Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-08-01

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 1
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,168 head
▼ 286 vs last sale 1,454▲ 1,168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 130▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 45▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600lbs Steady-2.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher 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 steer cattle and cattle with favorable conditions.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.31/cwt on 478 head.
Average price
$138.31
478 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2588138.67815470
Medium and Large 2-3516117.266058thin
One grade step is worth $21.42/cwt here — about $210 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 sale478 hd
138.31
—
KY average26 barns · 5,217 hd
132.49
+5.82
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—Average1,63892.611,51720
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46570.041,02617
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16864.3175150
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06759.9363915

Every lot

79 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 1-2235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added247170.00/cwt170.00–170.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260162.50/cwt162.50–162.504231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341154.58/cwt140.00–160.005277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381169.11/cwt163.50–176.0064425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383153.82/cwt145.00–160.0058916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415165.37/cwt162.00–167.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470152.55/cwt148.50–159.0071713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488160.38/cwt160.00–160.5078312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517148.16/cwt140.00–155.0076613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520160.18/cwt157.00–165.0083325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570159.22/cwt157.00–160.009088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575146.54/cwt136.00–153.008436
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580117.00/cwt117.00–117.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629154.73/cwt153.50–155.0097345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638142.74/cwt125.00–147.0091124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679141.95/cwt125.00–147.5096431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732143.99/cwt141.50–145.001,05421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734137.91/cwt132.00–141.001,01224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760131.69/cwt126.00–138.001,0014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,15451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240132.50/cwt132.50–132.503181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315159.50/cwt159.50–159.505024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323134.00/cwt134.00–134.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370157.60/cwt156.00–158.0058310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370142.39/cwt138.00–150.005278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380124.00/cwt124.00–124.004711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430151.80/cwt150.50–156.0065312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433137.35/cwt122.00–148.5059525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481139.31/cwt125.00–149.0067037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522137.72/cwt126.00–143.0071911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540145.89/cwt144.00–147.0078843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563114.35/cwt114.00–115.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582138.46/cwt126.00–143.7580633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612118.00/cwt118.00–118.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636141.24/cwt140.60–145.5089897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2639135.08/cwt120.00–137.60863132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668134.96/cwt124.00–139.0090228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740125.88/cwt118.00–135.5093211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805121.50/cwt121.50–121.5097814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2347140.00/cwt140.00–140.004862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375157.61/cwt155.00–159.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420126.79/cwt121.00–133.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433154.53/cwt153.00–157.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455136.00/cwt136.00–136.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468149.38/cwt144.00–153.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517140.36/cwt130.00–147.0072611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583118.49/cwt117.00–120.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2597142.50/cwt142.50–142.508512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675132.65/cwt129.00–135.0089512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009362
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 342880.00/cwt80.00–80.003424
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46380.36/cwt75.50–84.001,1763
Bulls——1,66091.24/cwt87.00–94.001,5159
Bulls——1,67898.75/cwt95.00–104.001,6578
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00056.67/cwt55.00–58.005673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08061.81/cwt60.00–65.5066811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11756.76/cwt55.00–58.006343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12549.00/cwt49.00–49.005511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14562.68/cwt59.00–65.0071827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20667.64/cwt65.50–70.5081620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46470.72/cwt66.50–79.501,03515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47064.91/cwt64.00–66.009542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,9931
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,230.00/cwt1,230.00–1,230.0012,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050790.00/cwt790.00–790.008,2951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,088.70/cwt985.00–1,250.0012,5203

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.