Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-300 higher with very good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.98/cwt on 407 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −76.28 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$153.98

407 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$11.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

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	720	154.28	1,111	396
Medium and Large 2-3	499	143.18	714	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.10/cwt here — about $397 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 sale407 hd

153.98

—

KY average23 barns · 3,294 hd

155.46

−1.48

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−76.28

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	1,708	91.40	1,561	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	68.23	1,041	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	64.20	817	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	59.82	591	5thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	873	144.36/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,260	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.25/cwt	158.50–174.00	774	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	116.18/cwt	114.00–119.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.59/cwt	128.00–147.25	827	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	151.05/cwt	146.00–154.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	161.31/cwt	152.00–164.00	840	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	152.33/cwt	142.00–154.00	733	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	155.23/cwt	149.00–158.00	910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	144.19/cwt	144.00–145.00	637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.64/cwt	127.00–148.50	724	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	157.61/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,171	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	149.80/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,155	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	149.88/cwt	145.00–153.00	902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	149.47/cwt	148.50–150.00	1,103	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	151.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	892	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,313	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	168.09/cwt	167.50–168.50	980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	183.49/cwt	183.00–184.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	152.39/cwt	145.00–156.50	1,007	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	148.93/cwt	143.00–155.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	135.74/cwt	132.00–144.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	166.14/cwt	163.50–169.50	1,032	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	125.94/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	143.05/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,182	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	150.48/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,092	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.77/cwt	139.00–147.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.33/cwt	135.00–152.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	692	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	66.29/cwt	64.00–69.00	998	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	64.95/cwt	61.00–67.50	836	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	55.38/cwt	53.00–58.00	542	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	864	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	73.96/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,168	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	55.71/cwt	52.00–59.00	687	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	68.85/cwt	68.00–71.50	880	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	62.78/cwt	60.00–65.00	625	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	99.38/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,694	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	88.58/cwt	85.50–92.00	1,553	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	15,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,279.69/cwt	1,170.00–1,410.00	13,859	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,116.89/cwt	1,100.00–1,140.00	12,565	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	863.28/cwt	700.00–980.00	10,256	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,094	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	23,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	108.30/cwt	107.00–111.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.26/cwt	132.00–141.00	927	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	131.94/cwt	127.00–139.00	933	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	141.59/cwt	135.00–148.00	956	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	153.65/cwt	142.00–155.00	579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.19/cwt	141.00–152.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	138.71/cwt	125.00–143.50	877	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	998	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	141.30/cwt	120.00–145.50	1,020	15

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,074Last week 508Year ago 1,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 65Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 12Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	873	143.50–145.00	144.36
38	—	474	158.50–174.00	163.25
17	—	521	152.00–164.00	161.31
9	—	586	149.00–158.00	155.23
10	—	771	146.00–153.00	149.80
9	—	602	145.00–153.00	149.88
9	—	661	145.00–156.50	152.39
8	—	909	122.00–138.00	125.94
53	—	826	139.00–144.00	143.05
12	—	726	141.00–155.00	150.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	146.00–154.00	151.05
2	—	405	143.00–155.00	148.93
4	—	523	132.00–144.00	135.74
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	743	156.00–158.00	157.61
60	—	892	147.25	147.25
10	—	583	167.50–168.50	168.09
2	—	428	183.00–184.00	183.49
54	—	621	163.50–169.50	166.14
4	—	818	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
2	—	428	137.00	137.00
6	—	679	114.00–119.00	116.18
4	—	616	119.00–122.00	120.48
2	—	480	136.00	136.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
44	—	576	128.00–147.25	143.59
34	—	481	142.00–154.00	152.33
15	—	442	144.00–145.00	144.19
22	—	515	127.00–148.50	140.64
1	—	205	157.50	157.50
13	—	675	135.00–148.00	141.59
10	—	377	142.00–155.00	153.65
4	—	817	122.00–128.00	125.04
3	—	773	127.50	127.50
2	—	262	158.00	158.00
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
37	—	632	125.00–143.50	138.71
15	—	722	120.00–145.50	141.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	151.00	151.00
20	—	738	148.50–150.00	149.47
6	—	560	154.00	154.00
3	—	513	150.00–155.00	151.74
52	—	650	153.50	153.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	139.00–147.00	142.77
2	—	425	155.00	155.00
4	—	566	135.00–152.00	145.33
1	—	270	157.50	157.50
3	—	825	107.00–111.00	108.30
6	—	680	132.00–141.00	136.26
2	—	642	135.00	135.00
2	—	790	124.00	124.00
25	—	707	127.00–139.00	131.94
9	—	534	141.00–152.00	143.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	187.00	187.00
2	—	372	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
3	—	745	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,506	64.00–69.00	66.29
1	—	1,465	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,579	71.00–81.00	73.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,287	61.00–67.50	64.95
4	—	1,233	52.00–59.00	55.71
6	—	1,278	68.00–71.50	68.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	53.00–58.00	55.38
3	—	995	60.00–65.00	62.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	74.00	74.00
5	—	1,705	96.00–104.50	99.38
8	—	1,753	85.50–92.00	88.58

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	1,170.00–1,410.00	1,279.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,100.00–1,140.00	1,116.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	700.00–980.00	863.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	860.00	860.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	1,575.00	1,575.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle