Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.05/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$125.05

249 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$30.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

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	578	126.38	731	238
Medium and Large 2-3	648	96.20	623	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.18/cwt here — about $107 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 sale249 hd

125.05

—

KY average27 barns · 3,928 hd

125.93

−0.89

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	1,631	91.13	1,486	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,730	68.50	1,185	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	66.03	944	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	62.82	702	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	55.65	520	16

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	245	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	803	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	104.86/cwt	102.00–107.50	383	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	68.43/cwt	64.50–74.00	981	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	61.62/cwt	55.00–64.00	876	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	67.20/cwt	63.00–73.50	782	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	58.61/cwt	54.00–62.50	623	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	130.66/cwt	128.00–132.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	133.10/cwt	125.00–135.50	708	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	796	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	160.65/cwt	150.00–162.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	144.78/cwt	135.00–148.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	628	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	48.78/cwt	47.00–51.00	494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	99.31/cwt	98.00–101.50	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	97.61/cwt	90.00–105.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	780	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	740	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	123.81/cwt	118.00–124.00	883	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	133.03/cwt	122.00–138.50	575	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.92/cwt	121.00–139.50	632	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	955	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.04/cwt	114.00–126.00	734	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.16/cwt	115.00–129.00	713	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	127.56/cwt	120.00–132.00	473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	132.39/cwt	122.00–137.00	420	9
Bulls	—	—	1,665	87.66/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,460	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	708.97/cwt	660.00–750.00	6,466	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,856	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	787.23/cwt	760.00–825.00	8,951	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	820.87/cwt	650.00–1,075.00	9,276	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	132.40/cwt	128.00–136.00	372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	110.62/cwt	104.00–120.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	173.74/cwt	173.00–174.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	144.01/cwt	129.00–145.00	893	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	128.81/cwt	126.50–129.00	1,085	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	155.81/cwt	147.00–160.00	827	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	156.20/cwt	142.50–161.50	737	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	966	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	133.59/cwt	127.00–134.50	920	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.99/cwt	144.00–162.00	650	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.76/cwt	160.00–164.00	537	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	147.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	870	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	125.17/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	159.00/cwt	156.00–165.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.08/cwt	157.50–163.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	989	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	752.23/cwt	680.00–810.00	8,440	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	843.36/cwt	790.00–1,010.00	9,125	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	587	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	177.53/cwt	172.50–179.00	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	766	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,730	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,185	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	54.63/cwt	53.00–58.00	505	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	62.58/cwt	59.00–66.00	593	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	46.83/cwt	46.00–48.00	442	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 Feb 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 870Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 225Year 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
1	—	245	123.00	123.00
3	—	513	128.00–132.00	130.66
1	—	865	119.00	119.00
33	—	713	118.00–124.00	123.81
30	—	432	122.00–138.50	133.03
23	—	479	121.00–139.50	131.92
21	—	786	121.50	121.50
18	—	622	114.00–126.00	118.04
12	—	565	115.00–129.00	126.16
9	—	371	120.00–132.00	127.56
9	—	317	122.00–137.00	132.39
6	—	281	128.00–136.00	132.40
5	—	672	104.00–120.00	110.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	803	101.50	101.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	70.00	70.00
3	—	563	110.00	110.00
2	—	660	90.00–105.00	97.61
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
1	—	475	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	602	129.50	129.50
12	—	550	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	80.00	80.00
2	—	365	102.00–107.50	104.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	532	125.00–135.50	133.10
12	—	622	128.00	128.00
9	—	441	150.00–162.00	160.65
4	—	484	135.00–148.00	144.78
2	—	580	126.00–130.00	128.02
2	—	372	160.00	160.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	173.00–174.00	173.74
10	—	422	172.50–179.00	177.53
7	—	456	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	620	129.00–145.00	144.01
26	—	842	126.50–129.00	128.81
23	—	531	147.00–160.00	155.81
20	—	472	142.50–161.50	156.20
17	—	721	134.00	134.00
17	—	689	127.00–134.50	133.59
13	—	425	144.00–162.00	152.99
11	—	330	160.00–164.00	162.76
10	—	589	145.00–150.00	147.63
6	—	871	125.00–125.50	125.17
3	—	275	156.00–165.00	159.00
2	—	373	157.50–163.00	160.08
1	—	785	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,434	64.50–74.00	68.43
6	—	1,421	55.00–64.00	61.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,164	63.00–73.50	67.20
17	—	1,063	54.00–62.50	58.61
3	—	1,013	47.00–51.00	48.78
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	68.50	68.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	925	53.00–58.00	54.63
5	—	947	59.00–66.00	62.58
3	—	943	46.00–48.00	46.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	98.00–101.50	99.31
3	—	1,665	83.00–90.00	87.66
1	—	1,445	77.00	77.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,000	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	912	660.00–750.00	708.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	960	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,137	760.00–825.00	787.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,130	650.00–1,075.00	820.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,122	680.00–810.00	752.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,082	790.00–1,010.00	843.36

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle