Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Buyers showed good interest weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.23/cwt on 719 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.03 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$139.23

719 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$8.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

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	656	139.54	916	693
Medium and Large 2-3	518	130.95	678	26

One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about $238 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 sale719 hd

139.23

—

KY average27 barns · 6,502 hd

135.91

+3.32

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−91.03

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	1,704	82.57	1,407	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	50.87	775	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	49.87	599	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	40.67	458	4thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	—	1,782	94.14/cwt	90.50–99.50	1,678	6
Bulls	—	—	1,544	73.82/cwt	64.00–79.00	1,140	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	51.03/cwt	49.00–52.50	783	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	44.41/cwt	41.00–47.50	649	7
Bulls	—	—	1,793	83.41/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,496	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	43.34/cwt	42.00–44.50	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	124.43/cwt	122.50–126.00	968	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.31/cwt	139.00–141.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	154.79/cwt	150.00–162.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	123.53/cwt	115.00–130.00	778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.83/cwt	120.00–140.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.39/cwt	135.00–155.00	786	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	344	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	726	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	852	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.84/cwt	114.00–123.50	829	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	619	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	143.70/cwt	143.00–147.50	905	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	127.16/cwt	127.00–127.50	801	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	133.32/cwt	132.95–134.00	1,035	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	133.54/cwt	128.00–138.00	896	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.29/cwt	145.00–164.00	737	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	121.62/cwt	118.00–122.50	1,007	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	157.46/cwt	156.50–160.00	827	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.34/cwt	119.00–130.50	667	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.32/cwt	134.00–153.00	830	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	161.22/cwt	158.50–168.00	667	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,098	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.24/cwt	123.00–130.00	910	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	157.19/cwt	145.00–167.50	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	122.23/cwt	110.00–123.75	785	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	856	81.75/cwt	81.75–81.75	700	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	54.68/cwt	53.00–58.00	652	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	49.81/cwt	48.00–52.00	617	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	44.21/cwt	42.00–47.00	509	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	439	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	54.51/cwt	53.00–59.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.23/cwt	122.50–130.00	725	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	818.49/cwt	635.00–950.00	9,003	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	120.14/cwt	112.50–127.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	127.81/cwt	123.00–131.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	110.15/cwt	99.00–115.00	893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.90/cwt	125.00–136.50	568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	115.09/cwt	109.00–121.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	169.58/cwt	155.00–172.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	137.51/cwt	130.00–141.50	502	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	161.78/cwt	151.00–169.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	134.01/cwt	128.00–139.00	852	53

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,369Last week 3,996Year ago 926

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 242Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 140Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,782	90.50–99.50	94.14
9	—	1,544	64.00–79.00	73.82
11	—	1,793	80.00–86.50	83.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,534	49.00–52.50	51.03
7	—	1,461	41.00–47.50	44.41
12	—	1,552	53.00–59.00	54.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	42.00–44.50	43.34
2	—	1,155	38.00	38.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,193	53.00–58.00	54.68
16	—	1,238	48.00–52.00	49.81
10	—	1,152	42.00–47.00	44.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	132.50	132.50
6	—	344	145.00	145.00
32	—	664	128.25	128.25
22	—	630	127.00–127.50	127.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	675	114.00–123.50	122.84
65	—	469	128.00–135.00	131.98
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
46	—	524	119.00–130.50	127.34
2	—	712	108.00	108.00
32	—	642	110.00–123.75	122.23
32	—	570	122.50–130.00	127.23
10	—	811	99.00–115.00	110.15
9	—	424	125.00–136.50	133.90
4	—	273	140.00–150.00	145.00
11	—	365	130.00–141.50	137.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
2	—	680	102.00	102.00
2	—	370	112.50–127.00	120.14
2	—	510	117.00	117.00
1	—	765	84.00	84.00
1	—	825	75.00	75.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	190.00	190.00
12	—	426	170.50	170.50
27	—	630	143.00–147.50	143.70
103	—	776	132.95–134.00	133.32
49	—	525	156.50–160.00	157.46
64	—	846	129.75	129.75
2	—	670	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	778	122.50–126.00	124.43
64	—	526	135.00–155.00	149.39
59	—	671	128.00–138.00	133.54
37	—	481	145.00–164.00	153.29
34	—	828	118.00–122.50	121.62
57	—	571	134.00–153.00	145.32
17	—	414	158.50–168.00	161.22
48	—	715	123.00–130.00	127.24
9	—	320	155.00–172.00	169.58
3	—	855	115.00	115.00
3	—	377	151.00–169.00	161.78
2	—	1,077	109.00	109.00
53	—	636	128.00–139.00	134.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	134.00	134.00
4	—	583	125.50	125.50
1	—	362	141.00	141.00
7	—	474	140.00–143.00	141.55
7	—	527	123.00–131.00	127.81
2	—	665	109.00–121.00	115.09
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	139.00–141.00	140.31
8	—	432	150.00–162.00	154.79
9	—	630	115.00–130.00	123.53
8	—	531	120.00–140.00	134.83
3	—	377	145.00–167.50	157.19
1	—	325	152.50	152.50
1	—	590	127.00	127.00
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	171.00	171.00
1	—	505	146.00	146.00
1	—	455	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	856	81.75	81.75

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	635.00–950.00	818.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,110.00	1,110.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle