Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.35/cwt on 593 head.

Average price

$125.35

593 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$14.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

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	594	126.60	752	542
Medium and Large 2-3	577	112.01	646	51

One grade step is worth $14.59/cwt here — about $106 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 sale593 hd

125.35

—

KY average26 barns · 4,415 hd

117.77

+7.57

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	88.30	1,604	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	61.54	978	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	57.68	727	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	50.87	485	11

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	795	131.90/cwt	131.90–131.90	1,049	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	128.98/cwt	125.00–140.00	555	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	154.50/cwt	153.00–156.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	598	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.12/cwt	113.00–129.00	721	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	843	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	140.90/cwt	134.00–147.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	117.32/cwt	112.00–118.00	838	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.98/cwt	150.00–167.50	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	129.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	124.43/cwt	119.00–132.00	951	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	158.79/cwt	157.50–160.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	120.44/cwt	116.00–124.50	870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	128.65/cwt	120.00–133.00	684	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	126.26/cwt	120.00–134.00	476	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	123.79/cwt	117.00–126.75	838	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.06/cwt	123.00–133.00	798	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	156.69/cwt	150.00–167.50	657	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.31/cwt	150.00–159.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.15/cwt	132.00–144.50	717	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	157.17/cwt	154.00–160.00	588	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	859.38/cwt	450.00–1,150.00	10,330	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	19,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	121.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	109.24/cwt	108.00–111.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	986	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	110.01/cwt	107.00–113.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	144.49/cwt	140.00–153.00	698	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	761	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	112.02/cwt	111.00–113.00	821	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	808.88/cwt	430.00–1,040.00	10,693	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	136.30/cwt	136.30–136.30	722	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	172.24/cwt	170.00–173.00	608	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,417	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,957	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	661.66/cwt	550.00–800.00	6,266	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	16,235	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	79.24/cwt	78.00–81.00	822	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	54.27/cwt	50.00–57.00	520	7
Bulls	—	—	1,787	88.68/cwt	85.50–92.50	1,585	11
Bulls	—	—	1,828	82.50/cwt	80.50–84.00	1,508	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	50.73/cwt	47.00–53.00	586	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	44.92/cwt	41.00–48.50	424	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	110.90/cwt	110.00–112.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	134.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	515	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	2,147	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	63.74/cwt	63.00–65.00	857	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	60.78/cwt	56.50–64.00	964	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	58.07/cwt	54.00–62.00	736	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	132.61/cwt	129.00–136.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	114.13/cwt	111.00–117.50	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	120.71/cwt	117.00–124.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	108.02/cwt	105.00–112.00	719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	114.45/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	105.36/cwt	104.00–108.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	124.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	135.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	145.49/cwt	143.00–149.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	111.67/cwt	111.00–112.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	123.99/cwt	122.00–128.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	128.35/cwt	126.00–136.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	113.24/cwt	110.00–116.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,134	58

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,305Last week 1,272Year ago 1,294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 204Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 74Year ago 121

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
130	—	795	131.90	131.90
58	—	879	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	764	119.00–132.00	124.43
8	—	722	116.00–124.50	120.44
7	—	908	117.50	117.50
31	—	677	117.00–126.75	123.79
24	—	628	123.00–133.00	127.06
15	—	419	150.00–167.50	156.69
5	—	330	150.00–159.00	157.31
49	—	523	132.00–144.50	137.15
10	—	374	154.00–160.00	157.17
2	—	873	107.00–113.00	110.01
27	—	483	140.00–153.00	144.49
55	—	569	130.00–140.00	133.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	170.00–173.00	172.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
3	—	820	104.00–108.00	105.36
12	—	575	120.00–128.00	124.95
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
11	—	482	130.00–138.00	135.80
6	—	439	143.00–149.00	145.49
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
3	—	532	122.00–128.00	123.99
1	—	875	82.00	82.00
4	—	679	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	430	125.00–140.00	128.98
65	—	477	121.00–130.00	125.34
46	—	576	113.00–129.00	125.12
18	—	714	112.00–118.00	117.32
4	—	615	124.00–128.00	127.02
6	—	328	125.00–135.00	129.59
2	—	240	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
75	—	532	120.00–133.00	128.65
17	—	377	120.00–134.00	126.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	754	111.75	111.75
127	—	802	123.00	123.00
97	—	530	136.30	136.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	110.00–112.00	110.90
4	—	465	111.00–117.50	114.13
3	—	928	95.00	95.00
1	—	390	117.00	117.00
9	—	434	117.00–124.00	120.71
11	—	666	105.00–112.00	108.02
11	—	526	110.00–118.00	114.45
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
3	—	573	111.00–112.00	111.67
1	—	310	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	153.00–156.00	154.50
7	—	466	134.00–147.00	140.90
3	—	373	150.00–167.50	158.98
9	—	576	120.00–125.00	123.31
2	—	285	157.50–160.00	158.79
5	—	614	115.00–125.00	121.12
4	—	759	108.00–111.00	109.24
6	—	733	111.00–113.00	112.02
8	—	529	126.00–136.00	128.35
4	—	669	110.00–116.00	113.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
2	—	383	130.00–139.00	134.47
2	—	413	129.00–136.00	132.61
3	—	523	115.00	115.00
2	—	557	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
3	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	715	98.00	98.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	132.50	132.50
1	—	295	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	450.00–1,150.00	859.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,645	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,322	430.00–1,040.00	808.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,417	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	947	550.00–800.00	661.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	1,185.00	1,185.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,037	78.00–81.00	79.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	958	50.00–57.00	54.27
4	—	943	41.00–48.50	44.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,156	47.00–53.00	50.73
7	—	1,344	63.00–65.00	63.74
52	—	1,267	54.00–62.00	58.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	68.00	68.00
17	—	1,586	56.50–64.00	60.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,787	85.50–92.50	88.68
3	—	1,828	80.50–84.00	82.50
1	—	2,115	101.50	101.50

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

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Replacement Cattle

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