Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with lower undertone. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter Bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher 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 $138.74/cwt on 603 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.53 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$138.74

603 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$14.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

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	699	139.46	975	573
Medium and Large 2-3	596	124.98	745	30

One grade step is worth $14.49/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 sale603 hd

138.74

—

KY average24 barns · 5,899 hd

137.89

+0.85

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−91.53

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	1,817	94.98	1,726	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	66.91	1,011	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	63.85	771	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	53.26	508	8thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	817	138.60/cwt	135.00–142.25	1,132	119
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.56/cwt	126.00–137.00	766	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	159.04/cwt	150.00–161.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	93.46/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	137.14/cwt	135.00–137.30	1,204	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	143.88/cwt	143.00–144.00	960	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	130.86/cwt	123.00–134.50	1,068	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	121.13/cwt	114.00–127.00	813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.28/cwt	122.00–139.00	569	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,001	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	113.58/cwt	106.00–115.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	131.48/cwt	121.00–137.50	486	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	118.64/cwt	112.00–124.00	745	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	125.42/cwt	123.00–126.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.15/cwt	120.00–139.00	725	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	107.41/cwt	104.00–111.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.12/cwt	116.00–134.50	613	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	109.53/cwt	105.00–116.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	105.76/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,941	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	68.61/cwt	65.50–75.50	1,042	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	68.35/cwt	66.50–71.50	826	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	59.23/cwt	56.50–61.00	576	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	62.41/cwt	59.00–65.00	761	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	62.99/cwt	62.00–64.50	941	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	55.88/cwt	54.50–57.00	619	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	49.67/cwt	45.50–53.00	467	5
Bulls	—	—	1,839	83.41/cwt	76.50–87.50	1,534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	103.62/cwt	89.00–109.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.89/cwt	132.00–142.00	713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	829	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	118.26/cwt	117.50–119.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	126.25/cwt	126.00–127.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	128.38/cwt	122.00–130.00	730	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	469	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	780.69/cwt	625.00–1,060.00	9,415	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	109.05/cwt	107.00–112.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	115.75/cwt	111.00–124.00	779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	127.95/cwt	124.00–130.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	105.41/cwt	90.00–112.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.05/cwt	115.00–134.00	681	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,527	989.31/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	15,107	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	825.64/cwt	720.00–875.00	9,982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	133.92/cwt	125.00–140.00	826	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.21/cwt	133.00–157.00	600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,226.92/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	13,288	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	842.83/cwt	800.00–880.00	10,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	151.14/cwt	150.00–155.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	158.83/cwt	158.00–159.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	117.13/cwt	111.00–120.50	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.41/cwt	137.00–154.00	712	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	133.40/cwt	125.00–137.00	899	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	126.17/cwt	123.00–131.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	157.67/cwt	152.50–163.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	113.18/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,222	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	150.21/cwt	142.00–153.50	662	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	161.20/cwt	155.00–168.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.25/cwt	139.00–146.00	688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.63/cwt	132.00–147.25	824	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	143.45/cwt	142.00–148.00	904	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,060	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	148.28/cwt	135.00–158.00	474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.10/cwt	135.00–148.00	743	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.50	373	2

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 Oct 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,539Last week 1,185Year ago 883

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 182Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 32Year ago 155

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
119	—	817	135.00–142.25	138.60
69	—	878	135.00–137.30	137.14
51	—	667	143.00–144.00	143.88
1	—	365	177.00	177.00
5	—	714	136.00	136.00
1	—	405	163.00	163.00
25	—	630	142.00–148.00	143.45
42	—	768	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
15	—	674	123.00	123.00
5	—	569	122.00–130.00	128.38
3	—	543	130.00	130.00
3	—	428	124.00–130.00	127.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	816	123.00–134.50	130.86
4	—	786	126.00–127.00	126.25
1	—	890	116.00	116.00
37	—	617	125.00–140.00	133.92
4	—	339	150.00–155.00	151.14
23	—	480	137.00–154.00	148.41
31	—	674	125.00–137.00	133.40
7	—	719	123.00–131.00	126.17
3	—	383	152.50–163.00	157.67
11	—	1,080	110.00–113.50	113.18
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
20	—	441	142.00–153.50	150.21
2	—	273	155.00–168.00	161.20
69	—	578	132.00–147.25	142.63
30	—	519	135.00–148.00	143.10
2	—	218	170.00–172.50	171.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	582	126.00–137.00	131.56
6	—	355	150.00–161.00	159.04
11	—	671	114.00–127.00	121.13
7	—	606	123.00–126.00	125.42
9	—	525	132.00–142.00	135.89
1	—	295	139.00	139.00
6	—	425	133.00–157.00	141.21
2	—	700	121.50	121.50
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
15	—	480	139.00–146.00	143.25
7	—	320	135.00–158.00	148.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	108.00	108.00
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
1	—	600	107.50	107.50
2	—	375	117.50–119.00	118.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	158.00–159.00	158.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	130.50	130.50
3	—	406	141.00	141.00
15	—	676	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	134.00–136.00	134.99
31	—	430	122.00–139.00	132.28
8	—	940	106.50	106.50
6	—	790	106.00–115.00	113.58
11	—	370	121.00–137.50	131.48
24	—	628	112.00–124.00	118.64
1	—	225	132.00	132.00
38	—	570	120.00–139.00	127.15
45	—	471	116.00–134.50	130.12
15	—	673	111.00–124.00	115.75
58	—	520	115.00–134.00	131.05
13	—	722	111.00–120.50	117.13
9	—	802	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	116.00	116.00
2	—	580	104.00–111.00	107.41
3	—	440	105.00–116.00	109.53
5	—	624	89.00–109.00	103.62
1	—	710	97.00	97.00
4	—	515	107.00–112.00	109.05
6	—	467	90.00–112.00	105.41
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	62.50	62.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	91.00–97.00	93.46
7	—	1,835	102.50–110.00	105.76
6	—	1,839	76.50–87.50	83.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,519	65.50–75.50	68.61
10	—	1,494	62.00–64.50	62.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	66.50–71.50	68.35
17	—	1,219	59.00–65.00	62.41
2	—	1,108	54.50–57.00	55.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	56.50–61.00	59.23
5	—	941	45.50–53.00	49.67

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)	20	—	1,206	625.00–1,060.00	780.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,527	900.00–1,060.00	989.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,209	720.00–875.00	825.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,305	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,226.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	800.00–880.00	842.83

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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