Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady; 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 $142.10/cwt on 832 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −88.16 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$142.10

832 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$11.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

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	706	142.40	1,005	811
Medium and Large 2-3	625	130.47	815	21

One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $190 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 sale832 hd

142.10

—

KY average28 barns · 6,883 hd

143.42

−1.31

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−88.16

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	1,630	84.44	1,376	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	64.76	985	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	59.56	703	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	46.76	450	5thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2Value Added	—	386	180.70/cwt	180.00–182.00	698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	126.11/cwt	125.90–128.00	892	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	699	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	154.44/cwt	145.00–161.00	899	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,070	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	133.15/cwt	132.00–133.50	903	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	145.18/cwt	135.00–150.00	994	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	155.77/cwt	148.00–158.00	830	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	129.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	937	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	112.71/cwt	105.00–114.50	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	129.77/cwt	127.00–133.00	991	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	343	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	127.43/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,055	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.53/cwt	135.00–155.50	889	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	151.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.32/cwt	113.00–126.00	799	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	160.48/cwt	153.00–167.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	153.22/cwt	142.50–158.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	139.46/cwt	132.00–146.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	165.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	153.20/cwt	140.00–164.00	798	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	172.58/cwt	171.00–181.00	847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	142.69/cwt	138.00–143.50	1,046	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	912	127.85/cwt	127.85–127.85	1,166	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	188.55/cwt	177.00–201.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	131.57/cwt	131.50–132.50	803	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	103.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	164.03/cwt	160.00–167.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	154.93/cwt	148.00–166.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.98/cwt	125.00–134.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	162.12/cwt	158.00–165.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	161.43/cwt	160.00–163.50	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	159.41/cwt	157.00–161.00	985	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	149.01/cwt	141.00–150.75	748	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	878.78/cwt	730.00–1,090.00	11,284	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.28/cwt	162.50–170.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	41.90/cwt	40.00–44.00	434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	457	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	66.09/cwt	61.50–75.00	1,005	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	56.78/cwt	55.00–60.50	864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	92.74/cwt	91.50–94.00	1,730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	86.70/cwt	83.50–89.50	1,469	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	332	66.57/cwt	60.00–77.50	221	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	417	98.64/cwt	83.00–100.00	411	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	55.64/cwt	52.00–60.00	653	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	50.26/cwt	49.50–51.00	560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	64.46/cwt	61.00–69.50	771	11
Bulls	—	—	1,446	77.96/cwt	74.50–79.50	1,127	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,796	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	781.29/cwt	710.00–875.00	7,297	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	391	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	953	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	96.94/cwt	90.00–110.00	702	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	137.22/cwt	135.00–141.00	775	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	11,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	888.77/cwt	800.00–960.00	9,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	118.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	96.64/cwt	82.00–103.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	129.40/cwt	127.00–133.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.28/cwt	135.00–156.00	828	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	171.04/cwt	166.00–175.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	109.70/cwt	100.00–110.00	891	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	130.91/cwt	124.00–140.00	675	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.39/cwt	122.00–128.00	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	122.65/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,072	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	118.15/cwt	110.00–125.00	849	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	166.21/cwt	164.50–168.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	146.40/cwt	144.00–149.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.89/cwt	115.00–130.00	797	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.77/cwt	120.00–145.00	842	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.83/cwt	123.00–132.00	739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	118.48/cwt	107.50–122.00	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.00/cwt	134.00–148.00	649	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	118.06/cwt	113.00–122.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	122.47/cwt	113.00–130.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	91.35/cwt	88.00–93.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	567	1

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 Mar 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,964Last week 2,115Year ago 794

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 120Year ago 275

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 80Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	180.00–182.00	180.70
9	—	526	174.00	174.00
137	—	817	130.00–132.00	130.98
4	—	343	188.00	188.00
11	—	491	171.00–181.00	172.58
89	—	733	138.00–143.50	142.69
57	—	912	127.85	127.85
6	—	406	177.00–201.00	188.55
46	—	618	157.00–161.00	159.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	582	145.00–161.00	154.44
160	—	685	135.00–150.00	145.18
14	—	533	148.00–158.00	155.77
1	—	980	114.00	114.00
23	—	726	125.00–135.00	129.06
46	—	764	127.00–133.00	129.77
30	—	828	123.00–128.00	127.43
56	—	624	135.00–155.50	142.53
5	—	489	153.00–167.00	160.48
7	—	323	160.00–170.00	165.48
2	—	915	114.00	114.00
3	—	368	166.00–175.00	171.04
17	—	874	121.00–123.00	122.65
2	—	265	167.50	167.50
2	—	435	164.50–168.00	166.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
6	—	565	135.00–141.00	137.22
4	—	778	117.00–121.00	118.01
2	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
5	—	648	127.00–133.00	129.40
1	—	390	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	179.00	179.00
1	—	445	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	521	140.00–164.00	153.20
6	—	867	102.00–105.00	103.99
6	—	473	160.00–167.00	164.03
6	—	388	148.00–166.00	154.93
5	—	674	125.00–134.00	128.98
2	—	328	162.50–170.00	166.28
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
23	—	578	135.00–156.00	143.28
8	—	723	122.00–128.00	126.39
29	—	625	120.00–145.00	134.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	121.50	121.50
1	—	915	64.00	64.00
1	—	885	86.00	86.00
1	—	535	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	707	125.90–128.00	126.11
17	—	472	148.00	148.00
17	—	678	132.00–133.50	133.15
2	—	428	150.00–154.00	151.96
60	—	610	131.50–132.50	131.57
5	—	372	158.00–165.00	162.12
5	—	330	160.00–163.50	161.43
26	—	502	141.00–150.75	149.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	784	105.00–114.50	112.71
11	—	374	145.00–155.00	151.82
20	—	670	113.00–126.00	119.32
3	—	270	142.50–158.00	153.22
9	—	422	132.00–146.00	139.46
35	—	812	100.00–110.00	109.70
33	—	516	124.00–140.00	130.91
31	—	719	110.00–125.00	118.15
4	—	314	144.00–149.00	146.40
71	—	628	115.00–130.00	126.89
21	—	578	123.00–132.00	127.83
1	—	900	97.00	97.00
26	—	460	134.00–148.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
22	—	724	90.00–110.00	96.94
9	—	678	82.00–103.00	96.64
1	—	390	123.00	123.00
1	—	790	99.00	99.00
9	—	576	107.50–122.00	118.48
8	—	527	113.00–122.00	118.06
4	—	468	113.00–130.00	122.47
3	—	840	88.00–93.00	91.35
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	60.00–77.50	66.57
12	—	417	83.00–100.00	98.64
2	—	460	85.00	85.00
4	—	953	70.00	70.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,284	730.00–1,090.00	878.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,415	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	934	710.00–875.00	781.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	800.00–960.00	888.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	40.00–44.00	41.90
3	—	913	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,521	61.50–75.00	66.09
3	—	1,522	55.00–60.50	56.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,174	52.00–60.00	55.64
2	—	1,115	49.50–51.00	50.26
11	—	1,196	61.00–69.50	64.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	91.50–94.00	92.74
7	—	1,694	83.50–89.50	86.70
5	—	1,446	74.50–79.50	77.96

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle