Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady with good 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-1.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.10/cwt on 444 head.

Average price

$133.10

444 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$13.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

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	645	133.28	860	438
Medium and Large 2-3	464	120.00	557	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.28/cwt here — about $303 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 sale444 hd

133.10

—

KY average25 barns · 5,397 hd

134.20

−1.10

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	1,744	105.66	1,842	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	74.76	1,117	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	72.08	908	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	62.25	584	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	773	125.78/cwt	115.00–127.00	972	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	127.80/cwt	123.00–131.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.37/cwt	133.00–149.00	615	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.28/cwt	143.00–152.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	127.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	907	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	128.08/cwt	115.00–132.00	871	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	129.10/cwt	117.00–137.50	786	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.61/cwt	135.00–158.00	907	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	141.23/cwt	135.00–147.00	939	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	136.76/cwt	128.50–139.00	990	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.10/cwt	140.00–159.00	863	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	136.53/cwt	125.00–146.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	157.92/cwt	153.00–163.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	130.86/cwt	124.00–133.50	1,127	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,140	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	138.40/cwt	138.40–138.40	1,013	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	149.01/cwt	143.00–157.00	566	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.69/cwt	129.00–135.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	114.36/cwt	104.00–117.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	988	129.80/cwt	129.80–129.80	1,282	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	67.51/cwt	63.00–70.50	852	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	95.11/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,534	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,809	110.94/cwt	104.50–122.00	2,007	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	967.37/cwt	840.00–1,100.00	12,431	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	123.49/cwt	119.00–126.50	905	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	76.81/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,136	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	69.21/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,063	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	75.32/cwt	71.50–81.00	945	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	135.47/cwt	134.00–137.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	165.16/cwt	164.00–166.00	679	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	12,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	133.13/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,037	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	163.06/cwt	158.00–168.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	161.29/cwt	150.00–168.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.20/cwt	130.00–150.00	661	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	131.39/cwt	122.00–139.00	766	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	117.81/cwt	117.50–118.00	1,008	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.44/cwt	125.00–148.00	766	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	128.10/cwt	127.50–129.00	1,041	6

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 980Last week 1,067Year ago 1,371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 160Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 46Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	773	115.00–127.00	125.78
13	—	423	133.00–149.00	145.37
45	—	711	120.00–130.00	127.59
63	—	680	115.00–132.00	128.08
28	—	609	117.00–137.50	129.10
2	—	315	153.00–163.00	157.92
10	—	380	143.00–157.00	149.01
7	—	807	120.00	120.00
13	—	475	130.00–150.00	139.20
68	—	583	122.00–139.00	131.39
19	—	856	117.50–118.00	117.81
64	—	534	125.00–148.00	143.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	732	138.40	138.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	610	103.00	103.00
1	—	740	108.00	108.00
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	123.00–131.00	127.80
4	—	565	125.00–146.00	136.53
2	—	482	155.00	155.00
7	—	617	129.00–135.00	131.69
5	—	831	104.00–117.00	114.36
5	—	733	119.00–126.50	123.49
2	—	415	158.00–168.00	163.06
1	—	860	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	176.00	176.00
55	—	988	129.80	129.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	143.00–152.00	146.28
34	—	627	135.00–158.00	144.61
32	—	665	135.00–147.00	141.23
29	—	724	128.50–139.00	136.76
21	—	575	140.00–159.00	150.10
2	—	1,160	109.00	109.00
20	—	861	124.00–133.50	130.86
11	—	923	123.50	123.50
11	—	411	164.00–166.00	165.16
71	—	779	128.00–137.00	133.13
5	—	489	150.00–168.00	161.29
3	—	338	160.00	160.00
6	—	813	127.50–129.00	128.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	134.00–137.00	135.47
1	—	655	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,262	63.00–70.50	67.51
1	—	1,335	59.00	59.00
21	—	1,255	71.50–81.00	75.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	61.00	61.00
1	—	925	63.50	63.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,479	72.00–83.00	76.81
7	—	1,536	67.00–71.00	69.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,613	93.00–97.00	95.11
8	—	1,809	104.50–122.00	110.94

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,285	840.00–1,100.00	967.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00

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