Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs 3.00-4.00 lower; over 600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower; over 500lbs steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower; slaughter Bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower 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 $134.58/cwt on 587 head.

Average price

$134.58

587 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

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	623	135.03	842	576
Medium and Large 2-3	593	111.02	659	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $183 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 sale587 hd

134.58

—

KY average24 barns · 4,019 hd

130.31

+4.27

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	1,768	95.55	1,690	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	71.20	1,089	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	66.75	839	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	56.44	572	9thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,697	79.73	1,353	6thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	65.79/cwt	61.50–68.50	828	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	965	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	66.44/cwt	62.00–69.50	1,008	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	74.86/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,149	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	128.62/cwt	121.00–136.00	678	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	103.66/cwt	103.00–105.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.36/cwt	135.00–148.00	667	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	149.80/cwt	135.00–158.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	116.29/cwt	114.00–117.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	126.90/cwt	126.90–126.90	985	71
Heifers	Choice	—	1,697	79.73/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.98/cwt	116.00–132.00	800	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	137.13/cwt	134.50–137.70	911	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.56/cwt	131.00–147.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	132.60/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	119.72/cwt	117.50–122.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	128.80/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	141.02/cwt	138.00–150.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	145.88/cwt	127.00–152.00	832	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	142.79/cwt	135.00–147.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	144.49/cwt	136.00–153.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	134.90/cwt	128.00–142.00	781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	155.31/cwt	154.00–158.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.89/cwt	122.50–146.00	655	10
Bulls	—	—	1,625	107.73/cwt	101.50–112.00	1,751	5
Bulls	—	—	1,778	87.38/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,554	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	94.60/cwt	90.50–100.00	1,703	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	151.71/cwt	151.50–152.25	928	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	133.33/cwt	124.00–135.00	939	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	142.84/cwt	135.00–150.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,254	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.94/cwt	130.00–151.00	782	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	142.80/cwt	142.80–142.80	1,127	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	134.56/cwt	129.00–139.00	904	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	137.45/cwt	133.00–142.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,132	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,305	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,213	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.34/cwt	134.00–141.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	112.42/cwt	107.00–115.00	978	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.70/cwt	119.00–124.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	126.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	868	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	134.02/cwt	121.00–138.50	843	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	886	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	124.75/cwt	114.00–132.00	858	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.38/cwt	110.00–118.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	144.61/cwt	141.50–145.80	842	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.82/cwt	126.00–140.00	779	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	143.40/cwt	137.00–150.00	622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	110.03/cwt	106.00–115.00	589	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	976.61/cwt	850.00–1,065.00	11,983	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	833.59/cwt	820.00–850.00	9,528	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	628	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	56.56/cwt	52.00–61.00	711	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	72.30/cwt	70.00–75.00	904	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	53.85/cwt	52.00–57.00	541	7

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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,486Last week 1,689Year ago 1,434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 187Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 79Year ago 120

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,259	61.50–68.50	65.79
7	—	1,257	52.00–61.00	56.56
21	—	1,250	70.00–75.00	72.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	60.50	60.50
17	—	1,517	62.00–69.50	66.44
25	—	1,535	70.00–83.00	74.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,085	68.50	68.50
7	—	1,004	52.00–57.00	53.85
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,697	77.00–81.50	79.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	101.50–112.00	107.73
5	—	1,778	85.00–89.00	87.38
21	—	1,800	90.50–100.00	94.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	527	121.00–136.00	128.62
1	—	1,010	109.00	109.00
31	—	472	135.00–148.00	141.36
3	—	318	135.00–158.00	149.80
33	—	620	116.00–132.00	128.98
3	—	372	137.00–140.00	138.99
51	—	688	114.00–132.00	124.75
3	—	770	110.00–118.00	115.38
1	—	255	132.50	132.50
91	—	578	126.00–140.00	134.82
5	—	722	111.00	111.00
1	—	920	109.00	109.00
13	—	434	137.00–150.00	143.40
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	103.00–105.00	103.66
4	—	578	114.00–117.00	116.29
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
3	—	535	106.00–115.00	110.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	776	126.90	126.90
4	—	626	135.00–140.00	137.50
96	—	664	134.50–137.70	137.13
13	—	707	125.25	125.25
133	—	582	141.50–145.80	144.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
2	—	563	117.50–122.00	119.72
5	—	392	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	563	156.50	156.50
14	—	510	158.50	158.50
14	—	650	142.50	142.50
46	—	612	151.50–152.25	151.71
59	—	915	137.00	137.00
119	—	789	142.80	142.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	131.00–147.00	140.56
5	—	770	131.00–134.00	132.60
10	—	802	128.00–132.00	128.80
6	—	365	138.00–150.00	141.02
14	—	570	127.00–152.00	145.88
6	—	436	135.00–147.00	142.79
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
21	—	704	124.00–135.00	133.33
2	—	330	135.00–150.00	142.84
38	—	532	130.00–151.00	146.94
2	—	855	128.50	128.50
65	—	672	129.00–139.00	134.56
8	—	624	133.00–142.00	137.45
2	—	947	119.50	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	122.00–125.00	124.00
1	—	1,015	99.00	99.00
7	—	424	136.00–153.00	144.49
2	—	920	108.00	108.00
9	—	579	128.00–142.00	134.90
3	—	357	154.00–158.00	155.31
10	—	465	122.50–146.00	140.89
3	—	525	134.00–141.00	138.34
12	—	870	107.00–115.00	112.42
3	—	728	119.00–124.00	120.70
14	—	684	125.00–130.00	126.89
3	—	965	107.50	107.50
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
23	—	629	121.00–138.50	134.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
2	—	320	135.00	135.00

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	2	—	1,150	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,227	850.00–1,065.00	976.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	820.00–850.00	833.59

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle