Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week due to holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.77/cwt on 880 head.

Average price

$125.77

880 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

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	611	126.16	770	862
Medium and Large 2-3	559	106.85	597	18thin

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about $173 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 sale880 hd

125.77

—

KY average27 barns · 7,341 hd

123.23

+2.54

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	1,788	82.60	1,477	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,300	70.00	910	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	58.28	855	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	52.44	611	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	50.45	586	7thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	125.24/cwt	119.00–130.00	912	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	168.33/cwt	167.50–170.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	128.99/cwt	126.00–130.50	982	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.57/cwt	129.00–151.00	824	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	131.28/cwt	131.00–132.00	939	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	129.58/cwt	122.00–136.00	871	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	162.29/cwt	154.00–166.00	631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.98/cwt	141.00–160.00	716	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.27/cwt	129.00–152.00	766	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	123.01/cwt	117.00–137.00	1,000	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	149.46/cwt	140.00–157.00	637	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	137.71/cwt	137.00–140.00	835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	171.30/cwt	168.00–175.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	174.25/cwt	172.50–176.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,158	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	154.80/cwt	154.50–155.00	872	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	939	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,120	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	155.73/cwt	155.50–156.00	839	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	116.12/cwt	109.00–120.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	149.52/cwt	144.00–155.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.74/cwt	142.50–155.00	679	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.14/cwt	154.00–160.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	137.18/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,148	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	53.67/cwt	50.00–56.50	618	24
Bulls	—	—	1,536	72.19/cwt	68.00–75.50	1,109	6
Bulls	—	—	1,989	92.08/cwt	89.50–94.50	1,831	6
Bulls	—	—	1,812	83.03/cwt	78.00–87.50	1,505	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	565	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	57.75/cwt	57.00–58.50	724	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	698	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	63.32/cwt	60.00–68.50	940	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	56.49/cwt	54.50–59.50	824	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	46.80/cwt	43.00–49.50	544	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	52.11/cwt	49.00–54.00	585	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	771.38/cwt	620.00–940.00	9,203	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	884.91/cwt	660.00–1,050.00	11,026	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,655	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,270	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	418	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	481	84
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	945	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	123.77/cwt	118.00–127.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	119.26/cwt	112.50–121.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	117.51/cwt	112.00–120.00	798	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	791.68/cwt	670.00–890.00	9,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	127.42/cwt	123.00–132.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	104.53/cwt	96.00–110.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.87/cwt	123.00–146.00	703	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	156.24/cwt	153.00–159.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	114.94/cwt	110.00–124.00	876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	131.60/cwt	131.00–132.00	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	120.35/cwt	111.00–133.00	809	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.25/cwt	120.00–134.00	713	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	128.05/cwt	115.00–135.50	667	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.48/cwt	124.00–140.00	487	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	131.48/cwt	124.00–135.00	827	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	146.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	111.32/cwt	111.00–112.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	120.06/cwt	108.00–123.50	855	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.55/cwt	110.00–131.50	778	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	124.56/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,080	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.93/cwt	114.00–136.50	730	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	118.16/cwt	115.50–120.50	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	133.09/cwt	129.00–139.00	628	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	133.65/cwt	121.00–139.50	579	65

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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,687Last week 1,958Year ago 3,033

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 352Year ago 282

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 133Year ago 105

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	728	119.00–130.00	125.24
3	—	241	167.50–170.00	168.33
46	—	761	126.00–130.50	128.99
114	—	578	129.00–151.00	142.57
100	—	672	122.00–136.00	129.58
1	—	950	116.50	116.50
8	—	389	154.00–166.00	162.29
67	—	474	141.00–160.00	150.98
41	—	520	129.00–152.00	147.27
21	—	813	117.00–137.00	123.01
10	—	426	140.00–157.00	149.46
1	—	1,000	114.00	114.00
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
46	—	629	124.00–135.00	131.48
11	—	867	111.00–129.00	124.56
7	—	906	115.50–120.50	118.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	715	131.00–132.00	131.28
16	—	650	137.00	137.00
13	—	606	137.00–140.00	137.71
4	—	426	168.00–175.00	171.30
2	—	370	172.50–176.00	174.25
61	—	874	132.50	132.50
20	—	563	154.50–155.00	154.80
15	—	539	155.50–156.00	155.73
70	—	837	130.00–137.50	137.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	118.00–127.00	123.77
2	—	528	124.00–126.00	125.03
2	—	418	123.00–132.00	127.42
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
2	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
15	—	762	110.00–124.00	114.94
1	—	215	144.00	144.00
5	—	319	131.00–132.00	131.60
57	—	672	111.00–133.00	120.35
90	—	521	115.00–135.50	128.05
19	—	373	124.00–140.00	130.48
3	—	262	140.00–150.00	146.56
2	—	880	102.00	102.00
62	—	712	108.00–123.50	120.06
1	—	950	85.00	85.00
151	—	625	110.00–131.50	124.55
1	—	930	86.00	86.00
150	—	575	114.00–136.50	126.93
84	—	472	129.00–139.00	133.09
65	—	433	121.00–139.50	133.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	141.00	141.00
10	—	600	138.00	138.00
77	—	715	126.00	126.00
2	—	497	147.00	147.00
64	—	939	119.25	119.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	112.50–121.00	119.26
2	—	900	88.00	88.00
2	—	715	101.00–105.00	102.99
3	—	648	107.50	107.50
3	—	475	96.00–110.00	104.53
1	—	410	85.00	85.00
2	—	572	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	109.00–120.00	116.12
5	—	435	144.00–155.00	149.52
1	—	945	92.00	92.00
12	—	469	142.50–155.00	144.74
4	—	378	154.00–160.00	157.14
11	—	679	112.00–120.00	117.51
2	—	1,030	89.00	89.00
2	—	278	150.00	150.00
17	—	525	123.00–146.00	133.87
5	—	336	153.00–159.00	156.24
4	—	716	115.00–116.00	115.25
20	—	574	120.00–134.00	124.25
3	—	780	111.00–112.00	111.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
1	—	670	104.00	104.00
1	—	865	93.00	93.00
1	—	465	117.50	117.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	418	115.00	115.00
1	—	945	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,152	50.00–56.50	53.67
4	—	1,253	57.00–58.50	57.75
9	—	1,163	43.00–49.50	46.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	40.50	40.50
6	—	1,123	49.00–54.00	52.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	48.00	48.00
7	—	1,485	60.00–68.50	63.32
14	—	1,459	54.50–59.50	56.49
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,536	68.00–75.50	72.19
6	—	1,989	89.50–94.50	92.08
13	—	1,812	78.00–87.50	83.03

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)	11	—	1,193	620.00–940.00	771.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,246	660.00–1,050.00	884.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,148	670.00–890.00	791.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	980.00	980.00

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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Paris Livestock Auction

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

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle