Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.59/cwt on 559 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.68 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$147.59

559 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$17.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

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	752	148.79	1,119	521
Medium and Large 2-3	704	131.18	924	38

One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about $196 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 sale559 hd

147.59

—

KY average25 barns · 6,692 hd

149.63

−2.04

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−82.68

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	1,628	95.38	1,553	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	71.02	1,057	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	68.13	910	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	52.45	492	9thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	717	129.91/cwt	125.50–130.50	931	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.00/cwt	130.00–152.00	867	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	148.02/cwt	147.00–151.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	166.43/cwt	156.00–170.00	612	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.44/cwt	134.00–151.50	771	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.05/cwt	158.00–164.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	136.50/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,066	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.52/cwt	137.00–150.00	955	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	141.54/cwt	134.00–149.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.76/cwt	141.00–153.00	781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	125.06/cwt	121.00–127.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	150.85/cwt	150.00–152.00	510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	144.98/cwt	141.00–149.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	120.90/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	922	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	142.03/cwt	131.50–147.00	1,089	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,135	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	130.54/cwt	130.50–131.00	1,273	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	155.42/cwt	153.00–160.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	951	140.30/cwt	140.30–140.30	1,334	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	163.71/cwt	152.00–168.50	792	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.58/cwt	162.00–167.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	161.75/cwt	161.00–164.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	159.59/cwt	151.00–164.75	852	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	142.44/cwt	138.00–145.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	133.60/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,226	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	159.33/cwt	148.00–165.50	989	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	145.14/cwt	145.00–146.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.43/cwt	140.00–151.50	826	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,053	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,085	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,405	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	138.49/cwt	137.00–142.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.81/cwt	134.00–150.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	143.14/cwt	132.00–147.25	1,026	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	152.47/cwt	140.00–158.75	1,025	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,270.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,270.00	12,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,054	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	1,463.64/cwt	825.00–1,610.00	19,525	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	142.70/cwt	142.70–142.70	1,251	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	668	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	756	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,099.06/cwt	1,060.00–1,150.00	14,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	125.03/cwt	116.00–135.00	909	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	718	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,332.88/cwt	1,140.00–1,475.00	21,993	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	17,168	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	12,137	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,145	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	56.12/cwt	54.00–58.50	749	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	66.86/cwt	63.00–69.50	903	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	73.09/cwt	70.00–80.50	951	11
Bulls	—	—	1,701	95.16/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,619	5
Bulls	—	—	1,432	79.72/cwt	70.00–88.00	1,142	6
Bulls	—	—	1,696	103.31/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,752	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	63.02/cwt	59.00–67.00	551	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	442	145.93/cwt	144.50–150.00	645	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	49.30/cwt	45.50–55.00	453	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	58.76/cwt	57.50–61.00	575	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	72.83/cwt	70.00–81.50	1,069	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	129.72/cwt	124.00–140.00	496	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	67.69/cwt	65.50–69.50	1,033	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,275.08/cwt	1,050.00–1,450.00	14,383	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	963.35/cwt	850.00–1,130.00	11,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	797	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	857	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	120.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	969	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	110.46/cwt	104.00–117.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	130.58/cwt	125.00–136.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	133.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,166	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	172.76/cwt	172.00–175.00	677	4

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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,124Last week 1,523Year ago 1,486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 80Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 141Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	717	125.50–130.50	129.91
27	—	619	130.00–152.00	140.00
4	—	413	147.00–151.00	148.02
25	—	530	134.00–151.50	145.44
2	—	850	121.50	121.50
9	—	781	124.00–138.00	136.50
95	—	670	137.00–150.00	142.52
7	—	338	150.00–152.00	150.85
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
7	—	478	138.00–145.00	142.44
7	—	378	145.00–146.00	145.14
38	—	572	140.00–151.50	144.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	676	121.00–127.00	125.06
3	—	382	124.00–140.00	129.72
2	—	857	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
5	—	556	131.00	131.00
2	—	635	129.00	129.00
2	—	740	104.00–117.00	110.46
2	—	523	125.00–136.00	130.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	519	155.00	155.00
11	—	730	144.25	144.25
10	—	435	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	442	144.50–150.00	145.93
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	368	156.00–170.00	166.43
30	—	767	131.50–147.00	142.03
14	—	975	130.50–131.00	130.54
1	—	295	169.50	169.50
3	—	573	153.00–160.00	155.42
15	—	484	152.00–168.50	163.71
2	—	330	162.00–167.00	164.58
4	—	444	161.00–164.00	161.75
4	—	808	136.00	136.00
19	—	534	151.00–164.75	159.59
15	—	918	130.00–134.50	133.60
30	—	621	148.00–165.50	159.33
1	—	1,095	110.00	110.00
43	—	717	132.00–147.25	143.14
56	—	672	140.00–158.75	152.47
8	—	872	130.00–136.00	133.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	575	147.00	147.00
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,020	100.00	100.00
5	—	870	110.00–128.00	120.90
1	—	695	137.00	137.00
2	—	797	123.00	123.00
13	—	805	120.00–124.00	120.32
3	—	493	142.00	142.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	170.50	170.50
71	—	549	168.00	168.00
9	—	764	148.50	148.50
57	—	951	140.30	140.30
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
52	—	1,085	129.50	129.50
9	—	619	170.25	170.25
59	—	877	142.70	142.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	158.00–164.00	162.05
1	—	300	169.00	169.00
8	—	532	141.00–153.00	146.76
11	—	624	141.00–149.00	144.98
3	—	865	100.00–105.00	103.34
6	—	655	137.00–142.00	138.49
8	—	572	134.00–150.00	144.81
9	—	477	158.50	158.50
6	—	727	116.00–135.00	125.03
4	—	392	172.00–175.00	172.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	134.00–149.00	141.54
1	—	1,110	88.00	88.00
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
2	—	773	110.00–115.00	112.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	173.00	173.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,270.00	1,270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,334	825.00–1,610.00	1,463.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,099.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,650	1,140.00–1,475.00	1,332.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,128	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,275.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	930.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,635	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,167	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	990.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	850.00–1,130.00	963.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	59.00–67.00	63.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	54.00–58.50	56.12
24	—	1,351	63.00–69.50	66.86
11	—	1,301	70.00–80.50	73.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	918	45.50–55.00	49.30
3	—	978	57.50–61.00	58.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,468	70.00–81.50	72.83
6	—	1,526	65.50–69.50	67.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,701	94.00–96.00	95.16
6	—	1,432	70.00–88.00	79.72
12	—	1,696	100.00–108.00	103.31

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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How this sale compares

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