Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.32/cwt on 512 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −99.95 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$130.32

512 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$32.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

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	605	133.92	810	400
Medium and Large 2-3	555	119.18	661	101
Small and Medium 1-2	566	103.00	583	4thin
Medium 2-3	662	101.00	669	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.92/cwt here — about $141 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 sale512 hd

130.32

—

KY average26 barns · 5,325 hd

135.35

−5.03

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−99.95

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	1,554	69.19	1,075	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	46.23	663	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	45.21	564	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	39.11	384	27

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	128.02/cwt	123.00–131.00	550	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.64/cwt	110.00–114.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	115.33/cwt	112.00–122.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	134.46/cwt	130.00–147.50	518	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	688	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	120.76/cwt	115.00–130.00	575	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	116.96/cwt	112.00–126.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	109.38/cwt	105.00–112.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	111.11/cwt	103.00–114.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	107.60/cwt	105.00–111.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	729	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	678	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	880	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	500.20/cwt	430.00–600.00	5,842	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,336	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	512.70/cwt	490.00–560.00	4,891	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	677.15/cwt	460.00–820.00	7,916	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	559.66/cwt	470.00–690.00	6,229	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	573.80/cwt	430.00–690.00	7,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	4,752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	444.26/cwt	380.00–500.00	4,856	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,788	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	893	476.22/cwt	430.00–590.00	4,253	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.49/cwt	130.00–147.50	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	650.11/cwt	550.00–760.00	8,536	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	565.63/cwt	500.00–610.00	7,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,298	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	946	730.71/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,913	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	858	742.52/cwt	640.00–800.00	6,371	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	855.72/cwt	500.00–940.00	9,627	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	598.68/cwt	530.00–675.00	5,687	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	852.58/cwt	825.00–875.00	11,646	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	12,450	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	566	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	583	4
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	662	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	586	134.30/cwt	134.00–134.50	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	122.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	635	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	122.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	593	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	119.85/cwt	114.00–122.00	751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	124.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	115.54/cwt	112.00–116.00	372	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	118.75/cwt	116.00–123.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	841	112.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	932	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	43.39/cwt	40.00–49.00	433	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	36.20/cwt	31.00–39.50	349	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	28.76/cwt	28.50–29.00	288	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	45.42/cwt	42.50–49.50	658	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	51.07/cwt	50.50–52.00	724	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	40.35/cwt	39.00–42.00	563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	45.42/cwt	39.50–49.50	561	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	38.80/cwt	37.00–40.50	462	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	52.69/cwt	50.50–55.50	723	10
Bulls	—	—	1,484	63.55/cwt	56.00–69.00	943	10
Bulls	—	—	1,633	74.81/cwt	72.00–77.50	1,222	6
Bulls	—	—	1,663	80.51/cwt	79.50–81.50	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	982	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.02/cwt	124.00–137.00	807	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	133.31/cwt	126.00–137.00	705	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.59/cwt	124.00–138.00	902	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.91/cwt	127.00–133.50	747	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.90/cwt	130.00–148.00	656	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	132.40/cwt	120.00–138.50	970	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.25/cwt	130.00–146.00	593	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	139.30/cwt	131.00–145.00	525	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	113.97/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,063	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	130.78/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,041	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	143.04/cwt	134.00–148.00	461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	119.70/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	127.80/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,185	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	110.13/cwt	104.00–113.00	641	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	120.47/cwt	120.00–121.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	115.84/cwt	114.00–121.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	118.47/cwt	108.00–121.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.56/cwt	112.00–126.50	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	130.00/cwt	118.00–133.50	957	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	118.47/cwt	114.00–125.00	455	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	121.33/cwt	114.00–132.00	511	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.09/cwt	119.00–130.00	701	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.90/cwt	112.00–126.00	750	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	124.18/cwt	115.00–130.00	579	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.87/cwt	114.00–131.00	639	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	106.38/cwt	104.00–109.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	912	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	105.50/cwt	100.00–108.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	109.47/cwt	100.00–114.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	108.71/cwt	104.00–113.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	107.94/cwt	105.00–114.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	110.23/cwt	106.00–113.00	461	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	110.83/cwt	105.00–113.50	532	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	157.79/cwt	157.00–158.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	129.29/cwt	123.00–138.00	356	3

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 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,294Last week 2,096Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 241Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 248Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	430	123.00–131.00	128.02
3	—	723	110.00–114.00	112.64
11	—	616	112.00–122.00	115.33
14	—	385	130.00–147.50	134.46
16	—	570	115.00–125.00	120.62
21	—	476	115.00–130.00	120.76
3	—	666	118.50	118.50
2	—	335	130.00–147.50	138.49
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	122.00	122.00
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
2	—	608	100.00	100.00
2	—	710	100.00	100.00
3	—	365	112.00–126.00	116.96
3	—	663	105.00–112.00	109.38
5	—	557	103.00–114.00	111.11
8	—	523	105.00–111.00	107.60
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	130.25	130.25
13	—	678	129.75	129.75
5	—	586	134.00–134.50	134.30
3	—	505	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	582	104.00–113.00	110.13
1	—	290	104.00	104.00
2	—	855	110.00	110.00
3	—	665	104.00–109.00	106.38
3	—	912	100.00	100.00
4	—	614	100.00–108.00	105.50
4	—	711	100.00–114.00	109.47
5	—	380	104.00–113.00	108.71
9	—	526	105.00–114.00	107.94
10	—	324	108.00–111.00	109.50
11	—	418	106.00–113.00	110.23
13	—	480	105.00–113.50	110.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	120.00–121.00	120.47
3	—	283	118.00	118.00
4	—	324	114.00–121.00	115.84
5	—	770	108.00–121.00	118.47
14	—	675	112.00–126.50	122.56
14	—	736	118.00–133.50	130.00
23	—	384	114.00–125.00	118.47
31	—	421	114.00–132.00	121.33
36	—	574	119.00–130.00	122.09
45	—	615	112.00–126.00	121.90
51	—	466	115.00–130.00	124.18
70	—	520	114.00–131.00	122.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	100.00	100.00
2	—	385	116.00–120.00	117.97
20	—	520	118.00–126.00	122.07
19	—	484	120.00–127.00	122.62
15	—	627	114.00–122.00	119.85
11	—	427	120.00–125.00	124.27
9	—	322	112.00–116.00	115.54
8	—	679	116.00–123.00	118.75
4	—	841	110.00–115.00	112.26
4	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.98
3	—	1,003	100.00	100.00
2	—	932	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	270	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	675	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	630	124.00–137.00	128.02
61	—	529	126.00–137.00	133.31
49	—	675	124.00–138.00	133.59
44	—	571	127.00–133.50	130.91
27	—	476	130.00–148.00	137.90
16	—	733	120.00–138.50	132.40
14	—	426	130.00–146.00	139.25
14	—	377	131.00–145.00	139.30
11	—	933	110.00–121.00	113.97
11	—	796	118.00–132.00	130.78
10	—	322	134.00–148.00	143.04
9	—	879	114.00–127.00	119.70
5	—	823	120.00–133.00	127.80
4	—	1,129	104.00–106.00	104.99
3	—	275	123.00–138.00	129.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
2	—	322	157.00	157.00
5	—	360	157.00–158.00	157.79
5	—	510	145.00	145.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,168	430.00–600.00	500.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	640.00	640.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	954	490.00–560.00	512.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,169	460.00–820.00	677.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,113	470.00–690.00	559.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	430.00–690.00	573.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	440.00	440.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	380.00–500.00	444.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,313	550.00–760.00	650.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,273	500.00–610.00	565.63
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	340.00	340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	893	430.00–590.00	476.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	370.00	370.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	340.00	340.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	946	600.00–800.00	730.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	858	640.00–800.00	742.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,125	500.00–940.00	855.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	530.00–675.00	598.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,366	825.00–875.00	852.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	998	40.00–49.00	43.39
12	—	964	31.00–39.50	36.20
2	—	1,000	28.50–29.00	28.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,448	42.50–49.50	45.42
6	—	1,418	50.50–52.00	51.07
3	—	1,395	39.00–42.00	40.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,235	39.50–49.50	45.42
13	—	1,191	37.00–40.50	38.80
10	—	1,372	50.50–55.50	52.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,484	56.00–69.00	63.55
6	—	1,633	72.00–77.50	74.81
2	—	1,663	79.50–81.50	80.51

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Paris Livestock Auction

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

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle