Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 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 $123.55/cwt on 514 head.

Average price

$123.55

514 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

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	630	124.10	782	499
Medium and Large 2-3	654	105.22	688	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $94 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 sale514 hd

123.55

—

KY average26 barns · 4,080 hd

123.91

−0.36

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	1,588	86.14	1,368	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,780	75.00	1,335	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	61.20	718	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	59.84	904	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	59.25	618	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	444	143.14/cwt	140.00–154.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	139.78/cwt	135.00–147.50	804	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	109.66/cwt	104.00–111.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.24/cwt	121.00–128.00	725	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	159.55/cwt	159.00–164.00	769	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.29/cwt	110.00–123.50	764	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	131.88/cwt	124.50–134.00	895	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	136.99/cwt	127.00–141.00	452	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	337	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	144.59/cwt	140.00–154.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.76/cwt	123.50–129.00	911	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.41/cwt	121.50–127.75	963	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	142.29/cwt	140.50–143.50	858	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	142.90/cwt	141.00–144.00	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	121.29/cwt	119.00–123.00	990	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	168.08/cwt	160.00–171.00	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	125.19/cwt	125.00–125.50	774	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	805	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	932	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	141.90/cwt	141.00–146.00	688	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	108.76/cwt	106.00–114.50	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	134.69/cwt	132.00–136.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	131.56/cwt	129.00–134.00	770	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	75.88/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,229	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	645	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	63.96/cwt	61.50–65.50	1,036	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	96.57/cwt	90.50–99.50	1,529	3
Bulls	—	—	1,576	86.07/cwt	83.50–89.00	1,356	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	883.28/cwt	850.00–925.00	12,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	64.04/cwt	60.00–73.00	747	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	56.11/cwt	50.00–59.50	669	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	57.26/cwt	51.50–59.50	827	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	796	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	796	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	45.69/cwt	43.00–49.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	119.95/cwt	119.75–123.50	951	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	139.69/cwt	139.00–140.50	784	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	113.34/cwt	111.00–114.50	866	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,053.62/cwt	730.00–1,230.00	12,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	125.38/cwt	125.00–125.50	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	101.77/cwt	93.00–106.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	109.53/cwt	100.00–117.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.20/cwt	143.00–150.00	767	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	302	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	121.89/cwt	116.00–123.75	812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.13/cwt	120.00–136.00	632	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.09/cwt	110.00–122.00	779	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	115.50/cwt	105.00–118.50	840	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	118.09/cwt	116.50–123.50	1,027	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	138.13/cwt	130.00–145.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.37/cwt	125.00–137.00	698	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	133.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	824	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	129.40/cwt	124.00–135.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	153.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	518	3

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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,192Last week 841Year ago 870

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 64Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 225

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	444	140.00–154.00	143.14
17	—	575	135.00–147.50	139.78
96	—	679	124.50–134.00	131.88
3	—	478	140.00–154.00	144.59
38	—	730	123.50–129.00	124.76
35	—	780	121.50–127.75	123.41
16	—	816	119.00–123.00	121.29
29	—	521	143.00–150.00	147.20
13	—	870	116.50–123.50	118.09
1	—	1,005	109.00	109.00
30	—	616	130.00–137.00	133.82
3	—	948	108.50	108.50
3	—	338	150.00–160.00	153.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	482	159.00–164.00	159.55
2	—	337	169.00	169.00
6	—	550	155.00	155.00
30	—	603	140.50–143.50	142.29
12	—	430	160.00–171.00	168.08
14	—	516	156.00	156.00
51	—	673	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
4	—	530	125.00–125.50	125.38
2	—	302	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	839	104.00–111.00	109.66
48	—	574	121.00–128.00	126.24
2	—	867	100.00	100.00
125	—	630	110.00–123.50	121.29
10	—	330	127.00–141.00	136.99
9	—	764	111.00–114.50	113.34
13	—	478	120.00–136.00	132.13
36	—	665	110.00–122.00	117.09
52	—	727	105.00–118.50	115.50
10	—	373	130.00–145.00	138.13
36	—	523	125.00–137.00	133.37
7	—	417	124.00–135.00	129.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	141.00–144.00	142.90
30	—	618	125.00–125.50	125.19
16	—	485	141.00–146.00	141.90
75	—	793	119.75–123.50	119.95
17	—	561	139.00–140.50	139.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	796	100.00	100.00
4	—	667	93.00–106.00	101.77
6	—	574	100.00–117.00	109.53
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	106.00–114.50	108.76
3	—	464	132.00–136.00	134.69
3	—	325	140.00–145.00	143.33
5	—	585	129.00–134.00	131.56
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
10	—	666	116.00–123.75	121.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	56.50	56.50
1	—	1,040	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,619	61.50–65.50	63.96
8	—	1,444	51.50–59.50	57.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,166	60.00–73.00	64.04
21	—	1,193	50.00–59.50	56.11
3	—	1,155	43.00–49.00	45.69
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	74.00–78.00	75.88
3	—	1,583	90.50–99.50	96.57
7	—	1,576	83.50–89.00	86.07

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)	2	—	1,465	850.00–925.00	883.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,141	730.00–1,230.00	1,053.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	900.00	900.00

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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Paris Livestock Auction

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