Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.64/cwt on 882 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −98.62 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$131.64

882 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$5.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

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	792	131.65	1,042	881
Medium and Large 2-3	485	126.00	611	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.65/cwt here — about $431 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 sale882 hd

131.64

—

KY average24 barns · 8,190 hd

135.07

−3.43

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−98.62

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	1,806	91.07	1,644	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	53.22	803	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	50.95	601	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	45.01	453	5thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	992	114.13/cwt	108.00–114.50	1,132	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	128.85/cwt	128.85–128.85	1,174	59
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	681.48/cwt	620.00–770.00	7,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.18/cwt	136.00–150.00	690	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	677	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	133.32/cwt	127.50–147.00	769	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.42/cwt	112.00–126.00	749	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.40/cwt	113.00–118.00	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	127.33/cwt	126.00–127.50	1,122	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	269	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	118.68/cwt	115.00–121.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	124.50/cwt	120.00–125.50	964	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	112.87/cwt	107.00–115.00	818	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	147.93/cwt	137.50–160.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.05/cwt	125.00–134.50	572	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	992	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,185	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	145.27/cwt	135.00–147.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	125.31/cwt	117.00–127.50	905	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.61/cwt	120.00–132.50	691	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	125.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	849	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	944	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	155.73/cwt	155.00–156.00	827	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.70/cwt	120.00–144.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	131.60/cwt	131.60–131.60	1,150	373
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	796	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	46.84/cwt	44.00–49.00	677	8
Bulls	—	—	2,007	76.07/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,527	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	96.17/cwt	92.50–105.00	1,691	10
Bulls	—	—	1,763	89.05/cwt	87.00–91.50	1,570	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	58.24/cwt	57.00–60.00	897	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	59.96/cwt	56.50–63.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	122.88/cwt	110.00–125.00	820	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.11/cwt	126.00–152.00	754	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	145.63/cwt	130.00–156.00	625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	133.41/cwt	123.00–137.50	624	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	126.08/cwt	117.50–130.25	722	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	131.73/cwt	120.00–136.00	825	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	137.76/cwt	130.00–142.50	530	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	147.64/cwt	140.00–160.00	549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	110.69/cwt	80.00–115.00	638	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.86/cwt	130.00–141.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	401	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.70/cwt	120.00–137.50	734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	119.89/cwt	117.00–123.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	608	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	53.46/cwt	50.00–56.50	812	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	116.24/cwt	105.00–120.00	441	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	877.92/cwt	600.00–1,160.00	10,921	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,071	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	915.33/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	11,670	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	40.29/cwt	38.00–44.50	404	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	52.08/cwt	50.00–54.00	526	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	44.45/cwt	40.00–48.00	524	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	51.63/cwt	49.00–55.50	611	16

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 Jan 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,842Last week 1,369Year ago 2,649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 155Year ago 301

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 12Year ago 45

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
17	—	992	108.00–114.50	114.13
17	—	475	136.00–150.00	145.18
52	—	577	127.50–147.00	133.32
70	—	881	126.00–127.50	127.33
10	—	774	120.00–125.50	124.50
4	—	916	108.00	108.00
7	—	386	137.50–160.00	147.93
7	—	431	135.00–147.00	145.27
40	—	722	117.00–127.50	125.31
25	—	679	120.00–128.00	125.04
1	—	270	157.50	157.50
29	—	527	126.00–152.00	143.11
54	—	626	120.00–136.00	131.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	911	128.85	128.85
11	—	398	170.00	170.00
5	—	269	175.00	175.00
57	—	992	119.50	119.50
5	—	460	158.50	158.50
20	—	726	130.00	130.00
18	—	531	155.00–156.00	155.73
373	—	874	131.60	131.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	113.00–118.00	115.40
3	—	628	115.00–121.00	118.68
8	—	530	120.00–144.00	135.70
2	—	808	97.00–100.00	98.50
9	—	429	130.00–156.00	145.63
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
8	—	372	140.00–160.00	147.64
1	—	895	87.00	87.00
6	—	473	130.00–141.00	137.86
10	—	566	120.00–137.50	129.70
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
2	—	468	117.00–123.00	119.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	622	112.00–126.00	120.42
1	—	855	97.00	97.00
31	—	725	107.00–115.00	112.87
16	—	440	125.00–134.50	130.05
6	—	300	141.50	141.50
2	—	287	134.00	134.00
84	—	533	120.00–132.50	129.61
19	—	667	110.00–125.00	122.88
55	—	468	123.00–137.50	133.41
85	—	573	117.50–130.25	126.08
3	—	1,096	95.00	95.00
15	—	385	130.00–142.50	137.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
1	—	455	117.00	117.00
16	—	576	80.00–115.00	110.69
19	—	331	121.00	121.00
1	—	800	76.00	76.00
8	—	379	105.00–120.00	116.24
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	80.00	80.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,126	620.00–770.00	681.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,244	600.00–1,160.00	877.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,275	775.00–1,100.00	915.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	885.00	885.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,446	44.00–49.00	46.84
9	—	1,541	57.00–60.00	58.24
24	—	1,519	50.00–56.50	53.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,174	56.50–63.00	59.96
10	—	1,179	40.00–48.00	44.45
16	—	1,184	49.00–55.50	51.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	38.00–44.50	40.29
2	—	1,010	50.00–54.00	52.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,007	74.00–78.00	76.07
10	—	1,758	92.50–105.00	96.17
3	—	1,763	87.00–91.50	89.05

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

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How this sale compares

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