Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a plain quality offering. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a plain quality offering. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $126.82/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$126.82

358 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$15.01/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	576	128.20	739	325
Medium and Large 2-3	485	113.20	549	33

One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $190 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 sale358 hd

126.82

—

KY average27 barns · 4,550 hd

126.69

+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	—	High	1,610	81.81	1,317	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	60.94	959	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	55.96	677	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	47.49	439	21

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,271.40/cwt	425.00–1,550.00	15,753	116
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	128.66/cwt	128.00–129.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	143.73/cwt	143.00–145.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	131.72/cwt	126.00–134.00	944	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	141.38/cwt	132.50–146.50	885	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	132.28/cwt	128.00–135.50	903	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	133.56/cwt	132.00–140.00	717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.73/cwt	145.00–157.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	123.49/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	133.22/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,111	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	114.26/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,090	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.53/cwt	149.00–160.00	740	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	132.91/cwt	127.00–135.50	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	117.50/cwt	116.00–118.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.84/cwt	120.00–136.00	686	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.48/cwt	120.00–135.75	752	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	150.93/cwt	142.00–156.00	801	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	136.28/cwt	131.00–141.00	433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	793.06/cwt	510.00–860.00	9,398	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,053.50/cwt	470.00–1,400.00	11,852	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	837.54/cwt	420.00–1,325.00	9,489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	19,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.35/cwt	141.00–152.50	855	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	319	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	867	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	798	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	77.93/cwt	72.00–81.00	522	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	268	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	150	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	538.25/cwt	410.00–710.00	4,145	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	841.62/cwt	400.00–1,000.00	10,672	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	140.50/cwt	139.00–142.00	818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	128.13/cwt	118.00–132.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	149.86/cwt	145.00–156.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	602	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	175.00/cwt	168.00–177.25	912	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	172.77/cwt	170.00–174.00	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	157.26/cwt	154.50–160.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	936	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	136.35/cwt	130.00–145.00	630	7
Bulls	—	—	1,840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	84.51/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,469	5
Bulls	—	—	1,393	75.88/cwt	72.50–79.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,218.25/cwt	1,175.00–1,290.00	15,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	122.12/cwt	117.50–126.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.95/cwt	150.00–157.00	662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	121.29/cwt	118.00–128.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	130.39/cwt	127.00–134.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	134.16/cwt	129.00–141.50	826	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	57.83/cwt	55.50–59.50	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	123.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	53.29/cwt	50.00–58.00	647	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	62.70/cwt	59.00–68.00	763	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	45.20/cwt	41.50–49.00	527	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	48.35/cwt	45.00–53.50	465	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	40.32/cwt	38.00–43.00	354	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	128.32/cwt	118.00–132.00	299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	126.85/cwt	115.00–131.00	549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	126.25/cwt	119.00–135.00	405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	117.80/cwt	113.00–125.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	116.01/cwt	113.00–118.00	539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,042	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	138.13/cwt	133.00–141.00	518	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	120.88/cwt	116.00–124.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	116.00/cwt	108.00–117.00	846	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	65.61/cwt	63.00–68.50	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	122.49/cwt	115.00–123.00	843	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	131.34/cwt	121.00–136.50	630	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	63.44/cwt	62.00–65.00	530	2

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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 1,546Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 225Last week 103Year ago 0

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)	116	—	1,239	425.00–1,550.00	1,271.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	1,185	510.00–860.00	793.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,268	400.00–1,000.00	841.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	470.00–1,400.00	1,053.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	420.00–1,325.00	837.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,311	1,485.00	1,485.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	770	410.00–710.00	538.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,292	1,175.00–1,290.00	1,218.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
3	—	620	128.00–129.00	128.66
4	—	474	143.00–145.00	143.73
11	—	537	132.00–140.00	133.56
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
1	—	350	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,015	109.00	109.00
8	—	580	127.00–135.50	132.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	717	126.00–134.00	131.72
37	—	626	132.50–146.50	141.38
19	—	683	128.00–135.50	132.28
5	—	375	145.00–157.00	152.73
2	—	875	121.00–126.00	123.49
9	—	834	118.00–137.00	133.22
10	—	430	140.00–155.00	149.24
11	—	954	112.00–114.50	114.26
13	—	473	149.00–160.00	156.53
17	—	531	142.00–156.00	150.93
2	—	318	131.00–141.00	136.28
28	—	580	141.00–152.50	147.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	602	150.00	150.00
20	—	521	168.00–177.25	175.00
14	—	427	170.00–174.00	172.77
8	—	558	154.50–160.00	157.26
2	—	490	166.00	166.00
1	—	390	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	683	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	116.00–118.00	117.50
5	—	576	110.00–113.00	111.01
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
1	—	750	104.00	104.00
1	—	940	91.00	91.00
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
11	—	465	113.00–118.00	116.01
6	—	374	116.00–124.00	120.88
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	524	120.00–136.00	130.84
96	—	572	120.00–135.75	131.48
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,065	100.50	100.50
5	—	233	118.00–132.00	128.32
12	—	433	115.00–131.00	126.85
6	—	321	119.00–135.00	126.25
7	—	834	115.50	115.50
8	—	637	113.00–125.00	117.80
2	—	283	135.00–140.00	137.48
14	—	906	115.00	115.00
21	—	375	133.00–141.00	138.13
2	—	862	107.00	107.00
9	—	729	108.00–117.00	116.00
30	—	688	115.00–123.00	122.49
34	—	480	121.00–136.50	131.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	650	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	58.00	58.00
26	—	867	92.00	92.00
3	—	670	72.00–81.00	77.93
2	—	268	56.00	56.00
1	—	720	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	139.00–142.00	140.50
6	—	508	118.00–132.00	128.13
4	—	378	145.00–156.00	149.86
2	—	655	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	—	730	128.00	128.00
1	—	315	137.50	137.50
7	—	462	130.00–145.00	136.35
9	—	427	150.00–157.00	154.95
8	—	616	129.00–141.50	134.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	117.50–126.00	122.12
3	—	578	118.00–128.00	121.29
11	—	445	135.00	135.00
2	—	470	127.00–134.00	130.39
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
3	—	260	120.00–126.00	123.56
2	—	737	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	92.00	92.00
5	—	1,738	82.00–86.50	84.51
4	—	1,393	72.50–79.00	75.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,545	55.50–59.50	57.83
4	—	1,616	63.00–68.50	65.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,215	50.00–58.00	53.29
29	—	1,217	59.00–68.00	62.70
10	—	1,167	41.50–49.00	45.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	961	45.00–53.50	48.35
6	—	877	38.00–43.00	40.32
2	—	835	62.00–65.00	63.44

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle