Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher; yearling steers over 700 lbs steady. Feeder Heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with moderate 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 $139.15/cwt on 301 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.12 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$139.15

301 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$25.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.07

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	659	140.59	927	284
Medium and Large 2-3	634	115.13	730	17thin

One grade step is worth $25.45/cwt here — about $197 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 sale301 hd

139.15

—

KY average26 barns · 3,779 hd

137.08

+2.07

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−91.12

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	1,803	91.07	1,642	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,540	67.62	1,041	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	64.68	803	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	57.31	596	15

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	477	138.87/cwt	128.00–145.50	662	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.20/cwt	127.00–145.00	607	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	153.14/cwt	146.00–159.00	802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,157	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	116.06/cwt	110.00–117.00	891	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.08/cwt	122.00–138.00	814	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.84/cwt	120.00–140.00	682	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	121.48/cwt	118.00–121.75	955	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	109.65/cwt	108.00–112.00	796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.58/cwt	130.00–147.00	853	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	183.83/cwt	180.00–188.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	149.51/cwt	148.50–151.50	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	156.41/cwt	154.00–161.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	118.40/cwt	117.00–121.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	174.08/cwt	165.00–182.50	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	160.49/cwt	160.00–170.00	822	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,008	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.88/cwt	142.00–151.50	836	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,825.95/cwt	1,450.00–2,000.00	18,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	159.84/cwt	152.00–166.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	173.41/cwt	173.00–175.00	740	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	880	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,030	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	165.97/cwt	165.00–168.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	166.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	868	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,190	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	48.72/cwt	45.00–52.00	457	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	64.04/cwt	62.50–65.50	692	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	56.50/cwt	54.00–59.00	885	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	57.11/cwt	52.00–60.00	702	7
Bulls	—	—	1,980	99.05/cwt	93.00–112.00	1,961	7
Bulls	—	—	1,510	74.67/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,128	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	70.81/cwt	68.00–75.50	898	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	64.82/cwt	61.50–67.50	801	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,136.54/cwt	875.00–1,425.00	13,309	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,394.44/cwt	1,200.00–1,600.00	16,733	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	56.19/cwt	52.50–59.00	593	7
Bulls	—	—	1,639	85.29/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,398	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,950.00/cwt	1,950.00–1,950.00	22,425	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	800.09/cwt	650.00–860.00	9,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	131.52/cwt	127.00–136.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	939	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	72.88/cwt	70.50–76.00	1,106	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	66.09/cwt	62.00–69.50	1,024	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	135.45/cwt	129.00–140.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	19,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,230.11/cwt	1,075.00–1,400.00	13,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	92.99/cwt	89.00–95.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	99.44/cwt	86.00–106.00	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	109.96/cwt	100.00–117.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	115.60/cwt	112.00–118.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.93/cwt	122.00–135.00	814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	125.46/cwt	125.00–125.50	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	126.88/cwt	121.00–130.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	158.11/cwt	150.00–159.50	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.33/cwt	142.00–147.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	168.37/cwt	163.00–175.00	623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	122.48/cwt	112.00–125.25	844	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	149.47/cwt	140.00–156.00	504	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	138.28/cwt	130.00–143.00	932	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	136.41/cwt	125.00–144.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.82/cwt	129.00–132.50	750	36

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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 1,557Year ago 1,510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 120Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 72Year 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
34	—	477	128.00–145.50	138.87
24	—	433	127.00–145.00	140.20
23	—	768	110.00–117.00	116.06
18	—	626	122.00–138.00	130.08
16	—	517	120.00–140.00	131.84
14	—	726	108.00–112.00	109.65
3	—	380	142.00–147.00	145.33
55	—	689	112.00–125.25	122.48
2	—	982	104.00	104.00
3	—	828	100.00	100.00
8	—	337	140.00–156.00	149.47
36	—	573	129.00–132.50	130.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	150.00	150.00
5	—	508	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	880	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	89.00–95.00	92.99
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
9	—	678	86.00–106.00	99.44
6	—	582	100.00–117.00	109.96
5	—	384	121.00–130.00	126.88
2	—	785	90.00–95.00	92.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	146.00–159.00	153.14
12	—	1,205	96.00	96.00
20	—	786	118.00–121.75	121.48
5	—	814	120.00	120.00
21	—	620	130.00–147.00	137.58
4	—	279	180.00–188.00	183.83
3	—	868	112.00–113.00	112.67
7	—	481	154.00–161.00	156.41
5	—	726	117.00–121.00	118.40
2	—	333	165.00–182.50	174.08
4	—	973	110.00	110.00
15	—	565	142.00–151.50	147.88
5	—	430	152.00–166.00	159.84
9	—	370	163.00–175.00	168.37
41	—	674	130.00–143.00	138.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	160.00	160.00
6	—	606	148.50–151.50	149.51
20	—	512	160.00–170.00	160.49
55	—	815	123.00–124.00	123.66
16	—	495	164.50	164.50
16	—	427	173.00–175.00	173.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	127.00–136.00	131.52
1	—	1,055	89.00	89.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
5	—	433	129.00–140.00	135.45
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
3	—	863	89.00	89.00
1	—	820	107.00	107.00
1	—	465	106.00	106.00
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	128.00	128.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	935	92.00	92.00
3	—	330	165.00–168.00	165.97
5	—	415	165.00–168.00	166.00
5	—	886	98.00	98.00
5	—	731	112.00–118.00	115.60
7	—	617	122.00–135.00	131.93
11	—	687	125.00–125.50	125.46
7	—	456	150.00–159.50	158.11
5	—	511	125.00–144.00	136.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	139.00	139.00
3	—	473	134.00	134.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	988	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,825.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,394.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,230.11
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,171	875.00–1,425.00	1,136.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,142	650.00–860.00	800.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	45.00–52.00	48.72
5	—	1,081	62.50–65.50	64.04
7	—	1,056	52.50–59.00	56.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	54.00–59.00	56.50
13	—	1,517	70.50–76.00	72.88
23	—	1,549	62.00–69.50	66.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,229	52.00–60.00	57.11
8	—	1,268	68.00–75.50	70.81
29	—	1,236	61.50–67.50	64.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,980	93.00–112.00	99.05
2	—	1,510	71.00–78.00	74.67
4	—	1,639	84.50–87.50	85.29

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle