Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 Higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-10.00 Higher with good demand. As stock market and cattle futures rebound over the past week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.70/cwt on 392 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.57 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$138.70

392 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$34.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

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	698	138.78	969	391
Medium and Large 2-3	815	104.00	848	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.78/cwt here — about $121 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 sale392 hd

138.70

—

KY average25 barns · 3,980 hd

135.13

+3.57

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−91.57

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	—	Low	1,765	99.26	1,752	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	71.38	1,085	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	66.42	801	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	55.34	556	24

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	—	—	1,620	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	104.33/cwt	98.50–113.50	1,839	15
Bulls	—	—	1,805	93.43/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	170.70/cwt	170.00–172.00	389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	162.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.12/cwt	142.00–171.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.10/cwt	147.50–175.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,184.60/cwt	1,050.00–1,320.00	13,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	153.64/cwt	150.00–162.00	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	140.65/cwt	130.00–144.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	172.17/cwt	172.00–173.00	785	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	56.22/cwt	54.00–59.00	644	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	64.05/cwt	61.50–65.50	637	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	65.29/cwt	60.00–69.00	793	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	55.83/cwt	50.50–60.00	558	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	72.55/cwt	68.50–77.50	1,109	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	73.46/cwt	69.50–78.00	892	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	46.91/cwt	43.00–49.50	484	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	66.42/cwt	61.50–68.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	139.17/cwt	125.00–149.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	141.72/cwt	134.00–144.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	113.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	706	96.25/cwt	92.00–109.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.44/cwt	116.00–132.00	804	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	141.82/cwt	139.00–144.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	106.22/cwt	102.50–110.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	135.49/cwt	123.00–139.00	801	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	140.09/cwt	130.00–147.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	135.80/cwt	132.00–137.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	139.20/cwt	139.20–139.20	788	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	121.12/cwt	118.00–123.00	879	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	597	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	953.88/cwt	925.00–970.00	11,046	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	181.79/cwt	174.00–186.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	129.44/cwt	128.50–129.50	953	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	1,013	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	154.55/cwt	149.00–159.00	896	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.95/cwt	159.00–170.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	166.20/cwt	160.00–169.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	186.51/cwt	181.00–188.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	163.48/cwt	163.00–164.00	845	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	141.62/cwt	122.00–145.00	947	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	121.81/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	168.71/cwt	163.00–175.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,028	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,065	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	154.59/cwt	154.25–158.00	966	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,430.00/cwt	1,430.00–1,430.00	17,160	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 Mar 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 794Last week 395Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	84.00–85.00	84.50
15	—	1,763	98.50–113.50	104.33
8	—	1,805	90.00–96.50	93.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,146	54.00–59.00	56.22
47	—	1,214	60.00–69.00	65.29
22	—	1,214	69.50–78.00	73.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	61.50–65.50	64.05
15	—	999	50.50–60.00	55.83
5	—	1,031	43.00–49.50	46.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,528	68.50–77.50	72.55
4	—	1,489	61.50–68.00	66.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	170.00–172.00	170.70
1	—	385	154.00	154.00
4	—	481	155.00–165.00	162.48
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
5	—	426	142.00–171.00	162.12
2	—	325	147.50–175.00	162.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	515	150.00–162.00	153.64
9	—	633	130.00–144.00	140.65
2	—	322	157.00	157.00
1	—	775	131.00	131.00
53	—	736	128.50–129.50	129.44
20	—	580	149.00–159.00	154.55
10	—	428	159.00–170.00	165.95
4	—	468	160.00–169.00	166.20
38	—	669	122.00–145.00	141.62
10	—	822	121.00–123.00	121.81
7	—	378	163.00–175.00	168.71
1	—	885	113.00	113.00
42	—	920	111.75	111.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	456	172.00–173.00	172.17
3	—	423	174.00–186.00	181.79
67	—	750	135.10	135.10
12	—	746	132.25	132.25
7	—	808	125.00	125.00
5	—	361	181.00–188.00	186.51
1	—	315	191.00	191.00
28	—	517	163.00–164.00	163.48
2	—	555	162.50	162.50
38	—	857	124.25	124.25
11	—	625	154.25–158.00	154.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	466	125.00–149.00	139.17
6	—	325	134.00–144.00	141.72
4	—	681	125.00	125.00
3	—	760	110.00–116.00	113.96
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
22	—	621	116.00–132.00	129.44
6	—	377	139.00–144.00	141.82
3	—	905	105.00–107.00	105.66
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
45	—	591	123.00–139.00	135.49
9	—	419	130.00–147.00	140.09
4	—	822	111.00	111.00
4	—	541	132.00–137.00	135.80
1	—	1,020	101.00	101.00
51	—	726	118.00–123.00	121.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	92.00–109.00	96.25
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
2	—	363	102.50–110.00	106.22
2	—	500	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	152.50	152.50
4	—	505	144.50	144.50
37	—	566	139.20	139.20
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	77.00	77.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,121	1,050.00–1,320.00	1,184.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,158	925.00–970.00	953.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,430.00	1,430.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle