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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 15

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

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Feeder Cattle receipts

548 head

▼ 886 vs last sale 1,434▲ 548 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 221▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 120▲ 249 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 3.00-5.00, feeder heifers sold 4.00-8.00 lower with light offering. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with light offerings. As market, trends downward due to Tyson packing plant fire last week. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Good demand for all slaughter classes of cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.04/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$125.04

164 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$20.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	126.43	668	153
Medium and Large 2-3	533	105.75	564	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.67/cwt here — about $104 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 sale164 hd

125.04

—

KY average26 barns · 3,778 hd

124.26

+0.78

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	1,628	86.16	1,403	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	66.30	993	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	60.68	761	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	52.46	513	39

Every lot

87 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	335	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.15/cwt	145.00–152.00	413	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	140.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	428	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	151.72/cwt	144.00–155.00	555	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	150.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	645	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	462	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	129.05/cwt	127.00–131.00	598	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	145.60/cwt	135.00–147.50	676	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	153.05/cwt	150.00–154.00	724	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	139.36/cwt	133.00–142.00	730	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	123.65/cwt	121.00–125.00	663	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	120.02/cwt	116.00–124.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	138.10/cwt	136.50–140.00	807	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	133.13/cwt	129.00–136.00	836	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	123.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	939	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	124.78/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,093	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	125.29/cwt	119.00–132.00	292	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	311	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	303	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	113.90/cwt	110.00–117.50	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	135.32/cwt	130.00–139.00	497	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	127.41/cwt	115.00–135.00	548	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	125.82/cwt	118.00–132.00	595	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	128.32/cwt	119.00–134.00	662	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	121.93/cwt	111.00–125.50	700	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	126.26/cwt	116.00–130.50	771	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	119.44/cwt	114.00–126.00	797	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	972	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	925	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	416	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	464	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	136.45/cwt	134.00–141.00	583	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	442	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	667	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	136.34/cwt	126.00–140.00	650	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	133.30/cwt	126.00–136.00	702	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	126.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	732	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	126.24/cwt	122.00–128.00	770	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	109.88/cwt	100.00–115.00	794	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	615	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	449	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	85.40/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,354	12
Bulls	—	—	1,888	90.72/cwt	89.50–92.00	1,713	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	47.09/cwt	45.00–49.00	443	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	53.31/cwt	50.00–59.00	527	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	61.58/cwt	60.00–63.50	628	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	49.44/cwt	47.00–51.50	584	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	59.29/cwt	53.00–61.50	727	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	63.91/cwt	62.00–66.50	829	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	67.25/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,004	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	1,426.91/cwt	1,085.00–1,700.00	20,405	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	790.94/cwt	610.00–980.00	8,977	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	731.27/cwt	700.00–760.00	8,629	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	13,294	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	818.75/cwt	760.00–860.00	9,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,762	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	752.34/cwt	570.00–910.00	9,216	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	1,184.43/cwt	1,160.00–1,200.00	16,191	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	973.89/cwt	940.00–990.00	10,099	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,938	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	1,415.33/cwt	850.00–1,520.00	16,078	24
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,666	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	1,247.99/cwt	625.00–1,530.00	16,948	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,502	1,474.06/cwt	1,350.00–1,530.00	22,140	18

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Thu Aug 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 1,434Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 221Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 249Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	110.00–117.50	113.90
2	—	637	109.00	109.00
1	—	805	70.00	70.00
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	101.00	101.00
1	—	265	117.50	117.50
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	560	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	787	123.50	123.50
4	—	815	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	115.00–135.00	127.41
3	—	898	103.00	103.00
3	—	667	114.00–126.00	119.44
2	—	233	119.00–132.00	125.29
1	—	770	103.00	103.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
37	—	473	118.00–132.00	125.82
27	—	516	119.00–134.00	128.32
26	—	611	116.00–130.50	126.26
18	—	367	130.00–139.00	135.32
8	—	574	111.00–125.50	121.93
2	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	149.00	149.00
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
2	—	845	115.00	115.00
4	—	275	145.00–152.00	150.15
4	—	693	127.00	127.00
5	—	760	120.00–126.00	123.59
7	—	366	144.00–155.00	151.72
8	—	628	129.00–136.00	133.13
12	—	304	140.00–149.00	140.76
12	—	876	117.00–125.50	124.78
16	—	464	135.00–147.50	145.60
23	—	428	145.00–155.00	150.73
29	—	584	136.50–140.00	138.10
16	—	524	133.00–142.00	139.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
3	—	536	121.00–125.00	123.65
2	—	558	116.00–124.00	120.02
2	—	463	127.00–131.00	129.05
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
1	—	320	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	150.00–154.00	153.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	149.00	149.00
5	—	442	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	102.00	102.00
2	—	380	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	126.00–140.00	136.34
8	—	579	125.00–130.00	126.39
5	—	427	134.00–141.00	136.45
4	—	610	122.00–128.00	126.24
3	—	723	100.00–115.00	109.88
3	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	146.00	146.00
14	—	527	126.00–136.00	133.30
2	—	293	140.00–144.00	141.98

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	760.00–860.00	818.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,367	1,160.00–1,200.00	1,184.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,187	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,225	570.00–910.00	752.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,135	610.00–980.00	790.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	700.00–760.00	731.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,037	940.00–990.00	973.89

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,136	850.00–1,520.00	1,415.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	820.00	820.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,502	1,350.00–1,530.00	1,474.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,358	625.00–1,530.00	1,247.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,430	1,085.00–1,700.00	1,426.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	988	50.00–59.00	53.31
12	—	940	45.00–49.00	47.09
5	—	1,019	60.00–63.50	61.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	66.00–68.00	67.25
1	—	1,520	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,226	53.00–61.50	59.29
32	—	1,297	62.00–66.50	63.91
5	—	1,181	47.00–51.50	49.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,585	80.00–87.50	85.40
2	—	1,888	89.50–92.00	90.72

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.