Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.77/cwt on 908 head.

Average price

$124.77

908 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$5.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

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	125.31	753	818
Medium and Large 2-3	502	119.86	602	90

One grade step is worth $5.46/cwt here — about $150 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 sale908 hd

124.77

—

KY average28 barns · 5,711 hd

123.64

+1.13

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	1,712	101.39	1,736	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	70.17	1,107	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	65.97	763	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	931	58.01	540	45

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	1,257	1,105.68/cwt	840.00–1,400.00	13,898	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	74.03/cwt	71.00–79.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.95/cwt	121.00–136.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.32/cwt	115.00–123.00	805	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	118.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	124.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	795	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	122.29/cwt	118.00–124.00	926	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	111.16/cwt	105.00–116.00	973	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	147.73/cwt	140.00–155.00	697	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	109.08/cwt	102.00–109.75	990	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	107.92/cwt	105.00–111.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	154.76/cwt	150.00–162.00	648	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	134.37/cwt	130.00–138.00	700	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	127.89/cwt	121.00–130.00	567	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,076.69/cwt	860.00–1,175.00	12,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	118.76/cwt	113.00–120.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	103.79/cwt	102.00–107.00	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	148.81/cwt	142.00–156.00	479	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	134.38/cwt	134.00–135.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	130.10/cwt	130.10–130.10	864	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.35/cwt	110.00–126.00	770	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.01/cwt	132.00–146.00	594	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	100.34/cwt	93.00–101.00	912	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	124.05/cwt	121.00–134.00	581	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,279	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.74/cwt	132.00–147.00	878	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	96.95/cwt	93.00–101.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.04/cwt	140.00–155.50	764	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	123.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	907	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	145.51/cwt	144.00–146.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.43/cwt	150.00–161.00	590	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.08/cwt	155.00–169.00	527	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	878.45/cwt	600.00–1,040.00	9,865	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	770.89/cwt	670.00–930.00	7,447	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	918.35/cwt	600.00–1,150.00	10,506	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	64.00/cwt	61.50–66.00	580	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	67.52/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,056	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	71.12/cwt	69.00–76.00	874	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	48.75/cwt	47.00–51.50	454	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	867	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	57.35/cwt	54.00–59.00	654	15
Bulls	—	—	1,828	110.70/cwt	107.00–117.50	2,024	6
Bulls	—	—	1,677	92.77/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,556	5
Bulls	—	—	1,638	99.56/cwt	95.50–105.00	1,631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	109.21/cwt	104.00–113.00	808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	107.17/cwt	106.00–109.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	109.78/cwt	107.00–115.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	116.20/cwt	116.20–116.20	926	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	57.98/cwt	53.50–60.50	549	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	74.23/cwt	71.50–75.50	1,194	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	65.41/cwt	60.00–68.50	740	92
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	129.12/cwt	127.00–133.00	736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	129.75/cwt	122.00–138.00	875	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	142.77/cwt	135.00–151.50	812	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	137.45/cwt	133.00–143.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	113.96/cwt	109.00–115.00	938	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	112.96/cwt	107.00–119.50	764	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.09/cwt	120.00–135.00	679	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	120.20/cwt	120.20–120.20	881	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	140.87/cwt	138.00–145.00	534	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	147.17/cwt	140.00–154.00	411	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.79/cwt	104.00–111.50	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	128.05/cwt	122.00–133.00	483	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	99.08/cwt	99.00–100.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	133.74/cwt	125.00–141.00	642	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.74/cwt	114.00–129.00	691	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.57/cwt	140.00–152.00	635	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.91/cwt	115.00–129.00	762	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	128.14/cwt	119.00–130.00	728	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	147.35/cwt	144.00–151.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	109.35/cwt	105.00–118.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	140.16/cwt	135.00–144.00	669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,078	12

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 May 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,971Last week 1,510Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 323Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 184Last week 62Year 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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,257	840.00–1,400.00	1,105.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,197	860.00–1,175.00	1,076.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	878	71.00–79.00	74.03
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,123	600.00–1,040.00	878.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	966	670.00–930.00	770.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,144	600.00–1,150.00	918.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	195.00	195.00
5	—	820	106.00	106.00
7	—	520	121.00–136.00	127.95
12	—	658	115.00–123.00	122.32
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
6	—	855	100.00	100.00
12	—	430	140.00–152.00	147.57
14	—	620	115.00–129.00	122.91
17	—	568	119.00–130.00	128.14
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
6	—	388	144.00–151.00	147.35
9	—	710	105.00–118.00	109.35
13	—	477	135.00–144.00	140.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
2	—	447	127.00	127.00
1	—	220	144.00	144.00
1	—	460	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,030	87.00	87.00
1	—	310	126.00	126.00
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
2	—	710	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	352	165.00	165.00
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	115.00–120.00	118.27
19	—	639	121.00–130.00	124.34
1	—	365	141.00	141.00
2	—	770	105.00–111.00	107.92
18	—	521	130.00–138.00	134.37
2	—	880	93.00–101.00	96.95
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
4	—	426	144.00–146.00	145.51
9	—	570	127.00–133.00	129.12
1	—	825	107.00	107.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
7	—	479	133.00–143.00	137.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,047	101.00	101.00
14	—	757	118.00–124.00	122.29
27	—	875	105.00–116.00	111.16
41	—	472	140.00–155.00	147.73
71	—	908	102.00–109.75	109.08
32	—	419	150.00–162.00	154.76
32	—	628	132.00–147.00	139.74
106	—	516	140.00–155.50	148.04
47	—	732	120.00–126.00	123.88
17	—	375	150.00–161.00	157.43
10	—	325	155.00–169.00	162.08
136	—	674	122.00–138.00	129.75
58	—	569	135.00–151.50	142.77
18	—	823	109.00–115.00	113.96
2	—	280	170.00–180.00	175.27
12	—	1,062	101.50	101.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	920	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	171.00	171.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	443	121.00–130.00	127.89
11	—	520	113.00–120.00	118.76
5	—	333	134.00–135.00	134.38
2	—	290	135.00	135.00
13	—	468	121.00–134.00	124.05
6	—	622	106.00–109.00	107.17
4	—	565	107.00–115.00	109.78
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	795	96.00	96.00
11	—	377	122.00–133.00	128.05
13	—	721	99.00–100.00	99.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	828	102.00–107.00	103.79
1	—	985	94.00	94.00
17	—	322	142.00–156.00	148.81
174	—	629	110.00–126.00	122.35
64	—	424	132.00–146.00	140.01
20	—	909	93.00–101.00	100.34
10	—	740	104.00–113.00	109.21
2	—	215	147.00	147.00
60	—	676	107.00–119.50	112.96
94	—	526	120.00–135.00	129.09
16	—	379	138.00–145.00	140.87
8	—	279	140.00–154.00	147.17
13	—	770	104.00–111.50	108.79
57	—	480	125.00–141.00	133.74
77	—	572	114.00–129.00	120.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	664	130.10	130.10
22	—	797	116.20	116.20
71	—	733	120.20	120.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	515	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	906	61.50–66.00	64.00
9	—	932	47.00–51.50	48.75
22	—	947	53.50–60.50	57.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	64.00–69.00	67.52
1	—	1,470	59.00	59.00
6	—	1,608	71.50–75.50	74.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,229	69.00–76.00	71.12
15	—	1,140	54.00–59.00	57.35
92	—	1,131	60.00–68.50	65.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,828	107.00–117.50	110.70
5	—	1,677	90.50–94.50	92.77
7	—	1,638	95.50–105.00	99.56

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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