Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.86/cwt on 224 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −77.40 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$152.86

224 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$23.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

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	663	153.93	1,021	214
Medium and Large 2-3	573	129.94	744	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $277 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 sale224 hd

152.86

—

KY average26 barns · 5,136 hd

152.71

+0.15

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−77.40

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	1,788	102.25	1,828	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	70.97	1,067	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	65.43	782	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	57.00	573	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	352	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	161.56/cwt	156.00–167.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	156.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	854	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	929.85/cwt	860.00–1,000.00	8,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	136.31/cwt	135.00–137.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	158.94/cwt	158.00–160.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.82/cwt	127.00–145.00	788	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	111.75/cwt	105.00–119.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	132.44/cwt	120.00–140.00	952	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	136.03/cwt	125.00–145.50	926	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	139.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	743	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	116.06/cwt	110.00–122.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	148.68/cwt	142.00–152.00	937	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	145.29/cwt	143.50–145.75	1,040	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,077	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	145.89/cwt	134.00–151.50	1,047	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	167.19/cwt	164.00–170.50	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	604	131.76/cwt	125.00–134.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	136.17/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	138.80/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	113.33/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.37/cwt	137.00–148.00	967	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	157.44/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,140	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	352	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	152.61/cwt	146.00–158.00	862	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	170.12/cwt	169.00–172.50	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	134.46/cwt	128.00–141.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	151.37/cwt	150.00–152.00	645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	573	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	73.48/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,105	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	67.62/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,016	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	57.69/cwt	55.00–60.00	626	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	73.60/cwt	71.00–78.00	965	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	103.44/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,845	8
Bulls	—	—	1,805	97.48/cwt	96.50–98.50	1,760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	66.68/cwt	63.00–69.50	808	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,143.96/cwt	970.00–1,325.00	14,128	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,513	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	109.93/cwt	104.00–116.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.94/cwt	142.00–152.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.41/cwt	142.00–149.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	148.71/cwt	148.00–149.00	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	138.34/cwt	127.50–146.50	880	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	112.52/cwt	111.00–114.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	134.25/cwt	127.50–141.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	128.71/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,007	9

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.

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Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Thu Aug 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 1,075Year ago 1,289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 110Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 80Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	155.00	155.00
4	—	271	158.00–160.00	158.94
19	—	568	127.00–145.00	138.82
12	—	719	120.00–140.00	132.44
13	—	681	125.00–145.50	136.03
15	—	534	135.00–140.00	139.16
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
1	—	925	111.00	111.00
7	—	425	142.00–152.00	146.94
5	—	469	142.00–149.00	144.41
6	—	330	145.00–150.00	147.54
24	—	636	127.50–146.50	138.34
2	—	875	111.00–114.00	112.52
9	—	782	123.00–130.00	128.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	137.00	137.00
3	—	475	135.00–137.00	136.31
2	—	652	124.00	124.00
1	—	975	90.00	90.00
3	—	615	105.00–119.00	111.75
2	—	530	110.00–122.00	116.06
1	—	845	103.00	103.00
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	770	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
10	—	716	143.50–145.75	145.29
8	—	668	148.50	148.50
10	—	586	148.00–149.00	148.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	156.00–167.00	161.56
15	—	546	155.00–160.00	156.40
12	—	630	142.00–152.00	148.68
11	—	718	134.00–151.50	145.89
6	—	440	164.00–170.50	167.19
5	—	825	129.00–144.00	136.17
5	—	764	137.00–145.00	138.80
1	—	995	116.00	116.00
4	—	923	122.00–125.00	124.01
1	—	1,125	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,018	112.00–115.00	113.33
17	—	679	137.00–148.00	142.37
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
18	—	565	146.00–158.00	152.61
3	—	340	169.00–172.50	170.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	186.00	186.00
18	—	653	165.00	165.00
76	—	724	156.00–160.00	157.44
2	—	352	185.00	185.00
5	—	602	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	125.00–134.00	131.76
2	—	557	142.00	142.00
2	—	663	104.00–116.00	109.93
2	—	435	127.50–141.00	134.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	85.00	85.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	155.00	155.00
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
1	—	555	157.00	157.00
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
3	—	612	143.00	143.00
5	—	677	128.00–141.00	134.46
3	—	426	150.00–152.00	151.37

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)	4	—	919	860.00–1,000.00	929.85
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	960.00	960.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,235	970.00–1,325.00	1,143.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	72.50–75.00	73.48
3	—	1,503	66.00–69.00	67.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,085	55.00–60.00	57.69
4	—	1,311	71.00–78.00	73.60
11	—	1,212	63.00–69.50	66.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,784	100.00–108.50	103.44
2	—	1,805	96.50–98.50	97.48

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

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Slaughter Cattle