Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 Higher; Yearling steers sold steady-1.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 Higher. There was moderate demand for weaned feeder cattle, lower demand for non-weaned 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 $151.01/cwt on 594 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −79.26 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$151.01

594 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$28.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.07

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	716	151.39	1,083	586
Medium and Large 2-3	523	122.73	642	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.67/cwt here — about $441 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 sale594 hd

151.01

—

KY average25 barns · 4,507 hd

146.94

+4.07

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−79.26

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	1,784	95.98	1,712	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	65.28	968	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	61.80	745	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	52.21	521	6thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	579	136.17/cwt	122.00–140.50	788	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	144.94/cwt	141.00–149.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	122.50/cwt	110.00–135.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.04/cwt	116.00–133.50	875	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	119.46/cwt	100.00–122.00	583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.17/cwt	122.00–139.00	707	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	113.90/cwt	102.00–120.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	963	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,110	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	139.49/cwt	132.00–149.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	141.12/cwt	128.00–146.00	614	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	168.71/cwt	166.50–170.50	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	157.02/cwt	155.00–158.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.29/cwt	142.00–156.00	853	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	121.27/cwt	116.00–124.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	182.76/cwt	175.00–185.00	779	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	128.63/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,095	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	136.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,029	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	140.17/cwt	130.00–145.50	872	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.87/cwt	164.00–170.00	635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	140.55/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,019	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	162.69/cwt	161.50–164.00	911	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	148.63/cwt	144.00–155.00	785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	126.36/cwt	112.00–134.00	1,154	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	151.45/cwt	144.00–155.35	1,283	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	159.12/cwt	151.50–160.00	1,052	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,160	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	165.62/cwt	161.00–166.00	833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	135.46/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,132	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	97.62/cwt	94.00–100.00	907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	139.11/cwt	132.00–144.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.93/cwt	122.00–131.00	772	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	54.70/cwt	51.00–57.00	642	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	68.98/cwt	66.00–75.00	821	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	61.03/cwt	58.00–64.00	743	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	68.02/cwt	66.00–71.50	1,009	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	62.54/cwt	59.50–64.50	927	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	49.56/cwt	43.00–53.50	501	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	91.45/cwt	84.00–95.50	1,546	11
Bulls	—	—	1,978	84.13/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	105.16/cwt	98.50–115.00	1,959	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	15,879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,241	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,348.48/cwt	1,000.00–1,500.00	14,833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,280.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,285.00	14,336	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,543	1,017.67/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	15,703	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	929.04/cwt	650.00–1,185.00	12,477	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,400.65/cwt	1,150.00–1,520.00	14,469	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	1,263.87/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	16,797	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,578	1,227.30/cwt	1,175.00–1,285.00	19,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	107.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	96.00/cwt	87.00–99.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	139.58/cwt	137.75–141.00	884	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.08/cwt	146.00–158.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.51/cwt	118.00–134.00	772	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.89/cwt	120.00–132.00	935	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	107.60/cwt	92.50–122.50	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.99/cwt	138.00–150.00	613	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.83/cwt	136.00–147.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.23/cwt	133.00–140.00	785	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	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 Oct 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,332Last week 1,888Year ago 2,161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 108Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 35Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	579	122.00–140.50	136.17
2	—	335	141.00–149.00	144.94
30	—	678	116.00–133.50	129.04
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
24	—	523	122.00–139.00	135.17
3	—	817	102.00–120.00	113.90
18	—	949	117.00	117.00
8	—	469	132.00–149.00	139.49
37	—	435	128.00–146.00	141.12
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
25	—	615	118.00–134.00	125.51
24	—	720	120.00–132.00	129.89
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	365	110.00–135.00	122.50
9	—	488	100.00–122.00	119.46
2	—	428	105.00–111.00	107.95
4	—	840	87.00–99.00	96.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	91.00	91.00
5	—	333	125.00–130.00	127.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	671	143.50	143.50
6	—	509	142.00	142.00
78	—	633	137.75–141.00	139.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
3	—	532	116.00–124.00	121.27
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	166.50–170.50	168.71
6	—	483	155.00–158.00	157.02
17	—	575	142.00–156.00	148.29
14	—	851	120.00–131.00	128.63
30	—	755	130.00–138.00	136.28
31	—	622	130.00–145.50	140.17
2	—	225	170.00	170.00
11	—	383	164.00–170.00	165.87
2	—	342	170.00	170.00
46	—	725	134.00–146.00	140.55
13	—	528	144.00–155.00	148.63
16	—	913	112.00–134.00	126.36
17	—	836	122.00–139.00	135.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	426	175.00–185.00	182.76
1	—	450	174.00	174.00
15	—	560	161.50–164.00	162.69
209	—	847	144.00–155.35	151.45
61	—	661	151.50–160.00	159.12
26	—	768	151.00	151.00
24	—	503	161.00–166.00	165.62
6	—	603	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	126.00	126.00
5	—	929	94.00–100.00	97.62
5	—	537	132.00–144.00	139.11
3	—	776	114.00	114.00
3	—	613	122.00–131.00	125.93
4	—	385	146.00–158.00	155.08
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
12	—	435	138.00–150.00	140.99
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
10	—	471	136.00–147.00	144.83
19	—	576	133.00–140.00	136.23
1	—	200	155.00	155.00
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	165.00	165.00
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	92.50–122.50	107.60
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	51.00–57.00	54.70
6	—	1,190	66.00–75.00	68.98
19	—	1,218	58.00–64.00	61.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,483	66.00–71.50	68.02
6	—	1,483	59.50–64.50	62.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,011	43.00–53.50	49.56
2	—	973	57.00–58.00	57.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,691	84.00–95.50	91.45
2	—	1,978	83.00–85.00	84.13
8	—	1,863	98.50–115.00	105.16

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	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,348.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,033	1,150.00–1,520.00	1,400.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,329	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,263.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,578	1,175.00–1,285.00	1,227.30
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,340.00	1,340.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,147	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,275.00–1,285.00	1,280.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,543	975.00–1,050.00	1,017.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,343	650.00–1,185.00	929.04

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