Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.24/cwt on 1,506 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.02 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$135.24

1,506 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$12.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

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	664	135.86	903	1,430
Medium and Large 2-3	596	123.62	737	76

One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about $166 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 sale1,506 hd

135.24

—

KY average30 barns · 11,739 hd

134.62

+0.63

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−95.02

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	1,632	87.63	1,430	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	56.74	823	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	54.28	644	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	46.47	463	10

Every lot, as filed

122 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	—	477	158.43/cwt	143.00–167.50	756	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.96/cwt	123.00–136.50	825	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	132.54/cwt	121.00–140.00	498	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.20/cwt	132.50–148.00	802	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.03/cwt	133.00–155.00	770	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	124.23/cwt	120.50–132.00	906	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	140.87/cwt	139.00–141.50	366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	131.07/cwt	124.00–142.00	687	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	158.18/cwt	144.00–167.00	690	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.50/cwt	121.00–128.00	973	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.47/cwt	115.00–126.00	633	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	115.62/cwt	107.00–125.00	786	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	107.56/cwt	100.00–110.00	881	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	128.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	106.67/cwt	104.00–108.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.22/cwt	137.00–159.50	697	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	121.21/cwt	115.00–125.00	699	113
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	114.44/cwt	113.00–119.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	156.50/cwt	154.50–163.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	128.88/cwt	127.00–131.10	1,070	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	356	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	167.00/cwt	160.00–174.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	177.67/cwt	165.00–180.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	151.56/cwt	143.00–155.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.85/cwt	122.00–135.50	868	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	119.93/cwt	107.00–125.00	746	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	123.75/cwt	120.50–125.00	1,015	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	119.59/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	160.34/cwt	154.50–172.00	532	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.24/cwt	115.00–135.00	524	99
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	127.10/cwt	127.10–127.10	1,120	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	738	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	134.80/cwt	133.75–135.25	987	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	178.65/cwt	174.00–183.00	688	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	162.38/cwt	162.00–163.00	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	934	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	1,116.53/cwt	1,020.00–1,400.00	10,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	159.28/cwt	152.00–163.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	149.76/cwt	149.00–150.00	473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	138.12/cwt	138.00–139.00	855	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	176.42/cwt	170.00–190.00	739	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	151.31/cwt	141.00–161.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	110.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,983	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,221.60/cwt	1,075.00–1,450.00	13,401	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	1,007.82/cwt	820.00–1,110.00	9,383	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,013	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,176	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	48.07/cwt	42.50–52.50	496	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	39.43/cwt	34.00–42.00	365	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	48.01/cwt	47.50–48.50	691	2
Bulls	—	—	1,812	96.08/cwt	89.50–108.00	1,741	5
Bulls	—	—	1,488	76.73/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,142	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	60.48/cwt	58.50–63.00	913	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	55.72/cwt	52.00–57.50	790	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	954.75/cwt	780.00–1,100.00	11,438	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,202.22/cwt	1,075.00–1,325.00	15,244	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	45.86/cwt	43.00–48.50	540	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	59.27/cwt	58.00–63.00	706	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	448	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	461	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	341	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	341	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	645	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	54.29/cwt	51.00–57.50	644	28
Bulls	—	—	1,553	86.05/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,336	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	1,055.96/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	10,359	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	905.42/cwt	810.00–1,140.00	12,096	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	95.00/cwt	93.00–97.00	798	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,206.91/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	14,181	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	125.85/cwt	116.00–126.50	487	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	94.37/cwt	90.00–101.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	108.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	111.88/cwt	110.00–113.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	102.95/cwt	101.00–105.00	636	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	126.08/cwt	120.00–131.00	730	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	116.78/cwt	105.00–119.50	904	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	126.52/cwt	115.00–133.00	604	138
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.67/cwt	118.00–135.00	732	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	117.32/cwt	113.00–121.00	732	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	111.59/cwt	103.00–114.00	790	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	112.14/cwt	105.00–119.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	135.27/cwt	133.00–141.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	143.72/cwt	133.00–150.00	457	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	119.63/cwt	108.00–122.00	858	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	125.91/cwt	110.00–129.00	677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	112.56/cwt	102.00–116.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	113.81/cwt	107.50–117.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	97.42/cwt	85.00–107.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	105.38/cwt	102.00–107.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	114.83/cwt	112.00–117.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	127.85/cwt	123.00–133.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	88.47/cwt	87.00–90.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	108.07/cwt	101.00–113.00	630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	551	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 Dec 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,996Last week 2,687Year ago 1,779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 221Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 45Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	477	143.00–167.50	158.43
126	—	625	123.00–136.50	131.96
137	—	580	132.50–148.00	138.20
161	—	524	133.00–155.00	147.03
184	—	729	120.50–132.00	124.23
38	—	436	144.00–167.00	158.18
45	—	775	121.00–128.00	125.50
8	—	386	154.50–163.00	156.50
2	—	260	160.00–174.00	167.00
170	—	674	122.00–135.50	128.85
1	—	965	115.00	115.00
37	—	820	120.50–125.00	123.75
8	—	876	117.00–124.00	119.59
18	—	332	154.50–172.00	160.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	830	127.00–131.10	128.88
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
120	—	881	127.10	127.10
91	—	732	133.75–135.25	134.80
20	—	385	174.00–183.00	178.65
8	—	455	162.00–163.00	162.38
5	—	667	140.00	140.00
17	—	619	138.00–139.00	138.12
13	—	419	170.00–190.00	176.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
2	—	968	107.00–109.00	108.02
36	—	579	120.00–131.00	126.08
4	—	674	105.00–119.00	112.14
10	—	462	133.00–141.00	135.27
3	—	630	107.50–117.00	113.81
3	—	870	85.00–107.00	97.42
5	—	733	112.00–117.00	114.83
7	—	532	123.00–133.00	127.85
2	—	287	137.50	137.50
2	—	830	110.00–114.00	112.02
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	376	121.00–140.00	132.54
5	—	260	139.00–141.50	140.87
3	—	210	164.00	164.00
195	—	521	115.00–126.00	121.47
69	—	680	107.00–125.00	115.62
113	—	577	115.00–125.00	121.21
180	—	622	107.00–125.00	119.93
99	—	425	115.00–135.00	123.24
7	—	818	118.00	118.00
52	—	774	105.00–119.50	116.78
138	—	477	115.00–133.00	126.52
19	—	318	133.00–150.00	143.72
63	—	717	108.00–122.00	119.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	356	148.00	148.00
69	—	705	125.00	125.00
56	—	574	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	149.00–150.00	149.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	387	116.00–126.50	125.85
6	—	724	90.00–101.00	94.37
3	—	662	106.00–110.00	108.68
8	—	529	110.00–113.00	111.88
1	—	435	112.50	112.50
17	—	618	101.00–105.00	102.95
2	—	760	97.00	97.00
2	—	873	87.00–90.00	88.47
2	—	340	115.00–121.00	118.04
14	—	583	101.00–113.00	108.07
4	—	486	110.00–115.00	113.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	524	124.00–142.00	131.07
16	—	819	100.00–110.00	107.56
31	—	477	137.00–159.50	146.22
4	—	684	113.00–119.00	114.44
11	—	412	152.00–163.00	159.28
1	—	335	144.00	144.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
7	—	382	141.00–161.00	151.31
2	—	778	109.00–112.00	110.47
25	—	569	118.00–135.00	128.67
25	—	624	113.00–121.00	117.32
15	—	708	103.00–114.00	111.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	126.00–130.00	128.92
3	—	705	104.00–108.00	106.67
1	—	900	85.00	85.00
2	—	623	103.00–104.00	103.52
3	—	408	142.00	142.00
2	—	840	93.00–97.00	95.00
2	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	380	127.50	127.50
1	—	790	94.00	94.00
6	—	538	110.00–129.00	125.91
7	—	570	102.00–116.00	112.56
3	—	668	102.00–107.00	105.38
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	165.00–180.00	177.67
7	—	526	143.00–155.00	151.56
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	448	103.00	103.00
7	—	341	100.00	100.00

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	1	—	1,400	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	944	1,020.00–1,400.00	1,116.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,097	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,221.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,206.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,015	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,268	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,202.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	931	820.00–1,110.00	1,007.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,196	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,198	780.00–1,100.00	954.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,336	810.00–1,140.00	905.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,183	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	981	950.00–1,100.00	1,055.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	42.50–52.50	48.07
3	—	925	34.00–42.00	39.43
1	—	1,005	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	47.50–48.50	48.01
9	—	1,510	58.50–63.00	60.48
16	—	1,418	52.00–57.50	55.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	43.00–48.50	45.86
5	—	1,191	58.00–63.00	59.27
28	—	1,187	51.00–57.50	54.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,812	89.50–108.00	96.08
3	—	1,488	75.00–79.00	76.73
6	—	1,553	83.50–88.50	86.05

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