Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.69/cwt on 687 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −97.57 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$132.69

687 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$22.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

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	754	132.82	1,001	683
Medium and Large 2-3	673	110.75	745	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $257 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 sale687 hd

132.69

—

KY average26 barns · 6,019 hd

133.02

−0.33

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−97.57

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	1,675	99.33	1,664	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,250	79.00	988	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	72.36	1,111	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	68.56	819	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	56.38	599	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	59.26/cwt	59.00–59.50	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	65.67/cwt	63.50–68.50	741	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	73.59/cwt	69.00–80.00	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	121.36/cwt	115.00–123.50	862	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.50/cwt	143.00–161.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	146.56/cwt	136.00–160.00	749	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.25/cwt	123.00–131.00	846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	130.88/cwt	125.00–133.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.54/cwt	138.00–146.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	99.27/cwt	93.00–104.50	1,549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	112.40/cwt	106.50–117.50	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.43/cwt	120.00–135.25	748	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.78/cwt	123.00–149.50	671	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.41/cwt	113.00–129.00	794	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.31/cwt	120.00–141.00	705	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	153.45/cwt	142.00–157.00	579	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.70/cwt	115.00–128.00	819	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	138.68/cwt	135.00–148.00	598	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	119.32/cwt	104.00–125.00	907	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	94.66/cwt	94.00–95.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	154.34/cwt	154.00–154.50	506	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	86.39/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	943.89/cwt	810.00–1,025.00	11,544	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,046.64/cwt	1,020.00–1,075.00	13,041	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,273.15/cwt	1,190.00–1,360.00	17,569	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	143.68/cwt	125.00–151.00	891	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	148.89/cwt	136.00–156.00	852	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	119.99/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,003	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.13/cwt	123.50–128.00	907	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.55/cwt	128.50–142.50	908	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.84/cwt	140.00–155.00	797	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	122.94/cwt	118.00–127.00	961	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	161.58/cwt	141.00–167.50	696	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	164.70/cwt	152.00–170.00	634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	982	114.30/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,122	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,053	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	914	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,133	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	159.46/cwt	158.50–167.00	829	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	169.11/cwt	169.00–170.00	732	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	123.66/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,077	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	157.14/cwt	146.00–166.00	761	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,179.94/cwt	970.00–1,260.00	14,879	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,250	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	56.38/cwt	55.00–57.50	599	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	72.36/cwt	67.50–77.00	1,111	13

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 Jun 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,562Last week 2,060Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 129Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 97Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	59.00–59.50	59.26
11	—	1,128	63.50–68.50	65.67
10	—	1,254	69.00–80.00	73.59
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	55.00–57.50	56.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,535	67.50–77.00	72.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	93.00–104.50	99.27
2	—	1,805	106.50–117.50	112.40
2	—	1,775	82.00–89.00	86.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	108.00	108.00
1	—	430	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	126.00	126.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	121.00	121.00
93	—	565	120.00–135.25	132.43
78	—	470	123.00–149.50	142.78
45	—	628	113.00–129.00	126.41
29	—	533	120.00–141.00	132.31
20	—	377	142.00–157.00	153.45
19	—	673	115.00–128.00	121.70
15	—	738	118.00–122.00	119.96
15	—	431	135.00–148.00	138.68
14	—	760	104.00–125.00	119.32
4	—	886	120.00	120.00
3	—	963	94.00–95.00	94.66
3	—	328	154.00–154.50	154.34
3	—	288	160.00	160.00
2	—	200	150.00–154.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	665	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	710	115.00–123.50	121.36
10	—	430	143.00–161.00	156.50
9	—	511	136.00–160.00	146.56
6	—	665	123.00–131.00	127.25
5	—	634	125.00–133.00	130.88
5	—	578	138.00–146.00	139.54
2	—	230	142.50	142.50
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
1	—	325	153.00	153.00
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	102.00	102.00
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
1	—	430	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	620	125.00–151.00	143.68
52	—	572	136.00–156.00	148.89
47	—	836	116.00–126.00	119.99
23	—	725	123.50–128.00	125.13
23	—	665	128.50–142.50	136.55
18	—	525	140.00–155.00	151.84
17	—	782	118.00–127.00	122.94
15	—	431	141.00–167.50	161.58
13	—	385	152.00–170.00	164.70
2	—	925	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,040	94.00	94.00
1	—	285	178.00	178.00
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
95	—	871	123.00–126.00	123.66
58	—	484	146.00–166.00	157.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	982	110.00–118.00	114.30
65	—	829	127.00	127.00
55	—	914	124.00	124.00
18	—	520	158.50–167.00	159.46
9	—	433	169.00–170.00	169.11

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,223	810.00–1,025.00	943.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,246	1,020.00–1,075.00	1,046.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	1,190.00–1,360.00	1,273.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,261	970.00–1,260.00	1,179.94

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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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