Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.00/cwt on 318 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.26 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$137.00

318 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$17.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

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	585	138.02	807	299
Medium and Large 2-3	554	120.97	670	19thin

One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $137 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 sale318 hd

137.00

—

KY average27 barns · 4,797 hd

132.92

+4.08

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−93.26

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	1,639	75.94	1,245	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,636	55.99	916	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	50.46	626	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	46.33	455	40

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	108.38/cwt	107.50–110.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	103.25/cwt	102.00–105.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	99.85/cwt	98.00–100.00	716	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	105.45/cwt	103.00–107.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	110.52/cwt	110.00–112.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	103.81/cwt	100.00–105.00	343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	93.54/cwt	92.00–95.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	886	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	111.08/cwt	110.50–111.50	969	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	863	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	117.89/cwt	111.00–122.50	665	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.83/cwt	109.00–122.50	770	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	105.37/cwt	103.00–109.00	652	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.88/cwt	115.00–130.00	650	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	120.26/cwt	111.00–122.50	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	117.87/cwt	110.00–125.00	387	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	118.05/cwt	113.00–126.00	453	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	118.98/cwt	110.00–125.00	518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	120.23/cwt	117.50–123.00	311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	110.04/cwt	106.50–117.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	106.96/cwt	103.00–110.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	101.51/cwt	99.00–104.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.30/cwt	119.00–124.00	636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	134.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	117.41/cwt	113.00–124.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.90/cwt	136.00–146.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	108.40/cwt	108.00–109.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	125.35/cwt	118.00–131.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	148.03/cwt	147.00–150.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	133.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	136.28/cwt	132.50–140.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.88/cwt	113.00–121.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	151.34/cwt	150.00–154.00	580	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	43.75/cwt	40.00–46.50	421	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	50.19/cwt	47.00–54.00	507	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	58.91/cwt	58.00–60.00	976	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	54.70/cwt	51.00–57.00	892	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	51.90/cwt	47.00–55.50	649	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	45.66/cwt	40.00–49.00	556	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	57.58/cwt	56.50–61.00	726	9
Bulls	—	—	1,646	78.70/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,295	7
Bulls	—	—	1,629	72.07/cwt	67.50–74.00	1,174	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	73.03/cwt	68.00–74.00	778	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,618	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,577	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	726.09/cwt	520.00–840.00	8,343	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	686.00/cwt	580.00–760.00	8,239	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	599.81/cwt	420.00–800.00	6,232	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	17,576	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	771.04/cwt	590.00–910.00	9,862	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	126.95/cwt	124.00–130.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	158.33/cwt	155.00–160.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	632	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	120.66/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	118.01/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	127.13/cwt	120.00–134.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	139.60/cwt	132.00–147.00	465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.04/cwt	135.00–149.00	594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	132.39/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,080	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	132.49/cwt	127.00–140.00	754	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	141.68/cwt	135.00–150.00	521	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.13/cwt	120.00–134.50	799	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.56/cwt	128.00–140.50	713	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	131.60/cwt	125.00–133.00	890	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.52/cwt	136.50–149.50	673	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	802	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	951	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	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 Oct 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 1,992Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 147Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 62Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	107.50–110.00	108.38
4	—	660	102.00–105.00	103.25
13	—	717	98.00–100.00	99.85
9	—	468	103.00–107.00	105.45
4	—	517	110.00–112.00	110.52
4	—	330	100.00–105.00	103.81
3	—	418	104.00	104.00
2	—	790	100.00	100.00
2	—	630	92.00–95.00	93.54
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	107.00	107.00
1	—	215	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	809	109.50	109.50
24	—	872	110.50–111.50	111.08
20	—	686	125.75	125.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	564	111.00–122.50	117.89
21	—	665	109.00–122.50	115.83
16	—	619	103.00–109.00	105.37
16	—	525	115.00–130.00	123.88
13	—	469	111.00–122.50	120.26
13	—	328	110.00–125.00	117.87
12	—	384	113.00–126.00	118.05
10	—	918	110.00	110.00
9	—	435	110.00–125.00	118.98
5	—	769	117.00	117.00
4	—	259	117.50–123.00	120.23
3	—	736	106.50–117.00	110.04
2	—	242	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,060	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	162.50	162.50
3	—	395	155.00–160.00	158.33
10	—	632	139.50	139.50
11	—	438	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	120.00–123.00	121.00
3	—	435	130.00	130.00
2	—	538	120.00–124.00	121.97
2	—	468	124.00–130.00	126.95
2	—	385	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	970	97.00	97.00
1	—	280	122.50	122.50
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	113.00	113.00
2	—	273	137.50	137.50
2	—	787	128.00	128.00
3	—	860	114.00–126.00	120.66
3	—	1,026	108.00	108.00
6	—	960	110.00–122.00	118.01
8	—	718	120.00–134.00	127.13
9	—	333	132.00–147.00	139.60
9	—	418	135.00–149.00	142.04
9	—	816	125.00–136.00	132.39
14	—	569	127.00–140.00	132.49
16	—	368	135.00–150.00	141.68
23	—	619	120.00–134.50	129.13
27	—	518	128.00–140.50	137.56
27	—	676	125.00–133.00	131.60
30	—	472	136.50–149.50	142.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	559	143.50	143.50
52	—	672	141.50	141.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	103.00–110.00	106.96
3	—	405	110.00	110.00
2	—	638	99.00–104.00	101.51
2	—	530	111.00–115.00	113.00
2	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	313	120.00	120.00
1	—	950	81.00	81.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	119.00–124.00	121.30
8	—	469	130.00–140.00	134.59
7	—	638	113.00–124.00	117.41
6	—	427	136.00–146.00	137.90
5	—	772	108.00–109.00	108.40
5	—	567	118.00–131.00	125.35
4	—	314	147.00–150.00	148.03
4	—	229	130.00–135.00	133.66
3	—	377	132.50–140.00	136.28
2	—	670	113.00–121.00	116.88
2	—	273	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	150.00–154.00	151.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	962	40.00–46.50	43.75
16	—	1,010	47.00–54.00	50.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,656	58.00–60.00	58.91
8	—	1,631	51.00–57.00	54.70
1	—	1,500	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,251	47.00–55.50	51.90
25	—	1,217	40.00–49.00	45.66
9	—	1,261	56.50–61.00	57.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,646	75.00–82.00	78.70
5	—	1,629	67.50–74.00	72.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,066	68.00–74.00	73.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	530.00	530.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,149	520.00–840.00	726.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,201	580.00–760.00	686.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,039	420.00–800.00	599.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,690	1,040.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,279	590.00–910.00	771.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	735.00	735.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle