Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $137.70/cwt on 821 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −92.57 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$137.70

821 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

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	657	139.07	913	744
Medium and Large 2-3	584	124.50	728	77

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $185 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 sale821 hd

137.70

—

KY average28 barns · 6,474 hd

136.59

+1.11

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−92.57

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	1,826	73.59	1,343	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	45.43	702	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	43.99	536	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	41.65	409	32

Every lot, as filed

116 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	40.56/cwt	37.50–42.50	485	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	45.94/cwt	43.00–50.00	572	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	46.70/cwt	43.00–50.00	460	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	38.80/cwt	35.00–42.50	383	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	46.34/cwt	43.50–48.50	716	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	121.23/cwt	117.00–124.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	832	121.44/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	124.14/cwt	122.00–125.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.00/cwt	123.00–129.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	120.39/cwt	115.00–130.00	573	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	122.34/cwt	115.00–131.00	522	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	119.50/cwt	115.00–127.00	617	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	119.23/cwt	113.00–129.50	677	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	135.92/cwt	132.00–136.00	863	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	134.51/cwt	132.00–140.00	920	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	107.85/cwt	100.00–114.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	120.65/cwt	114.00–128.00	391	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	116.67/cwt	113.00–127.00	441	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.19/cwt	117.50–130.00	852	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.47/cwt	113.00–126.00	883	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.54/cwt	113.00–129.00	760	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	138.23/cwt	133.00–141.50	792	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	105.51/cwt	103.00–108.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	110.32/cwt	109.00–112.00	366	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	110.95/cwt	106.00–123.00	639	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	105.91/cwt	102.00–110.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	110.86/cwt	107.50–114.00	466	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	56.44/cwt	54.00–60.00	628	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	40.05/cwt	38.00–42.50	616	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	124.03/cwt	122.00–129.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	122.61/cwt	118.00–125.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	127.57/cwt	126.00–128.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	122.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	585	9
Bulls	—	—	1,905	76.42/cwt	73.50–81.00	1,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	17,593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	65.74/cwt	64.50–68.00	1,108	3
Bulls	—	—	1,850	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	594	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.41/cwt	134.00–143.00	456	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	137.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	513	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.21/cwt	130.00–146.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	125.00/cwt	124.00–129.00	940	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.10/cwt	126.00–132.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.92/cwt	130.00–144.00	645	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	16,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	727.14/cwt	600.00–850.00	9,344	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	967.08/cwt	500.00–1,340.00	13,210	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	123.23/cwt	120.00–129.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	125.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	119.81/cwt	118.00–129.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	121.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	109.67/cwt	100.00–115.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.50/cwt	104.00–107.00	797	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	440	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	278	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	930	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	625.24/cwt	500.00–900.00	7,528	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	745.34/cwt	550.00–830.00	10,502	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	643.18/cwt	510.00–840.00	8,136	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	118.23/cwt	113.00–120.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	124.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	125.14/cwt	122.50–128.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	107.80/cwt	107.50–109.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	103.75/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	139.48/cwt	131.00–148.00	524	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	140.24/cwt	130.00–147.50	457	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	109.00/cwt	105.00–114.00	413	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	110.62/cwt	105.00–114.00	525	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	109.42/cwt	103.00–112.00	740	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	108.64/cwt	105.00–113.00	562	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	818	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	751	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	718	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	127.18/cwt	125.50–129.00	853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	126.27/cwt	123.00–129.00	731	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	710	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.75/cwt	130.00–140.50	916	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.28/cwt	131.00–142.50	781	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	139.22/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,144	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	141.70/cwt	141.70–141.70	1,010	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	144.21/cwt	141.50–146.10	1,128	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	129.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,000	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	130.02/cwt	123.00–136.50	939	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	136.94/cwt	130.00–145.00	575	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.94/cwt	130.00–142.00	829	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	139.07/cwt	130.00–148.00	663	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.55/cwt	129.00–143.00	702	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	116.69/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	146.24/cwt	142.25–147.25	977	147

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,096Last week 2,174Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 290Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 248Last week 96Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,195	37.50–42.50	40.56
52	—	1,245	43.00–50.00	45.94
4	—	1,113	54.00–60.00	56.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	986	43.00–50.00	46.70
21	—	987	35.00–42.50	38.80
1	—	815	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,546	43.50–48.50	46.34
4	—	1,539	38.00–42.50	40.05
1	—	1,565	51.50	51.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,905	73.50–81.00	76.42
3	—	1,685	64.50–68.00	65.74
1	—	1,850	83.00	83.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	117.00–124.00	121.23
7	—	832	115.00–122.50	121.44
8	—	634	122.00–125.00	124.14
10	—	480	123.00–129.00	127.00
4	—	738	113.00–120.00	118.23
3	—	280	120.00–126.00	124.00
2	—	773	118.00–122.00	119.98
2	—	408	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	313	122.50–128.00	125.14
2	—	215	112.50	112.50
1	—	355	124.00	124.00
13	—	671	125.50–129.00	127.18
18	—	579	123.00–129.00	126.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	107.50–109.00	107.80
4	—	1,019	102.00–109.00	103.75
15	—	376	131.00–148.00	139.48
10	—	326	130.00–147.50	140.24
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,170	100.00	100.00
2	—	260	145.00	145.00
66	—	670	130.00–140.50	136.75
79	—	573	131.00–142.50	136.28
97	—	822	130.00–142.00	139.22
19	—	772	125.00–132.00	129.52
20	—	722	123.00–136.50	130.02
21	—	420	130.00–145.00	136.94
29	—	619	130.00–142.00	133.94
46	—	477	130.00–148.00	139.07
53	—	518	129.00–143.00	135.55
3	—	928	115.00–120.00	117.01
4	—	960	108.00–121.00	116.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
10	—	710	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	606	144.50	144.50
49	—	713	141.70	141.70
49	—	782	141.50–146.10	144.21
147	—	668	142.25–147.25	146.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	476	115.00–130.00	120.39
50	—	427	115.00–131.00	122.34
60	—	516	115.00–127.00	119.50
83	—	568	113.00–129.50	119.23
6	—	882	100.00–114.00	107.85
11	—	324	114.00–128.00	120.65
22	—	378	113.00–127.00	116.67
23	—	675	117.50–130.00	126.19
31	—	715	113.00–126.00	123.47
37	—	625	113.00–129.00	121.54
6	—	288	115.00–125.00	121.00
5	—	818	100.00–115.00	109.67
2	—	755	104.00–107.00	105.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	635	132.00–136.00	135.92
78	—	684	132.00–140.00	134.51
133	—	573	133.00–141.50	138.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	100.00	100.00
2	—	723	103.00–108.00	105.51
12	—	332	109.00–112.00	110.32
24	—	576	106.00–123.00	110.95
13	—	615	102.00–110.00	105.91
14	—	420	107.50–114.00	110.86
17	—	379	105.00–114.00	109.00
17	—	475	105.00–114.00	110.62
17	—	676	103.00–112.00	109.42
23	—	517	105.00–113.00	108.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	125.50	125.50
5	—	751	129.50	129.50
8	—	718	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	122.00–129.00	124.03
3	—	366	118.00–125.00	122.61
2	—	725	115.00–118.00	116.46
9	—	586	126.00–128.00	127.57
9	—	477	120.00–129.00	122.72
1	—	240	112.50	112.50
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
1	—	905	103.00	103.00
1	—	865	109.00	109.00
8	—	524	120.00–129.00	123.23
6	—	666	120.00–129.00	125.82
6	—	638	118.00–129.00	119.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	428	130.00–145.00	138.70
15	—	325	134.00–143.00	140.41
12	—	374	130.00–142.00	137.04
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
8	—	525	130.00–146.00	136.21
5	—	752	124.00–129.00	125.00
4	—	713	121.00–127.00	125.49
1	—	870	111.00	111.00
1	—	695	126.00	126.00
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
9	—	579	126.00–132.00	129.10
9	—	478	130.00–144.00	134.92
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	56.00	56.00
1	—	515	54.00	54.00
1	—	930	57.00	57.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	1,135.00	1,135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,705	96.00	96.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,285	600.00–850.00	727.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,366	500.00–1,340.00	967.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,204	500.00–900.00	625.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,409	550.00–830.00	745.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,265	510.00–840.00	643.18

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