Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.76/cwt on 464 head.

Average price

$128.76

464 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$17.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

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	612	129.80	795	436
Medium and Large 2-3	523	112.52	588	28

One grade step is worth $17.28/cwt here — about $206 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 sale464 hd

128.76

—

KY average28 barns · 6,489 hd

126.72

+2.04

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	1,587	100.57	1,596	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	70.60	1,045	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	65.99	803	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	59.78	614	14

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	331	155.64/cwt	152.00–157.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	108.54/cwt	104.50–113.00	1,006	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	149.18/cwt	145.00–150.00	935	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	155.63/cwt	154.00–156.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	154.51/cwt	154.00–157.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	121.86/cwt	118.00–126.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.79/cwt	139.00–149.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	109.35/cwt	103.50–115.00	896	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.87/cwt	122.00–140.00	696	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	108.20/cwt	105.00–112.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	140.05/cwt	136.00–142.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.40/cwt	117.00–131.00	777	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	133.91/cwt	128.00–140.00	783	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	116.82/cwt	116.00–117.00	853	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.25/cwt	126.00–140.50	719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.85/cwt	126.00–134.00	810	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,678	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	105.54/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.58/cwt	146.00–158.00	662	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	779	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,197.39/cwt	1,135.00–1,340.00	13,770	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.92/cwt	123.00–136.00	887	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	161.18/cwt	157.50–165.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	113.82/cwt	111.00–114.50	1,019	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	120.61/cwt	117.00–124.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	139.67/cwt	134.00–144.50	867	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	124.12/cwt	124.00–124.25	1,015	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	120.37/cwt	116.00–126.00	934	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	145.47/cwt	133.00–149.00	784	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	115.35/cwt	103.00–120.00	889	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	113.10/cwt	106.00–120.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	106.95/cwt	103.00–111.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	136.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	653	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.17/cwt	133.00–152.00	607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.65/cwt	125.00–135.50	743	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	135.35/cwt	135.35–135.35	881	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.02/cwt	102.00–115.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	114.14/cwt	106.00–120.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.48/cwt	113.00–128.00	853	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	136.63/cwt	134.50–136.90	829	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	111.82/cwt	110.00–114.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	153.34/cwt	152.00–155.00	791	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.40/cwt	136.00–150.00	827	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	124.38/cwt	117.00–132.00	892	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	119.40/cwt	114.00–120.50	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,104	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	826	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	785	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	952.90/cwt	890.00–1,020.00	12,121	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	832.76/cwt	710.00–970.00	9,868	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	65.98/cwt	60.00–69.50	804	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	67.49/cwt	64.50–69.50	1,010	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	71.45/cwt	70.00–73.00	799	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	72.90/cwt	70.50–76.50	1,071	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	63.02/cwt	60.00–65.00	659	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	54.13/cwt	47.00–59.00	535	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	56.31/cwt	53.00–58.50	651	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	72.48/cwt	70.00–74.50	905	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.07/cwt	131.00–154.00	694	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.54/cwt	134.00–153.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	109.55/cwt	105.00–114.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	647	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	111.59/cwt	103.50–118.50	1,934	6
Bulls	—	—	1,225	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	894	1
Bulls	—	—	1,502	94.15/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,414	6

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,299Last week 1,371Year ago 1,185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 192Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 82Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	152.00–157.00	155.64
24	—	927	104.50–113.00	108.54
5	—	387	154.00–156.00	155.63
2	—	973	103.00–108.00	105.54
13	—	434	146.00–158.00	152.58
34	—	672	123.00–136.00	131.92
2	—	265	157.50–165.00	161.18
11	—	895	111.00–114.50	113.82
33	—	621	134.00–144.50	139.67
1	—	1,080	101.00	101.00
10	—	473	145.00–155.00	151.22
17	—	776	116.00–126.00	120.37
32	—	539	133.00–149.00	145.47
31	—	577	136.00–150.00	143.40
13	—	717	117.00–132.00	124.38
6	—	819	114.00–120.50	119.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	627	145.00–150.00	149.18
6	—	558	154.00–157.00	154.51
32	—	818	124.00–124.25	124.12
30	—	516	152.00–155.00	153.34
31	—	903	122.25	122.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	107.00–109.00	107.98
2	—	420	118.00–126.00	121.86
1	—	885	102.00	102.00
5	—	679	117.00–124.00	120.61
3	—	963	92.00	92.00
3	—	580	128.00	128.00
2	—	920	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	130.00	130.00
5	—	308	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
4	—	678	105.00–112.00	108.20
1	—	705	81.00	81.00
2	—	585	111.00	111.00
2	—	885	84.00	84.00
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
2	—	518	106.00–120.00	113.10
2	—	608	103.00–111.00	106.95
1	—	280	129.00	129.00
5	—	459	106.00–120.00	114.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	139.00–149.00	142.79
22	—	819	103.50–115.00	109.35
67	—	524	122.00–140.00	132.87
3	—	313	136.00–142.00	140.05
45	—	620	117.00–131.00	125.40
1	—	255	163.00	163.00
41	—	771	103.00–120.00	115.35
37	—	477	130.00–145.00	136.86
11	—	433	133.00–152.00	140.17
36	—	573	125.00–135.50	129.65
8	—	720	102.00–115.00	109.02
26	—	680	113.00–128.00	125.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	651	135.35	135.35
55	—	607	134.50–136.90	136.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	121.00–122.00	121.33
26	—	585	128.00–140.00	133.91
1	—	225	159.00	159.00
2	—	880	100.00	100.00
11	—	730	116.00–117.00	116.82
2	—	385	139.00	139.00
10	—	524	126.00–140.50	137.25
2	—	345	144.00	144.00
8	—	619	126.00–134.00	130.85
1	—	910	82.00	82.00
7	—	773	110.00–114.00	111.82
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
29	—	475	131.00–154.00	146.07
6	—	423	134.00–153.00	142.54
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	75.00	75.00
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
5	—	725	95.00	95.00
4	—	511	113.00–117.00	115.02
2	—	482	120.00	120.00
2	—	628	105.00–114.00	109.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	163.00	163.00
2	—	402	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	826	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	975	890.00	890.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	958	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,135.00–1,340.00	1,197.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,272	890.00–1,020.00	952.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	710.00–970.00	832.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,219	60.00–69.50	65.98
8	—	1,156	53.00–58.50	56.31
12	—	1,249	70.00–74.50	72.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,496	64.50–69.50	67.49
19	—	1,469	70.50–76.50	72.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	70.00–73.00	71.45
5	—	1,045	60.00–65.00	63.02
7	—	989	47.00–59.00	54.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	103.50–118.50	111.59
1	—	1,225	73.00	73.00
6	—	1,502	89.00–97.00	94.15

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle