Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady; Yearling steers sold steady with light test, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for weaned feeder cattle, lower demand for non-weaned cattle with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.75/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$132.75

459 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$25.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

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	575	134.27	772	431
Medium 1-2	665	120.50	801	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	594	108.52	645	26

One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about $127 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 sale459 hd

132.75

—

KY average24 barns · 6,147 hd

131.10

+1.65

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	1,810	88.29	1,598	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	63.14	947	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	58.70	680	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	51.57	568	5thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	732	121.96/cwt	113.50–133.50	893	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.79/cwt	120.00–140.00	706	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	133.85/cwt	126.50–138.00	649	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	126.06/cwt	112.00–133.00	778	31
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	665	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.51/cwt	124.00–136.00	757	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	151.60/cwt	141.00–167.00	723	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	174.04/cwt	170.00–178.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	140.32/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,169	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	150.95/cwt	150.95–150.95	927	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	157.88/cwt	154.00–165.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	120.48/cwt	110.00–132.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	149.48/cwt	142.00–162.00	768	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.36/cwt	133.00–147.00	883	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	135.20/cwt	133.00–136.00	891	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	144.21/cwt	137.00–154.00	844	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	137.95/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,006	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	138.73/cwt	130.00–145.50	1,075	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	128.34/cwt	122.00–131.50	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	134.20/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,232	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	151.18/cwt	144.00–168.00	670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	115.96/cwt	112.00–120.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.53/cwt	130.00–152.50	774	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.47/cwt	145.00–155.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	159.01/cwt	154.00–165.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.96/cwt	134.00–146.00	798	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	133.17/cwt	125.00–135.50	852	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	45.09/cwt	44.00–46.00	489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	57.55/cwt	53.00–60.50	674	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	55.89/cwt	54.50–57.00	622	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	57.77/cwt	56.00–60.50	865	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	65.54/cwt	61.00–71.00	984	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	47.51/cwt	44.00–50.50	513	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	64.83/cwt	61.50–71.00	746	10
Bulls	—	—	1,600	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,184	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	96.29/cwt	93.50–100.00	1,668	3
Bulls	—	—	1,921	85.87/cwt	82.50–88.50	1,650	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,199	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,014.77/cwt	870.00–1,110.00	12,187	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	869.15/cwt	850.00–885.00	13,107	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,715	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,117.09/cwt	1,095.00–1,140.00	15,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,575.45/cwt	2,550.00–2,600.00	30,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,871.76/cwt	1,200.00–2,500.00	19,897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.02/cwt	122.50–130.00	845	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	130.57/cwt	129.50–140.00	501	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.80/cwt	116.00–138.00	883	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.96/cwt	146.00–157.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	134.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	572	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	111.67/cwt	106.00–116.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.96/cwt	108.00–113.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	112.09/cwt	108.00–117.00	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	127.70/cwt	110.00–136.75	982	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	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 Nov 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,905Last week 2,351Year ago 1,712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 218Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 60Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	732	113.50–133.50	121.96
62	—	532	120.00–140.00	132.79
72	—	485	126.50–138.00	133.85
31	—	617	112.00–133.00	126.06
2	—	880	112.00	112.00
36	—	571	124.00–136.00	132.51
3	—	316	136.00	136.00
5	—	906	94.00	94.00
4	—	805	116.00	116.00
13	—	384	129.50–140.00	130.57
36	—	670	116.00–138.00	131.80
43	—	427	130.00–139.00	134.02
24	—	769	110.00–136.75	127.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
2	—	735	105.00–106.00	105.50
5	—	472	106.00–116.00	111.67
1	—	230	112.50	112.50
3	—	680	108.00–113.00	110.96
9	—	632	108.00–117.00	112.09
1	—	820	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	614	150.95	150.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	164.00	164.00
52	—	477	141.00–167.00	151.60
29	—	833	130.00–142.00	140.32
3	—	363	154.00–165.00	157.88
39	—	514	142.00–162.00	149.48
106	—	620	133.00–147.00	142.36
37	—	659	133.00–136.00	135.20
39	—	585	137.00–154.00	144.21
33	—	729	128.00–143.00	137.95
1	—	960	131.00	131.00
45	—	775	130.00–145.50	138.73
3	—	866	122.00–131.50	128.34
31	—	918	124.00–138.00	134.20
8	—	443	144.00–168.00	151.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	170.00–178.00	174.04
1	—	430	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	389	140.00	140.00
2	—	420	110.00–132.00	120.48
3	—	688	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	112.00–120.00	115.96
60	—	528	130.00–152.50	146.53
3	—	365	145.00–155.00	150.47
7	—	442	154.00–165.00	159.01
39	—	570	134.00–146.00	139.96
23	—	640	125.00–135.50	133.17
1	—	905	103.00	103.00
26	—	665	122.50–130.00	127.02
1	—	740	137.00	137.00
5	—	481	146.00–157.00	153.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,090	77.00	77.00
1	—	310	127.50	127.50
1	—	435	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	44.00–46.00	45.09
3	—	1,113	54.50–57.00	55.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,172	53.00–60.50	57.55
3	—	1,080	44.00–50.50	47.51
10	—	1,150	61.50–71.00	64.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,497	56.00–60.50	57.77
29	—	1,502	61.00–71.00	65.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,732	93.50–100.00	96.29
4	—	1,921	82.50–88.50	85.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,201	870.00–1,110.00	1,014.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,508	850.00–885.00	869.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,095.00–1,140.00	1,117.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,171	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575.45
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,063	1,200.00–2,500.00	1,871.76

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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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