Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady-1.00 higher with increased demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower; 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 $147.54/cwt on 227 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.73 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$147.54

227 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$10.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.96

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	621	148.06	920	216
Medium and Large 2-3	500	137.15	685	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.91/cwt here — about $235 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 sale227 hd

147.54

—

KY average17 barns · 3,265 hd

139.58

+7.96

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−82.73

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	—	Average	1,835	104.48	1,917	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	72.28	1,080	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	70.91	868	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	61.98	640	8thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	318	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.26/cwt	134.00–144.00	658	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	137.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	872	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.46/cwt	138.00–146.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	151.71/cwt	147.00–152.50	798	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.95/cwt	122.00–137.50	803	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	149.43/cwt	145.00–158.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	127.91/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,045	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	121.67/cwt	118.00–124.00	886	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.34/cwt	121.00–124.50	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	135.21/cwt	128.00–139.75	995	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	151.92/cwt	147.00–162.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	163.08/cwt	163.00–164.00	856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	163.28/cwt	151.00–170.00	767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	181.10/cwt	180.00–184.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	133.45/cwt	124.00–139.00	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	137.79/cwt	130.00–144.50	931	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,109.38/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	12,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	154.41/cwt	140.00–160.00	879	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	127.26/cwt	124.00–129.50	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	995	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,584.62/cwt	1,550.00–1,610.00	16,480	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	67.77/cwt	64.00–70.50	969	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	67.90/cwt	64.50–70.00	831	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	74.49/cwt	71.50–80.00	902	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	59.45/cwt	59.00–60.00	806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	97.09/cwt	90.50–99.50	1,617	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	75.22/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,155	23
Bulls	—	—	1,323	84.74/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,121	3
Bulls	—	—	1,992	110.74/cwt	101.00–118.50	2,206	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	64.99/cwt	60.00–69.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,509.59/cwt	1,400.00–1,720.00	18,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	954.37/cwt	800.00–1,135.00	12,035	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	969.30/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	12,562	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,368.78/cwt	1,075.00–1,575.00	17,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	55.30/cwt	53.00–57.50	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	114.31/cwt	111.00–115.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	123.40/cwt	111.00–129.00	887	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.18/cwt	138.00–151.50	631	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	735.57/cwt	710.00–760.00	8,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.20/cwt	125.00–142.50	786	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	153.09/cwt	146.00–154.50	588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	116.80/cwt	115.00–118.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	155.49/cwt	131.00–165.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	151.18/cwt	146.00–153.00	503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	138.74/cwt	137.50–140.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.75/cwt	124.00–143.00	729	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	143.86/cwt	140.00–154.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	130.54/cwt	123.00–133.00	901	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	113.75/cwt	110.00–117.50	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	159.13/cwt	158.00–161.00	831	17

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 Jun 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 935Year ago 1,562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 182Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 42Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	155.00–160.00	157.56
1	—	965	119.00	119.00
9	—	633	132.00–145.00	137.71
2	—	868	120.00–125.00	122.46
5	—	1,015	114.00	114.00
1	—	200	162.50	162.50
16	—	736	128.00–139.75	135.21
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
5	—	775	120.00	120.00
13	—	470	151.00–170.00	163.28
34	—	676	130.00–144.50	137.79
57	—	569	140.00–160.00	154.41
1	—	830	124.00	124.00
2	—	440	162.00	162.00
17	—	522	158.00–161.00	159.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	817	127.50–128.00	127.91
13	—	525	163.00–164.00	163.08
7	—	419	180.00–184.00	181.10
13	—	621	160.25	160.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	136.00	136.00
2	—	443	137.50–140.00	138.74
6	—	474	140.00–154.00	143.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	469	134.00–144.00	140.26
19	—	613	122.00–137.50	130.95
3	—	280	147.00–162.00	151.92
15	—	719	111.00–129.00	123.40
18	—	429	138.00–151.50	147.18
21	—	573	125.00–142.50	137.20
7	—	384	146.00–154.50	153.09
7	—	333	146.00–153.00	151.18
35	—	529	124.00–143.00	137.75
30	—	690	123.00–133.00	130.54
2	—	750	112.00	112.00
6	—	879	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	526	147.00–152.50	151.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
6	—	655	111.00–115.00	114.31
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
5	—	580	115.00–118.00	116.80
2	—	425	110.00–117.50	113.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	578	138.00–146.00	144.46
7	—	528	145.00–158.00	149.43
9	—	728	118.00–124.00	121.67
3	—	765	121.00–124.50	123.34
10	—	616	124.00–139.00	133.45
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
6	—	682	124.00–129.50	127.26
4	—	471	131.00–165.00	155.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	132.50	132.50
1	—	640	120.00	120.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,109.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,040	1,550.00–1,610.00	1,584.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	1,400.00–1,720.00	1,509.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,256	1,075.00–1,575.00	1,368.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,261	800.00–1,135.00	954.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,296	850.00–1,050.00	969.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	710.00–760.00	735.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,430	64.00–70.50	67.77
23	—	1,536	71.00–80.00	75.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,224	64.50–70.00	67.90
19	—	1,211	71.50–80.00	74.49
2	—	1,355	59.00–60.00	59.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,031	60.00–69.00	64.99
3	—	1,022	53.00–57.50	55.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	90.50–99.50	97.09
3	—	1,323	74.00–89.00	84.74
13	—	1,992	101.00–118.50	110.74

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle