Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 Higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher, 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 $136.91/cwt on 345 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.36 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$136.91

345 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$20.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

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	730	137.21	1,001	340
Medium and Large 2-3	583	116.60	680	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.61/cwt here — about $321 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 sale345 hd

136.91

—

KY average27 barns · 6,351 hd

133.90

+3.01

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−93.36

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	1,741	99.58	1,734	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	71.43	1,051	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	65.48	783	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	56.61	584	9thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2-3	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.49/cwt	123.00–138.00	612	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	135.08/cwt	129.00–137.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	128.00/cwt	118.00–135.00	677	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	109.67/cwt	107.00–112.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	90.67/cwt	90.00–92.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.69/cwt	110.00–124.50	740	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.27/cwt	124.00–134.00	474	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	126.09/cwt	120.50–133.50	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	135.90/cwt	135.90–135.90	862	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.69/cwt	110.00–124.00	795	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	141.27/cwt	134.00–145.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	128.10/cwt	128.10–128.10	1,163	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	145.62/cwt	140.50–153.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	1,115	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	143.84/cwt	143.00–144.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	149.39/cwt	144.00–155.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,170	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.16/cwt	123.50–132.00	950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	141.61/cwt	139.00–142.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	138.55/cwt	129.00–141.00	916	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	137.10/cwt	124.00–153.00	591	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.50/cwt	102.00–116.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	130.88/cwt	110.00–137.00	826	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.01/cwt	119.00–128.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	81.05/cwt	78.50–85.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.56/cwt	124.00–136.00	628	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.87/cwt	123.00–125.50	830	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	97.35/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	126.59/cwt	123.00–130.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.38/cwt	142.50–152.50	553	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	108.80/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	98.01/cwt	80.00–115.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.71/cwt	115.00–129.50	703	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	14,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,153.79/cwt	950.00–1,400.00	12,692	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	974.22/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	10,395	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,253.81/cwt	1,080.00–1,510.00	16,801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	124.69/cwt	124.00–125.00	636	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	140.30/cwt	131.00–146.00	790	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	867	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	742	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	482	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,746	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	930.99/cwt	850.00–960.00	12,913	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	48.41/cwt	43.00–54.00	498	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	66.87/cwt	62.00–69.50	998	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	65.58/cwt	62.00–69.50	786	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	75.55/cwt	70.50–81.00	1,100	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	861	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	67.86/cwt	66.50–69.50	803	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	56.48/cwt	52.00–59.50	651	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	60.04/cwt	56.00–62.00	561	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	72.93/cwt	71.50–78.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	106.56/cwt	103.00–110.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,071Last week 1,327Year ago 1,454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 190Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 45Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
2	—	752	100.00	100.00
2	—	428	80.00–115.00	98.01
2	—	377	118.00	118.00
2	—	570	103.00–110.00	106.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	473	123.00–138.00	129.49
4	—	334	129.00–137.00	135.08
50	—	529	118.00–135.00	128.00
6	—	716	107.00–112.00	109.67
3	—	927	90.00–92.00	90.67
58	—	618	110.00–124.50	119.69
10	—	375	124.00–134.00	126.27
10	—	438	120.50–133.50	126.09
14	—	670	110.00–124.00	118.69
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
1	—	260	169.00	169.00
32	—	573	115.00–129.50	122.71
4	—	853	108.00	108.00
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	144.00	144.00
80	—	634	135.90	135.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	134.00–145.00	141.27
5	—	412	140.50–153.00	145.62
6	—	628	143.00–144.00	143.84
2	—	378	144.00–155.00	149.39
9	—	730	123.50–132.00	130.16
8	—	471	139.00–142.00	141.61
2	—	787	127.00	127.00
56	—	661	129.00–141.00	138.55
3	—	235	190.00	190.00
63	—	563	131.00–146.00	140.30
3	—	290	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	126.00–127.00	126.49
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	908	128.10	128.10
59	—	813	137.10	137.10
63	—	870	134.50	134.50
4	—	552	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	119.00	119.00
4	—	525	102.00–116.00	112.50
2	—	385	123.00–130.00	126.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	124.00–153.00	137.10
9	—	631	110.00–137.00	130.88
12	—	574	119.00–128.00	123.01
1	—	780	113.00	113.00
15	—	477	124.00–136.00	131.56
4	—	665	123.00–125.50	124.87
5	—	378	142.50–152.50	146.38
10	—	510	124.00–125.00	124.69
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	742	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	78.50–85.00	81.05
4	—	1,700	95.00–99.00	97.35
7	—	1,795	102.00–115.00	108.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	43.00–54.00	48.41
2	—	1,183	66.50–69.50	67.86
3	—	935	56.00–62.00	60.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,492	62.00–69.50	66.87
11	—	1,456	70.50–81.00	75.55
1	—	1,485	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,198	62.00–69.50	65.58
7	—	1,153	52.00–59.50	56.48
8	—	1,228	71.50–78.00	72.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,370.00	1,370.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	950.00–1,400.00	1,153.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	920.00–1,000.00	974.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,340	1,080.00–1,510.00	1,253.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,387	850.00–960.00	930.99

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle