Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 lower on plan offering. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter 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 $140.88/cwt on 512 head.

Average price

$140.88

512 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$17.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

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	695	140.98	979	509
Medium and Large 2-3	605	123.67	748	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.31/cwt here — about $231 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 sale512 hd

140.88

—

KY average28 barns · 5,921 hd

140.50

+0.38

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	1,704	95.37	1,625	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	73.88	1,133	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	67.40	819	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	65.75	781	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2	—	612	126.27/cwt	115.00–133.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	107.48/cwt	103.00–112.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	135.12/cwt	133.25–137.50	905	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	124.71/cwt	123.50–126.50	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	137.38/cwt	136.00–137.60	870	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	127.09/cwt	116.00–129.50	848	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	122.50–137.50	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	113.58/cwt	109.00–116.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	131.76/cwt	122.00–140.50	556	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	112.71/cwt	110.00–114.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	144.75/cwt	127.00–149.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	81.77/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,381	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	128.84/cwt	126.00–135.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	126.47/cwt	124.00–130.00	842	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	105.61/cwt	101.50–109.00	1,862	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	136.95/cwt	120.00–145.00	626	10
Bulls	—	—	1,670	95.00/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	144.58/cwt	139.00–148.00	746	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	147.51/cwt	135.00–158.00	555	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	138.34/cwt	136.00–140.95	1,220	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.91/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,080	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	137.00/cwt	133.00–140.00	917	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	133.12/cwt	123.00–138.50	1,029	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	171.36/cwt	159.00–175.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	147.84/cwt	138.00–154.00	705	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,044	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.75/cwt	135.00–154.00	779	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	145.42/cwt	138.00–154.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	917	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	132.64/cwt	126.00–134.75	950	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	139.68/cwt	133.00–144.00	890	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.48/cwt	131.00–151.00	637	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	145.22/cwt	144.50–145.25	973	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	145.66/cwt	134.50–153.00	835	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,061	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	870	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	511	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	434	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	925	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	731	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	921.77/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	11,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	12,016	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	74.17/cwt	70.00–79.00	952	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	65.00/cwt	60.50–69.50	765	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	68.30/cwt	67.00–69.50	1,047	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	75.48/cwt	72.50–81.50	1,158	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	839	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	56.77/cwt	53.50–60.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	138.03/cwt	123.00–144.50	805	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.30/cwt	125.00–134.50	667	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	129.06/cwt	122.50–135.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	991	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	134.53/cwt	123.00–141.50	651	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	114.56/cwt	107.00–115.50	929	9
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	979	20

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,289Last week 1,658Year ago 2,194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 150Year ago 265

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 32Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	612	115.00–133.00	126.27
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
2	—	287	144.00	144.00
10	—	785	123.50–126.50	124.71
28	—	667	116.00–129.50	127.09
2	—	315	122.50–137.50	130.00
29	—	422	122.00–140.50	131.76
3	—	728	110.00–114.00	112.71
123	—	583	123.00–144.50	138.03
31	—	520	125.00–134.50	128.30
9	—	385	122.50–135.00	129.06
41	—	484	123.00–141.50	134.53
9	—	811	107.00–115.50	114.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	103.00–112.00	107.48
5	—	381	101.00	101.00
2	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	250	129.00	129.00
3	—	521	109.00–116.00	113.58
1	—	320	113.00	113.00
1	—	415	109.00	109.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	670	133.25–137.50	135.12
57	—	633	136.00–137.60	137.38
13	—	729	136.00	136.00
20	—	771	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	161.00	161.00
2	—	340	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
6	—	381	127.00–149.00	144.75
2	—	578	124.00–125.00	124.49
7	—	623	126.00–135.00	128.84
4	—	666	124.00–130.00	126.47
10	—	457	120.00–145.00	136.95
12	—	516	139.00–148.00	144.58
1	—	420	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,061	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	376	135.00–158.00	147.51
58	—	825	126.00–131.00	130.91
18	—	669	133.00–140.00	137.00
24	—	773	123.00–138.50	133.12
25	—	477	138.00–154.00	147.84
1	—	880	126.00	126.00
33	—	524	135.00–154.00	148.75
4	—	339	138.00–154.00	145.42
34	—	716	126.00–134.75	132.64
34	—	637	133.00–144.00	139.68
12	—	435	131.00–151.00	146.48
39	—	573	134.50–153.00	145.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	882	136.00–140.95	138.34
2	—	200	170.00	170.00
12	—	436	159.00–175.00	171.36
14	—	750	139.25	139.25
17	—	622	147.50	147.50
50	—	670	144.50–145.25	145.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	785	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	85.00	85.00
8	—	925	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,689	78.00–89.00	81.77
7	—	1,763	101.50–109.00	105.61
10	—	1,670	90.00–99.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,284	70.00–79.00	74.17
17	—	1,177	60.50–69.50	65.00
7	—	1,143	53.50–60.00	56.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,533	67.00–69.50	68.30
14	—	1,534	72.50–81.50	75.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,225	68.50	68.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,262	800.00–1,010.00	921.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,178	1,020.00	1,020.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle