Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.62/cwt on 1,060 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.65 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$134.62

1,060 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$1.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

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	752	134.72	1,014	987
Medium and Large 2-3	602	133.27	802	73

One grade step is worth $1.44/cwt here — about $211 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 sale1,060 hd

134.62

—

KY average19 barns · 4,434 hd

135.14

−0.52

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−95.65

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	1,812	99.70	1,807	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	65.84	1,013	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	65.01	784	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	58.63	539	29

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	850.56/cwt	640.00–1,050.00	10,215	36
Bulls	—	—	1,913	101.80/cwt	98.00–104.50	1,947	4
Bulls	—	—	1,673	88.46/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,851	108.85/cwt	107.50–110.00	2,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	166.05/cwt	164.00–170.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	154.35/cwt	151.00–163.00	736	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	142.19/cwt	135.00–151.00	806	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	165.95/cwt	150.00–169.50	612	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	101.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	122.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	108.70/cwt	105.00–110.50	966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.03/cwt	135.00–151.00	684	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	114.82/cwt	113.00–116.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	154.81/cwt	151.00–160.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	134.84/cwt	128.00–141.50	711	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.23/cwt	119.00–134.00	803	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	146.30/cwt	135.50–151.50	906	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,296.44/cwt	1,270.00–1,320.00	16,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	171.18/cwt	163.00–180.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	116.73/cwt	112.00–118.50	1,088	120
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	131.63/cwt	129.00–133.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	121.29/cwt	115.50–125.30	1,081	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	158.71/cwt	152.00–163.00	752	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	125.62/cwt	123.00–128.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	177.45/cwt	171.00–180.00	527	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	130.80/cwt	130.80–130.80	1,130	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	1,078	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	124.74/cwt	119.00–130.00	851	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	123.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,012	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	447	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	136.62/cwt	133.00–140.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	145.38/cwt	135.00–150.00	609	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	151.17/cwt	145.00–157.00	482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	696	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	133.43/cwt	129.00–136.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	131.74/cwt	122.00–137.00	760	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	141.83/cwt	139.00–146.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	155.15/cwt	146.00–161.00	886	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	166.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	124.54/cwt	117.50–127.00	1,022	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	113.84/cwt	113.00–115.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.31/cwt	153.00–169.00	696	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	128.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	989	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	116.99/cwt	114.00–119.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	142.94/cwt	131.00–147.00	537	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	122.16/cwt	116.00–123.80	882	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	995	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	770.11/cwt	725.00–810.00	7,840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	923.47/cwt	580.00–1,100.00	10,832	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	65.70/cwt	61.50–68.50	1,014	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	322	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	56.02/cwt	53.00–59.00	649	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	65.70/cwt	62.00–70.50	628	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	72.31/cwt	69.50–78.50	877	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	55.94/cwt	52.00–59.50	511	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	64.89/cwt	60.00–68.50	788	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	143.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	143.47/cwt	140.00–145.50	839	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	137.43/cwt	130.00–143.00	937	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	132.02/cwt	129.00–136.50	955	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	142.01/cwt	139.00–149.00	666	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	96.56/cwt	92.50–100.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.86/cwt	149.00–165.00	824	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	146.84/cwt	142.00–148.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	128.24/cwt	124.00–130.50	852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	131.46/cwt	127.00–135.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	149.30/cwt	139.00–152.00	791	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	674	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	123.14/cwt	122.50–127.00	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.20/cwt	127.00–138.00	798	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,035.95/cwt	870.00–1,090.00	13,001	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	76.23/cwt	72.50–80.00	671	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	70.23/cwt	69.00–71.50	1,071	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 May 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,060Last week 1,143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 193Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,201	640.00–1,050.00	850.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	725.00–810.00	770.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,173	580.00–1,100.00	923.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,258	1,270.00–1,320.00	1,296.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,255	870.00–1,090.00	1,035.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	72.50–80.00	76.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,913	98.00–104.50	101.80
4	—	1,673	85.00–93.50	88.46
4	—	1,851	107.50–110.00	108.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,543	61.50–68.50	65.70
1	—	1,530	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,525	69.00–71.50	70.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	46.00	46.00
9	—	956	62.00–70.50	65.70
19	—	913	52.00–59.50	55.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,159	53.00–59.00	56.02
13	—	1,213	69.50–78.50	72.31
43	—	1,214	60.00–68.50	64.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	164.00–170.00	166.05
16	—	477	151.00–163.00	154.35
2	—	840	114.00–117.00	115.50
15	—	567	135.00–151.00	142.19
2	—	765	120.00–128.00	123.92
11	—	369	150.00–169.50	165.95
1	—	915	103.00	103.00
9	—	664	124.00–130.50	128.24
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
9	—	530	139.00–152.00	149.30
27	—	425	150.00–165.00	158.56
7	—	713	122.50–127.00	123.14
23	—	613	127.00–138.00	130.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	134.00	134.00
5	—	474	142.00–148.00	146.84
1	—	425	146.00	146.00
3	—	378	127.00–135.00	131.46
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	125.00–130.00	127.50
5	—	732	100.00–105.00	101.56
8	—	529	118.00–124.00	122.02
1	—	900	89.00	89.00
3	—	675	110.00–112.00	111.00
6	—	613	113.00–116.00	114.82
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
9	—	486	130.00–134.00	131.33
2	—	363	133.00–140.00	136.62
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
12	—	585	117.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	422	129.00–136.00	133.43
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	795	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
2	—	447	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	889	105.00–110.50	108.70
70	—	478	135.00–151.00	143.03
8	—	285	151.00–160.00	154.81
58	—	527	128.00–141.50	134.84
39	—	621	119.00–134.00	129.23
223	—	682	119.00–130.00	124.74
9	—	819	120.00–131.00	123.61
40	—	419	135.00–150.00	145.38
11	—	319	145.00–157.00	151.17
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
49	—	577	122.00–137.00	131.74
6	—	764	114.00–119.00	116.99
39	—	376	131.00–147.00	142.94
56	—	722	116.00–123.80	122.16
6	—	913	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	619	135.50–151.50	146.30
2	—	328	163.00–180.00	171.18
120	—	932	112.00–118.50	116.73
3	—	1,150	103.50	103.50
138	—	891	115.50–125.30	121.29
54	—	474	152.00–163.00	158.71
7	—	297	171.00–180.00	177.45
56	—	969	111.25	111.25
45	—	571	146.00–161.00	155.15
10	—	376	160.00–170.00	166.67
62	—	821	117.50–127.00	124.54
49	—	426	153.00–169.00	163.31
16	—	771	120.00–130.00	128.31
86	—	682	130.00–143.00	137.43
1	—	1,105	107.00	107.00
35	—	723	129.00–136.50	132.02
82	—	522	149.00–165.00	157.86
1	—	205	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	104.00	104.00
5	—	615	129.00–133.00	131.63
1	—	1,250	95.00	95.00
5	—	674	123.00–128.00	125.62
2	—	317	154.00	154.00
7	—	520	139.00–146.00	141.83
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
3	—	278	155.00	155.00
7	—	734	113.00–115.00	113.84
4	—	431	140.00–149.00	143.18
18	—	585	140.00–145.50	143.47
1	—	815	112.00	112.00
3	—	998	108.00	108.00
11	—	469	139.00–149.00	142.01
3	—	922	92.50–100.00	96.56
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	864	130.80	130.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	200.00	200.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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