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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady with instances of 5.00-8.00 higher on 300lb-400lb value added steers, feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.15/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$136.15

328 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$16.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

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	652	137.27	895	305
Medium 1-2	565	135.00	763	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	120.64	675	22

One grade step is worth $16.63/cwt here — about $220 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 sale328 hd

136.15

—

KY average20 barns · 4,037 hd

139.67

−3.52

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	1,772	96.07	1,703	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	71.54	1,095	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	63.37	753	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	57.63	565	4thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	514	141.74/cwt	128.00–145.50	729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	179.51/cwt	178.00–181.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	124.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	899	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.68/cwt	124.00–147.00	810	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	158.25/cwt	157.50–159.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	148.67/cwt	148.00–149.00	892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	138.38/cwt	138.00–138.50	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	156.58/cwt	156.00–157.50	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	126.25/cwt	123.00–131.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	188.89/cwt	188.00–192.00	807	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	174.94/cwt	171.00–182.50	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	152.27/cwt	143.00–157.00	876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	139.85/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,073	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,157	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	139.34/cwt	138.50–143.00	992	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	181.57/cwt	180.00–182.50	432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	164.78/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,040	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	138.00/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,307	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	117.67/cwt	114.00–119.50	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	156.49/cwt	146.00–164.50	815	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	151.06/cwt	149.00–153.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	150.32/cwt	142.00–155.00	992	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	193.51/cwt	192.00–194.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	168.44/cwt	168.00–169.50	977	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	147.09/cwt	145.00–156.50	916	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	158.14/cwt	155.00–166.50	750	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	136.99/cwt	136.50–138.00	923	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	176.68/cwt	173.00–186.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.99/cwt	127.00–144.00	869	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	63.20/cwt	59.50–65.00	758	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	56.26/cwt	53.00–59.00	639	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	76.20/cwt	71.00–88.00	1,147	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	65.94/cwt	61.00–69.00	1,029	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	69.14/cwt	66.00–73.00	840	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	56.67/cwt	56.00–57.50	566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,824	103.46/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,887	7
Bulls	—	—	1,736	92.74/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,610	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	83.28/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,416	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	871.18/cwt	770.00–940.00	10,681	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	860.04/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	9,701	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,165.42/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	13,088	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	133.21/cwt	127.00–135.00	959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	155.44/cwt	140.00–165.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.05/cwt	136.00–144.00	820	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	156.46/cwt	150.00–159.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	135.90/cwt	135.90–135.90	1,163	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.40/cwt	120.00–135.00	831	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.31/cwt	135.00–151.00	685	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	117.85/cwt	103.00–124.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	150.96/cwt	141.00–155.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	127.71/cwt	122.00–133.50	973	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.98/cwt	135.00–151.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	133.74/cwt	128.00–138.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.30/cwt	136.00–151.00	772	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	130.05/cwt	127.00–132.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	117.66/cwt	117.00–119.00	806	3

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 1,074Year ago 1,627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 85Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 32Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	514	128.00–145.50	141.74
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
13	—	722	118.00–125.00	124.46
37	—	568	124.00–147.00	142.68
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
2	—	230	157.50–159.00	158.25
7	—	671	123.00–131.00	126.25
5	—	270	150.00–159.00	156.46
31	—	628	120.00–135.00	132.40
31	—	478	135.00–151.00	143.31
1	—	1,105	90.00	90.00
6	—	379	141.00–155.00	150.96
58	—	762	122.00–133.50	127.71
5	—	432	135.00–151.00	142.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	148.00–149.00	148.67
5	—	421	156.00–157.50	156.58
16	—	533	150.00	150.00
63	—	856	135.90	135.90
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	112.00	112.00
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
4	—	575	103.00–124.00	117.85
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
3	—	438	128.00	128.00
1	—	345	117.00	117.00
4	—	486	127.00–132.00	130.05
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
3	—	685	117.00–119.00	117.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	178.00–181.00	179.51
3	—	316	171.00–182.50	174.94
11	—	575	143.00–157.00	152.27
55	—	767	135.00–147.50	139.85
13	—	860	134.50	134.50
23	—	712	138.50–143.00	139.34
5	—	238	180.00–182.50	181.57
9	—	947	134.00–138.50	138.00
3	—	1,053	114.00–119.50	117.67
22	—	521	146.00–164.50	156.49
2	—	418	149.00–153.00	151.06
33	—	660	142.00–155.00	150.32
22	—	623	145.00–156.50	147.09
15	—	474	155.00–166.50	158.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	138.00–138.50	138.38
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
1	—	325	137.50	137.50
2	—	778	127.00	127.00
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	427	188.00–192.00	188.89
25	—	631	163.00–166.00	164.78
1	—	355	192.50	192.50
4	—	320	192.00–194.00	193.51
6	—	478	175.00	175.00
13	—	580	168.00–169.50	168.44
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	136.50–138.00	136.99
1	—	375	153.00	153.00
15	—	625	127.00–144.00	138.99
6	—	720	127.00–135.00	133.21
1	—	835	108.00	108.00
6	—	477	140.00–165.00	155.44
7	—	581	136.00–144.00	141.05
2	—	425	157.00	157.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
12	—	528	136.00–151.00	146.30
1	—	220	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	180.00	180.00
6	—	431	173.00–186.00	176.68
4	—	508	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	124.00	124.00
4	—	486	128.00–138.00	133.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,200	59.50–65.00	63.20
7	—	1,136	53.00–59.00	56.26
9	—	1,215	66.00–73.00	69.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,505	71.00–88.00	76.20
10	—	1,560	61.00–69.00	65.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	56.00–57.50	56.67
1	—	930	60.50	60.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,824	96.00–110.00	103.46
4	—	1,736	91.00–94.00	92.74
3	—	1,700	80.00–88.00	83.28

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,226	770.00–940.00	871.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,128	725.00–1,000.00	860.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,165.42

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

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