Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.48/cwt on 783 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −81.78 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$148.48

783 head · 755 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$11.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

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	759	148.86	1,130	758
Medium and Large 2-3	625	136.97	856	25

One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $274 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 sale783 hd

148.48

—

KY average25 barns · 6,648 hd

149.19

−0.71

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−81.78

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	1,783	103.63	1,848	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	71.99	1,130	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	69.14	868	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	887	62.36	553	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	80.50	1,047	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	70.58/cwt	66.00–74.50	886	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	118.33/cwt	118.00–119.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	133.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.01/cwt	133.00–148.00	883	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	125.66/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	145.85/cwt	140.00–149.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	175.25/cwt	172.50–178.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	159.61/cwt	151.00–165.00	849	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	106.26/cwt	103.00–110.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	148.43/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,097	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,095	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.62/cwt	134.00–147.00	744	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	158.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.75/cwt	140.00–153.00	707	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	993	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	167.74/cwt	167.00–169.00	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	143.19/cwt	139.00–143.50	1,194	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	107.47/cwt	104.00–111.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	136.15/cwt	130.00–142.00	904	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	154.22/cwt	152.75–155.00	1,046	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	134.62/cwt	126.00–141.00	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	134.60/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,050	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	161.81/cwt	159.50–162.50	942	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.34/cwt	141.00–155.50	632	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	110.00/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	447	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	154.27/cwt	150.00–163.00	884	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	150.97/cwt	140.00–156.00	862	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	112.80/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,315	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	948.23/cwt	680.00–1,075.00	11,862	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,089.16/cwt	770.00–1,425.00	13,179	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	914.63/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	10,701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	147.28/cwt	142.00–151.00	991	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	143.88/cwt	136.00–149.50	968	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	149.45/cwt	147.25–150.00	1,181	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	146.86/cwt	145.00–147.75	1,284	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	165.55/cwt	155.00–170.50	803	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	158.36/cwt	155.00–161.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	143.97/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,130	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,218	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	64.05/cwt	62.00–69.00	553	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	966	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,314.52/cwt	890.00–1,710.00	16,931	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	1,290.70/cwt	775.00–1,600.00	17,760	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	22,935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	75.96/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,010	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	71.22/cwt	66.00–74.50	1,129	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	126.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	840	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	63.04/cwt	60.00–65.50	771	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	56.57/cwt	52.00–59.50	524	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	131.19/cwt	130.00–132.50	420	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	636.41/cwt	610.00–660.00	5,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	998.92/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	12,057	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	126.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	977	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	126.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	104.40/cwt	100.00–107.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	135.28/cwt	133.00–138.00	756	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	20,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	122.23/cwt	119.50–131.00	957	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	160.57/cwt	153.00–169.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	138.04/cwt	135.00–141.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	144.29/cwt	141.00–147.50	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	110.68/cwt	109.00–113.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	145.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	144.94/cwt	140.00–153.00	836	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	124.83/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	170.55/cwt	161.00–173.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	132.65/cwt	132.00–134.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	149.02/cwt	140.00–155.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	138.66/cwt	131.00–144.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	167.51/cwt	159.00–170.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	135.64/cwt	135.00–137.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	142.67/cwt	141.00–146.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	142.40/cwt	139.00–144.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	167.25/cwt	160.00–173.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	147.78/cwt	144.00–158.00	935	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	123.82/cwt	119.00–126.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	134.95/cwt	133.00–137.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	135.95/cwt	132.00–139.00	576	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	76.57/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,186	6
Bulls	—	—	1,732	97.51/cwt	94.00–103.50	1,689	10
Bulls	—	—	1,923	92.03/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,770	3
Bulls	—	—	1,791	112.36/cwt	106.50–118.50	2,012	11

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,541Last week 923Year ago 1,071

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 150Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 7Year ago 43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,255	66.00–74.50	70.58
9	—	1,329	75.00–77.00	75.96
19	—	1,223	60.00–65.50	63.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	863	62.00–69.00	64.05
5	—	926	52.00–59.50	56.57
1	—	975	71.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	64.00	64.00
15	—	1,585	66.00–74.50	71.22
6	—	1,549	75.00–78.50	76.57
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	80.50	80.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,732	94.00–103.50	97.51
3	—	1,923	90.00–93.50	92.03
11	—	1,791	106.50–118.50	112.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	118.00–119.00	118.33
6	—	665	125.00–130.00	126.35
5	—	467	130.00–136.00	133.00
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
2	—	320	130.00–132.50	131.19
5	—	830	100.00–107.00	104.40
4	—	559	133.00–138.00	135.28
5	—	524	130.00–132.00	130.83
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
6	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.68
5	—	424	132.00–139.00	135.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	622	133.00–148.00	142.01
7	—	366	140.00–149.00	145.85
23	—	522	134.00–147.00	142.62
27	—	475	140.00–153.00	148.75
1	—	895	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	156.00	156.00
12	—	716	126.00–141.00	134.62
19	—	780	131.00–137.00	134.60
13	—	429	141.00–155.50	147.34
3	—	808	123.00	123.00
29	—	571	140.00–156.00	150.97
22	—	673	136.00–149.50	143.88
3	—	323	140.00–155.00	145.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	808	135.50	135.50
83	—	619	160.50	160.50
41	—	678	152.75–155.00	154.22
88	—	582	159.50–162.50	161.81
6	—	715	144.00	144.00
7	—	527	155.00–161.00	158.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	185.00	185.00
2	—	447	156.50	156.50
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	132.00–135.00	133.99
5	—	773	120.00–129.00	126.43
2	—	573	140.00–148.00	143.98
3	—	728	132.00–134.00	132.65
2	—	440	154.00	154.00
3	—	628	135.00–137.00	135.64
3	—	513	141.00–146.00	142.67
3	—	475	139.00–144.00	142.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	879	119.00–127.00	125.66
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
27	—	532	151.00–165.00	159.61
1	—	335	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,060	108.00	108.00
83	—	739	141.00–152.00	148.43
14	—	834	139.00–143.50	143.19
2	—	976	106.00–114.00	110.00
30	—	573	150.00–163.00	154.27
5	—	1,166	112.50–114.00	112.80
31	—	673	142.00–151.00	147.28
29	—	485	155.00–170.50	165.55
97	—	785	133.00–145.00	143.97
1	—	1,015	120.00	120.00
6	—	913	122.00–127.00	124.83
9	—	393	159.00–170.00	167.51
7	—	426	160.00–173.00	167.25
14	—	633	144.00–158.00	147.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	167.00–169.00	167.74
204	—	790	147.25–150.00	149.45
177	—	874	145.00–147.75	146.86
3	—	708	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	172.50–178.00	175.25
2	—	972	114.00	114.00
4	—	878	103.00–110.00	106.26
5	—	361	150.00–165.00	158.73
2	—	908	104.00–111.00	107.47
11	—	664	130.00–142.00	136.15
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
9	—	726	120.00–130.00	126.77
15	—	783	119.50–131.00	122.23
8	—	419	153.00–169.00	160.57
3	—	828	109.00–113.00	110.68
15	—	577	140.00–153.00	144.94
5	—	460	161.00–173.00	170.55
9	—	529	140.00–155.00	149.02
6	—	619	131.00–144.00	138.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
4	—	481	135.00–141.00	138.04
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
2	—	375	141.00–147.50	144.29
2	—	505	125.00–129.00	127.02
6	—	612	119.00–126.00	123.82
2	—	569	133.00–137.00	134.95

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,251	680.00–1,075.00	948.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,210	770.00–1,425.00	1,089.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,170	700.00–1,050.00	914.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,207	950.00–1,050.00	998.92
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,288	890.00–1,710.00	1,314.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,376	775.00–1,600.00	1,290.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	610.00–660.00	636.41

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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