Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned grass cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.68/cwt on 728 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −101.59 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$128.68

728 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$21.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

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	695	128.92	896	720
Medium and Large 2-3	610	106.99	653	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $244 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 sale728 hd

128.68

—

KY average27 barns · 4,614 hd

128.36

+0.31

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−101.59

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	1,805	92.90	1,677	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	57.30	893	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	54.73	673	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	47.63	510	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	130.59/cwt	120.00–137.00	537	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	133.69/cwt	124.00–141.00	631	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	145.95/cwt	135.00–150.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	153.35/cwt	131.00–162.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	111.19/cwt	106.00–117.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	108.04/cwt	107.50–111.00	896	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.30/cwt	133.00–153.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	99.23/cwt	92.00–99.75	933	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	157.95/cwt	152.00–162.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	98.42/cwt	95.50–102.50	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	143.93/cwt	134.00–155.00	416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	129.41/cwt	126.00–136.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	118.75/cwt	110.00–126.00	688	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	861	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	904	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	140.20/cwt	140.20–140.20	924	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	965	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	131.35/cwt	126.00–136.50	889	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	143.95/cwt	129.00–153.00	754	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	43.46/cwt	33.00–49.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.06/cwt	123.00–150.00	640	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	116.65/cwt	114.00–118.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	20,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	121.91/cwt	121.50–122.50	761	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	49.59/cwt	47.00–53.00	528	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	53.95/cwt	50.00–56.50	665	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	55.24/cwt	54.00–56.50	835	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	43.72/cwt	43.00–44.00	473	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	59.04/cwt	57.00–61.50	725	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	59.08/cwt	57.00–64.00	926	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	82.51/cwt	81.00–84.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	119.10/cwt	119.10–119.10	809	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.62/cwt	115.00–132.50	676	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	114.47/cwt	108.00–115.50	769	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	94.25/cwt	94.25–94.25	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	115.40/cwt	103.00–117.50	734	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,202	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	951.13/cwt	870.00–1,225.00	12,060	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	849.16/cwt	800.00–960.00	11,268	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	115.40/cwt	115.40–115.40	962	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	140.57/cwt	140.50–141.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	121.89/cwt	118.00–127.00	882	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	137.36/cwt	129.00–138.50	865	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.54/cwt	135.00–150.00	687	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	105.06/cwt	102.00–106.00	914	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	924	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	162.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	692	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	125.75/cwt	116.00–125.90	951	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.55/cwt	122.00–142.00	788	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,104.40/cwt	850.00–1,500.00	13,518	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,888	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,220.36/cwt	1,000.00–1,625.00	15,975	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.91/cwt	102.00–108.00	763	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	896.68/cwt	830.00–1,100.00	9,460	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,520.00/cwt	1,520.00–1,520.00	21,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	100.32/cwt	93.00–115.00	1,784	9
Bulls	—	—	1,789	86.12/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,541	5
Bulls	—	—	2,135	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.98/cwt	121.00–133.00	753	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	126.08/cwt	120.00–129.00	675	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 Apr 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,613Last week 1,992Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 75Year 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
33	—	411	120.00–137.00	130.59
18	—	472	124.00–141.00	133.69
6	—	312	135.00–150.00	145.95
4	—	232	131.00–162.00	153.35
14	—	826	95.50–102.50	98.42
5	—	289	134.00–155.00	143.93
3	—	387	126.00–136.00	129.41
71	—	579	110.00–126.00	118.75
43	—	530	115.00–132.50	127.62
23	—	672	108.00–115.50	114.47
7	—	953	94.25	94.25
4	—	750	112.00	112.00
58	—	636	103.00–117.50	115.40
23	—	720	102.00–108.00	105.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	106.00–117.00	111.19
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
4	—	590	108.00	108.00
1	—	335	109.00	109.00
1	—	830	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	861	105.00	105.00
31	—	624	121.50–122.50	121.91
152	—	679	119.10	119.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	822	104.00	104.00
2	—	485	130.00–138.00	134.08
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
2	—	642	120.00	120.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
16	—	435	123.00–150.00	147.06
3	—	683	114.00–118.00	116.65
2	—	750	115.00	115.00
2	—	377	141.00	141.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
4	—	328	161.00	161.00
14	—	579	121.00–133.00	129.98
3	—	535	120.00–129.00	126.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	81.00–84.00	82.51
1	—	590	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	829	107.50–111.00	108.04
10	—	435	133.00–153.00	147.30
1	—	395	143.00	143.00
15	—	940	92.00–99.75	99.23
4	—	309	152.00–162.00	157.95
71	—	677	126.00–136.50	131.35
51	—	524	129.00–153.00	143.95
54	—	724	118.00–127.00	121.89
41	—	630	129.00–138.50	137.36
31	—	472	135.00–150.00	145.54
13	—	870	102.00–106.00	105.06
2	—	980	93.50	93.50
65	—	756	116.00–125.90	125.75
43	—	573	122.00–142.00	137.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	95.00	95.00
2	—	640	116.00	116.00
2	—	663	100.00–106.00	102.99
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
2	—	575	115.00–117.00	115.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	659	140.20	140.20
56	—	923	104.50	104.50
64	—	834	115.40	115.40
7	—	631	140.50–141.00	140.57
71	—	719	128.50	128.50
21	—	425	160.00–165.00	162.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	33.00–49.00	43.46
36	—	1,233	50.00–56.50	53.95
17	—	1,228	57.00–61.50	59.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,064	47.00–53.00	49.59
3	—	1,082	43.00–44.00	43.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	54.00–56.50	55.24
1	—	1,675	48.00	48.00
11	—	1,568	57.00–64.00	59.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,778	93.00–115.00	100.32
5	—	1,789	83.00–90.00	86.12
1	—	2,135	60.00	60.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,296	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,268	870.00–1,225.00	951.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,327	800.00–960.00	849.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,224	850.00–1,500.00	1,104.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,350	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,309	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,220.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,055	830.00–1,100.00	896.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,520.00	1,520.00

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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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