Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700lbs Steady-2.00 lower, over 700lbs 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700lbs Steady-2.00 lower, over 700lbs 8.00-10.00 lower. As stock market and cattle futures fall over the past week again. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned grass cattle. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower with several slaughter facility’s closing, slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.78/cwt on 483 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −81.48 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$148.78

483 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$24.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.89

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	547	149.92	820	461
Medium and Large 2-3	504	125.03	630	22

One grade step is worth $24.89/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 sale483 hd

148.78

—

KY average25 barns · 7,578 hd

137.90

+10.89

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−81.48

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	1,727	85.32	1,473	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	52.25	759	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	49.47	574	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	40.33	411	9thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,059.12/cwt	1,040.00–1,075.00	13,504	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	137.22/cwt	130.00–139.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	123.28/cwt	119.00–134.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	127.24/cwt	119.00–136.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	80.52/cwt	75.00–86.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	176.63/cwt	175.00–177.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	743	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.19/cwt	146.00–163.00	687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	162.06/cwt	148.00–170.00	611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	127.74/cwt	121.00–131.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	153.70/cwt	149.00–160.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	107.37/cwt	102.00–110.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	170.60/cwt	169.00–176.00	730	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	364	189.22/cwt	184.00–200.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	293	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.77/cwt	122.50–140.50	903	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.85/cwt	140.00–165.00	745	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	136.15/cwt	125.00–141.50	866	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.45/cwt	110.00–124.00	866	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.47/cwt	135.00–156.00	764	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	142.43/cwt	124.00–157.00	815	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	159.19/cwt	146.50–165.00	664	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	173.88/cwt	171.00–182.50	565	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	52.85/cwt	50.00–56.00	767	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	47.15/cwt	43.00–49.50	537	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	42.79/cwt	40.00–45.00	440	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	31.01/cwt	28.50–35.00	321	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	52.22/cwt	50.00–55.50	619	11
Bulls	—	—	1,924	94.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,809	7
Bulls	—	—	1,626	83.87/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,364	7
Bulls	—	—	1,614	76.85/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,240	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	111.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	167.22/cwt	155.00–175.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	106.52/cwt	93.00–108.50	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	111.57/cwt	98.00–115.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	114.59/cwt	108.00–118.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	117.35/cwt	117.00–118.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	160.83/cwt	159.00–161.50	848	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	129.69/cwt	120.00–136.00	673	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	129.22/cwt	124.50–131.00	728	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.06/cwt	120.00–149.00	648	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	111.70/cwt	106.00–115.00	761	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	139.23/cwt	125.00–146.00	526	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	142.42/cwt	124.00–149.00	588	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	120.17/cwt	115.00–123.00	765	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	99.27/cwt	94.00–100.00	779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	99.81/cwt	95.00–100.50	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	145.06/cwt	131.00–150.00	413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	131.14/cwt	120.00–144.00	435	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	6,095	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,724	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	998.89/cwt	950.00–1,060.00	11,238	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 Apr 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,344Last week 794Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 275Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,275	1,040.00–1,075.00	1,059.12
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	950.00–1,060.00	998.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	530.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	540.00	540.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	130.00–139.00	137.22
4	—	536	119.00–134.00	123.28
3	—	610	114.00–118.00	115.98
3	—	558	124.00	124.00
3	—	418	114.00	114.00
2	—	325	119.00–136.00	127.24
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	428	169.00–176.00	170.60
13	—	626	147.00	147.00
8	—	364	184.00–200.00	189.22
3	—	335	203.00	203.00
3	—	293	200.00	200.00
66	—	527	159.00–161.50	160.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	670	122.50–140.50	134.77
50	—	475	140.00–165.00	156.85
43	—	636	125.00–141.50	136.15
38	—	725	110.00–124.00	119.45
38	—	529	135.00–156.00	144.47
28	—	572	124.00–157.00	142.43
21	—	417	146.50–165.00	159.19
15	—	325	171.00–182.50	173.88
4	—	890	101.00	101.00
4	—	847	110.00	110.00
4	—	756	110.00–115.00	111.24
4	—	381	155.00–175.00	167.22
2	—	900	92.00	92.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
1	—	725	80.00	80.00
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
2	—	758	75.00–86.00	80.52
2	—	525	118.00	118.00
8	—	633	93.00–108.50	106.52
5	—	590	98.00–115.00	111.57
4	—	495	110.00–115.00	113.75
3	—	430	108.00–118.00	114.59
3	—	365	117.00–118.00	117.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	86.00	86.00
2	—	865	90.00	90.00
60	—	519	120.00–136.00	129.69
47	—	563	124.50–131.00	129.22
44	—	473	120.00–149.00	137.06
32	—	681	106.00–115.00	111.70
30	—	378	125.00–146.00	139.23
19	—	413	124.00–149.00	142.42
16	—	637	115.00–123.00	120.17
8	—	785	94.00–100.00	99.27
8	—	716	95.00–100.50	99.81
8	—	285	131.00–150.00	145.06
6	—	332	120.00–144.00	131.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	603	124.00	124.00
8	—	421	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	175.00–177.00	176.63
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	135.00–145.00	139.98
9	—	440	146.00–163.00	156.19
9	—	377	148.00–170.00	162.06
6	—	624	121.00–131.00	127.74
6	—	582	125.00–135.00	131.21
5	—	460	149.00–160.00	153.70
3	—	786	102.00–110.00	107.37
2	—	343	155.00–160.00	157.52
1	—	705	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,451	50.00–56.00	52.85
1	—	1,475	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,139	43.00–49.50	47.15
11	—	1,186	50.00–55.50	52.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,029	40.00–45.00	42.79
3	—	1,035	28.50–35.00	31.01
1	—	925	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,924	90.00–100.00	94.04
7	—	1,626	80.00–86.00	83.87
6	—	1,614	73.00–79.00	76.85

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