Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Yearling steers sold steady-1.00 lower with good demand, feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower. 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 $147.57/cwt on 806 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.69 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$147.57

806 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

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	735	147.75	1,086	801
Medium and Large 2-3	672	119.60	804	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $281 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 sale806 hd

147.57

—

KY average24 barns · 5,339 hd

146.00

+1.58

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−82.69

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	1,815	93.60	1,699	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	65.97	995	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	63.05	782	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	56.80	639	5thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	114.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	977	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	116.38/cwt	111.00–127.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.20/cwt	126.00–144.00	654	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.87/cwt	145.00–156.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	148.43/cwt	141.00–160.00	561	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	163.70/cwt	162.00–165.00	832	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	145.19/cwt	130.00–151.00	619	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.57/cwt	120.00–136.50	718	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,152	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	143.29/cwt	143.25–144.50	781	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	137.42/cwt	136.50–143.50	852	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	173.84/cwt	170.00–175.50	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	141.37/cwt	140.50–141.75	1,032	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	144.82/cwt	143.50–148.00	837	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	874	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	142.01/cwt	128.00–147.00	889	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	162.97/cwt	160.00–163.75	916	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	399	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	148.12/cwt	143.75–149.50	1,195	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,177	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	141.73/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,052	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.99/cwt	135.00–155.00	825	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,218	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.71/cwt	140.00–154.00	778	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	162.12/cwt	152.50–165.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	140.18/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,114	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	162.15/cwt	152.00–169.00	769	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	132.13/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,153	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	134.51/cwt	133.00–137.00	909	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	175.86/cwt	171.00–182.00	758	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	150.90/cwt	150.90–150.90	1,043	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	186.68/cwt	186.00–188.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	148.51/cwt	147.50–149.80	1,089	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	168.39/cwt	165.00–175.00	702	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	156.01/cwt	154.00–157.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.96/cwt	121.00–128.00	722	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	161.13/cwt	156.00–184.00	596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	938	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	70.02/cwt	68.00–74.00	852	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	63.79/cwt	60.00–67.50	804	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	60.25/cwt	59.00–63.50	690	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	449	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	71.21/cwt	68.50–74.00	1,007	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	66.03/cwt	62.50–68.00	1,002	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	53.58/cwt	40.00–59.00	641	5
Bulls	—	—	1,863	102.49/cwt	99.50–105.00	1,909	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	90.99/cwt	86.50–94.00	1,570	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	55.12/cwt	52.50–58.50	904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	77.89/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,495	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	840.63/cwt	710.00–925.00	10,668	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,857	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,813	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,033	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	139.44/cwt	130.00–159.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	112.45/cwt	100.00–138.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	108.93/cwt	106.00–113.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	116.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	127.78/cwt	118.00–133.00	869	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	101.99/cwt	93.00–105.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.66/cwt	116.00–127.00	767	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	111.57/cwt	105.00–116.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	131.71/cwt	121.50–140.00	697	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	253	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	124.36/cwt	116.00–131.50	761	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.30/cwt	123.00–144.00	704	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	165.12/cwt	150.00–180.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,888Last week 1,513Year ago 1,539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 56Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	110.00–119.00	114.79
7	—	767	111.00–127.00	116.38
27	—	480	126.00–144.00	136.20
3	—	866	123.00	123.00
9	—	318	145.00–156.00	150.87
13	—	378	141.00–160.00	148.43
29	—	426	130.00–151.00	145.19
25	—	567	120.00–136.50	126.57
20	—	680	118.00–133.00	127.78
32	—	620	116.00–127.00	123.66
79	—	529	121.50–140.00	131.71
2	—	837	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	674	145.00	145.00
96	—	545	143.25–144.50	143.29
22	—	620	136.50–143.50	137.42
20	—	730	140.50–141.75	141.37
42	—	578	143.50–148.00	144.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	399	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
4	—	670	106.00–113.00	108.93
4	—	413	110.00–120.00	116.94
1	—	505	107.50	107.50
4	—	702	93.00–105.00	101.99
2	—	780	105.00	105.00
3	—	918	90.00	90.00
1	—	630	92.50	92.50
3	—	472	105.00–116.00	111.57
2	—	253	117.50–120.00	118.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	508	162.00–165.00	163.70
46	—	785	146.75	146.75
15	—	562	160.00–163.75	162.97
299	—	807	143.75–149.50	148.12
62	—	864	141.00	141.00
20	—	431	171.00–182.00	175.86
37	—	691	150.90	150.90
5	—	601	150.00	150.00
3	—	315	186.00–188.00	186.68
62	—	733	147.50–149.80	148.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	170.00–175.50	173.84
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
18	—	626	128.00–147.00	142.01
15	—	973	121.00	121.00
30	—	742	134.50–144.00	141.73
44	—	573	135.00–155.00	143.99
22	—	520	140.00–154.00	149.71
6	—	440	152.50–165.00	162.12
36	—	795	126.00–142.00	140.18
13	—	474	152.00–169.00	162.15
17	—	873	120.00–138.00	132.13
14	—	676	133.00–137.00	134.51
2	—	1,073	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	807	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	874	113.00	113.00
3	—	538	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	856	116.00	116.00
3	—	470	154.00–157.00	156.01
17	—	578	121.00–128.00	124.96
8	—	370	156.00–184.00	161.13
2	—	782	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	98.00	98.00
3	—	435	130.00–159.00	139.44
29	—	612	116.00–131.50	124.36
11	—	524	123.00–144.00	134.30
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
1	—	285	184.00	184.00
2	—	313	150.00–180.00	165.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	417	165.00–175.00	168.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	100.00–138.00	112.45
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	68.00–74.00	70.02
17	—	1,260	60.00–67.50	63.79
5	—	1,197	40.00–59.00	53.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	59.00–63.50	60.25
1	—	1,045	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	68.50–74.00	71.21
12	—	1,517	62.50–68.00	66.03
2	—	1,640	52.50–58.50	55.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,863	99.50–105.00	102.49
5	—	1,725	86.50–94.00	90.99
2	—	1,920	75.00–82.50	77.89

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,269	710.00–925.00	840.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	985.00	985.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	850.00	850.00

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