Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to June 24th feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.83/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$140.83

357 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$24.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

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	606	141.72	858	344
Medium and Large 2-3	594	117.17	696	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.55/cwt here — about $162 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 sale357 hd

140.83

—

KY average14 barns · 2,182 hd

137.62

+3.20

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	1,908	102.20	1,950	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	73.28	910	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	72.28	1,071	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	67.58	678	6thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	460	175.32/cwt	174.00–176.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	142.72/cwt	138.00–145.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	146.51/cwt	138.00–156.00	845	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	130.89/cwt	122.00–138.00	959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	165.94/cwt	160.00–169.00	732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	905	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	144.64/cwt	133.00–150.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	145.29/cwt	144.50–146.00	1,080	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,123	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	126.88/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,214	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	151.43/cwt	144.00–157.50	1,004	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	146.63/cwt	139.00–155.00	702	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	136.42/cwt	130.00–142.00	941	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	142.03/cwt	139.00–143.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	152.33/cwt	143.00–157.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	159.14/cwt	148.00–163.00	902	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	156.91/cwt	150.00–167.00	818	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,050	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	150.87/cwt	150.00–154.00	789	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	141.01/cwt	140.25–144.25	1,166	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	135.74/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,116	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	994	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	152.62/cwt	151.00–154.25	850	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	662	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	74.53/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,080	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	65.85/cwt	63.50–68.00	1,036	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	67.20/cwt	65.50–69.00	635	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	96.51/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,829	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,037	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	106.43/cwt	102.50–112.50	2,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	114.36/cwt	104.00–120.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	143.04/cwt	134.00–150.50	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	22,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	12,420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	75.64/cwt	71.00–80.00	927	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	136.35/cwt	132.50–140.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	67.37/cwt	64.50–69.00	862	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	73.45/cwt	73.00–74.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	139.92/cwt	130.00–140.30	940	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	102.48/cwt	99.00–106.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.98/cwt	132.00–150.00	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.23/cwt	128.00–146.00	795	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	128.73/cwt	120.00–134.00	936	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.69/cwt	124.00–142.50	832	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	156.03/cwt	149.00–160.00	977	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	120.29/cwt	110.00–130.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	140.01/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,032	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	136.72/cwt	136.50–137.00	1,042	9

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 Jul 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 923Last week 1,126Year ago 1,327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 94Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 45

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
6	—	460	174.00–176.00	175.32
17	—	743	144.50–146.00	145.29
14	—	781	143.75	143.75
3	—	553	170.00	170.00
2	—	507	174.00	174.00
62	—	827	140.25–144.25	141.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	441	160.00–169.00	165.94
3	—	475	155.00–157.00	156.35
1	—	1,010	121.00	121.00
8	—	957	122.00–128.50	126.88
33	—	663	144.00–157.50	151.43
3	—	395	143.00–157.00	152.33
43	—	567	148.00–163.00	159.14
22	—	521	150.00–167.00	156.91
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
17	—	822	134.00–138.00	135.74
30	—	626	149.00–160.00	156.03
18	—	737	135.00–142.00	140.01
9	—	762	136.50–137.00	136.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
2	—	473	132.50–140.00	136.35
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	127.50	127.50
1	—	365	137.00	137.00
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	138.00–145.00	142.72
10	—	577	138.00–156.00	146.51
7	—	733	122.00–138.00	130.89
2	—	807	109.00	109.00
1	—	990	91.00	91.00
21	—	690	130.00–142.00	136.42
4	—	631	139.00–143.00	142.03
4	—	541	134.00–150.50	143.04
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	152.50	152.50
2	—	885	99.00–106.00	102.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	603	150.00	150.00
20	—	825	127.25	127.25
51	—	523	150.00–154.00	150.87
22	—	731	136.00	136.00
16	—	557	151.00–154.25	152.62
3	—	406	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	133.00–150.00	144.64
42	—	479	139.00–155.00	146.63
66	—	672	130.00–140.30	139.92
10	—	527	132.00–150.00	143.98
30	—	571	128.00–146.00	139.23
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
15	—	727	120.00–134.00	128.73
40	—	627	124.00–142.50	132.69
1	—	310	152.50	152.50
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
3	—	688	104.00–120.00	114.36
2	—	573	123.00–125.00	124.02
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
2	—	753	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	428	110.00–130.00	120.29
1	—	715	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,449	70.00–80.50	74.53
7	—	1,574	63.50–68.00	65.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	65.50–69.00	67.20
1	—	895	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,143	73.00–74.00	73.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,226	71.00–80.00	75.64
12	—	1,280	64.50–69.00	67.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,895	95.00–98.50	96.51
1	—	1,235	84.00	84.00
7	—	2,008	102.50–112.50	106.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,420	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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