Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.06/cwt on 652 head.

Average price

$128.06

652 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$16.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

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	542	129.77	704	583
Medium and Large 2-3	553	113.62	628	69

One grade step is worth $16.15/cwt here — about $75 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 sale652 hd

128.06

—

KY average25 barns · 5,676 hd

127.94

+0.13

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	1,803	85.76	1,547	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	64.41	1,021	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	56.08	687	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	50.45	485	36

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	627	125.52/cwt	115.00–129.00	787	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	108.85/cwt	103.00–114.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.41/cwt	122.00–137.00	673	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	157.65/cwt	149.00–165.00	665	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	798	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	143.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	142.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	138.33/cwt	130.00–147.50	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	127.54/cwt	124.00–130.00	982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	125.76/cwt	122.00–129.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	131.70/cwt	126.00–138.00	881	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.66/cwt	133.00–147.50	869	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.51/cwt	124.00–131.50	919	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.76/cwt	148.00–163.50	840	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	140.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	717	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	153.03/cwt	144.00–161.00	588	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.88/cwt	150.00–168.50	763	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	141.10/cwt	133.00–146.50	813	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	156.80/cwt	150.00–162.00	508	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	127.53/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	132.10/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,099	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,252	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	800.33/cwt	410.00–1,050.00	7,763	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	732.46/cwt	550.00–860.00	7,867	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	803.08/cwt	470.00–1,090.00	8,095	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	971.61/cwt	810.00–1,210.00	12,388	8
Bulls	—	—	1,863	83.81/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	128.18/cwt	126.00–131.50	849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	119.34/cwt	114.00–125.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	156.35/cwt	153.00–166.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.28/cwt	147.50–159.00	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	174.68/cwt	170.00–176.50	840	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	176.39/cwt	174.00–178.50	915	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	143.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,114	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	933	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,264.02/cwt	1,125.00–1,390.00	16,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	126.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	281	128.84/cwt	120.00–133.00	362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	133.72/cwt	130.00–141.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	137.78/cwt	130.00–142.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	138.21/cwt	137.50–139.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	132.62/cwt	122.00–139.00	696	22
Bulls	—	—	1,908	95.24/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,817	5
Bulls	—	—	1,510	73.87/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.42/cwt	120.00–135.00	748	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	147.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	421	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	108.96/cwt	103.00–115.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.02/cwt	135.00–155.00	681	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	119.07/cwt	117.00–121.00	685	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	54.57/cwt	50.00–59.00	673	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	63.54/cwt	60.00–69.00	791	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	46.69/cwt	43.00–49.50	534	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	52.11/cwt	50.00–55.00	509	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	127.71/cwt	122.50–132.50	281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	137.95/cwt	130.00–141.00	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	123.74/cwt	122.00–126.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	125.31/cwt	124.00–129.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	115.60/cwt	113.50–119.00	820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	141.15/cwt	134.50–148.00	462	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	140.07/cwt	130.00–147.00	534	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	131.54/cwt	122.00–139.00	554	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.94/cwt	117.00–131.00	721	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.76/cwt	104.00–116.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	128.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	133.46/cwt	122.00–139.00	635	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	472	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	58.30/cwt	54.00–61.50	1,014	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	60.42/cwt	57.00–66.00	601	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	43.68/cwt	40.00–47.00	406	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	66.15/cwt	64.50–67.50	1,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	108.79/cwt	106.00–110.00	733	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	114.90/cwt	106.00–124.00	602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	155.77/cwt	145.00–161.00	656	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	126.28/cwt	115.00–132.00	782	21

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 Jan 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,546Last week 1,760Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 62Year 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
96	—	627	115.00–129.00	125.52
86	—	520	122.00–137.00	129.41
3	—	220	122.50–132.50	127.71
3	—	781	119.00	119.00
4	—	284	130.00–141.00	137.95
8	—	659	122.00–126.00	123.74
14	—	709	113.50–119.00	115.60
16	—	327	134.50–148.00	141.15
37	—	381	130.00–147.00	140.07
48	—	421	122.00–139.00	131.54
78	—	577	117.00–131.00	124.94
114	—	476	122.00–139.00	133.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	115.00–120.00	117.59
7	—	786	105.00	105.00
7	—	576	103.00–114.00	108.85
2	—	277	117.50	117.50
4	—	366	124.00–129.00	125.31
5	—	630	104.00–116.00	109.76
6	—	325	125.00–130.00	128.83
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
1	—	800	98.00	98.00
3	—	420	110.00–115.00	112.49
14	—	674	106.00–110.00	108.79
7	—	524	106.00–124.00	114.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	143.00–145.00	143.67
4	—	373	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	729	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
2	—	315	140.00	140.00
16	—	576	135.00–142.00	138.46
10	—	482	140.00–149.00	143.06
10	—	420	140.00–148.00	142.28
1	—	1,115	100.00	100.00
8	—	623	122.00–129.00	125.76
5	—	357	143.50	143.50
2	—	663	120.00–130.00	125.09
12	—	510	140.00–143.00	140.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	422	149.00–165.00	157.65
2	—	263	130.00–147.50	138.33
9	—	770	124.00–130.00	127.54
62	—	669	126.00–138.00	131.70
55	—	618	133.00–147.50	140.66
1	—	950	119.00	119.00
24	—	715	124.00–131.50	128.51
23	—	529	148.00–163.50	158.76
12	—	384	144.00–161.00	153.03
11	—	474	150.00–168.50	160.88
19	—	576	133.00–146.50	141.10
9	—	324	150.00–162.00	156.80
2	—	860	123.00–132.00	127.53
70	—	832	122.00–133.00	132.10
1	—	1,010	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	170.00–176.50	174.68
2	—	365	164.00	164.00
14	—	519	174.00–178.50	176.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	824	135.25	135.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	662	126.00–131.50	128.18
7	—	726	114.00–125.00	119.34
7	—	370	153.00–166.00	156.35
5	—	340	147.50–159.00	150.28
2	—	860	113.00–115.00	114.01
22	—	525	122.00–139.00	132.62
13	—	578	120.00–135.00	129.42
10	—	285	140.00–155.00	147.72
23	—	473	135.00–155.00	144.02
21	—	421	145.00–161.00	155.77
21	—	619	115.00–132.00	126.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	125.00–130.00	126.23
3	—	527	115.00–120.00	116.61
3	—	281	120.00–133.00	128.84
7	—	420	130.00–141.00	133.72
5	—	386	130.00–142.00	137.78
2	—	320	137.50–139.00	138.21
1	—	860	109.00	109.00
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
2	—	760	103.00–115.00	108.96
2	—	635	106.00	106.00
2	—	575	117.00–121.00	119.07

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,275	810.00–1,210.00	971.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	970	410.00–1,050.00	800.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,074	550.00–860.00	732.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,008	470.00–1,090.00	803.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,320	1,125.00–1,390.00	1,264.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,863	82.50–85.00	83.81
5	—	1,908	92.00–103.00	95.24
3	—	1,510	70.00–79.00	73.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,233	50.00–59.00	54.57
19	—	1,245	60.00–69.00	63.54
9	—	1,144	43.00–49.50	46.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	977	50.00–55.00	52.11
7	—	995	57.00–66.00	60.42
14	—	930	40.00–47.00	43.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	54.00–61.50	58.30
7	—	1,542	64.50–67.50	66.15

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