Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Buyers showed moderate interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.37/cwt on 745 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.90 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$144.37

745 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$22.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.43

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	577	145.00	837	724
Medium and Large 2-3	481	122.39	589	21

One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $248 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 sale745 hd

144.37

—

KY average27 barns · 6,356 hd

141.93

+2.43

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−85.90

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	1,670	89.51	1,495	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	69.57	1,021	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	60.62	710	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	50.56	504	20

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	586	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	102.57/cwt	100.00–107.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.39/cwt	127.00–145.50	581	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	104.10/cwt	98.00–105.50	842	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.45/cwt	121.00–145.00	512	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.47/cwt	127.00–144.50	454	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	107.73/cwt	104.00–110.00	814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	142.90/cwt	132.00–148.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	612	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	109.51/cwt	100.00–119.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	128.84/cwt	120.00–147.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	129.24/cwt	106.00–142.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	113.56/cwt	111.00–116.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	150.01/cwt	150.00–151.00	860	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	156.67/cwt	153.50–169.00	827	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	140.71/cwt	138.50–145.00	878	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	762	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	170.07/cwt	168.00–178.00	745	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	987	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	180.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	669	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.67/cwt	106.00–123.00	746	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	117.94/cwt	105.00–123.50	798	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	745	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	173.00/cwt	168.00–181.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.29/cwt	120.00–153.00	696	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.40/cwt	137.00–161.00	702	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	150.28/cwt	139.00–156.00	567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.06/cwt	140.00–164.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	125.32/cwt	121.00–132.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.35/cwt	128.00–132.50	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	150.83/cwt	141.00–160.00	434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	117.33/cwt	115.00–121.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	139.37/cwt	132.00–150.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.39/cwt	103.00–114.00	835	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	50.93/cwt	47.00–54.50	502	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	42.02/cwt	40.00–43.50	424	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	65.57/cwt	63.00–73.00	790	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	60.36/cwt	56.00–62.50	622	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	70.78/cwt	65.50–76.00	1,045	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	58.68/cwt	54.00–62.50	668	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	48.81/cwt	43.00–53.00	566	5
Bulls	—	—	1,639	88.23/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,446	8
Bulls	—	—	1,846	95.46/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,762	4
Bulls	—	—	1,220	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	104.12/cwt	97.00–108.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	110.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	113.66/cwt	107.50–117.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	297	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	144.39/cwt	144.25–144.50	589	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	148.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.30/cwt	111.00–132.00	718	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.41/cwt	110.00–138.00	648	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	133.07/cwt	120.00–144.00	627	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	117.00/cwt	100.00–124.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	128.60/cwt	120.00–141.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	124.21/cwt	121.00–128.00	904	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	131.86/cwt	121.00–138.00	836	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	157.30/cwt	143.00–165.00	757	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.29/cwt	125.00–135.50	884	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.10/cwt	122.00–146.00	790	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.00/cwt	130.00–153.00	744	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.29/cwt	152.00–167.00	691	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	168.20/cwt	165.00–175.00	637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	121.54/cwt	119.00–125.00	924	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	167.29/cwt	160.00–174.00	549	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	114.80/cwt	111.00–118.00	949	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	109.39/cwt	107.00–110.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	156.05/cwt	152.00–158.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	934	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,921	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	889.88/cwt	690.00–1,060.00	11,889	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,058.36/cwt	890.00–1,100.00	14,256	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,867	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	722.56/cwt	660.00–760.00	8,663	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,111.21/cwt	810.00–1,290.00	13,335	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,246Last week 1,820Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	125.00	125.00
3	—	377	120.00–147.00	128.84
3	—	315	106.00–142.00	129.24
2	—	620	111.00–116.00	113.56
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
4	—	515	100.00–124.00	117.00
3	—	482	120.00–141.00	128.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	573	150.00–151.00	150.01
74	—	528	153.50–169.00	156.67
64	—	624	138.50–145.00	140.71
44	—	459	166.00	166.00
23	—	438	168.00–178.00	170.07
20	—	870	113.50	113.50
11	—	371	175.00–185.00	180.42
7	—	280	189.00	189.00
6	—	340	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	103.00	103.00
1	—	230	156.00	156.00
75	—	728	121.00–128.00	124.21
57	—	634	121.00–138.00	131.86
57	—	481	143.00–165.00	157.30
46	—	668	125.00–135.50	132.29
44	—	585	122.00–146.00	135.10
38	—	524	130.00–153.00	142.00
19	—	426	152.00–167.00	162.29
14	—	379	165.00–175.00	168.20
13	—	760	119.00–125.00	121.54
13	—	328	160.00–174.00	167.29
10	—	827	111.00–118.00	114.80
5	—	868	107.00–110.00	109.39
3	—	287	152.00–158.00	156.05
2	—	907	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	100.00–107.00	102.57
4	—	686	97.00–108.00	104.12
3	—	480	105.00–115.00	110.97
3	—	380	107.50–117.00	113.66
2	—	575	100.00–102.00	101.03
2	—	297	117.50	117.50
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	420	127.00–145.50	138.39
43	—	809	98.00–105.50	104.10
41	—	375	121.00–145.00	136.45
17	—	335	127.00–144.50	135.47
7	—	756	104.00–110.00	107.73
5	—	285	143.00	143.00
3	—	230	132.00–148.00	142.90
2	—	897	95.00	95.00
74	—	618	106.00–123.00	120.67
71	—	677	105.00–123.50	117.94
151	—	573	111.00–132.00	125.30
82	—	521	110.00–138.00	124.41
80	—	471	120.00–144.00	133.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	80.00	80.00
2	—	612	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	408	144.25–144.50	144.39
10	—	479	145.00–150.00	148.55
3	—	598	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	69.00	69.00
3	—	525	100.00–119.00	109.51
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	91.00	91.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	432	172.50	172.50
8	—	501	162.00	162.00
3	—	378	168.00–181.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	526	120.00–153.00	132.29
10	—	470	137.00–161.00	149.40
7	—	377	139.00–156.00	150.28
5	—	429	140.00–164.00	152.06
4	—	619	121.00–132.00	125.32
4	—	574	128.00–132.50	131.35
4	—	288	141.00–160.00	150.83
3	—	675	115.00–121.00	117.33
3	—	322	132.00–150.00	139.37
2	—	770	103.00–114.00	108.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	985	47.00–54.50	50.93
4	—	1,008	40.00–43.50	42.02
3	—	1,030	56.00–62.50	60.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	55.00	55.00
12	—	1,476	65.50–76.00	70.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,205	63.00–73.00	65.57
18	—	1,138	54.00–62.50	58.68
5	—	1,159	43.00–53.00	48.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,639	84.00–90.00	88.23
4	—	1,846	93.00–98.00	95.46
1	—	1,220	76.00	76.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,336	690.00–1,060.00	889.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,347	890.00–1,100.00	1,058.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,265	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,199	660.00–760.00	722.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,200	810.00–1,290.00	1,111.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle