Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower; 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 $131.03/cwt on 636 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −99.24 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$131.03

636 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

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	679	131.96	896	597
Medium and Large 2-3	633	116.67	739	39

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $158 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 sale636 hd

131.03

—

KY average26 barns · 3,754 hd

134.05

−3.02

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−99.24

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	1,801	83.38	1,502	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	60.21	921	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	56.85	710	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	46.53	451	5thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.96/cwt	131.00–144.50	659	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	119.50/cwt	107.00–126.00	740	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	129.41/cwt	121.00–135.50	545	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	881	79.51/cwt	78.00–84.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.45/cwt	115.00–134.50	648	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	123.28/cwt	115.00–131.00	695	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.26/cwt	141.00–163.00	631	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	958	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.75/cwt	130.00–156.00	600	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	129.64/cwt	119.00–137.50	603	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.84/cwt	110.00–133.00	772	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	117.83/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,076	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	127.59/cwt	118.00–132.00	462	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.74/cwt	121.00–134.00	797	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.48/cwt	125.00–138.00	752	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.87/cwt	126.00–143.50	713	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	127.28/cwt	121.00–132.00	983	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.85/cwt	104.00–122.00	834	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	108.37/cwt	102.00–110.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.92/cwt	121.00–134.00	861	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	126.85/cwt	122.50–131.75	923	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	1,119	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.35/cwt	109.00–116.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	111.87/cwt	105.00–122.50	867	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	124.60/cwt	120.50–127.50	1,020	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	156.16/cwt	142.00–165.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	154.50/cwt	147.00–162.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	117.64/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.57/cwt	121.00–137.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	111.04/cwt	108.50–114.00	792	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	992.31/cwt	930.00–1,050.00	12,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.44/cwt	137.00–146.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.38/cwt	123.50–127.00	733	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	733.89/cwt	630.00–900.00	9,100	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	825.47/cwt	635.00–990.00	9,922	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	313	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	312	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	508	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	73.01/cwt	64.00–81.50	1,338	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	49.32/cwt	44.00–51.50	587	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	43.39/cwt	41.50–45.50	415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	62.49/cwt	60.50–68.00	795	8
Bulls	—	—	1,980	96.62/cwt	93.50–100.50	1,913	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	63.95/cwt	60.00–72.00	946	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	56.74/cwt	53.00–59.50	897	18
Bulls	—	—	1,708	85.34/cwt	82.50–87.50	1,458	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	56.56/cwt	52.50–59.00	709	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	51.23/cwt	50.50–52.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	79.50/cwt	74.00–85.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	112.08/cwt	90.00–116.00	522	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	108.26/cwt	105.00–111.00	668	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,059.31/cwt	890.00–1,175.00	13,379	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	623.09/cwt	480.00–750.00	6,356	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	89.63/cwt	86.00–98.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	112.58/cwt	110.00–113.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	92.37/cwt	86.00–101.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	106.01/cwt	93.00–112.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	136.02/cwt	135.50–137.00	861	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	110.78/cwt	110.00–114.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	122.20/cwt	112.00–127.50	810	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	131.17/cwt	130.00–131.25	1,108	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	104.38/cwt	102.50–108.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	145.42/cwt	139.00–147.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	108.55/cwt	104.00–113.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	134.40/cwt	134.40–134.40	818	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	117.47/cwt	117.00–119.00	719	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	108.92/cwt	102.00–114.00	614	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	84.65/cwt	84.00–86.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	102.70/cwt	96.00–105.00	674	4

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 Nov 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,712Last week 1,305Year ago 2,863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 129Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 45Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	478	131.00–144.50	137.96
20	—	619	107.00–126.00	119.50
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
20	—	420	130.00–156.00	142.75
3	—	675	109.00–116.00	113.35
10	—	523	121.00–137.00	131.57
9	—	777	103.50	103.50
9	—	713	108.50–114.00	111.04
3	—	370	145.00–155.00	151.85
16	—	585	123.50–127.00	125.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	78.00–84.00	79.51
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
3	—	686	107.50	107.50
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
2	—	428	123.00	123.00
3	—	565	117.00	117.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	421	121.00–135.50	129.41
5	—	906	106.50	106.50
62	—	525	115.00–134.50	123.45
46	—	564	115.00–131.00	123.28
3	—	293	125.00	125.00
32	—	465	119.00–137.50	129.64
30	—	623	110.00–133.00	123.84
9	—	362	118.00–132.00	127.59
35	—	720	104.00–122.00	115.85
5	—	811	102.00–110.00	108.37
19	—	775	105.00–122.50	111.87
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
39	—	663	112.00–127.50	122.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	768	124.75	124.75
5	—	506	139.00–147.00	145.42
56	—	609	134.40	134.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	74.00–85.00	79.50
13	—	466	90.00–116.00	112.08
3	—	617	105.00–111.00	108.26
5	—	777	86.00–98.00	89.63
5	—	717	86.00–101.00	92.37
5	—	521	93.00–112.00	106.01
3	—	365	102.50–108.00	104.38
2	—	425	104.00–113.00	108.55
12	—	564	102.00–114.00	108.92
3	—	818	84.00–86.00	84.65
4	—	656	96.00–105.00	102.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	420	141.00–163.00	150.26
11	—	913	105.00–122.00	117.83
51	—	619	121.00–134.00	128.74
46	—	572	125.00–138.00	131.48
46	—	529	126.00–143.50	134.87
58	—	772	121.00–132.00	127.28
26	—	673	121.00–134.00	127.92
83	—	728	122.50–131.75	126.85
11	—	1,015	110.25	110.25
5	—	994	110.50	110.50
18	—	819	120.50–127.50	124.60
4	—	333	142.00–165.00	156.16
2	—	370	147.00–162.00	154.50
3	—	863	116.00–121.00	117.64
6	—	481	137.00–146.00	141.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
7	—	719	110.00–113.00	112.58
5	—	689	110.00–114.00	110.78
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
18	—	612	117.00–119.00	117.47
1	—	915	102.00	102.00
2	—	470	125.00–128.00	126.55
3	—	525	121.50	121.50
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	633	135.50–137.00	136.02
9	—	704	132.75	132.75
44	—	845	130.00–131.25	131.17
68	—	695	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	68.00	68.00
1	—	445	70.00	70.00
1	—	770	66.00	66.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	930.00–1,050.00	992.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	890.00–1,175.00	1,059.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,240	630.00–900.00	733.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,202	635.00–990.00	825.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,020	480.00–750.00	623.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	51.50	51.50
19	—	1,479	60.00–72.00	63.95
18	—	1,581	53.00–59.50	56.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	44.00–51.50	49.32
8	—	1,272	60.50–68.00	62.49
26	—	1,253	52.50–59.00	56.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	41.50–45.50	43.39
2	—	988	50.50–52.00	51.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,832	64.00–81.50	73.01
4	—	1,980	93.50–100.50	96.62
10	—	1,708	82.50–87.50	85.34

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