Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand on all feeder cattle. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter Bulls sold steady with moderate demand on all slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.86/cwt on 624 head.

Average price

$126.86

624 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

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	550	128.13	704	584
Medium and Large 2-3	576	108.30	624	40

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $80 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 sale624 hd

126.86

—

KY average26 barns · 6,570 hd

123.86

+3.00

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	1,767	81.76	1,445	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,235	72.00	889	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	63.13	928	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	59.38	727	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	54.08	573	9thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	92.43/cwt	83.00–102.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	106.98/cwt	102.00–111.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	117.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,180	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	139.79/cwt	127.00–146.00	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	130.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	483	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.85/cwt	120.00–136.50	618	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.22/cwt	129.00–154.00	682	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	125.31/cwt	112.00–134.50	776	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	129.74/cwt	120.00–140.00	557	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	156.39/cwt	150.00–166.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	120.22/cwt	114.00–129.00	814	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	129.21/cwt	120.00–138.00	423	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	128.51/cwt	115.00–132.00	748	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	118.16/cwt	117.00–119.50	936	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	129.04/cwt	124.50–131.00	930	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	136.09/cwt	126.00–140.00	359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	154.92/cwt	145.00–159.00	674	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.48/cwt	117.00–133.00	670	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	122.79/cwt	120.00–124.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.99/cwt	127.00–145.00	792	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	127.31/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,063	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.91/cwt	123.00–138.00	894	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	124.69/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.74/cwt	122.00–137.00	835	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	146.68/cwt	141.00–159.00	706	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.59/cwt	130.00–142.00	718	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	87.03/cwt	84.00–93.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	149.48/cwt	142.00–162.50	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	117.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,022.04/cwt	940.00–1,070.00	13,368	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	680.70/cwt	670.00–690.00	7,508	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,192	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,258	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,876	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,152.09/cwt	800.00–1,240.00	15,726	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	874.85/cwt	770.00–925.00	9,912	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	922.81/cwt	740.00–1,010.00	11,018	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	944.92/cwt	825.00–1,030.00	13,541	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	400	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	222	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	216	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	517	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	671	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	4
Bulls	—	—	1,811	72.84/cwt	62.00–78.00	1,319	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	478	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	540	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	65.08/cwt	60.50–69.00	961	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	58.85/cwt	58.00–60.50	649	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	101.17/cwt	93.50–109.50	1,902	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	62.58/cwt	60.00–68.00	767	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,235	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,120	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	963	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	52.83/cwt	50.00–54.50	549	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	56.49/cwt	53.00–59.00	819	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.78/cwt	54.00–59.50	698	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	110.04/cwt	108.00–114.00	480	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	20,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,147.75/cwt	1,090.00–1,200.00	11,478	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	119.33/cwt	104.00–136.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	109.57/cwt	107.50–110.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	111.00/cwt	105.00–114.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	110.39/cwt	106.00–114.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	109.74/cwt	109.00–110.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.61/cwt	120.00–134.00	734	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	148.86/cwt	136.00–152.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	148.45/cwt	132.00–155.00	629	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	127.11/cwt	119.00–128.50	778	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	851	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	161.51/cwt	160.00–162.50	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	170.73/cwt	167.00–176.00	659	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	119.13/cwt	112.00–125.00	859	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	163.42/cwt	157.00–168.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	862	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	117.30/cwt	102.00–126.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	111.43/cwt	102.50–119.00	420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	128.58/cwt	119.00–139.00	608	3

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,972Last week 1,712Year ago 2,510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 222Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 42Year 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
1	—	720	139.00	139.00
59	—	882	133.75	133.75
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
54	—	612	139.00	139.00
4	—	419	160.00–162.50	161.51
13	—	386	167.00–176.00	170.73
13	—	686	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	674	110.00–118.00	117.29
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
3	—	615	120.00	120.00
6	—	433	104.00–136.00	119.33
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
4	—	820	110.00	110.00
3	—	573	102.00–126.00	117.30
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
3	—	473	119.00–139.00	128.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	150.00–166.00	156.39
28	—	721	124.50–131.00	129.04
7	—	950	122.50	122.50
35	—	435	145.00–159.00	154.92
96	—	574	127.00–145.00	137.99
1	—	910	114.00	114.00
47	—	835	122.00–128.50	127.31
23	—	673	123.00–138.00	132.91
10	—	862	121.00–126.00	124.69
1	—	205	152.50	152.50
59	—	624	122.00–137.00	133.74
45	—	481	141.00–159.00	146.68
3	—	758	126.00–128.00	127.00
33	—	522	130.00–142.00	137.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	83.00–102.00	92.43
9	—	682	102.00–111.00	106.98
3	—	436	108.00–114.00	110.04
6	—	619	107.50–110.00	109.57
4	—	576	105.00–114.00	111.00
4	—	521	106.00–114.00	110.39
4	—	476	109.00–110.00	109.74
3	—	766	105.00	105.00
5	—	377	102.50–119.00	111.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	369	120.00–135.00	130.99
81	—	480	120.00–136.50	128.85
53	—	619	112.00–134.50	125.31
1	—	205	127.50	127.50
72	—	429	120.00–140.00	129.74
22	—	677	114.00–129.00	120.22
17	—	327	120.00–138.00	129.21
109	—	582	115.00–132.00	128.51
34	—	792	117.00–119.50	118.16
4	—	264	126.00–140.00	136.09
3	—	855	114.50	114.50
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
79	—	530	117.00–133.00	126.48
23	—	721	112.00–125.00	119.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	616	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	341	171.00	171.00
3	—	420	157.00–168.00	163.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	517	127.00–146.00	139.79
22	—	473	129.00–154.00	144.22
5	—	726	120.00–124.00	122.79
3	—	881	84.00–93.00	87.03
3	—	332	142.00–162.50	149.48
2	—	830	105.00–110.00	107.53
2	—	685	115.00–121.00	117.96
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
12	—	575	120.00–134.00	127.61
8	—	376	136.00–152.00	148.86
27	—	424	132.00–155.00	148.45
27	—	612	119.00–128.50	127.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	129.00	129.00
1	—	755	99.00	99.00
2	—	592	117.00	117.00
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	50.00	50.00
2	—	222	97.50	97.50
1	—	975	53.00	53.00
4	—	671	85.00	85.00

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	3	—	1,308	940.00–1,070.00	1,022.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,365	800.00–1,240.00	1,152.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	770.00–925.00	874.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,090.00–1,200.00	1,147.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,103	670.00–690.00	680.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,194	740.00–1,010.00	922.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,433	825.00–1,030.00	944.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	570.00	570.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	960.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,811	62.00–78.00	72.84
3	—	1,880	93.50–109.50	101.17
1	—	1,120	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	46.00	46.00
3	—	1,102	58.00–60.50	58.85
5	—	1,039	50.00–54.50	52.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	50.00	50.00
24	—	1,225	60.00–68.00	62.58
26	—	1,230	54.00–59.50	56.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,476	60.50–69.00	65.08
5	—	1,449	53.00–59.00	56.49
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	72.00	72.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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