Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and Bulls sold steady, 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 $134.23/cwt on 624 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −96.04 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$134.23

624 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$19.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

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	761	134.48	1,023	616
Medium and Large 2-3	652	114.82	748	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about $275 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 sale624 hd

134.23

—

KY average28 barns · 5,624 hd

135.07

−0.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−96.04

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	—	Low	1,702	101.44	1,726	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	74.00	1,129	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	71.35	837	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	60.81	634	5thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	378	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	122.05/cwt	110.00–127.00	817	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	112.32/cwt	104.00–121.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	108.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	132.90/cwt	132.50–133.00	812	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.86/cwt	113.00–136.00	733	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	127.43/cwt	124.00–135.00	358	7
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	125.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	128.20/cwt	124.00–130.00	650	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	117.00/cwt	111.00–123.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.03/cwt	120.00–140.00	625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	96.60/cwt	92.00–100.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.18/cwt	122.00–133.00	852	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	134.99/cwt	132.50–137.50	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.20/cwt	115.00–128.00	774	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	133.28/cwt	131.00–135.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	120.16/cwt	110.00–124.00	876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.15/cwt	120.00–136.00	738	8
Bulls	—	—	2,095	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,844	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	95.21/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,460	9
Bulls	—	—	1,827	109.16/cwt	100.50–115.00	1,994	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,145	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	143.38/cwt	133.00–145.50	704	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	907	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,131	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	154.03/cwt	153.00–155.00	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.70/cwt	134.00–150.00	732	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	133.96/cwt	133.75–134.50	1,040	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	155.66/cwt	154.00–156.00	875	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.50	997	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	146.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	783	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	235	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	130.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	630	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	910	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	119.61/cwt	108.00–122.50	762	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	128.05/cwt	114.00–135.00	662	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	112.19/cwt	111.00–113.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,106	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	134.24/cwt	133.50–136.00	972	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	135.24/cwt	127.00–140.00	910	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,037.84/cwt	950.00–1,110.00	13,232	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,247.28/cwt	1,130.00–1,390.00	14,431	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,215.53/cwt	1,035.00–1,340.00	12,836	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,690.00/cwt	1,690.00–1,690.00	21,379	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	892.74/cwt	860.00–950.00	10,017	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	67.18/cwt	66.50–68.00	699	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	73.87/cwt	70.50–77.50	858	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	923	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	64.16/cwt	62.00–68.50	1,007	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	76.42/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,159	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	556	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	516	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	67.31/cwt	63.00–69.50	802	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	143.99/cwt	143.00–146.50	911	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.42/cwt	128.00–141.00	867	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.59/cwt	124.50–132.00	939	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	123.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,197	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	175.39/cwt	165.00–185.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.62/cwt	127.00–147.00	826	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.18/cwt	143.00–150.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	630	2

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,374Last week 1,071Year ago 1,633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 68Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 43Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	118.00–120.00	118.97
3	—	577	107.00–110.00	108.98
3	—	683	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	669	110.00–127.00	122.05
6	—	726	104.00–121.00	112.32
86	—	569	113.00–136.00	128.86
7	—	281	124.00–135.00	127.43
10	—	421	120.00–135.00	125.62
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
16	—	482	120.00–135.00	130.63
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
20	—	637	108.00–122.50	119.61
2	—	310	134.00	134.00
45	—	517	114.00–135.00	128.05
5	—	767	111.00–113.00	112.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	611	132.50–133.00	132.90
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
2	—	235	160.00–165.00	162.45
15	—	711	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	124.00–130.00	128.20
2	—	755	111.00–123.00	117.00
10	—	473	120.00–140.00	132.03
3	—	825	92.00–100.00	96.60
10	—	665	122.00–133.00	128.18
4	—	376	132.50–137.50	134.99
15	—	628	115.00–128.00	123.20
6	—	431	131.00–135.00	133.28
7	—	729	110.00–124.00	120.16
8	—	576	120.00–136.00	128.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	112.00–115.00	113.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	874	131.00	131.00
3	—	478	160.00	160.00
58	—	907	124.75	124.75
10	—	527	153.00–155.00	154.03
72	—	776	133.75–134.50	133.96
18	—	562	154.00–156.00	155.66
116	—	819	135.00	135.00
18	—	724	133.50–136.00	134.24
33	—	633	143.00–146.50	143.99
55	—	965	124.00	124.00
2	—	323	165.00–185.00	175.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	491	133.00–145.50	143.38
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
17	—	520	134.00–150.00	140.70
3	—	891	114.50	114.50
19	—	764	130.00–131.50	130.49
6	—	429	140.00–150.00	146.82
27	—	673	127.00–140.00	135.24
7	—	1,030	112.50	112.50
1	—	980	110.00	110.00
38	—	626	128.00–141.00	138.42
11	—	730	124.50–132.00	128.59
2	—	805	121.00–126.00	123.50
16	—	575	127.00–147.00	143.62
1	—	260	162.00	162.00
3	—	375	143.00–150.00	145.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	867	102.00	102.00
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	405	127.50	127.50
2	—	508	122.00–126.00	124.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	131.00	131.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	88.00	88.00
9	—	1,533	91.00–99.50	95.21
9	—	1,827	100.50–115.00	109.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	66.50–68.00	67.18
1	—	1,020	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,075	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,162	70.50–77.50	73.87
15	—	1,191	63.00–69.50	67.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	60.50	60.50
7	—	1,570	62.00–68.50	64.16
34	—	1,517	71.00–85.00	76.42

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	950.00–1,110.00	1,037.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,157	1,130.00–1,390.00	1,247.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,056	1,035.00–1,340.00	1,215.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,265	1,690.00	1,690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,122	860.00–950.00	892.74

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle