Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 lower with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady-2.00 lower with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with lower undertone; slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.44/cwt on 566 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −84.82 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$145.44

566 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$10.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

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	800	145.81	1,166	546
Medium and Large 2-3	607	135.39	822	20

One grade step is worth $10.42/cwt here — about $344 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 sale566 hd

145.44

—

KY average24 barns · 5,353 hd

147.71

−2.27

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−84.82

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	—	Low	1,773	98.25	1,741	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	72.75	1,113	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	68.65	831	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	55.15	582	8thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	150.99/cwt	143.00–158.00	944	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.94/cwt	129.50–133.75	957	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,299	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	129.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,020	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	140.27/cwt	132.00–142.50	745	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	138.93/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,057	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	146.94/cwt	142.00–152.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	147.25/cwt	146.75–149.75	1,053	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	125.41/cwt	120.00–132.00	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	135.04/cwt	124.00–142.50	895	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	135.98/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	159.20/cwt	154.00–165.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	156.47/cwt	153.50–158.50	908	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,179	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	900	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	126.05/cwt	118.00–127.50	1,208	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.51/cwt	149.00–158.50	821	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	142.89/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,030	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	996	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	145.82/cwt	145.75–146.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	153.83/cwt	150.00–164.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	145.40/cwt	145.40–145.40	1,019	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	989	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,375	113
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	166.55/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,031	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.98/cwt	148.00–151.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	957	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	11,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	68.90/cwt	67.50–69.50	1,051	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	67.08/cwt	65.00–69.50	800	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	57.14/cwt	56.00–58.50	705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	73.13/cwt	70.00–76.50	899	9
Bulls	—	—	2,003	87.01/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,743	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	112.30/cwt	102.00–123.50	1,957	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	13,860	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	73.93/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,133	13
Bulls	—	—	1,677	94.50/cwt	90.50–99.50	1,585	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	67.18/cwt	66.00–68.00	732	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	699	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	44.03/cwt	40.00–46.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	113.90/cwt	108.00–120.00	880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,341.12/cwt	1,240.00–1,385.00	16,992	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,179.74/cwt	950.00–1,270.00	16,634	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	1,069.02/cwt	960.00–1,300.00	14,817	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	27,889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	144.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.12/cwt	142.00–145.50	846	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	134.39/cwt	131.00–137.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	134.37/cwt	133.00–135.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	106.44/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.89/cwt	100.00–121.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	148.23/cwt	135.00–151.00	848	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	150.62/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,020	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	152.17/cwt	140.00–155.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	142.48/cwt	133.00–144.50	869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	122.99/cwt	116.00–124.00	996	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.56/cwt	124.00–143.00	856	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	135.13/cwt	131.50–137.50	900	10

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,483Last week 1,124Year ago 1,647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 85Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 82Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	625	143.00–158.00	150.99
9	—	761	132.00–143.00	138.93
3	—	823	134.00–137.00	135.98
2	—	323	154.00–165.00	159.20
29	—	580	153.50–158.50	156.47
23	—	958	118.00–127.50	126.05
20	—	528	149.00–158.50	155.51
15	—	721	138.00–145.50	142.89
6	—	884	130.00	130.00
5	—	433	150.00–164.00	153.83
3	—	910	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,070	102.00–111.00	106.44
56	—	677	138.00–155.00	150.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	878	148.00	148.00
93	—	715	146.75–149.75	147.25
12	—	838	140.75	140.75
6	—	598	166.50	166.50
113	—	989	139.00	139.00
10	—	619	161.00–169.00	166.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	126.00	126.00
2	—	483	142.00–148.00	144.92
1	—	400	136.00	136.00
8	—	681	133.00–135.00	134.37
3	—	615	132.00–134.00	133.33
3	—	546	140.00	140.00
2	—	563	130.00–131.00	130.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	720	129.50–133.75	132.94
2	—	537	137.00	137.00
8	—	397	167.00	167.00
3	—	425	148.00–151.00	148.98
2	—	862	111.00	111.00
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
15	—	583	142.00–145.50	145.12
9	—	610	133.00–144.50	142.48
10	—	666	131.50–137.50	135.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	112.00	112.00
1	—	425	104.00	104.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	787	120.00–132.00	129.58
32	—	531	132.00–142.50	140.27
8	—	466	142.00–152.00	146.94
6	—	358	148.00	148.00
10	—	732	120.00–132.00	125.41
110	—	663	124.00–142.50	135.04
71	—	572	135.00–151.00	148.23
5	—	440	140.00–155.00	152.17
2	—	867	107.00	107.00
16	—	810	116.00–124.00	122.99
12	—	627	124.00–143.00	136.56
2	—	932	100.00	100.00
1	—	990	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	577	156.00	156.00
7	—	611	145.75–146.00	145.82
140	—	701	145.40	145.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	108.00–120.00	113.90
2	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.42
1	—	530	126.00	126.00
10	—	479	131.00–137.00	134.39
3	—	615	100.00–121.00	106.89
1	—	350	137.50	137.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,160.00	1,160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	1,240.00–1,385.00	1,341.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,410	950.00–1,270.00	1,179.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,386	960.00–1,300.00	1,069.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,376	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,665	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,526	67.50–69.50	68.90
13	—	1,532	70.00–79.50	73.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,192	65.00–69.50	67.08
2	—	1,233	56.00–58.50	57.14
9	—	1,229	70.00–76.50	73.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	66.00–68.00	67.18
1	—	1,100	63.50	63.50
4	—	1,018	40.00–46.00	44.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,003	84.00–88.50	87.01
4	—	1,743	102.00–123.50	112.30
6	—	1,677	90.50–99.50	94.50

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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Steers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle