Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher, with instances of three head that were 83.50-90.00 per cwt. 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 $138.39/cwt on 333 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.87 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$138.39

333 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$23.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

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	646	138.88	898	326
Medium and Large 2-3	674	115.47	778	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.41/cwt here — about $120 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 sale333 hd

138.39

—

KY average29 barns · 5,582 hd

135.59

+2.80

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−91.87

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	—	Low	1,816	97.78	1,775	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	73.32	1,102	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	71.27	853	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	64.39	685	9thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	714	118.43/cwt	109.00–123.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	146.41/cwt	143.00–150.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	456	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	66.79/cwt	64.00–71.50	727	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	59.60/cwt	59.00–61.00	606	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	74.12/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,100	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	67.44/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,106	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	73.72/cwt	70.00–78.50	880	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	66.74/cwt	63.00–69.00	804	15
Bulls	—	—	1,928	84.19/cwt	73.50–91.00	1,623	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,009.05/cwt	900.00–1,210.00	12,674	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,883	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	1,066.75/cwt	900.00–1,310.00	7,915	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	106.64/cwt	100.50–116.50	1,896	10
Bulls	—	—	1,773	96.77/cwt	94.50–99.00	1,716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	153.21/cwt	148.00–156.00	795	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.74/cwt	135.00–159.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	133.49/cwt	132.00–140.00	813	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	138.76/cwt	127.50–157.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	148.34/cwt	138.00–164.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	106.76/cwt	102.00–111.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	111.14/cwt	104.00–113.50	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	113.15/cwt	101.00–126.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.25/cwt	123.00–139.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	156.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	432	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,250.20/cwt	1,240.00–1,260.00	15,940	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,345.08/cwt	1,200.00–1,650.00	16,249	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,257.52/cwt	950.00–1,410.00	13,455	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,275.51/cwt	1,010.00–1,575.00	12,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	129.15/cwt	126.00–132.50	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	121.63/cwt	119.00–122.00	999	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	142.24/cwt	134.00–147.50	880	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.00/cwt	126.00–142.00	918	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	951	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	147.42/cwt	135.00–154.00	852	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	154.12/cwt	135.00–161.50	809	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	156.33/cwt	140.50–164.50	738	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	127.76/cwt	121.00–132.00	910	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.64/cwt	141.00–169.00	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	164.55/cwt	156.00–170.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	97.00/cwt	94.00–104.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	163.15/cwt	157.00–165.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	111.79/cwt	100.00–119.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	114.52/cwt	111.00–118.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	119.29/cwt	107.50–130.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.12/cwt	120.00–144.00	703	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	131.68/cwt	120.00–138.50	758	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.43/cwt	123.00–148.00	675	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	125.71/cwt	118.00–134.50	782	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	111.05/cwt	102.00–117.00	854	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	123.69/cwt	118.00–130.00	836	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	132.74/cwt	126.00–142.00	575	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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,052Last week 1,562Year ago 1,412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 138Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 24Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	109.00–123.00	118.43
7	—	367	143.00–150.00	146.41
2	—	303	150.00–151.00	150.50
1	—	950	101.00	101.00
1	—	840	114.00	114.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
53	—	520	120.00–144.00	135.12
47	—	576	120.00–138.50	131.68
43	—	474	123.00–148.00	142.43
42	—	622	118.00–134.50	125.71
26	—	769	102.00–117.00	111.05
24	—	676	118.00–130.00	123.69
13	—	433	126.00–142.00	132.74
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	100.00–119.00	111.79
2	—	583	116.00–119.00	117.47
2	—	423	111.00–118.00	114.52
2	—	368	107.50–130.00	119.29
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	148.00–156.00	153.21
9	—	475	135.00–159.00	147.74
8	—	609	132.00–140.00	133.49
7	—	426	127.50–157.00	138.76
6	—	384	138.00–164.00	148.34
4	—	873	102.00–111.00	106.76
4	—	766	104.00–113.50	111.14
4	—	730	101.00–126.00	113.15
3	—	567	123.00–139.00	129.25
3	—	313	150.00–160.00	156.81
2	—	265	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	100.00	100.00
2	—	465	126.00–132.50	129.15
1	—	805	108.00	108.00
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	821	119.00–122.00	121.63
42	—	619	134.00–147.50	142.24
37	—	670	126.00–142.00	137.00
36	—	770	120.00–127.00	123.47
36	—	578	135.00–154.00	147.42
32	—	525	135.00–161.50	154.12
32	—	472	140.50–164.50	156.33
23	—	712	121.00–132.00	127.76
10	—	428	141.00–169.00	159.64
7	—	386	156.00–170.00	164.55
4	—	977	108.00	108.00
4	—	923	94.00–104.00	97.00
4	—	340	157.00–165.00	163.15
3	—	1,198	101.00	101.00
2	—	880	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	64.00–71.50	66.79
3	—	1,017	59.00–61.00	59.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,484	70.00–78.00	74.12
3	—	1,640	65.00–69.00	67.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,194	70.00–78.50	73.72
15	—	1,205	63.00–69.00	66.74
1	—	1,135	58.50	58.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,928	73.50–91.00	84.19
10	—	1,778	100.50–116.50	106.64
7	—	1,773	94.50–99.00	96.77

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)	1	—	1,005	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,256	900.00–1,210.00	1,009.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	970.00	970.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	742	900.00–1,310.00	1,066.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,240.00–1,260.00	1,250.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,208	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,345.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,070	950.00–1,410.00	1,257.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	983	1,010.00–1,575.00	1,275.51

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

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle