Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.94/cwt on 467 head.

Average price

$127.94

467 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$23.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

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	581	128.63	747	453
Medium and Large 2-3	524	105.63	554	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about $194 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 sale467 hd

127.94

—

KY average26 barns · 4,949 hd

123.71

+4.24

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	1,591	83.08	1,322	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	59.58	917	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	56.90	685	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	47.98	498	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	572	127.37/cwt	120.00–134.00	729	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	129.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,072	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	154.30/cwt	152.00–155.00	742	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	112.64/cwt	111.00–114.50	812	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.93/cwt	144.00–156.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.57/cwt	135.00–154.00	774	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.21/cwt	127.00–134.00	883	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	135.86/cwt	132.00–136.50	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	130.30/cwt	130.30–130.30	1,046	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	116.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	793	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	124.18/cwt	121.50–125.50	1,065	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	136.46/cwt	136.00–137.00	722	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	785	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.66/cwt	128.00–142.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	141.25/cwt	140.25–142.00	660	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	136.36/cwt	126.00–146.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	165.44/cwt	165.00–166.00	627	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.35/cwt	131.00–145.00	816	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	159.88/cwt	157.00–162.50	849	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	122.55/cwt	122.50–123.00	987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	129.07/cwt	127.00–131.00	492	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,543	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	54.13/cwt	50.00–57.00	818	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	86.78/cwt	82.50–89.00	1,488	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	72.33/cwt	68.50–77.50	995	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	1,069.13/cwt	785.00–1,140.00	14,241	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	421	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	219	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	48.85/cwt	48.00–49.50	557	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	62.95/cwt	59.00–67.50	757	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	54.87/cwt	50.50–57.50	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	50.97/cwt	47.00–54.50	530	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	61.82/cwt	58.00–67.50	962	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	142.30/cwt	141.00–142.50	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.63/cwt	122.50–129.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	574	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	108.12/cwt	105.00–112.00	452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.47/cwt	118.00–126.50	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	129.15/cwt	120.00–134.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.55/cwt	118.00–123.00	750	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	109.72/cwt	92.00–118.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.07/cwt	92.00–119.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	103.54/cwt	101.50–107.00	905	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	163.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	131.71/cwt	122.00–135.00	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	126.45/cwt	120.00–133.00	383	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 673Year ago 1,546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 90Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	572	120.00–134.00	127.37
48	—	721	111.00–114.50	112.64
2	—	952	98.00	98.00
7	—	476	132.00–136.50	135.86
19	—	683	110.00–120.00	116.08
4	—	381	127.00–131.00	129.07
7	—	521	122.50–129.00	126.63
4	—	750	112.50	112.50
9	—	441	120.00–134.00	129.15
30	—	617	118.00–123.00	121.55
8	—	874	101.50–107.00	103.54
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
2	—	303	120.00–133.00	126.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	529	136.00–137.00	136.46
86	—	597	131.50	131.50
23	—	467	140.25–142.00	141.25
8	—	419	141.00–142.50	142.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	113.00	113.00
1	—	645	94.00	94.00
3	—	670	98.00	98.00
6	—	418	105.00–112.00	108.12
3	—	528	92.00–118.00	109.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	125.00–135.00	129.27
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
2	—	415	126.00–146.00	136.36
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	151.00	151.00
1	—	950	86.00	86.00
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
10	—	586	122.00–135.00	131.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
1	—	370	117.50	117.50
3	—	635	92.00–119.00	110.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	905	118.50	118.50
1	—	395	159.00	159.00
13	—	481	152.00–155.00	154.30
2	—	420	144.00–156.00	149.93
24	—	521	135.00–154.00	148.57
25	—	668	127.00–134.00	132.21
15	—	858	121.50–125.50	124.18
7	—	1,022	109.50	109.50
16	—	619	128.00–142.00	134.66
10	—	573	131.00–145.00	142.35
11	—	805	122.50–123.00	122.55
4	—	788	125.50	125.50
7	—	725	118.00–126.50	124.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	803	130.30	130.30
11	—	379	165.00–166.00	165.44
21	—	531	157.00–162.50	159.88
2	—	420	160.00–162.00	161.00
9	—	469	160.00–166.00	163.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
6	—	437	125.50	125.50
2	—	617	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	52.00	52.00
1	—	360	72.50	72.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	42.00	42.00
2	—	1,040	47.00–54.50	50.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	50.00–57.00	54.13
1	—	1,420	49.00	49.00
12	—	1,556	58.00–67.50	61.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	48.00–49.50	48.85
8	—	1,203	59.00–67.50	62.95
12	—	1,220	50.50–57.50	54.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	93.50	93.50
3	—	1,715	82.50–89.00	86.78
2	—	1,375	68.50–77.50	72.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,520	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,332	785.00–1,140.00	1,069.13

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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