Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.45/cwt on 699 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −99.82 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$130.45

699 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$21.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

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	658	131.84	868	653
Medium and Large 2-3	695	110.70	770	46

One grade step is worth $21.14/cwt here — about $98 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 sale699 hd

130.45

—

KY average26 barns · 8,061 hd

132.64

−2.19

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−99.82

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	—	Average	1,788	86.96	1,555	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	53.26	816	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	52.69	657	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,149	43.92	505	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	155.75/cwt	155.00–158.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.97/cwt	120.00–134.00	776	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.36/cwt	115.00–124.00	696	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	110.14/cwt	106.00–111.50	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	94.25/cwt	94.00–95.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	130.25/cwt	129.00–138.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	146.43/cwt	135.00–152.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.20/cwt	111.00–123.00	735	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	143.21/cwt	140.00–144.25	541	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	131.54/cwt	119.00–138.00	563	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	130.41/cwt	119.00–134.50	627	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.78/cwt	115.00–133.50	666	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	122.10/cwt	114.00–125.00	878	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	102.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	122.42/cwt	115.00–134.00	349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	110.66/cwt	102.00–112.00	792	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.40/cwt	125.00–144.00	717	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	153.60/cwt	153.00–154.00	719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	149.39/cwt	147.00–154.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	121.05/cwt	110.00–125.00	571	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	144.84/cwt	135.00–149.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	135.08/cwt	125.00–145.00	789	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	124.94/cwt	120.00–127.50	848	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	109.57/cwt	95.00–111.00	834	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	661.68/cwt	590.00–830.00	8,602	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,599	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	149.96/cwt	145.00–156.00	498	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.24/cwt	144.00–151.00	626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	773	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,110.71/cwt	1,090.00–1,175.00	13,506	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	824	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	156.48/cwt	150.00–160.50	832	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	104.20/cwt	102.00–106.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,070	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	156.90/cwt	154.00–158.50	651	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	116.22/cwt	115.50–120.00	900	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	590	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	56.18/cwt	55.00–58.00	834	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	52.55/cwt	50.00–54.50	826	16
Bulls	—	—	1,872	84.26/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,577	5
Bulls	—	—	1,686	71.59/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	23,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	12,760	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,114	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	46.80/cwt	45.00–47.50	576	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	37.34/cwt	34.50–40.00	449	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	48.30/cwt	47.50–49.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	114.54/cwt	108.00–118.00	788	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	106.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	101.67/cwt	81.00–105.00	680	13
Bulls	—	—	1,802	94.52/cwt	91.00–100.50	1,703	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	57.96/cwt	56.00–62.00	728	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	51.87/cwt	49.00–54.50	647	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	115.50/cwt	114.00–116.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	68.71/cwt	65.00–72.50	500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	980.44/cwt	910.00–1,040.00	10,540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	860.61/cwt	630.00–1,090.00	12,049	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	828.40/cwt	640.00–970.00	11,043	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	106.80/cwt	106.00–108.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.08/cwt	110.00–130.50	757	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	103.27/cwt	96.00–112.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	106.57/cwt	100.00–110.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	115.08/cwt	110.00–117.50	940	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	105.18/cwt	102.00–114.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	128.52/cwt	113.00–130.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	117.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,019	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	115.67/cwt	110.00–118.00	782	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.90/cwt	112.00–120.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	106.43/cwt	101.00–112.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	79.21/cwt	76.00–80.00	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	107.41/cwt	107.00–107.50	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.98/cwt	135.00–151.00	698	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.11/cwt	121.00–137.50	503	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	106.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	141.54/cwt	135.00–145.50	685	25

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,126Last week 1,842Year ago 2,127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 212Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 24Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	155.00–158.00	155.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	667	106.00–111.50	110.14
4	—	876	94.00–95.00	94.25
7	—	539	129.00–138.00	130.25
10	—	379	135.00–152.00	146.43
1	—	260	132.00	132.00
2	—	335	125.00	125.00
5	—	763	100.00–105.00	102.96
4	—	419	135.00–149.00	144.84
2	—	822	94.00	94.00
30	—	630	110.00–130.50	120.08
11	—	589	113.00–130.00	128.52
6	—	708	107.00–107.50	107.41
25	—	484	135.00–145.50	141.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	110.00–125.00	121.05
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
1	—	430	117.50	117.50
5	—	682	106.00–108.00	106.80
2	—	515	104.00–110.00	106.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	616	120.00–134.00	125.97
74	—	719	114.00–125.00	122.10
15	—	522	125.00–144.00	137.40
5	—	369	147.00–154.00	149.39
112	—	584	125.00–145.00	135.08
64	—	679	120.00–127.50	124.94
10	—	332	145.00–156.00	149.96
9	—	422	144.00–151.00	148.24
1	—	1,055	96.00	96.00
5	—	911	102.00–106.00	104.20
20	—	774	115.50–120.00	116.22
25	—	817	110.00–117.50	115.08
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
31	—	869	110.00–120.00	117.29
36	—	475	135.00–151.00	146.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	762	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	157.00	157.00
10	—	468	153.00–154.00	153.60
30	—	558	147.75	147.75
28	—	532	150.00–160.50	156.48
56	—	875	122.25	122.25
23	—	415	154.00–158.50	156.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	688	108.00–118.00	114.54
8	—	773	100.00–110.00	106.69
4	—	626	114.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	335	132.50	132.50
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
3	—	525	115.00–117.00	115.67
4	—	850	101.00	101.00
8	—	723	102.00–114.00	105.18
2	—	580	112.00–120.00	115.90
2	—	825	101.00–112.00	106.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	578	115.00–124.00	120.36
60	—	617	111.00–123.00	119.20
44	—	428	119.00–138.00	131.54
79	—	481	119.00–134.50	130.41
149	—	521	115.00–133.50	127.78
4	—	285	115.00–134.00	122.42
63	—	716	102.00–112.00	110.66
1	—	325	121.00	121.00
11	—	761	95.00–111.00	109.57
3	—	903	92.00	92.00
67	—	676	110.00–118.00	115.67
20	—	378	121.00–137.50	133.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	378	140.00–144.25	143.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	669	81.00–105.00	101.67
2	—	728	65.00–72.50	68.71
9	—	532	96.00–112.00	103.27
5	—	562	110.00	110.00
3	—	462	100.00–110.00	106.57
4	—	431	105.00–107.00	106.50
4	—	642	105.00	105.00
10	—	775	76.00–80.00	79.21
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
1	—	375	91.00	91.00
1	—	945	71.00	71.00

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)	6	—	1,300	590.00–830.00	661.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,162	740.00	740.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	892	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	910.00–1,040.00	980.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,400	630.00–1,090.00	860.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,333	640.00–970.00	828.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,216	1,090.00–1,175.00	1,110.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,665	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,255	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,203	34.50–40.00	37.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,484	55.00–58.00	56.18
16	—	1,571	50.00–54.50	52.55
3	—	1,470	47.50–49.00	48.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	45.00–47.50	46.80
9	—	1,256	56.00–62.00	57.96
22	—	1,247	49.00–54.50	51.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,872	80.00–89.50	84.26
6	—	1,686	65.00–77.00	71.59
14	—	1,802	91.00–100.50	94.52

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle