Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.21/cwt on 655 head.

Average price

$123.21

655 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$17.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

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	555	124.34	690	614
Medium and Large 2-3	414	106.35	440	41

One grade step is worth $17.99/cwt here — about $250 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 sale655 hd

123.21

—

KY average28 barns · 6,705 hd

120.44

+2.77

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	1,568	64.02	1,004	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	53.00	761	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	47.18	560	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	38.60	414	14

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	—	428	122.95/cwt	110.00–136.00	526	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	127.00/cwt	116.00–132.00	676	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.72/cwt	123.50–134.00	610	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	127.45/cwt	126.50–130.00	867	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	127.89/cwt	121.00–131.00	784	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	120.58/cwt	113.00–126.00	855	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	129.97/cwt	120.00–138.00	548	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	142.57/cwt	130.00–144.00	547	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.59/cwt	119.00–133.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	130.60/cwt	130.00–131.00	360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.61/cwt	111.00–118.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.00/cwt	126.00–146.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	107.81/cwt	104.00–113.00	402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	119.03/cwt	110.00–125.00	633	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	110.06/cwt	100.00–114.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	109.26/cwt	109.00–109.50	515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	124.76/cwt	121.00–128.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	116.29/cwt	114.00–121.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	927	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,198	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	146.60/cwt	144.50–150.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	369	153.71/cwt	152.00–154.00	567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.25/cwt	120.00–141.00	775	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.58/cwt	125.00–137.50	888	83
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	875.17/cwt	710.00–1,010.00	11,684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	104.48/cwt	93.00–113.00	335	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	109.09/cwt	93.00–115.00	311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	105.58/cwt	104.00–106.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	103.74/cwt	102.00–105.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	103.69/cwt	92.00–110.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	130.40/cwt	130.40–130.40	1,029	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	128.41/cwt	127.50–129.50	858	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	127.35/cwt	127.00–127.50	907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.02/cwt	111.00–130.00	708	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	121.49/cwt	110.00–134.00	582	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	35.61/cwt	32.50–40.00	374	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	42.59/cwt	41.00–44.00	469	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	54.79/cwt	52.00–57.50	785	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	49.41/cwt	44.50–54.50	713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	46.88/cwt	44.00–50.00	560	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	43.16/cwt	41.00–44.00	480	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	54.58/cwt	52.50–57.00	690	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	64.02/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.08/cwt	125.00–140.00	820	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	128.82/cwt	124.00–139.00	929	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	135.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	143.84/cwt	133.00–149.00	548	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	128.87/cwt	122.50–136.00	1,044	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	143.75/cwt	136.00–146.00	404	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	122.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	134.93/cwt	124.00–145.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	121.97/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	127.93/cwt	123.00–131.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	114.01/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	156.83/cwt	153.00–161.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	441	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	679.25/cwt	550.00–730.00	8,565	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	644.04/cwt	550.00–780.00	7,664	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	518.55/cwt	450.00–580.00	5,704	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	12,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	11,305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.43/cwt	125.00–140.00	712	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.34/cwt	120.00–145.50	650	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	132.39/cwt	120.00–140.00	498	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.21/cwt	110.00–126.00	745	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	113.95/cwt	108.00–121.00	776	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	124.28/cwt	117.00–128.50	900	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	126.42/cwt	105.00–136.00	412	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	112.43/cwt	108.00–123.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	124.63/cwt	113.00–132.50	658	81

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,174Last week 1,820Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 300Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	428	110.00–136.00	122.95
123	—	580	111.00–130.00	122.02
111	—	479	110.00–134.00	121.49
25	—	376	120.00–140.00	132.39
20	—	620	110.00–126.00	120.21
18	—	681	108.00–121.00	113.95
17	—	724	117.00–128.50	124.28
15	—	326	105.00–136.00	126.42
6	—	789	108.00–123.00	112.43
1	—	865	117.00	117.00
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	124.00	124.00
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
81	—	528	113.00–132.50	124.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	106.00–110.00	108.04
7	—	373	104.00–113.00	107.81
7	—	321	93.00–113.00	104.48
6	—	285	93.00–115.00	109.09
5	—	563	104.00–106.00	105.58
4	—	524	102.00–105.00	103.74
4	—	475	92.00–110.00	103.69
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	789	130.40	130.40
36	—	610	132.00	132.00
22	—	668	127.50–129.50	128.41
10	—	712	127.00–127.50	127.35
4	—	321	141.00	141.00
3	—	466	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	111.00	111.00
1	—	305	118.00	118.00
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
1	—	405	109.00	109.00
2	—	670	96.00	96.00
2	—	490	100.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	532	116.00–132.00	127.00
24	—	474	123.50–134.00	128.72
23	—	680	126.50–130.00	127.45
17	—	613	121.00–131.00	127.89
11	—	709	113.00–126.00	120.58
10	—	422	120.00–138.00	129.97
10	—	384	130.00–144.00	142.57
9	—	571	119.00–133.00	129.59
5	—	276	130.00–131.00	130.60
3	—	775	111.00–118.00	115.61
2	—	325	126.00–146.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	110.00–125.00	119.03
8	—	606	100.00–114.00	110.06
8	—	471	109.00–109.50	109.26
5	—	427	121.00–128.00	124.76
3	—	571	114.00–121.00	116.29
2	—	663	110.00–115.00	112.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	927	129.25	129.25
13	—	553	143.00	143.00
9	—	547	142.50	142.50
8	—	429	144.50–150.00	146.60
7	—	369	152.00–154.00	153.71
6	—	468	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	573	120.00–141.00	135.25
83	—	675	125.00–137.50	131.58
39	—	621	125.00–140.00	132.08
30	—	721	124.00–139.00	128.82
30	—	429	130.00–140.00	135.99
29	—	381	133.00–149.00	143.84
11	—	810	122.50–136.00	128.87
8	—	1,208	104.00	104.00
8	—	281	136.00–146.00	143.75
4	—	941	115.00–125.00	122.50
4	—	326	124.00–145.00	134.93
3	—	880	115.00–129.00	121.97
3	—	772	123.00–131.00	127.93
2	—	1,030	111.00–117.00	114.01
1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00
73	—	526	125.00–140.00	135.43
64	—	473	120.00–145.50	137.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	153.00–161.00	156.83

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	2	—	1,335	710.00–1,010.00	875.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	980.00	980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,261	550.00–730.00	679.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,190	550.00–780.00	644.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	450.00–580.00	518.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,049	32.50–40.00	35.61
6	—	1,101	41.00–44.00	42.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	52.00–57.50	54.79
3	—	1,443	44.50–54.50	49.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,194	44.00–50.00	46.88
6	—	1,111	41.00–44.00	43.16
4	—	1,265	52.50–57.00	54.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	60.00–68.00	64.02

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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Paris Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle