Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady; Yearling steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand, 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 heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.73/cwt on 617 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −77.53 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$152.73

617 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$23.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

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	153.29	1,104	602
Medium and Large 2-3	592	130.24	771	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.05/cwt here — about $332 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 sale617 hd

152.73

—

KY average26 barns · 5,414 hd

150.39

+2.34

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−77.53

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	1,819	96.70	1,759	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	68.38	991	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	66.91	821	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	58.50	641	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2-3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	794	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	182.87/cwt	175.00–191.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	160.88/cwt	156.00–163.00	669	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	152.60/cwt	152.60–152.60	908	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	161.66/cwt	144.00–165.00	842	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	677	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	149.43/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,010	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	121.70/cwt	101.00–133.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	173.24/cwt	167.00–179.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	164.04/cwt	158.00–169.00	761	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	151.97/cwt	141.00–157.50	936	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	143.34/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	141.03/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	138.04/cwt	134.50–140.00	1,213	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	154.23/cwt	149.00–159.00	862	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	153.80/cwt	153.80–153.80	1,272	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,118	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	150.22/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,317	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,230	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	173.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	641	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	66.77/cwt	63.00–68.50	984	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	65.50/cwt	61.00–68.50	762	8
Bulls	—	—	1,720	83.58/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	93.44/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,629	8
Bulls	—	—	1,981	107.16/cwt	103.50–114.00	2,123	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	72.49/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,049	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	714	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	73.94/cwt	70.00–79.50	961	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	899.06/cwt	760.00–1,000.00	8,892	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,033.72/cwt	790.00–1,090.00	11,299	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,024.17/cwt	940.00–1,100.00	11,122	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,254.88/cwt	1,210.00–1,290.00	14,695	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,187.57/cwt	1,100.00–1,220.00	14,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	154.90/cwt	147.00–155.00	957	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	149.68/cwt	142.00–154.00	653	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	147.83/cwt	141.00–150.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	115.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	150.65/cwt	147.50–152.50	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.45/cwt	122.00–140.00	827	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.95/cwt	120.00–139.50	895	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	128.95/cwt	123.50–134.50	979	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	154.67/cwt	153.50–155.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	179.89/cwt	175.00–185.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.24/cwt	124.00–144.00	704	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	135.88/cwt	133.00–140.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	141.54/cwt	137.00–147.00	661	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	137.39/cwt	129.00–144.50	767	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	156.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	478	4

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,295Last week 955Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 110Year ago 1,171

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 20Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
2	—	794	122.00–125.00	123.51
2	—	613	130.00	130.00
2	—	382	136.00	136.00
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
3	—	680	101.00–133.00	121.70
4	—	524	133.00–140.00	135.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	175.00–191.00	182.87
3	—	305	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	193.00	193.00
1	—	455	175.00	175.00
70	—	827	153.80	153.80
8	—	726	154.00	154.00
183	—	877	149.00–152.00	150.22
22	—	791	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	765	130.00–135.00	132.63
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
75	—	521	144.00–165.00	161.66
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
28	—	676	141.00–152.00	149.43
2	—	375	167.00–179.00	173.24
21	—	464	158.00–169.00	164.04
114	—	616	141.00–157.50	151.97
6	—	813	134.00–148.00	143.34
10	—	737	134.00–147.00	141.03
20	—	879	134.50–140.00	138.04
14	—	559	149.00–159.00	154.23
2	—	338	175.00–185.00	179.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	166.00	166.00
13	—	416	156.00–163.00	160.88
89	—	595	152.60	152.60
78	—	618	147.00–155.00	154.90
1	—	280	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	436	142.00–154.00	149.68
35	—	620	122.00–140.00	133.45
33	—	673	120.00–139.50	132.95
12	—	759	123.50–134.50	128.95
2	—	377	153.00	153.00
2	—	885	118.00	118.00
19	—	517	124.00–144.00	136.24
15	—	467	137.00–147.00	141.54
24	—	558	129.00–144.50	137.39
4	—	306	145.00–160.00	156.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	112.50	112.50
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	167.50	167.50
2	—	970	103.00	103.00
1	—	640	138.00	138.00
1	—	430	159.00	159.00
4	—	517	141.00–150.00	147.83
8	—	558	147.50–152.50	150.65
9	—	463	153.50–155.00	154.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
3	—	442	172.00–175.00	173.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
3	—	533	110.00–118.00	115.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	58.50	58.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	63.00–68.50	66.77
1	—	1,325	57.50	57.50
5	—	1,447	71.00–74.00	72.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,164	61.00–68.50	65.50
2	—	1,298	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,300	70.00–79.50	73.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	83.00–84.00	83.58
8	—	1,743	90.00–97.00	93.44
5	—	1,981	103.50–114.00	107.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	989	760.00–1,000.00	899.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,093	790.00–1,090.00	1,033.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,086	940.00–1,100.00	1,024.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,171	1,210.00–1,290.00	1,254.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	1,100.00–1,220.00	1,187.57

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