Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter Bulls sold steady-2.00 lower with moderate demand on all slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.43/cwt on 616 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −88.84 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$141.43

616 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$19.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

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	620	141.59	878	611
Medium and Large 2-3	550	122.40	673	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.19/cwt here — about $205 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 sale616 hd

141.43

—

KY average23 barns · 5,160 hd

138.32

+3.11

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−88.84

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	—	High	1,725	80.88	1,395	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	62.25	936	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	58.59	702	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	50.71	526	5thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	863	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,161	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	119.05/cwt	110.00–129.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	131.28/cwt	123.00–138.00	932	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.71/cwt	128.00–149.00	732	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	160.07/cwt	160.00–161.00	653	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	145.03/cwt	130.00–150.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	945	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.86/cwt	126.00–147.00	811	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	152.92/cwt	140.00–156.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	151.96/cwt	151.00–152.00	804	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	120.45/cwt	110.00–124.00	993	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.71/cwt	122.00–128.00	829	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.49/cwt	115.00–130.00	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.07/cwt	134.00–159.00	700	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	119.37/cwt	112.00–122.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	122.27/cwt	112.00–131.00	748	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	133.06/cwt	125.00–142.00	357	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.10/cwt	133.00–149.00	663	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.03/cwt	125.00–143.00	695	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	147.84/cwt	130.00–151.00	546	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	128.24/cwt	117.00–136.00	614	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	927	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	783.43/cwt	630.00–885.00	9,425	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	750.05/cwt	670.00–810.00	9,623	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	119.99/cwt	111.00–125.00	811	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	152.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	149.32/cwt	129.00–156.00	617	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,082.85/cwt	1,075.00–1,090.00	14,489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,113.26/cwt	990.00–1,290.00	11,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	130.81/cwt	120.00–133.50	1,099	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	149.21/cwt	147.50–150.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	145.87/cwt	134.00–158.00	608	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	133.16/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,045	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,960	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	13,001	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	20,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	605.35/cwt	450.00–670.00	6,707	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	87.34/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,380	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	64.13/cwt	60.00–75.00	955	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	57.70/cwt	55.50–59.50	896	8
Bulls	—	—	1,755	71.80/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,260	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	49.65/cwt	49.00–50.00	599	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	489	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	58.00/cwt	57.50–58.50	605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	62.28/cwt	59.00–66.50	752	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,051	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	55.32/cwt	52.00–58.00	652	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	49.28/cwt	48.50–50.00	532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,874	80.38/cwt	76.50–82.00	1,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	780	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	146.77/cwt	146.00–147.00	933	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	160.87/cwt	160.00–165.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	126.74/cwt	112.00–134.50	722	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	140.19/cwt	127.00–143.00	885	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	130.42/cwt	118.00–136.00	488	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	170.35/cwt	168.00–172.50	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,131	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	137.05/cwt	127.00–140.50	922	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	113.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	129.21/cwt	118.00–138.00	545	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.62/cwt	115.00–135.00	657	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,031	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,560Last week 2,161Year ago 2,174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 185Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 48Year ago 96

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
60	—	863	134.50	134.50
15	—	408	160.00–161.00	160.07
47	—	529	151.00–152.00	151.96
11	—	751	140.00	140.00
21	—	636	146.00–147.00	146.77
6	—	372	160.00–165.00	160.87
2	—	325	168.00–172.50	170.35
34	—	734	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	710	123.00–138.00	131.28
28	—	520	128.00–149.00	140.71
2	—	920	115.00	115.00
129	—	576	126.00–147.00	140.86
5	—	338	140.00–156.00	152.92
49	—	476	134.00–159.00	147.07
6	—	374	150.00–155.00	152.80
16	—	840	120.00–133.50	130.81
3	—	270	147.50–150.00	149.21
25	—	417	134.00–158.00	145.87
16	—	785	126.00–135.00	133.16
2	—	1,000	116.50	116.50
67	—	631	127.00–143.00	140.19
7	—	863	131.00	131.00
39	—	673	127.00–140.50	137.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	110.00–129.00	119.05
8	—	824	110.00–124.00	120.45
17	—	612	112.00–131.00	122.27
5	—	268	125.00–142.00	133.06
75	—	479	117.00–136.00	128.24
5	—	757	122.50	122.50
18	—	676	111.00–125.00	119.99
1	—	215	132.50	132.50
2	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.39
94	—	570	112.00–134.50	126.74
28	—	374	118.00–136.00	130.42
36	—	422	118.00–138.00	129.21
47	—	519	115.00–135.00	126.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	713	132.50	132.50
13	—	506	138.50	138.50
33	—	568	137.25	137.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
2	—	455	106.00–109.00	107.52
1	—	265	102.50	102.50
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
2	—	775	101.00	101.00
3	—	368	110.00–117.00	113.16
2	—	592	111.00	111.00
1	—	870	95.00	95.00
2	—	410	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	287	130.00–150.00	145.03
2	—	563	126.00–129.00	127.48
10	—	665	122.00–128.00	124.71
10	—	613	115.00–130.00	125.49
6	—	729	112.00–122.00	119.37
16	—	473	133.00–149.00	140.10
14	—	515	125.00–143.00	135.03
13	—	369	130.00–151.00	147.84
11	—	413	129.00–156.00	149.32
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	865	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
2	—	460	120.00–124.00	122.02
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00

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)	16	—	1,203	630.00–885.00	783.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,283	670.00–810.00	750.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	450.00–670.00	605.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	1,075.00–1,090.00	1,082.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	990.00–1,290.00	1,113.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,640	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,580	84.00–90.50	87.34
4	—	1,755	69.00–75.00	71.80
5	—	1,874	76.50–82.00	80.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,489	60.00–75.00	64.13
8	—	1,553	55.50–59.50	57.70
1	—	1,480	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	49.00–50.00	49.65
17	—	1,208	59.00–66.50	62.28
11	—	1,179	52.00–58.00	55.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	39.00	39.00
2	—	1,043	57.50–58.50	58.00
2	—	1,080	48.50–50.00	49.28

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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Paris Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle