Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-4.00 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 $143.42/cwt on 784 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −86.85 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$143.42

784 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$20.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

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	705	143.68	1,013	774
Medium and Large 2-3	573	123.01	705	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.67/cwt here — about $309 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 sale784 hd

143.42

—

KY average19 barns · 3,075 hd

140.93

+2.49

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−86.85

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	1,696	95.95	1,627	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	71.55	1,021	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	67.77	808	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	66.50	718	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,099.55/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	13,832	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	382	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	128.52/cwt	110.00–134.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	145.19/cwt	140.00–146.25	1,125	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	138.73/cwt	137.75–139.50	1,142	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	135.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	993	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.95/cwt	132.00–139.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	150.48/cwt	144.00–162.50	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	718	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	72.67/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,041	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	66.79/cwt	64.00–68.50	938	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	66.27/cwt	63.00–69.50	793	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	72.25/cwt	70.00–74.50	881	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	56.97/cwt	55.50–59.50	584	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	93.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	145.12/cwt	144.25–149.00	933	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	170.06/cwt	167.00–180.00	733	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	152.08/cwt	135.00–158.00	732	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	136.91/cwt	130.00–141.25	876	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	148.32/cwt	133.50–152.50	857	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	144.57/cwt	131.00–148.00	775	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	127.10/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,107	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	156.13/cwt	141.00–164.00	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	108.51/cwt	105.00–111.50	1,105	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	130.47/cwt	124.00–135.00	999	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.45/cwt	133.00–136.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	161.21/cwt	157.00–170.00	506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	105.49/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	103.00/cwt	102.00–109.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	127.99/cwt	124.00–143.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	136.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	104.42/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,803	5
Bulls	—	—	1,768	79.70/cwt	65.50–87.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	128.14/cwt	127.00–128.25	910	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	938	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	893	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	1,007	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	148.36/cwt	147.00–149.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	133.44/cwt	120.00–142.50	642	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.30/cwt	120.00–138.00	749	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	675	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.06/cwt	128.00–146.00	577	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	111.81/cwt	109.00–112.50	963	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	1,037.16/cwt	860.00–1,090.00	14,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	136.56/cwt	134.00–139.00	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	117.92/cwt	110.00–124.00	848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	110.55/cwt	106.00–115.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	109.98/cwt	108.50–113.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	113.06/cwt	100.00–120.00	419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.41/cwt	130.00–146.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.34/cwt	120.00–135.00	804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.65/cwt	134.00–144.00	782	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	149.70/cwt	133.00–161.00	545	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	126.70/cwt	120.00–128.50	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	122.21/cwt	116.00–133.00	835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	115.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	878	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	128.20/cwt	114.00–134.00	804	18

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 Sep 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,627Last week 1,392Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 148Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 20Year ago 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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,371	860.00–1,090.00	1,037.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,099.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	95.00	95.00
2	—	382	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	110.00–134.00	128.52
1	—	950	107.00	107.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	775	140.00–146.25	145.19
138	—	823	137.75–139.50	138.73
70	—	732	135.00–138.00	135.63
43	—	515	158.00	158.00
40	—	643	144.25–149.00	145.12
29	—	431	167.00–180.00	170.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	481	135.00–158.00	152.08
38	—	640	130.00–141.25	136.91
29	—	578	133.50–152.50	148.32
19	—	536	131.00–148.00	144.57
16	—	871	123.00–132.00	127.10
15	—	435	141.00–164.00	156.13
13	—	1,018	105.00–111.50	108.51
9	—	766	124.00–135.00	130.47
9	—	680	133.00–136.00	134.45
6	—	314	157.00–170.00	161.21
2	—	1,070	104.00–107.00	105.49
2	—	728	122.00–126.00	123.99
1	—	980	102.00	102.00
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
1	—	365	158.00	158.00
1	—	815	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	117.50	117.50
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	440	103.00	103.00
2	—	485	106.00–115.00	110.55
2	—	563	117.00–118.00	117.50
3	—	708	108.50–113.00	109.98
3	—	755	102.00	102.00
6	—	371	100.00–120.00	113.06
6	—	672	106.00–110.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	820	102.00–109.00	103.00
5	—	383	124.00–143.00	127.99
2	—	273	133.00–140.00	136.66
1	—	905	101.00	101.00
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
58	—	481	120.00–142.50	133.44
49	—	579	120.00–138.00	129.30
39	—	526	120.00–135.00	128.39
35	—	418	128.00–146.00	138.06
18	—	861	109.00–112.50	111.81
8	—	324	134.00–139.00	136.56
9	—	719	110.00–124.00	117.92
10	—	683	116.00–133.00	122.21
14	—	763	110.00–118.00	115.04
18	—	627	114.00–134.00	128.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	710	127.00–128.25	128.14
38	—	783	119.75	119.75
24	—	893	112.75	112.75
4	—	833	116.00	116.00
3	—	417	147.00–149.00	148.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	132.00–139.00	134.95
3	—	851	108.00	108.00
3	—	317	144.00–162.50	150.48
2	—	733	112.00–117.00	114.51
1	—	905	107.00	107.00
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
5	—	418	130.00–146.00	137.41
5	—	953	106.00	106.00
8	—	631	120.00–135.00	127.34
10	—	473	130.00–140.00	134.94
10	—	568	134.00–144.00	137.65
12	—	364	133.00–161.00	149.70
13	—	679	120.00–128.50	126.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	122.00–128.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	178.00	178.00
2	—	442	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	66.50	66.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,432	70.00–77.00	72.67
4	—	1,405	64.00–68.50	66.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,196	63.00–69.50	66.27
20	—	1,219	70.00–74.50	72.25
4	—	1,025	55.50–59.50	56.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	90.00–98.00	93.99
5	—	1,727	100.00–108.00	104.42
2	—	1,768	65.50–87.00	79.70

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle