Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 6/25/2020; feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold stead-2.00 lower, with good demand on all slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.14/cwt on 492 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −97.12 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$133.14

492 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$22.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

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	710	133.33	947	488
Medium and Large 2-3	665	110.77	737	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $210 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 sale492 hd

133.14

—

KY average22 barns · 4,263 hd

133.17

−0.03

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−97.12

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	1,595	98.58	1,573	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	70.37	1,048	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	65.53	795	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	54.34	568	7thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2-3	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.77/cwt	125.00–148.00	743	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	136.28/cwt	124.00–143.00	650	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	110.04/cwt	100.00–120.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.79/cwt	131.00–147.00	801	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	121.15/cwt	115.00–123.00	991	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	146.07/cwt	142.00–155.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	948	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,128	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	143.31/cwt	124.00–150.00	598	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	145.65/cwt	139.00–163.00	421	7
Bulls	—	—	1,581	93.97/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	100.34/cwt	96.50–104.50	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	118.84/cwt	115.00–119.50	801	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.74/cwt	115.00–132.00	659	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	125.32/cwt	120.00–136.00	571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	83.06/cwt	82.50–83.50	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	121.13/cwt	113.00–130.00	705	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	135.48/cwt	120.00–141.50	500	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	133.32/cwt	133.00–134.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	105.74/cwt	101.00–111.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	701	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	897	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	122.29/cwt	116.00–127.00	773	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	114.89/cwt	109.00–116.50	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	101.76/cwt	91.00–110.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	105.00/cwt	102.00–108.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.49/cwt	115.00–132.00	731	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	118.45/cwt	103.50–125.00	842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	150.89/cwt	150.00–151.00	804	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	127.44/cwt	124.50–128.50	989	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	128.14/cwt	125.00–136.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	129.20/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,120	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	139.66/cwt	134.00–143.00	930	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	113.84/cwt	113.50–115.00	981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	136.29/cwt	120.00–144.00	849	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	93.54/cwt	92.00–101.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	119.52/cwt	110.00–125.50	791	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	924	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	774	91.96/cwt	84.50–97.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	108.66/cwt	100.00–116.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.44/cwt	115.00–136.00	673	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	131.88/cwt	120.00–142.00	570	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	112.65/cwt	103.00–117.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.41/cwt	120.00–139.00	636	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,096.94/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	13,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	10,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	109.12/cwt	103.00–117.50	1,836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	135.90/cwt	134.00–142.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	986.09/cwt	670.00–1,080.00	11,232	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	885.55/cwt	780.00–960.00	10,999	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,314	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	56.92/cwt	55.00–59.00	659	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	71.03/cwt	68.50–74.50	880	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	49.53/cwt	43.00–54.00	512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	57.94/cwt	56.00–59.50	611	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	65.17/cwt	61.50–68.00	792	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	66.10/cwt	62.50–68.00	989	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	73.58/cwt	69.50–80.00	1,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.72/cwt	132.00–144.00	506	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	424	1

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 Jul 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,327Last week 1,299Year ago 985

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 220Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 40Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	116.00	116.00
2	—	573	100.00–120.00	110.04
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	528	125.00–148.00	140.77
16	—	477	124.00–143.00	136.28
1	—	910	102.00	102.00
34	—	577	131.00–147.00	138.79
20	—	818	115.00–123.00	121.15
3	—	325	142.00–155.00	146.07
23	—	417	124.00–150.00	143.31
7	—	289	139.00–163.00	145.65
23	—	776	124.50–128.50	127.44
7	—	737	125.00–136.00	128.14
24	—	666	134.00–143.00	139.66
9	—	862	113.50–115.00	113.84
29	—	623	120.00–144.00	136.29
15	—	365	132.00–144.00	138.72
1	—	245	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	948	119.00	119.00
34	—	533	150.00–151.00	150.89
177	—	867	126.00–132.50	129.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	150.00	150.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
5	—	780	96.50–104.50	100.34
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
12	—	674	115.00–119.50	118.84
2	—	870	100.00	100.00
16	—	516	115.00–132.00	127.74
3	—	456	120.00–136.00	125.32
17	—	582	113.00–130.00	121.13
3	—	715	96.50	96.50
4	—	436	134.00–142.00	135.90
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	109.00–110.00	109.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	369	120.00–141.50	135.48
3	—	320	133.00–134.00	133.32
5	—	827	97.00	97.00
29	—	632	116.00–127.00	122.29
13	—	762	109.00–116.50	114.89
34	—	573	115.00–132.00	127.49
14	—	711	103.50–125.00	118.45
36	—	662	110.00–125.50	119.52
14	—	876	105.50	105.50
47	—	528	115.00–136.00	127.44
20	—	432	120.00–142.00	131.88
2	—	1,002	88.00	88.00
52	—	480	120.00–139.00	132.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	539	101.00–111.00	105.74
4	—	701	86.00	86.00
6	—	572	91.00–110.00	101.76
2	—	415	102.00–108.00	105.00
7	—	642	92.00–101.00	93.54
2	—	690	100.00	100.00
8	—	774	84.50–97.00	91.96
4	—	389	100.00–116.00	108.66
4	—	469	103.00–117.00	112.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	133.00	133.00
55	—	681	131.75	131.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,581	91.00–98.00	93.97
2	—	1,383	82.50–83.50	83.06
6	—	1,683	103.00–117.50	109.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	55.00–59.00	56.92
9	—	1,239	68.50–74.50	71.03
18	—	1,216	61.50–68.00	65.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	43.00–54.00	49.53
4	—	1,054	56.00–59.50	57.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,496	62.50–68.00	66.10
8	—	1,483	69.50–80.00	73.58

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	1	—	1,315	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	950.00–1,250.00	1,096.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	920.00	920.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,139	670.00–1,080.00	986.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,242	780.00–960.00	885.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	690.00	690.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle