.00	13,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	119.70/cwt	113.00–127.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	115.99/cwt	104.00–119.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	114.33/cwt	102.50–128.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	120.81/cwt	112.00–127.00	447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	104.42/cwt	100.00–109.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.80/cwt	105.00–119.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	136.29/cwt	136.25–137.00	991	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	142.60/cwt	141.00–142.70	964	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	142.48/cwt	142.00–142.50	728	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,038	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	154.43/cwt	154.00–156.00	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.15/cwt	125.00–141.00	755	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	139.75/cwt	120.00–150.00	665	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.40/cwt	131.00–150.00	604	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.98/cwt	120.00–136.00	819	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	139.35/cwt	132.00–150.50	525	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	128.20/cwt	127.00–128.50	932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	131.34/cwt	118.00–136.00	875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	128.55/cwt	128.00–133.00	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	155.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.57/cwt	145.00–153.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	216	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,064	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,313Last week 841Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 126Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	155.00–160.00	158.97
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
1	—	235	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	113.00–127.00	119.70
5	—	588	104.00–119.00	115.99
5	—	412	102.50–128.00	114.33
5	—	370	112.00–127.00	120.81
2	—	673	100.00–109.00	104.42
2	—	525	105.00–119.00	111.80
1	—	620	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	727	136.25–137.00	136.29
83	—	676	141.00–142.70	142.60
22	—	511	142.00–142.50	142.48
19	—	769	135.00	135.00
10	—	461	152.00	152.00
9	—	431	154.00–156.00	154.43
6	—	580	144.00	144.00
4	—	617	142.00–144.00	142.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	525	130.00–140.00	134.76
46	—	563	125.00–141.00	134.15
44	—	476	120.00–150.00	139.75
38	—	421	131.00–150.00	143.40
18	—	625	120.00–136.00	130.98
16	—	377	132.00–150.50	139.35
10	—	727	127.00–128.50	128.20
10	—	666	118.00–136.00	131.34
9	—	767	128.00–133.00	128.55
6	—	272	150.00–156.00	155.02
3	—	328	145.00–153.00	148.57
3	—	216	150.00	150.00
1	—	890	121.00	121.00
1	—	825	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	516	93.00–103.00	100.90
7	—	609	97.00–102.00	99.43
7	—	469	83.00–107.00	102.12
3	—	775	99.00–101.00	99.68
3	—	423	94.00–105.00	99.59
2	—	568	96.00–103.00	99.52
2	—	358	90.00–110.00	99.93
2	—	330	97.00–104.00	100.50
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	580	133.00	133.00
65	—	771	125.10	125.10
21	—	546	124.50–135.00	127.46
17	—	714	120.50	120.50
16	—	660	122.00	122.00
4	—	430	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	430	110.00–124.50	117.61
51	—	480	113.00–125.00	117.77
27	—	510	105.00–121.50	112.04
26	—	561	105.00–121.00	110.44
24	—	331	115.00–123.00	119.91
20	—	669	102.00–120.00	109.65
15	—	378	114.00–125.00	119.56
13	—	618	102.00–115.00	109.82
4	—	297	120.00	120.00
3	—	785	110.00–113.00	112.03
3	—	730	107.00–116.00	109.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	92.00–102.00	98.11
3	—	471	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	87.00	87.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	517	121.50–130.00	125.10
14	—	468	123.00–138.00	128.27
10	—	382	120.00–140.00	129.86
8	—	617	112.00–123.00	116.22
8	—	581	120.00–130.00	125.55
6	—	669	98.00–123.00	113.27
3	—	411	139.00–141.00	140.34
2	—	725	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,092	42.00–49.00	45.85
2	—	1,153	53.50–54.00	53.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,534	55.50–58.50	56.45
5	—	1,473	53.00–55.00	54.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,246	50.00–55.50	52.66
14	—	1,161	45.50–49.50	47.83
9	—	1,248	56.00–60.00	56.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,928	77.50–79.50	78.40
3	—	1,443	70.00–76.00	74.34

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	—	1,335	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	490.00–880.00	731.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,455	720.00–760.00	740.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,040.00–1,070.00	1,054.42

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle