Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady; Yearling steers sold steady-1.00 lower with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 lower 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.08/cwt on 694 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −81.19 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$149.08

694 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$26.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.48

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	778	149.90	1,166	673
Medium and Large 2-3	538	122.92	662	21

One grade step is worth $26.98/cwt here — about $504 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 sale694 hd

149.08

—

KY average27 barns · 5,665 hd

148.60

+0.48

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−81.19

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	1,663	95.22	1,584	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	69.98	1,029	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	66.92	827	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	49.50	527	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	568	152.12/cwt	141.00–155.50	864	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	157.83/cwt	142.50–162.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	131.72/cwt	125.00–134.50	826	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,080	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	949	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	106.07/cwt	105.50–110.00	958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	179.88/cwt	176.00–184.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	168.95/cwt	156.00–183.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	182.59/cwt	180.00–185.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	145.59/cwt	145.25–148.00	793	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	144.92/cwt	133.00–149.00	946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	124.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	155.10/cwt	144.00–166.00	723	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	128.33/cwt	124.00–133.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	119.87/cwt	117.50–122.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	153.10/cwt	153.10–153.10	1,101	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	138.97/cwt	135.00–146.00	860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.66/cwt	142.00–168.00	703	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	185.08/cwt	178.00–193.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	130.59/cwt	126.00–135.00	951	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	148.99/cwt	147.00–149.75	1,348	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	195.73/cwt	193.50–199.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	957	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,404	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	147.29/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,223	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	154.03/cwt	140.00–163.00	812	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.26/cwt	124.00–135.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	179.09/cwt	172.00–182.50	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	188.72/cwt	183.00–195.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	114.47/cwt	111.00–128.50	757	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	768	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	529	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	73.11/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,086	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	71.47/cwt	69.00–73.00	908	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	65.89/cwt	63.50–67.00	799	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	95.63/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,541	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	66.32/cwt	63.50–69.00	962	6
Bulls	—	—	1,868	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,916	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	87.48/cwt	84.50–88.50	1,321	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	902.43/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,378	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,477	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	785.23/cwt	770.00–800.00	9,093	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,086.22/cwt	940.00–1,150.00	12,220	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,705	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	951.93/cwt	810.00–1,160.00	12,242	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.49/cwt	142.00–161.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.74/cwt	126.00–141.00	713	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	696	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	124.32/cwt	117.00–133.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	130.75/cwt	125.00–142.50	730	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	158.90/cwt	156.00–162.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.75/cwt	133.00–145.00	591	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	104.62/cwt	103.00–108.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	114.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.30/cwt	130.00–147.50	655	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	125.28/cwt	122.50–126.50	857	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.99/cwt	125.00–132.00	671	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,513Last week 1,295Year ago 1,185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 92Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 65Year 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
20	—	568	141.00–155.50	152.12
2	—	365	156.00–183.00	168.95
4	—	335	180.00–185.00	182.59
11	—	653	133.00–149.00	144.92
5	—	870	120.00–130.00	124.01
28	—	466	144.00–166.00	155.10
3	—	763	124.00–133.00	128.33
9	—	619	135.00–146.00	138.97
17	—	435	142.00–168.00	161.66
2	—	265	178.00–193.00	185.08
5	—	815	125.00–135.00	128.68
7	—	728	126.00–135.00	130.59
61	—	527	140.00–163.00	154.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	113.00	113.00
1	—	615	133.00	133.00
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
2	—	530	119.00–124.00	121.48
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
5	—	471	117.50–122.00	119.87
1	—	850	114.00	114.00
5	—	583	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	176.00–184.00	179.88
65	—	719	153.10	153.10
1	—	455	181.00	181.00
160	—	905	147.00–149.75	148.99
7	—	373	193.50–199.00	195.73
110	—	957	146.75	146.75
153	—	830	143.00–151.00	147.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,097	101.00	101.00
5	—	279	142.50–162.00	157.83
49	—	627	125.00–134.50	131.72
8	—	903	105.50–110.00	106.07
3	—	710	129.00	129.00
72	—	529	126.00–141.00	134.74
3	—	863	114.00	114.00
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
43	—	558	125.00–142.50	130.75
2	—	847	113.00	113.00
2	—	363	156.00–162.00	158.90
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
18	—	429	133.00–145.00	137.75
35	—	470	130.00–147.50	139.30
12	—	684	122.50–126.50	125.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	773	139.75	139.75
63	—	663	143.10	143.10
40	—	545	145.25–148.00	145.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	108.00	108.00
7	—	472	117.00–133.00	124.32
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
3	—	726	103.00–108.00	104.62
1	—	820	84.00	84.00
5	—	423	110.00–120.00	114.14
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	124.00–135.00	131.26
3	—	272	172.00–182.50	179.09
10	—	661	111.00–128.50	114.47
7	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.82
1	—	420	164.00	164.00
6	—	471	142.00–161.00	146.49
6	—	365	163.00	163.00
2	—	705	122.00	122.00
3	—	345	158.00	158.00
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
4	—	520	125.00–132.00	128.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	184.00	184.00
6	—	391	183.00–195.00	188.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
2	—	603	110.00–111.00	110.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	45.00	45.00
1	—	980	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,486	70.00–76.50	73.11
6	—	1,451	63.50–69.00	66.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	69.00–73.00	71.47
8	—	1,213	63.50–67.00	65.89
1	—	1,280	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	90.00–99.00	95.63
4	—	1,868	100.00–105.50	102.56
4	—	1,510	84.50–88.50	87.48

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	825.00–950.00	902.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	770.00–800.00	785.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,286	810.00–1,160.00	951.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	940.00–1,150.00	1,086.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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Paris Livestock Auction

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