Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-07-25

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 25
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,633 head
▲ 179 vs last sale 1,454▲ 1,633 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 130▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 45▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition as cooler weather steadies throughout the region. With 110 head Internet sell included in total.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.47/cwt on 561 head.
Average price
$147.47
561 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.36
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2590147.92872552
Medium and Large 2-3500120.126019thin
One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $271 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 sale561 hd
147.47
—
KY average26 barns · 5,395 hd
141.12
+6.36
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,62497.181,57810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46968.381,00419
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17364.3875562
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03857.9560216

Every lot

84 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285148.83/cwt135.00–154.004247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330147.29/cwt139.00–150.004864
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330124.00/cwt124.00–124.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377151.01/cwt140.00–156.0056922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added387160.30/cwt158.00–165.006209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433151.54/cwt138.00–156.5065638
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433131.54/cwt125.00–138.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438160.41/cwt160.00–164.0070321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468159.27/cwt157.00–160.0074543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480148.40/cwt143.00–150.0071211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528147.52/cwt135.00–155.0077938
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528118.50/cwt118.00–119.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531156.97/cwt155.50–160.0083413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563156.24/cwt155.50–160.0088070
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574149.04/cwt133.00–155.0085540
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623142.44/cwt136.00–151.0088729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633155.60/cwt155.00–158.0098524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666144.02/cwt125.00–148.0095942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701142.15/cwt142.10–142.5099676
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713113.51/cwt111.00–116.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725133.39/cwt129.50–136.009679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,07620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780131.79/cwt125.00–133.501,02815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,20320
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3268114.77/cwt110.00–120.003082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318140.30/cwt130.00–142.004467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365133.65/cwt127.00–137.0048810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423136.08/cwt122.00–142.0057643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472133.30/cwt126.00–140.0062914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489146.72/cwt145.00–147.0071742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513141.81/cwt140.00–145.0072774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520114.00/cwt114.00–114.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527131.10/cwt120.00–136.5069153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580131.45/cwt120.00–139.0076224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592139.75/cwt139.75–139.7582792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3593116.42/cwt115.00–118.006907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641129.55/cwt117.00–133.0083016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650140.50/cwt140.50–140.5091331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662130.63/cwt125.00–132.508658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739124.40/cwt115.00–132.0091922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750104.00/cwt104.00–104.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757119.00/cwt119.00–119.009012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380078.00/cwt78.00–78.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813117.95/cwt114.00–125.009593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870105.50/cwt105.00–106.009182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299084.00/cwt84.00–84.008321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360155.96/cwt154.00–157.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436146.11/cwt143.00–148.0063714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483147.20/cwt140.00–155.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517139.71/cwt127.00–145.007226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570136.51/cwt131.00–145.007789
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616136.46/cwt124.00–143.5084115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685129.50/cwt129.50–129.508872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720123.39/cwt118.00–129.008882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2793112.05/cwt102.00–117.008893
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 354253.00/cwt53.00–53.002872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61298.31/cwt95.00–101.501,5859
Bulls——1,73087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01256.24/cwt54.00–59.0056910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05547.00/cwt47.00–47.004961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08763.56/cwt61.00–67.006915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10055.00/cwt55.00–55.006051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10960.30/cwt55.50–62.5066923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21367.10/cwt63.00–74.0081438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46669.04/cwt65.00–74.001,01217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49362.74/cwt62.00–63.509372
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,070934.88/cwt730.00–1,100.0010,0032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,1981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2982635.06/cwt550.00–680.006,2363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,049750.53/cwt575.00–1,130.007,87314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1121,034.64/cwt820.00–1,225.0011,50525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,208842.47/cwt710.00–1,025.0010,17713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265725.49/cwt700.00–750.009,1772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295783.26/cwt710.00–935.0010,1433
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950680.00/cwt680.00–680.006,4601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,133947.65/cwt930.00–990.0010,7373

This sale against other markets

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.