Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 lower 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 steady; slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.56/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$138.56

364 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$24.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

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	627	139.91	878	344
Medium and Large 2-3	624	115.31	720	20

One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $158 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 sale364 hd

138.56

—

KY average24 barns · 4,502 hd

140.42

−1.86

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	1,948	97.10	1,891	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	73.47	1,144	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	68.68	818	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	50.72	511	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	469	157.46/cwt	154.00–167.00	738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	130.51/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	138.44/cwt	134.00–143.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	144.64/cwt	139.00–151.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.50/cwt	141.00–148.00	677	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	130.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,057	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	135.78/cwt	124.00–147.00	847	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	134.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	135.48/cwt	131.00–140.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	146.34/cwt	145.00–147.50	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	150.63/cwt	140.00–156.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.41/cwt	127.00–144.00	804	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	115.31/cwt	110.00–117.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	150.40/cwt	150.40–150.40	1,113	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	111.96/cwt	104.00–120.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	155.30/cwt	145.00–161.00	885	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,350	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	155.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	801	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	161.45/cwt	154.00–167.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	135.96/cwt	128.00–143.50	1,048	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	167.50/cwt	163.00–170.50	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	962	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,318	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,113	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	146.88/cwt	135.00–156.00	989	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	109.46/cwt	104.00–115.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	162.56/cwt	155.00–168.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	144.65/cwt	130.00–151.00	631	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	65.87/cwt	62.50–67.50	996	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.50	542	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	74.99/cwt	71.00–80.50	1,174	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	66.13/cwt	62.00–69.50	772	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	764	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	72.65/cwt	70.00–76.50	894	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,055	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	897	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	95.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,848	8
Bulls	—	—	1,705	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,509	1
Bulls	—	—	2,120	107.74/cwt	103.50–111.50	2,284	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,360	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,943	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	10,706	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	979.55/cwt	800.00–1,310.00	12,117	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	846.94/cwt	800.00–910.00	9,452	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	11,502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,140.66/cwt	840.00–1,420.00	13,916	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,155.99/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	12,959	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,350.67/cwt	1,225.00–1,460.00	15,722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,428.09/cwt	1,385.00–1,470.00	20,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	141.26/cwt	135.00–145.50	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	116.20/cwt	112.00–122.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	706	101.50/cwt	91.00–105.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	128.21/cwt	121.00–131.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.07/cwt	123.00–138.50	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.62/cwt	134.00–146.00	746	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	124.90/cwt	124.50–126.50	889	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.88/cwt	136.00–148.50	627	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	130.27/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,088	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	128.32/cwt	120.00–137.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.79/cwt	124.50–134.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	147.59/cwt	134.00–156.00	542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	113.94/cwt	100.00–128.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	145.13/cwt	137.00–152.00	760	13

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,075Last week 1,483Year ago 1,658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 120Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 52Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	154.00–167.00	157.46
2	—	868	127.00–134.00	130.51
7	—	624	139.00–151.00	144.64
10	—	810	130.00–133.00	130.51
1	—	1,090	110.00	110.00
29	—	570	145.00–161.00	155.30
31	—	516	150.00–160.00	155.19
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
4	—	325	154.00–167.00	161.45
9	—	771	128.00–143.50	135.96
5	—	390	163.00–170.50	167.50
2	—	1,195	106.50	106.50
6	—	426	155.00–165.00	162.80
34	—	673	135.00–156.00	146.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	134.00–143.00	138.44
1	—	380	136.00	136.00
1	—	325	144.00	144.00
1	—	620	131.00	131.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
2	—	275	130.00–140.00	134.64
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	142.00–145.00	143.48
2	—	508	131.00–140.00	135.48
4	—	825	104.00–120.00	111.96
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	920	146.75	146.75
6	—	400	168.50	168.50
58	—	962	137.00	137.00
58	—	760	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	141.00–148.00	143.50
48	—	624	124.00–147.00	135.78
4	—	961	107.50	107.50
2	—	323	145.00–147.50	146.34
3	—	273	140.00–156.00	150.63
42	—	581	127.00–144.00	138.41
7	—	776	121.00–131.00	128.21
10	—	667	123.00–138.50	133.07
63	—	523	134.00–146.00	142.62
10	—	712	124.50–126.50	124.90
25	—	430	136.00–148.50	145.88
7	—	930	103.00	103.00
9	—	367	134.00–156.00	147.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	103.00	103.00
4	—	777	110.00–117.00	115.31
4	—	584	112.00–122.00	116.20
3	—	425	126.00–130.00	127.99
4	—	706	91.00–105.00	101.50
1	—	525	130.50	130.50
2	—	485	120.00–137.00	128.32
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	740	150.40	150.40
29	—	835	128.00–135.50	130.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	139.00–145.00	141.00
3	—	873	102.00	102.00
8	—	370	155.00–168.00	162.56
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
4	—	436	130.00–151.00	144.65
9	—	584	135.00–145.50	141.26
3	—	673	128.00	128.00
4	—	623	124.50–134.00	126.79
13	—	524	137.00–152.00	145.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	104.00–115.00	109.46
1	—	365	139.00	139.00
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	505	117.00	117.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	568	100.00–128.00	113.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	62.50–67.50	65.87
25	—	1,566	71.00–80.50	74.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,030	50.00–55.50	52.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,167	62.00–69.50	66.13
1	—	1,340	57.00	57.00
11	—	1,231	70.00–76.50	72.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,935	90.00–99.00	95.52
1	—	1,705	88.50	88.50
2	—	2,120	103.50–111.50	107.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	795	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,237	800.00–1,310.00	979.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,116	800.00–910.00	846.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,027	1,120.00	1,120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,220	840.00–1,420.00	1,140.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,121	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,155.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,164	1,225.00–1,460.00	1,350.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,440	1,385.00–1,470.00	1,428.09

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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Paris Livestock Auction

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