Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.65/cwt on 759 head.

Average price

$138.65

759 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

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	577	141.10	814	641
Medium and Large 2-3	555	125.29	695	118

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $119 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 sale759 hd

138.65

—

KY average25 barns · 7,140 hd

139.53

−0.89

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	1,744	94.26	1,644	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	71.25	1,114	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	65.97	819	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	57.54	544	20

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.98/cwt	133.00–141.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	158.37/cwt	155.00–162.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	131.99/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,027	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	184.60/cwt	174.00–191.00	775	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.78/cwt	130.00–145.75	821	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	131.61/cwt	124.00–136.50	1,070	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	200.11/cwt	190.00–204.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	191.83/cwt	183.00–194.00	742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	140.43/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,014	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	159.96/cwt	149.00–165.00	995	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.75/cwt	122.00–138.00	831	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	154.75/cwt	150.00–161.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	148.24/cwt	144.00–150.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	119.80/cwt	115.00–125.50	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.97/cwt	144.00–155.00	562	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	127.99/cwt	124.00–134.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	153.15/cwt	140.50–157.50	799	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	112.50/cwt	104.00–118.00	928	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	121.39/cwt	113.00–128.00	874	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	128.99/cwt	118.00–134.50	875	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.84/cwt	140.00–157.00	724	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	153.02/cwt	141.00–157.00	865	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	109.18/cwt	102.00–114.00	902	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.05/cwt	144.00–160.00	627	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	880	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	217.96/cwt	215.00–219.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	167.15/cwt	154.00–171.50	883	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	128.97/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,100	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	159.81/cwt	155.00–167.00	921	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	149.94/cwt	149.50–150.00	1,065	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	176.52/cwt	171.00–181.50	823	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	151.69/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,019	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	170.70/cwt	170.00–171.50	1,053	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	175.14/cwt	173.00–176.00	925	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,007	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,029	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	165.53/cwt	163.50–167.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	347	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	579	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	72.68/cwt	70.00–75.00	948	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	65.48/cwt	60.00–69.50	811	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	55.67/cwt	50.00–58.00	633	13
Bulls	—	—	1,803	86.62/cwt	84.50–88.00	1,562	5
Bulls	—	—	1,759	102.79/cwt	99.50–106.50	1,808	4
Bulls	—	—	1,699	94.78/cwt	91.50–98.50	1,610	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	995.25/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	12,142	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	46.63/cwt	45.00–50.00	418	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	67.47/cwt	65.50–69.00	640	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	59.61/cwt	55.50–64.50	575	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	74.22/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,173	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	67.43/cwt	63.00–69.50	1,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	106.61/cwt	106.00–107.00	819	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	748.49/cwt	480.00–900.00	8,196	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	918.25/cwt	790.00–1,050.00	11,919	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	786.57/cwt	710.00–880.00	9,321	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,080.14/cwt	740.00–1,270.00	14,722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	120.89/cwt	113.00–135.50	693	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	115.15/cwt	114.00–120.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	942	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	752	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	136.30/cwt	131.00–139.00	641	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	112.84/cwt	107.00–118.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	91.51/cwt	90.00–93.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	181.28/cwt	175.00–184.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	170.78/cwt	160.00–176.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	134.45/cwt	127.00–138.00	917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	109.18/cwt	104.00–111.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	134.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	148.58/cwt	143.00–152.00	773	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	163.34/cwt	160.00–169.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	140.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	164.49/cwt	161.00–170.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	133.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	125.31/cwt	122.00–128.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	183.69/cwt	180.00–187.50	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	147.75/cwt	140.00–150.50	835	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	132.62/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	18

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 Apr 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,886Last week 1,972Year ago 1,476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 131Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 80Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	133.00–141.00	137.98
2	—	865	115.00–116.00	115.49
5	—	516	155.00–162.00	158.37
4	—	709	124.00–134.00	127.99
9	—	565	141.00–157.00	153.02
10	—	826	102.00–114.00	109.18
1	—	245	192.50	192.50
4	—	431	175.00	175.00
1	—	250	212.50	212.50
5	—	384	175.00–184.00	181.28
4	—	769	125.00–128.00	126.47
5	—	457	160.00–176.00	170.78
6	—	682	127.00–138.00	134.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	159.00	159.00
1	—	380	167.50	167.50
5	—	688	114.00–120.00	115.15
2	—	973	95.00–97.00	96.01
2	—	545	148.00	148.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
2	—	475	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	778	124.00–138.00	131.99
37	—	420	174.00–191.00	184.60
19	—	813	124.00–136.50	131.61
8	—	339	190.00–204.00	200.11
10	—	387	183.00–194.00	191.83
63	—	722	130.00–145.00	140.43
78	—	622	149.00–165.00	159.96
4	—	283	215.00–219.00	217.96
2	—	230	230.00	230.00
113	—	528	154.00–171.50	167.15
12	—	853	118.00–130.00	128.97
22	—	576	155.00–167.00	159.81
66	—	466	171.00–181.50	176.52
48	—	672	142.00–159.00	151.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	710	149.50–150.00	149.94
55	—	617	170.00–171.50	170.70
18	—	528	173.00–176.00	175.14
16	—	555	181.50	181.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	181.00	181.00
1	—	305	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	102.00	102.00
12	—	520	143.00–152.00	148.58
8	—	476	160.00–169.00	163.34
9	—	612	135.00–145.00	140.70
1	—	925	102.00	102.00
3	—	432	161.00–170.00	164.49
3	—	656	130.00–139.00	133.04
6	—	714	122.00–128.00	125.31
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
1	—	265	188.00	188.00
2	—	315	180.00–187.50	183.69
21	—	565	140.00–150.50	147.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	583	130.00–145.75	140.78
98	—	621	122.00–138.00	133.75
2	—	895	108.00	108.00
4	—	261	150.00–161.00	154.75
7	—	338	144.00–150.00	148.24
6	—	765	115.00–125.50	119.80
23	—	370	144.00–155.00	151.97
105	—	522	140.50–157.50	153.15
10	—	825	104.00–118.00	112.50
41	—	720	113.00–128.00	121.39
71	—	678	118.00–134.50	128.99
82	—	480	140.00–157.00	150.84
32	—	415	144.00–160.00	151.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	604	145.75	145.75
7	—	578	155.50	155.50
29	—	823	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	163.50–167.00	165.53
10	—	347	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	768	106.00–107.00	106.61
19	—	573	113.00–135.50	120.89
2	—	942	94.50	94.50
13	—	669	110.00–115.00	112.47
1	—	285	147.50	147.50
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
31	—	470	131.00–139.00	136.30
6	—	618	107.00–118.00	112.84
2	—	885	90.00–93.00	91.51
6	—	732	104.00–111.00	109.18
4	—	368	130.00–137.00	134.72
10	—	423	130.00–140.00	134.97
18	—	526	130.00–136.00	132.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,305	70.00–75.00	72.68
56	—	1,238	60.00–69.50	65.48
13	—	1,137	50.00–58.00	55.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	896	45.00–50.00	46.63
3	—	948	65.50–69.00	67.47
12	—	965	55.50–64.50	59.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,580	72.00–78.00	74.22
7	—	1,541	63.00–69.50	67.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,803	84.50–88.00	86.62
4	—	1,759	99.50–106.50	102.79
8	—	1,699	91.50–98.50	94.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,220	875.00–1,150.00	995.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,363	740.00–1,270.00	1,080.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	480.00–900.00	748.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	790.00–1,050.00	918.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,185	710.00–880.00	786.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	83.00	83.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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