Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.59/cwt on 1,127 head.

Average price

$121.59

1,127 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$14.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

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	556	123.10	685	1,006
Medium and Large 2-3	516	108.97	562	121

One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about $123 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 sale1,127 hd

121.59

—

KY average27 barns · 7,675 hd

121.14

+0.44

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	1,249	69.42	867	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	51.26	753	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	51.22	628	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	931	48.83	455	12

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2-3	—	617	125.74/cwt	125.00–126.50	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	136.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	511	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	136.01/cwt	131.00–139.00	582	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	135.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	659	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	115.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	833	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	128.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	733	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	127.30/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	128.04/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	154.17/cwt	146.00–159.95	523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	119.75/cwt	119.50–120.00	1,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	130.28/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,085	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	161.47/cwt	152.00–167.00	612	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	130.79/cwt	121.50–137.00	939	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	119.29/cwt	113.00–130.00	450	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.07/cwt	112.00–125.00	752	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	123.03/cwt	115.00–133.00	527	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	120.99/cwt	114.00–130.50	582	131
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	642.14/cwt	360.00–810.00	8,187	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	776.41/cwt	430.00–850.00	10,078	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,516	946.96/cwt	610.00–1,100.00	14,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.67/cwt	128.00–138.00	898	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.27/cwt	131.50–146.00	725	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.86/cwt	140.00–156.00	709	87
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	451	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	200	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	146	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	486.43/cwt	380.00–610.00	3,726	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	572.01/cwt	380.00–640.00	4,656	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	815.93/cwt	500.00–1,070.00	9,718	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,262	73.43/cwt	70.00–75.00	927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	121.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	111.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	166.39/cwt	164.00–170.00	537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	163.15/cwt	163.00–164.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	149.39/cwt	149.00–153.00	786	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	135.25/cwt	134.50–135.50	629	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	156.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	520	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	156.60/cwt	153.00–160.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	143.65/cwt	143.50–144.00	908	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,174	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	809	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	130.70/cwt	130.70–130.70	1,145	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	144.63/cwt	135.00–151.00	670	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	122.70/cwt	115.00–133.00	694	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.72/cwt	130.00–147.00	553	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	150.82/cwt	146.00–159.00	627	11
Bulls	—	—	1,233	64.41/cwt	60.00–67.50	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	120.91/cwt	117.00–128.00	828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	137.69/cwt	127.50–140.00	321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.31/cwt	119.00–123.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.28/cwt	127.00–140.00	692	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	54.17/cwt	52.50–55.00	783	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	45.44/cwt	44.00–47.00	690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	48.63/cwt	44.00–51.50	601	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	54.91/cwt	52.50–56.00	666	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.11/cwt	117.00–126.00	761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	124.16/cwt	116.00–130.50	350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	120.74/cwt	114.00–124.00	285	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	55.79/cwt	52.00–60.00	526	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	45.26/cwt	44.00–47.00	441	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	41.98/cwt	40.00–43.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	108.83/cwt	107.00–110.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	105.16/cwt	102.00–108.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	110.54/cwt	109.00–113.00	648	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	107.94/cwt	103.00–112.00	554	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	122.67/cwt	113.00–131.00	397	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	115.39/cwt	111.00–125.00	832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	108.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	105.68/cwt	105.00–107.00	301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	109.79/cwt	107.50–113.00	456	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	109.16/cwt	105.00–112.00	519	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	109.29/cwt	107.00–110.00	698	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	108.51/cwt	105.00–111.00	398	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	124.58/cwt	112.00–127.75	846	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	123.24/cwt	112.00–128.00	946	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	203	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.71/cwt	114.00–132.00	699	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	121.88/cwt	114.00–129.00	636	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	147.72/cwt	142.00–160.00	638	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	134.35/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,037	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.54/cwt	128.00–141.50	840	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.99/cwt	130.00–147.00	796	146
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	447	4

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 Dec 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,033Last week 2,654Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 278Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 136Year ago 0

No comparison due to being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	617	125.00–126.50	125.74
11	—	375	135.00–140.00	136.16
15	—	428	131.00–139.00	136.01
21	—	487	130.00–139.00	135.38
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
22	—	718	115.00–118.00	115.98
32	—	572	124.00–130.00	128.13
2	—	275	110.00–115.00	112.41
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
1	—	780	113.00	113.00
1	—	845	114.00	114.00
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
4	—	335	133.00–134.00	133.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
3	—	926	124.00–129.00	127.30
6	—	872	125.00–132.00	128.04
10	—	339	146.00–159.95	154.17
10	—	972	119.50–120.00	119.75
15	—	833	125.00–133.00	130.28
16	—	379	152.00–167.00	161.47
35	—	718	121.50–137.00	130.79
128	—	672	128.00–138.00	133.67
93	—	517	131.50–146.00	140.27
87	—	473	140.00–156.00	149.86
48	—	432	142.00–160.00	147.72
38	—	772	129.00–137.00	134.35
132	—	624	128.00–141.50	134.54
146	—	573	130.00–147.00	138.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	164.00–170.00	166.39
7	—	463	163.00–164.00	163.15
20	—	526	149.00–153.00	149.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	143.50–144.00	143.65
47	—	817	143.75	143.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	377	113.00–130.00	119.29
72	—	626	112.00–125.00	120.07
100	—	428	115.00–133.00	123.03
131	—	481	114.00–130.50	120.99
9	—	282	116.00–130.50	124.16
5	—	879	110.00	110.00
4	—	236	114.00–124.00	120.74
30	—	324	113.00–131.00	122.67
14	—	721	111.00–125.00	115.39
46	—	679	112.00–127.75	124.58
42	—	768	112.00–128.00	123.24
194	—	574	114.00–132.00	121.71
150	—	522	114.00–129.00	121.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	465	134.50–135.50	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	612	132.25	132.25
64	—	876	130.70	130.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	684	107.00–110.00	108.83
5	—	731	102.00–108.00	105.16
21	—	586	109.00–113.00	110.54
20	—	513	103.00–112.00	107.94
3	—	773	104.00–110.00	108.03
3	—	285	105.00–107.00	105.68
17	—	415	107.50–113.00	109.79
15	—	475	105.00–112.00	109.16
14	—	639	107.00–110.00	109.29
13	—	367	105.00–111.00	108.51
2	—	320	110.00–112.50	111.25
2	—	203	108.00–110.00	109.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	85.00	85.00
1	—	400	50.00	50.00
1	—	305	48.00	48.00
2	—	585	57.00	57.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	130.00	130.00
12	—	521	115.00–125.00	121.45
4	—	575	110.00–112.00	111.51
3	—	680	113.00	113.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
2	—	800	104.00	104.00
2	—	407	135.00	135.00
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	332	155.00–160.00	156.69
3	—	383	153.00–160.00	156.60
1	—	500	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	463	135.00–151.00	144.63
27	—	566	115.00–133.00	122.70
21	—	385	130.00–147.00	143.72
11	—	416	146.00–159.00	150.82
7	—	685	117.00–128.00	120.91
5	—	233	127.50–140.00	137.69
3	—	710	119.00–123.00	120.31
2	—	250	130.00	130.00
35	—	523	127.00–140.00	132.28
9	—	618	117.00–126.00	123.11
8	—	328	140.00–150.00	145.22

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,275	360.00–810.00	642.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,298	430.00–850.00	776.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,191	500.00–1,070.00	815.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,516	610.00–1,100.00	946.96
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	766	380.00–610.00	486.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	814	380.00–640.00	572.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	880.00	880.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,262	70.00–75.00	73.43
4	—	1,233	60.00–67.50	64.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	52.50–55.00	54.17
2	—	1,518	44.00–47.00	45.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,235	44.00–51.50	48.63
14	—	1,212	52.50–56.00	54.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	943	52.00–60.00	55.79
4	—	974	44.00–47.00	45.26
3	—	855	40.00–43.00	41.98

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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