Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-08-22

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
781 head
▲ 233 vs last sale 548▲ 781 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 106▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 249▲ 52 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 steady-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with moderate offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.88/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$127.88
245 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525129.38679227
Medium and Large 2-3550109.0059918thin
One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $80 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 sale245 hd
127.88
—
KY average26 barns · 3,460 hd
124.49
+3.39
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—Average1,66584.971,41515
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44564.7193521
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19560.8372738
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04554.095658thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277159.87/cwt154.00–168.004435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328146.15/cwt141.00–152.504793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345112.00/cwt112.00–112.003861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373146.02/cwt143.00–161.005456
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410107.50/cwt107.50–107.504411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414141.52/cwt130.00–148.005868
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3453116.03/cwt110.00–122.005262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470137.70/cwt131.00–147.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007509
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522135.27/cwt125.00–140.0070619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572135.08/cwt125.00–137.0077315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573123.52/cwt123.00–124.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615138.35/cwt121.00–141.5085131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662135.54/cwt125.00–139.5089722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716137.02/cwt134.50–139.5098121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783132.09/cwt126.50–135.001,03431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,16126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875127.10/cwt112.00–130.001,1129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2946121.05/cwt117.00–122.501,14515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,26096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233128.79/cwt127.50–130.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274129.80/cwt126.00–132.003565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373140.98/cwt135.00–145.0052627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379150.00/cwt150.00–150.005697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425109.00/cwt109.00–109.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433136.91/cwt126.00–141.0059332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483128.11/cwt120.00–133.0061933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3484114.24/cwt107.50–117.005538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530105.00/cwt105.00–105.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531124.63/cwt113.00–131.0066230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577120.79/cwt114.00–127.0069710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583108.00/cwt108.00–108.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612125.89/cwt117.50–127.2577041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666119.74/cwt106.00–125.007979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721126.25/cwt126.25–126.2591016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721115.17/cwt112.00–119.008305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3753100.00/cwt100.00–100.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773116.83/cwt116.00–118.009038
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370137.56/cwt130.00–146.0050911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385118.23/cwt109.00–127.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423134.80/cwt130.00–149.005709
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423116.46/cwt105.00–127.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468131.89/cwt127.00–135.0061713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524129.50/cwt115.00–135.0067915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628122.53/cwt120.00–125.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630106.95/cwt104.00–110.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2652112.00/cwt112.00–112.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2731114.01/cwt110.00–115.008337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768112.88/cwt111.00–113.508674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810103.00/cwt103.00–103.008341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31078.54/cwt78.00–79.001,0292
Bulls——1,59083.38/cwt80.00–86.001,3267
Bulls——1,87088.98/cwt86.50–92.501,6646
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04354.82/cwt53.50–57.005727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05549.00/cwt49.00–49.005171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14551.00/cwt51.00–51.005841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18458.50/cwt53.50–61.0069322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21564.91/cwt62.00–68.0078915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42562.92/cwt61.00–63.5089710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46366.33/cwt64.50–69.0097011
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5051,470.00/cwt1,470.00–1,470.0022,1241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900540.00/cwt540.00–540.004,8602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,0091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,0661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150734.61/cwt730.00–740.008,4482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,172797.61/cwt600.00–1,000.009,3483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173714.05/cwt660.00–820.008,3765
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0010,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250932.40/cwt900.00–960.0011,6552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,235.00/cwt1,235.00–1,235.0017,9081

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.