Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter Bulls sold steady-3.00 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 $131.48/cwt on 708 head.

Average price

$131.48

708 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

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	614	133.29	819	643
Medium and Large 2-3	553	113.57	628	65

One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about $191 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 sale708 hd

131.48

—

KY average26 barns · 5,135 hd

132.52

−1.04

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	—	Average	1,780	99.17	1,765	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	74.35	1,123	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	69.84	857	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	63.48	694	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2Value Added	—	511	156.91/cwt	156.50–157.00	802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,219	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	110.83/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	126.96/cwt	120.00–132.50	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	146.32/cwt	138.00–151.00	909	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	146.34/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,058	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	129.51/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	117.53/cwt	107.50–120.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.54/cwt	120.00–135.50	822	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	134.66/cwt	129.75–139.50	1,042	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	136.06/cwt	134.00–138.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	117.54/cwt	110.00–121.00	476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	138.00/cwt	124.00–144.00	658	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	142.71/cwt	140.00–144.00	746	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	111.04/cwt	108.00–114.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	122.61/cwt	118.00–129.00	877	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	104.36/cwt	86.00–110.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.47/cwt	122.00–136.00	690	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	134.75/cwt	134.50–136.00	1,004	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	149.65/cwt	149.00–151.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.10/cwt	138.00–156.00	780	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	119.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	138.60/cwt	135.00–141.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.17/cwt	120.00–138.50	754	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	114.97/cwt	100.00–119.00	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	112.04/cwt	110.00–121.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.53/cwt	125.00–149.00	589	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	136.47/cwt	128.00–145.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.99/cwt	122.00–135.00	879	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	111.17/cwt	107.50–115.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	136.91/cwt	136.50–137.50	868	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	137.92/cwt	120.00–145.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	153.35/cwt	152.50–154.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	132.33/cwt	124.00–138.00	826	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	143.40/cwt	143.00–144.50	889	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.64/cwt	124.00–133.00	871	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	112.88/cwt	105.00–119.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	129.42/cwt	121.00–132.00	916	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.99/cwt	157.00–161.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,124	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	163.00/cwt	155.00–171.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	157.44/cwt	156.50–158.00	896	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	153.74/cwt	141.00–160.00	729	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,211	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	156.12/cwt	152.00–160.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	156.57/cwt	152.00–160.50	955	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	145.08/cwt	138.00–155.00	844	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	121.31/cwt	113.00–129.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	113.18/cwt	109.00–118.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	123.35/cwt	116.00–125.50	973	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	123.49/cwt	121.00–126.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	102.37/cwt	94.00–109.00	752	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	1,258.38/cwt	1,020.00–1,370.00	16,623	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	621	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	590	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	899.56/cwt	850.00–940.00	11,092	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	63.48/cwt	62.50–64.50	694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	57.39/cwt	56.50–58.50	610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	67.06/cwt	63.00–69.50	821	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	123.51/cwt	120.00–133.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	129.17/cwt	120.00–137.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	140.16/cwt	125.00–147.00	741	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	87.90/cwt	65.50–98.50	1,455	4
Bulls	—	—	1,873	84.38/cwt	79.50–87.00	1,580	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	105.96/cwt	99.00–111.50	1,916	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	162.59/cwt	162.00–165.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	983	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,236	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	133.29/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,022	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	110.44/cwt	101.00–120.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,146	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	143.50/cwt	133.00–149.00	976	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	140.13/cwt	140.00–140.25	1,078	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	132.91/cwt	125.00–139.00	960	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	120.55/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	837.27/cwt	790.00–880.00	8,733	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	75.34/cwt	70.50–82.00	1,137	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	66.39/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,011	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	73.27/cwt	70.00–79.50	911	21

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,658Last week 1,647Year ago 781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 150Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 42Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	511	156.50–157.00	156.91
60	—	871	140.00	140.00
8	—	915	128.50	128.50
60	—	723	141.00–148.00	146.34
14	—	569	156.50–158.00	157.44
30	—	610	152.00–160.50	156.57
5	—	445	162.00–165.00	162.59
52	—	983	125.75	125.75
67	—	813	141.00	141.00
34	—	769	140.00–140.25	140.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	161.00	161.00
6	—	1,016	110.00–111.00	110.83
24	—	621	138.00–151.00	146.32
6	—	823	129.00–131.00	129.51
26	—	527	138.00–156.00	148.10
9	—	878	125.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	380	155.00–171.00	163.00
31	—	474	141.00–160.00	153.74
9	—	1,137	106.50	106.50
2	—	423	152.00–160.00	156.12
56	—	582	138.00–155.00	145.08
23	—	767	125.00–137.00	133.29
2	—	965	121.00–122.00	121.50
64	—	680	133.00–149.00	143.50
10	—	722	125.00–139.00	132.91
2	—	923	118.00–123.00	120.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	102.50	102.50
5	—	473	120.00–132.50	126.96
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
5	—	430	107.50–120.00	117.53
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
2	—	518	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	573	113.00–129.00	121.31
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
3	—	628	101.00–120.00	110.44
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	630	120.00–135.50	130.54
2	—	238	134.00–138.00	136.06
70	—	477	124.00–144.00	138.00
1	—	1,020	83.00	83.00
13	—	715	118.00–129.00	122.61
55	—	529	122.00–136.00	130.47
3	—	323	135.00–141.00	138.60
105	—	575	120.00–138.50	131.17
6	—	824	110.00–121.00	112.04
25	—	425	125.00–149.00	138.53
7	—	368	128.00–145.00	136.47
29	—	676	122.00–135.00	129.99
12	—	789	116.00–125.50	123.35
1	—	945	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	774	129.75–139.50	134.66
45	—	523	140.00–144.00	142.71
42	—	745	134.50–136.00	134.75
3	—	655	137.00	137.00
22	—	634	136.50–137.50	136.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	405	110.00–121.00	117.54
3	—	810	100.00	100.00
4	—	674	108.00–114.00	111.04
6	—	765	86.00–110.00	104.36
12	—	377	115.00–125.00	119.83
1	—	315	108.00	108.00
13	—	620	100.00–119.00	114.97
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
3	—	572	107.50–115.00	111.17
5	—	518	109.00–118.00	113.18
4	—	473	121.00–126.00	123.49
3	—	735	94.00–109.00	102.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	149.00–151.00	149.65
7	—	493	152.50–154.00	153.35
11	—	620	143.00–144.50	143.40
1	—	405	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,010	83.00	83.00
2	—	320	134.00–135.00	134.48
1	—	460	111.00	111.00
3	—	629	105.00–119.00	112.88
1	—	830	74.00	74.00
5	—	760	111.00	111.00
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	120.00–145.00	137.92
10	—	624	124.00–138.00	132.33
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
10	—	677	124.00–133.00	128.64
1	—	860	108.00	108.00
11	—	708	121.00–132.00	129.42
2	—	373	157.00–161.00	158.99
7	—	581	120.00–133.00	123.51
3	—	413	120.00–137.00	129.17
20	—	529	125.00–147.00	140.16
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	95.00	95.00
7	—	775	95.00	95.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,321	1,020.00–1,370.00	1,258.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,233	850.00–940.00	899.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	790.00–880.00	837.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	62.50–64.50	63.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	56.50–58.50	57.39
17	—	1,225	63.00–69.50	67.06
21	—	1,244	70.00–79.50	73.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,509	70.50–82.00	75.34
3	—	1,523	65.00–69.00	66.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	65.50–98.50	87.90
2	—	1,873	79.50–87.00	84.38
11	—	1,808	99.00–111.50	105.96

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