Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower; over 700 lbs steady with good demand. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.24/cwt on 410 head.

Average price

$126.24

410 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$22.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

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	577	127.47	736	388
Medium and Large 2-3	586	104.56	613	22

One grade step is worth $22.91/cwt here — about $123 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 sale410 hd

126.24

—

KY average26 barns · 5,182 hd

128.56

−2.32

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	1,747	93.95	1,641	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	71.32	1,082	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	67.71	812	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	62.45	705	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	—	1,488	81.32/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,210	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	92.90/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,672	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.63/cwt	128.00–156.00	649	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	116.73/cwt	113.00–120.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	140.11/cwt	127.50–148.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.35/cwt	121.00–140.00	705	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	142.54/cwt	132.50–146.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	132.86/cwt	120.50–139.00	775	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	66.98/cwt	63.50–69.00	796	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	72.15/cwt	70.00–76.50	875	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	57.07/cwt	52.00–59.50	688	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	73.29/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,107	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	63.65/cwt	60.00–67.00	754	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	67.37/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,031	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	874.65/cwt	670.00–1,140.00	10,548	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	999.99/cwt	910.00–1,185.00	12,440	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	552	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	469	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	103.83/cwt	101.50–105.00	1,853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	959	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	136.57/cwt	132.00–145.00	784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	292	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	126.78/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,042	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	151.88/cwt	140.00–168.00	418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	139.21/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.70/cwt	115.50–136.00	670	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	113.75/cwt	105.00–120.50	821	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	109.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	124.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.22/cwt	114.00–126.50	748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	112.22/cwt	103.00–114.00	853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	126.51/cwt	125.00–127.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	119.64/cwt	113.00–126.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	130.62/cwt	124.00–136.50	874	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	146.04/cwt	142.00–152.50	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	143.77/cwt	143.50–146.00	891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	131.80/cwt	124.00–134.00	960	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.03/cwt	123.00–145.00	452	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	111.33/cwt	105.00–115.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.32/cwt	118.00–137.00	712	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	145.86/cwt	144.00–147.50	391	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	336	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	7,929	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	13,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,183.60/cwt	1,025.00–1,330.00	14,795	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	96.46/cwt	93.00–100.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.42/cwt	125.00–145.00	657	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.68/cwt	114.00–119.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	120.81/cwt	109.00–130.50	823	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	125.39/cwt	118.00–134.50	538	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	136.14/cwt	132.50–137.00	863	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	103.32/cwt	100.00–104.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	776	90.80/cwt	82.00–100.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	122.95/cwt	114.00–128.00	591	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	127.25/cwt	126.00–127.50	917	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	101.26/cwt	100.00–102.50	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	151.42/cwt	138.00–155.00	700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	131.82/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,037	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,132	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	126.38/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,118	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.31/cwt	133.00–150.00	731	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	886	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.70/cwt	145.00–159.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.56/cwt	124.00–138.50	828	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	124.04/cwt	122.00–125.00	841	16

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 1,627Year ago 1,313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,171Last week 126Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 31Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	75.00–87.00	81.32
11	—	1,800	89.00–97.00	92.90
5	—	1,785	101.50–105.00	103.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,189	63.50–69.00	66.98
10	—	1,213	70.00–76.50	72.15
3	—	1,205	52.00–59.50	57.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,510	71.00–80.00	73.29
8	—	1,531	63.00–69.00	67.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	60.00–67.00	63.65
1	—	1,205	68.50	68.50
1	—	940	54.00	54.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	105.50	105.50
34	—	428	128.00–156.00	151.63
4	—	389	127.50–148.00	140.11
26	—	525	121.00–140.00	134.35
4	—	337	132.50–146.00	142.54
20	—	583	120.50–139.00	132.86
6	—	626	125.00–129.00	126.33
2	—	983	93.00–100.00	96.46
13	—	468	125.00–145.00	140.42
3	—	710	114.00–119.00	115.68
3	—	761	115.00–118.00	116.01
16	—	678	122.00–125.00	124.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	113.00–120.00	116.73
2	—	577	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	169.00	169.00
3	—	403	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	85.00	85.00
1	—	825	74.00	74.00
1	—	395	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
3	—	450	105.00–111.00	109.00
1	—	360	112.50	112.50
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
4	—	584	105.00–115.00	111.33
2	—	665	108.00	108.00
2	—	543	110.00–113.00	111.51
5	—	776	82.00–100.00	90.80
2	—	418	100.00–102.50	101.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	525	115.50–136.00	127.70
16	—	722	105.00–120.50	113.75
7	—	370	120.00–130.00	124.69
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
23	—	617	114.00–126.50	121.22
10	—	760	103.00–114.00	112.22
1	—	910	96.00	96.00
16	—	325	123.00–145.00	139.03
1	—	1,000	91.00	91.00
16	—	577	118.00–137.00	123.32
2	—	268	144.00–147.50	145.86
6	—	865	110.00	110.00
16	—	681	109.00–130.50	120.81
44	—	429	118.00–134.50	125.39
6	—	817	100.00–104.00	103.32
25	—	481	114.00–128.00	122.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	143.00	143.00
5	—	512	141.50	141.50
10	—	775	127.50	127.50
98	—	634	132.50–137.00	136.14
12	—	721	126.00–127.50	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	664	144.50	144.50
3	—	405	161.00	161.00
5	—	292	176.00	176.00
5	—	722	138.00–140.00	139.21
9	—	620	143.50–146.00	143.77
2	—	357	182.00	182.00
22	—	825	137.25	137.25
1	—	320	182.50	182.50
22	—	581	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	127.50	127.50
2	—	443	120.00–130.00	125.03
1	—	495	128.00	128.00
4	—	523	125.00–127.00	126.51
2	—	578	113.00–126.00	119.64
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	574	132.00–145.00	136.57
3	—	238	165.00	165.00
14	—	822	124.00–127.00	126.78
5	—	275	140.00–168.00	151.88
17	—	669	124.00–136.50	130.62
5	—	333	142.00–152.50	146.04
24	—	728	124.00–134.00	131.80
1	—	930	116.00	116.00
10	—	462	138.00–155.00	151.42
22	—	787	124.00–132.50	131.82
1	—	380	151.00	151.00
9	—	885	123.00–128.00	126.38
22	—	525	133.00–150.00	139.31
6	—	417	145.00–159.00	147.70
20	—	620	124.00–138.50	133.56

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)	5	—	1,206	670.00–1,140.00	874.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,244	910.00–1,185.00	999.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,140.00	1,140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,025.00–1,330.00	1,183.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,210.00	1,210.00

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

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