Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher and over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $130.97/cwt on 634 head.

Average price

$130.97

634 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$15.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

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	569	131.81	750	599
Medium and Large 2-3	522	116.71	609	35

One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about $141 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 sale634 hd

130.97

—

KY average27 barns · 5,777 hd

125.78

+5.20

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	1,735	98.25	1,705	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	66.07	1,021	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	64.60	797	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	53.40	496	29

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 1-2	—	887	114.56/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,016	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	144.31/cwt	136.00–151.50	534	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.09/cwt	132.00–146.00	466	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	121.35/cwt	115.00–122.00	856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.65/cwt	108.00–112.00	902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	110.87/cwt	108.00–113.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	155.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	139.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	146.75/cwt	146.00–147.50	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	53.91/cwt	50.00–57.50	515	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	45.55/cwt	42.00–49.50	385	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,613	1,573.60/cwt	1,080.00–1,870.00	25,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	116.34/cwt	113.00–120.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	135.21/cwt	131.00–139.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	134.60/cwt	134.60–134.60	874	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	870	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.61/cwt	118.00–132.50	729	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.32/cwt	122.00–137.00	691	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	125.79/cwt	113.00–127.50	777	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	130.83/cwt	126.00–134.00	829	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.64/cwt	146.00–153.00	703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.95/cwt	151.00–164.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.69/cwt	133.00–145.50	744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	114.94/cwt	113.00–117.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	101.03/cwt	99.00–103.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	63.99/cwt	59.00–66.00	634	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	66.79/cwt	62.50–69.50	1,038	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	160.20/cwt	151.00–168.00	674	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	127.61/cwt	122.00–136.00	864	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	124.35/cwt	117.00–127.00	945	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.04/cwt	152.00–165.00	597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	167.94/cwt	162.50–175.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	175.45/cwt	171.00–187.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	105.01/cwt	104.50–106.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	179.01/cwt	172.50–182.50	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	176.46/cwt	171.00–177.00	674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	182.07/cwt	181.00–184.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	116.91/cwt	115.00–118.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	124.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	135.28/cwt	126.00–139.50	626	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.35/cwt	130.00–146.50	588	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	136.38/cwt	130.00–141.00	776	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	146.99/cwt	142.00–149.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	130.45/cwt	129.00–132.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.65/cwt	134.00–147.50	865	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	155.00/cwt	142.00–160.00	825	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.40/cwt	146.00–161.50	748	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	150.39/cwt	142.00–158.00	856	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	113.32/cwt	112.00–115.00	657	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	56.34/cwt	54.00–59.00	872	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,067	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	64.73/cwt	60.00–68.50	792	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	71.61/cwt	69.00–75.00	937	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	57.19/cwt	54.00–59.50	680	17
Bulls	—	—	1,703	95.72/cwt	92.50–100.50	1,630	19
Bulls	—	—	1,889	106.49/cwt	102.50–112.00	2,012	13
Bulls	—	—	1,503	88.39/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,329	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	79.53/cwt	72.00–87.00	826	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	991.19/cwt	675.00–1,210.00	11,141	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	998.88/cwt	550.00–1,300.00	11,118	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,386	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,180.65/cwt	940.00–1,290.00	14,262	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	124.17/cwt	117.00–125.00	898	24

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,143Last week 1,971Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 323Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 184Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	887	114.00–115.00	114.56
19	—	421	151.00–168.00	160.20
18	—	677	122.00–136.00	127.61
14	—	760	117.00–127.00	124.35
11	—	380	152.00–165.00	157.04
7	—	324	162.50–175.00	167.94
4	—	278	171.00–187.00	175.45
3	—	975	104.50–106.00	105.01
3	—	215	172.50–182.50	179.01
1	—	825	102.00	102.00
65	—	615	134.00–147.50	140.65
52	—	532	142.00–160.00	155.00
52	—	475	146.00–161.50	157.40
47	—	569	142.00–158.00	150.39
24	—	723	117.00–125.00	124.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	382	171.00–177.00	176.46
3	—	312	181.00–184.00	182.07
2	—	405	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	130.00–141.00	136.38
5	—	387	142.00–149.00	146.99
2	—	1,180	93.00	93.00
2	—	528	129.00–132.00	130.45
2	—	475	149.00	149.00
2	—	408	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,115	95.00	95.00
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	305	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	370	136.00–151.50	144.31
15	—	330	132.00–146.00	141.09
11	—	705	115.00–122.00	121.35
9	—	815	108.00–112.00	110.65
9	—	774	108.00–113.00	110.87
7	—	278	145.00–160.00	155.58
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
92	—	576	118.00–132.50	126.61
90	—	522	122.00–137.00	132.32
67	—	618	113.00–127.50	125.79
58	—	463	126.00–139.50	135.28
31	—	425	130.00–146.50	138.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	113.00–120.00	116.34
3	—	360	128.00–129.00	128.34
2	—	680	106.00–110.00	108.04
2	—	623	108.00–111.00	109.51
2	—	280	131.00–139.00	135.21
2	—	220	132.50	132.50
1	—	795	93.00	93.00
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
1	—	345	117.00	117.00
8	—	465	115.00–118.00	116.91
4	—	433	120.00–127.00	124.76
3	—	978	95.00	95.00
3	—	580	112.00–115.00	113.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	649	134.60	134.60
82	—	659	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	142.00–145.00	143.53
2	—	368	135.00–144.00	139.29
2	—	340	146.00–147.50	146.75
1	—	880	97.00	97.00
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	634	126.00–134.00	130.83
12	—	470	146.00–153.00	149.64
10	—	426	151.00–164.00	155.95
9	—	525	133.00–145.50	141.69
4	—	774	113.00–117.00	114.94
4	—	564	140.00–148.00	141.95
2	—	970	106.00	106.00
2	—	933	99.00–103.00	101.03
2	—	700	121.00	121.00
2	—	377	176.00	176.00
1	—	870	111.00	111.00
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	305	172.50	172.50
1	—	240	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	955	50.00–57.50	53.91
9	—	846	42.00–49.50	45.55
6	—	991	59.00–66.00	63.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,554	62.50–69.50	66.79
3	—	1,547	54.00–59.00	56.34
3	—	1,493	71.50	71.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,223	60.00–68.50	64.73
17	—	1,308	69.00–75.00	71.61
17	—	1,189	54.00–59.50	57.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,703	92.50–100.50	95.72
13	—	1,889	102.50–112.00	106.49
6	—	1,503	87.00–91.00	88.39

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	2	—	1,613	1,080.00–1,870.00	1,573.60
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,038	72.00–87.00	79.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,124	675.00–1,210.00	991.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,113	550.00–1,300.00	998.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,208	940.00–1,290.00	1,180.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	957	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Paris Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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