Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold firm to steady and slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.40/cwt on 803 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −76.87 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$153.40

803 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$10.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

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	600	154.22	926	739
Medium and Large 2-3	525	143.92	755	64

One grade step is worth $10.30/cwt here — about $171 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 sale803 hd

153.40

—

KY average27 barns · 4,335 hd

145.50

+7.90

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−76.87

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	1,622	88.93	1,442	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	62.91	957	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	58.27	719	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	899	48.55	437	18

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	1,064	707.15/cwt	560.00–850.00	7,524	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	730.13/cwt	425.00–1,025.00	7,382	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	106.98/cwt	102.00–112.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	107.04/cwt	101.00–111.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	126.19/cwt	121.00–130.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	146.97/cwt	140.00–157.00	704	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	114.49/cwt	112.00–117.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.80/cwt	138.00–150.00	478	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.36/cwt	116.00–130.00	836	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	651	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	128.97/cwt	126.00–132.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	106.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	128.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	140.71/cwt	134.50–144.00	526	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	172.19/cwt	166.00–176.00	634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	126.77/cwt	122.50–131.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	624	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	88.04/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	95.41/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,695	5
Bulls	—	—	1,307	79.01/cwt	76.00–80.50	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	157.62/cwt	152.00–165.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	1,234.39/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	17,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	160.31/cwt	158.00–162.50	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	134.17/cwt	126.00–140.00	971	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	139.96/cwt	130.00–145.00	948	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	306	156.75/cwt	150.00–166.00	480	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	58.82/cwt	56.00–62.50	573	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	66.05/cwt	65.00–66.50	1,037	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	48.90/cwt	44.50–52.50	561	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	37.33/cwt	34.50–43.00	333	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	63.62/cwt	61.50–65.50	823	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	47.75/cwt	45.00–54.00	402	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	60.81/cwt	59.50–62.50	906	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	57.36/cwt	53.50–61.00	697	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	128.71/cwt	120.00–135.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	147.12/cwt	139.00–150.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.39/cwt	152.50–160.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	452	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	126.97/cwt	120.00–133.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	139.90/cwt	132.00–149.00	789	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	136.00/cwt	133.00–148.00	830	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	289	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	291	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	718.48/cwt	475.00–950.00	7,738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	140.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	127.35/cwt	119.00–130.50	1,046	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	117.07/cwt	112.50–119.50	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	190.23/cwt	186.00–193.00	721	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	181.60/cwt	171.00–187.00	774	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	162.29/cwt	153.00–167.00	696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	173.24/cwt	164.00–181.00	577	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	122.00/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,059	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	542	170.90/cwt	170.00–173.50	926	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	189.72/cwt	188.00–195.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	159.88/cwt	150.00–167.00	839	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	972	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,098	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	169.68/cwt	160.00–177.00	816	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.03/cwt	115.00–130.00	784	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	155.17/cwt	146.00–161.00	591	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	139.85/cwt	130.00–146.00	387	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	727.55/cwt	585.00–925.00	6,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	155.00/cwt	148.00–160.00	879	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	143.86/cwt	134.00–151.00	903	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	813	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	105.89/cwt	100.00–112.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	182.75/cwt	179.00–183.00	839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	153.63/cwt	152.50–155.00	940	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	110.24/cwt	108.50–112.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	171.03/cwt	164.00–181.00	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	132.88/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,015	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	137.28/cwt	131.00–144.00	788	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	153.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	132.98/cwt	125.00–138.00	624	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.64/cwt	131.00–148.00	748	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	113.91/cwt	113.50–114.50	922	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	120.21/cwt	113.00–125.00	864	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	153.07/cwt	142.00–159.00	658	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.69/cwt	124.00–141.00	780	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	116.34/cwt	116.00–122.00	670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	134.86/cwt	130.00–141.50	580	23

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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,820Last week 836Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 135Year 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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,064	560.00–850.00	707.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,011	425.00–1,025.00	730.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,077	475.00–950.00	718.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,420	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,397	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,234.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	935	585.00–925.00	727.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	73.00	73.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	114.00	114.00
2	—	668	102.00–112.00	106.98
4	—	620	101.00–111.00	107.04
9	—	513	121.00–130.00	126.19
2	—	288	126.00–132.00	128.97
3	—	727	105.00–110.00	106.64
7	—	319	120.00–135.00	128.99
22	—	374	134.50–144.00	140.71
34	—	469	125.00–138.00	132.98
1	—	900	88.00	88.00
2	—	872	109.00	109.00
6	—	790	110.00	110.00
18	—	576	116.00–122.00	116.34
23	—	430	130.00–141.50	134.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	479	140.00–157.00	146.97
2	—	753	112.00–117.00	114.49
15	—	328	138.00–150.00	145.80
47	—	678	116.00–130.00	123.36
50	—	622	115.00–130.00	126.03
35	—	381	146.00–161.00	155.17
10	—	277	130.00–146.00	139.85
83	—	532	131.00–148.00	140.64
10	—	809	113.50–114.50	113.91
45	—	719	113.00–125.00	120.21
57	—	430	142.00–159.00	153.07
112	—	575	124.00–141.00	135.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	392	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	166.00–176.00	172.19
1	—	215	157.50	157.50
4	—	483	152.00–165.00	157.62
4	—	679	120.00–135.00	128.71
2	—	725	115.00–125.00	119.93
8	—	532	139.00–150.00	147.12
5	—	425	160.00–175.00	167.87
3	—	330	152.50–160.00	155.39
11	—	564	132.00–149.00	139.90
6	—	610	133.00–148.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
2	—	428	122.50–131.00	126.77
3	—	476	131.00	131.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	583	125.00–130.00	127.53
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
3	—	338	120.00–133.00	126.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	171.00	171.00
2	—	560	155.00	155.00
5	—	452	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	158.00–162.50	160.31
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
4	—	306	150.00–166.00	156.75
11	—	531	135.00–145.00	140.75
14	—	429	153.00–167.00	162.29
2	—	683	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	900	91.00	91.00
3	—	635	130.00–133.00	131.02
1	—	995	81.00	81.00
2	—	825	100.00–112.00	105.89
14	—	574	131.00–144.00	137.28
9	—	467	150.00–157.00	153.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	724	126.00–140.00	134.17
50	—	677	130.00–145.00	139.96
14	—	821	119.00–130.50	127.35
5	—	910	112.50–119.50	117.07
1	—	255	156.00	156.00
38	—	426	171.00–187.00	181.60
19	—	333	164.00–181.00	173.24
9	—	868	121.00–124.00	122.00
1	—	1,000	109.00	109.00
44	—	525	150.00–167.00	159.88
65	—	481	160.00–177.00	169.68
49	—	567	148.00–160.00	155.00
69	—	628	134.00–151.00	143.86
2	—	980	108.50–112.00	110.24
12	—	375	164.00–181.00	171.03
34	—	764	122.00–139.00	132.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	379	186.00–193.00	190.23
23	—	542	170.00–173.50	170.90
7	—	410	188.00–195.00	189.72
16	—	459	179.00–183.00	182.75
31	—	612	152.50–155.00	153.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	972	113.00	113.00
92	—	451	180.25	180.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	54.00	54.00
5	—	455	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	86.50–90.00	88.04
5	—	1,777	91.00–98.00	95.41
3	—	1,307	76.00–80.50	79.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	974	56.00–62.50	58.82
5	—	891	34.50–43.00	37.33
7	—	841	45.00–54.00	47.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	65.00–66.50	66.05
6	—	1,490	59.50–62.50	60.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,148	44.50–52.50	48.90
19	—	1,294	61.50–65.50	63.62
19	—	1,215	53.50–61.00	57.36

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle