Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.82/cwt on 337 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −96.45 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$133.82

337 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$10.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

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	667	134.24	896	323
Medium and Large 2-3	546	124.14	677	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about $218 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 sale337 hd

133.82

—

KY average28 barns · 5,974 hd

132.94

+0.88

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−96.45

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	1,675	86.22	1,444	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	56.14	670	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	54.13	821	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	42.50	429	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.49/cwt	120.00–129.50	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	139.18/cwt	135.00–143.00	366	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	142.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.89/cwt	127.00–139.00	836	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.86/cwt	128.00–133.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	131.60/cwt	123.00–139.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	104.10/cwt	90.00–112.50	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	124.00/cwt	116.00–126.50	959	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	137.35/cwt	130.00–143.00	803	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	107.71/cwt	102.00–108.75	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.05/cwt	135.00–149.00	684	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	123.81/cwt	118.00–127.00	903	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	766	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	116.04/cwt	108.50–118.00	998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.95/cwt	125.00–136.00	884	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	855	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	153.17/cwt	150.00–156.00	334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.62/cwt	115.00–131.00	700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	133.67/cwt	128.00–138.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	159.03/cwt	157.00–160.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,082	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	150.39/cwt	147.00–153.50	788	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,606	84.87/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,363	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	53.07/cwt	50.00–54.50	807	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	42.79/cwt	37.00–48.00	660	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	74.72/cwt	74.50–75.00	1,012	2
Bulls	—	—	1,921	93.66/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,799	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	487	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	58.88/cwt	56.00–63.50	710	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	53.32/cwt	51.00–55.50	622	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	58.59/cwt	57.00–62.00	881	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	981.92/cwt	650.00–1,375.00	12,991	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	725.95/cwt	650.00–780.00	8,726	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	310	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	285	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	102.51/cwt	89.00–111.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	956.87/cwt	700.00–1,225.00	11,741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	128.39/cwt	122.00–130.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	114.56/cwt	113.00–116.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	92.63/cwt	85.00–100.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	79.63/cwt	73.00–86.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	123.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.23/cwt	120.00–132.50	668	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	107.07/cwt	102.00–115.00	723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	84.43/cwt	83.00–87.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	119.63/cwt	114.00–120.50	754	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.30/cwt	120.00–137.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	143.31/cwt	127.00–152.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	723	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,027	2

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 2,126Year ago 1,760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 240Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 70Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	470	120.00–129.50	127.49
7	—	263	135.00–143.00	139.18
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
9	—	418	128.00–133.00	130.86
9	—	387	123.00–139.00	131.60
8	—	764	90.00–112.50	104.10
2	—	925	96.00	96.00
2	—	725	100.00	100.00
2	—	330	120.00–128.00	123.88
18	—	525	120.00–132.50	127.23
13	—	675	102.00–115.00	107.07
22	—	630	114.00–120.50	119.63
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
27	—	579	120.00–128.00	124.81
2	—	802	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	140.50	140.50
4	—	531	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	89.00–111.00	102.51
4	—	523	113.00–116.00	114.56
3	—	688	85.00–100.00	92.63
2	—	730	73.00–86.00	79.63
1	—	340	107.50	107.50
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
7	—	768	83.00–87.00	84.43
1	—	370	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	811	114.00	114.00
4	—	327	140.00–150.00	142.29
28	—	615	127.00–139.00	135.89
24	—	773	116.00–126.50	124.00
19	—	585	130.00–143.00	137.35
8	—	928	102.00–108.75	107.71
13	—	478	135.00–149.00	143.05
34	—	729	118.00–127.00	123.81
3	—	381	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,042	94.50	94.50
11	—	533	140.00–145.00	143.63
10	—	860	108.50–118.00	116.04
37	—	670	125.00–136.00	131.95
2	—	218	150.00–156.00	153.17
1	—	430	141.00	141.00
3	—	970	102.00–104.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	158.00	158.00
9	—	387	163.50	163.50
13	—	600	142.50	142.50
7	—	402	159.50	159.50
59	—	826	131.00	131.00
28	—	524	147.00–153.50	150.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	119.00	119.00
2	—	590	126.00–129.00	127.49
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
1	—	265	132.00	132.00
5	—	493	122.00–130.00	128.39
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
2	—	518	123.00–125.00	124.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	115.00–131.00	123.62
7	—	464	128.00–138.00	133.67
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	200	155.00	155.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
5	—	523	120.00–137.00	124.30
3	—	761	104.00	104.00
3	—	360	127.00–152.00	143.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	157.00–160.00	159.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	487	52.50	52.50
1	—	620	46.00	46.00
1	—	385	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	50.00	50.00
1	—	995	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,521	50.00–54.50	53.07
2	—	1,543	37.00–48.00	42.79
7	—	1,504	57.00–62.00	58.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,206	56.00–63.50	58.88
9	—	1,167	51.00–55.50	53.32
1	—	1,260	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,606	80.00–90.50	84.87
2	—	1,355	74.50–75.00	74.72
4	—	1,921	92.00–97.50	93.66

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)	5	—	1,323	650.00–1,375.00	981.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,202	650.00–780.00	725.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,227	700.00–1,225.00	956.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle