Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

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 3.00-5.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.47/cwt on 409 head.

Average price

$144.47

409 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$22.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

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	681	145.35	990	393
Medium and Large 2-3	591	123.04	727	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $263 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 sale409 hd

144.47

—

KY average26 barns · 5,746 hd

139.15

+5.32

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	1,620	98.12	1,590	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	69.02	1,031	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	66.91	814	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	59.05	597	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	111.50	1,383	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	708	139.06/cwt	128.00–142.50	985	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	146.62/cwt	133.00–150.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	147.96/cwt	134.00–152.00	1,006	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	145.72/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,048	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	154.00/cwt	144.50–162.00	896	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,235	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	929	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	136.82/cwt	134.80–137.95	1,264	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	170.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	168.10/cwt	164.00–169.50	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	977	137.90/cwt	137.90–137.90	1,347	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	165.39/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,017	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	140.07/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,135	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	151.29/cwt	140.00–156.50	803	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	156.92/cwt	150.00–166.50	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	138.81/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	137.95/cwt	137.95–137.95	1,115	108
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	139.49/cwt	138.00–141.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	153.86/cwt	153.40–155.00	1,046	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	136.27/cwt	134.00–139.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	146.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	142.89/cwt	138.00–150.00	876	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	9,943	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,001.17/cwt	940.00–1,090.00	12,104	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	67.29/cwt	62.00–69.50	998	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	57.85/cwt	52.00–61.00	705	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	71.93/cwt	70.00–74.50	883	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	66.18/cwt	62.50–69.50	801	19
Bulls	—	—	1,792	109.00/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,953	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	96.36/cwt	93.50–97.50	1,532	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	815	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	72.90/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,111	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,383	1
Bulls	—	—	1,428	85.85/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,226	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	52.84/cwt	47.00–57.00	526	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	65.26/cwt	64.50–67.00	671	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,309.01/cwt	1,000.00–1,500.00	16,467	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,054.88/cwt	1,010.00–1,080.00	12,975	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,138	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	963.36/cwt	890.00–1,120.00	13,015	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	14,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.72/cwt	129.00–134.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	105.28/cwt	92.50–130.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	134.33/cwt	133.50–136.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	137.95/cwt	130.00–146.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	122.65/cwt	118.00–125.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	148.66/cwt	139.00–154.00	867	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	162.93/cwt	159.00–169.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	161.49/cwt	149.00–163.50	983	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	160.38/cwt	153.00–162.50	763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.23/cwt	142.00–149.50	704	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	153.71/cwt	143.00–158.50	655	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	154.53/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,046	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	130.63/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,001	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	522	2

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 927Last week 1,541Year ago 1,374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 152Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 123Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	708	128.00–142.50	139.06
13	—	624	133.00–150.00	146.62
31	—	680	134.00–152.00	147.96
2	—	930	107.00	107.00
2	—	285	156.00–160.00	157.96
24	—	531	140.00–156.50	151.29
1	—	860	104.00	104.00
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
28	—	583	139.00–154.00	148.66
12	—	478	142.00–149.50	147.23
3	—	381	149.00	149.00
16	—	426	143.00–158.50	153.71
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
23	—	766	125.00–133.00	130.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	580	160.25	160.25
108	—	808	137.95	137.95
85	—	680	153.40–155.00	153.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	129.00–134.00	130.72
3	—	680	92.50–130.00	105.28
3	—	627	118.00–125.00	122.65
2	—	707	118.00	118.00
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
3	—	483	136.00–138.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	172.00	172.00
34	—	719	138.00–150.00	145.72
18	—	582	144.50–162.00	154.00
13	—	882	140.00	140.00
2	—	233	165.00–175.00	170.05
1	—	1,100	115.00	115.00
5	—	421	164.00–169.50	168.10
27	—	810	130.00–142.00	140.07
1	—	1,030	110.00	110.00
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
10	—	536	150.00–166.50	156.92
8	—	757	134.00–139.50	138.81
11	—	609	149.00–163.50	161.49
11	—	476	153.00–162.50	160.38
59	—	677	143.00–160.00	154.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	924	134.80–137.95	136.82
8	—	521	171.00	171.00
57	—	977	137.90	137.90
18	—	615	165.00–166.00	165.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	138.00–141.00	139.49
3	—	677	133.50–136.00	134.33
2	—	643	134.00–136.00	135.00
2	—	418	130.00–146.00	137.95
1	—	805	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	160.00	160.00
2	—	450	152.00	152.00
5	—	671	134.00–139.00	136.27
3	—	755	122.00	122.00
5	—	559	140.00–150.00	146.62
3	—	613	138.00–150.00	142.89
1	—	1,020	80.00	80.00
4	—	806	114.00–116.00	114.99
6	—	371	159.00–169.00	162.93
2	—	337	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	128.00	128.00

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	1	—	1,025	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,209	940.00–1,090.00	1,001.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,258	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,309.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,190.00	1,190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,230	1,010.00–1,080.00	1,054.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,152	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,351	890.00–1,120.00	963.36
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,483	62.00–69.50	67.29
1	—	1,370	59.50	59.50
10	—	1,524	70.00–82.00	72.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	52.00–61.00	57.85
10	—	1,227	70.00–74.50	71.93
19	—	1,211	62.50–69.50	66.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	47.00–57.00	52.84
3	—	1,028	64.50–67.00	65.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,792	102.00–116.00	109.00
3	—	1,590	93.50–97.50	96.36
4	—	1,428	80.00–89.00	85.85
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	111.50	111.50

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle