Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.05/cwt on 859 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −96.21 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$134.05

859 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$2.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

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	780	134.15	1,046	830
Medium and Large 2-3	557	131.33	731	29

One grade step is worth $2.82/cwt here — about $315 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 sale859 hd

134.05

—

KY average26 barns · 5,302 hd

136.40

−2.35

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−96.21

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	1,711	103.74	1,775	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,689	77.29	1,306	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	72.75	917	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	68.61	653	20

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.11/cwt	136.00–140.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	98.52/cwt	95.00–102.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	119.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.58/cwt	120.00–136.50	806	23
Bulls	—	—	1,712	113.26/cwt	109.00–120.50	1,939	13
Bulls	—	—	1,747	101.22/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,768	10
Bulls	—	—	1,675	93.89/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	124.52/cwt	122.00–127.00	502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	63.91/cwt	60.00–65.50	736	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	59.09/cwt	57.00–62.00	557	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	74.77/cwt	70.50–79.50	1,222	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,817	83.79/cwt	80.50–93.00	1,522	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	63.48/cwt	63.00–64.00	938	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	70.89/cwt	66.00–74.50	871	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	68.35/cwt	65.50–72.00	670	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	78.30/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,050	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	75.71/cwt	73.00–81.00	700	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	966.37/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	11,819	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	872.89/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	10,466	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	856.27/cwt	775.00–975.00	9,385	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	836	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	127.95/cwt	122.00–131.00	545	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	97.53/cwt	94.00–101.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	158.53/cwt	149.00–163.00	694	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	116.63/cwt	116.20–117.00	1,137	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	130.91/cwt	125.00–134.00	944	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	156.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	132.71/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,095	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.56/cwt	130.00–149.50	823	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	825	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	131.32/cwt	131.00–132.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	139.90/cwt	139.90–139.90	800	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	118.64/cwt	117.00–121.00	750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	109.69/cwt	107.00–111.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	895	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.32/cwt	131.00–147.00	660	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	124.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	149.43/cwt	142.00–155.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	112.49/cwt	110.00–114.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	132.45/cwt	121.00–137.50	766	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	153.12/cwt	145.00–159.00	513	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	135.70/cwt	135.70–135.70	1,111	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.55/cwt	140.00–155.50	787	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,220.42/cwt	925.00–1,400.00	17,757	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	12,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,740	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	397	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	776	98.02/cwt	97.00–100.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	141.82/cwt	134.00–147.50	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	582	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	559	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	627	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	134.10/cwt	128.00–138.00	774	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	129.13/cwt	124.00–134.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.07/cwt	124.00–127.00	892	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	153.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.41/cwt	127.00–135.00	865	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	151.31/cwt	142.00–157.50	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	125.87/cwt	115.00–129.75	841	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	126.64/cwt	121.00–129.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	121.92/cwt	113.00–125.00	868	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	133.35/cwt	128.00–141.00	705	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	534	147.18/cwt	146.00–149.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	140.37/cwt	137.00–148.00	536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.72/cwt	115.00–127.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	115.82/cwt	111.00–119.50	900	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	134.91/cwt	123.00–137.50	828	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	127.78/cwt	125.00–137.50	742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	137.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	934	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,157	125
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	130.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	114.98/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	127.84/cwt	119.00–129.50	975	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	145.22/cwt	141.00–147.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	141.57/cwt	133.00–146.00	893	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	963	124.30/cwt	124.30–124.30	1,197	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.05/cwt	149.00–164.00	743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	136.70/cwt	126.00–141.00	733	22

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,689Last week 1,374Year ago 1,168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 150Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 65Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
2	—	875	95.00–102.00	98.52
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
2	—	403	122.00–127.00	124.52
2	—	973	94.00–101.00	97.53
7	—	473	124.00–134.00	129.13
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	905	102.00	102.00
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	157.00	157.00
8	—	471	136.00–140.00	138.11
6	—	763	117.00–120.00	119.48
23	—	622	120.00–136.50	129.58
9	—	577	128.00–138.00	134.10
1	—	870	106.00	106.00
11	—	713	124.00–127.00	125.07
2	—	420	150.00–157.00	153.50
12	—	663	127.00–135.00	130.41
3	—	367	142.00–157.50	151.31
3	—	848	114.00	114.00
22	—	536	126.00–141.00	136.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	836	74.00	74.00
2	—	582	96.00	96.00
2	—	627	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	122.00–131.00	127.95
3	—	385	131.00–132.00	131.32
11	—	632	117.00–121.00	118.64
3	—	736	107.00–111.00	109.69
15	—	517	120.00–128.00	124.54
4	—	680	110.00–114.00	112.49
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
4	—	776	97.00–100.00	98.02
1	—	805	98.00	98.00
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
8	—	475	121.00–129.00	126.64
1	—	925	96.00	96.00
7	—	570	115.00–127.00	118.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	130.00–137.00	133.50
3	—	831	106.00	106.00
44	—	474	131.00–147.00	139.32
6	—	281	142.00–155.00	149.43
46	—	578	121.00–137.50	132.45
13	—	432	134.00–147.50	141.82
138	—	668	115.00–129.75	125.87
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
22	—	712	113.00–125.00	121.92
57	—	529	128.00–141.00	133.35
14	—	382	137.00–148.00	140.37
18	—	777	111.00–119.50	115.82
52	—	614	123.00–137.50	134.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	572	139.90	139.90
80	—	703	127.25	127.25
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	146.00–149.00	147.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	438	149.00–163.00	158.53
3	—	285	155.00–160.00	158.30
106	—	975	116.20–117.00	116.63
21	—	721	125.00–134.00	130.91
6	—	377	150.00–165.00	156.36
193	—	825	119.00–134.00	132.71
28	—	573	130.00–149.50	143.56
9	—	857	124.00	124.00
11	—	335	145.00–159.00	153.12
31	—	523	140.00–155.50	150.55
65	—	678	130.00–140.00	137.72
2	—	935	112.00–118.00	114.98
17	—	763	119.00–129.50	127.84
48	—	631	133.00–146.00	141.57
1	—	230	192.50	192.50
14	—	482	149.00–164.00	154.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	146.00	146.00
1	—	425	131.00	131.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
2	—	510	137.00–139.00	137.98
1	—	875	112.00	112.00
9	—	581	125.00–137.50	127.78
2	—	280	125.00–135.00	130.09
7	—	477	141.00–147.00	145.22
1	—	1,255	90.00	90.00
2	—	610	127.00–130.00	128.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	524	157.50	157.50
56	—	819	135.70	135.70
125	—	868	133.25	133.25
56	—	963	124.30	124.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,712	109.00–120.50	113.26
10	—	1,747	97.00–107.00	101.22
10	—	1,675	91.00–95.00	93.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,152	60.00–65.50	63.91
49	—	1,228	66.00–74.50	70.89
34	—	1,341	75.00–84.50	78.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	943	57.00–62.00	59.09
8	—	980	65.50–72.00	68.35
7	—	924	73.00–81.00	75.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,634	70.50–79.50	74.77
12	—	1,817	80.50–93.00	83.79
2	—	1,478	63.00–64.00	63.48

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,223	700.00–1,150.00	966.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,199	725.00–1,050.00	872.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,096	775.00–975.00	856.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,455	925.00–1,400.00	1,220.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	930	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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