Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-08-29

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 29
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,194 head
▲ 1,413 vs last sale 781▲ 2,194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 162 vs last sale 103▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 52▲ 55 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 2.00-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle with heavy offering as CME futures rebound over the past week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.47/cwt on 873 head.
Average price
$140.47
873 head · 701 lb average
Value per head Derived
$985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$397
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2704140.71990863
Medium and Large 2-3495119.8759310thin
One grade step is worth $20.84/cwt here — about $397 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 sale873 hd
140.47
—
KY average26 barns · 6,067 hd
139.39
+1.08
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—High1,76489.311,5753thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49563.369478thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16259.5169110
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04554.505701thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340159.00/cwt159.00–159.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368146.86/cwt144.00–150.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390164.78/cwt164.00–166.006435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410163.00/cwt163.00–163.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419150.81/cwt140.00–156.0063224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428117.46/cwt110.00–125.005032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470121.17/cwt113.00–125.005693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482148.80/cwt134.00–153.0071752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518118.05/cwt114.00–120.006113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520143.85/cwt133.00–152.0074831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563123.04/cwt120.00–126.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581142.53/cwt131.00–146.0082858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591154.17/cwt153.00–154.5091118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616151.03/cwt150.50–151.5093017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622141.75/cwt124.00–146.0088239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668143.82/cwt131.00–147.10961191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715137.87/cwt126.00–139.5098614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720142.89/cwt142.00–145.251,029111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776128.62/cwt121.00–136.009988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,10295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816131.26/cwt128.00–133.501,0716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,20465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,133122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245139.00/cwt139.00–139.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275131.00/cwt131.00–131.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337125.00/cwt125.00–125.004219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377127.87/cwt122.00–131.5048212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431136.19/cwt124.00–143.0058734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476130.41/cwt120.00–136.0062145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479113.18/cwt110.00–117.005425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530131.16/cwt120.00–137.50695125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580131.05/cwt120.00–134.7576079
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595113.00/cwt113.00–113.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600106.00/cwt106.00–106.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615134.77/cwt130.00–139.50829151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627124.71/cwt115.00–129.5078281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651131.75/cwt131.75–131.75858162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666124.89/cwt115.00–129.5083274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680107.00/cwt107.00–107.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715125.02/cwt115.00–127.0089422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778118.57/cwt110.00–123.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2891110.33/cwt110.00–111.009833
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285151.00/cwt151.00–151.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390147.83/cwt139.00–152.005773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413135.24/cwt125.00–148.0055920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418154.65/cwt151.00–161.006468
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-343092.50/cwt92.50–92.503981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465133.08/cwt130.00–140.0061910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520131.81/cwt127.00–136.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558136.60/cwt136.00–137.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655114.00/cwt114.00–114.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705119.00/cwt119.00–119.008391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 339075.00/cwt75.00–75.002934
Dairy Steers—Large 352486.00/cwt86.00–86.0045120
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65890.22/cwt89.50–91.001,4962
Bulls——1,97587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,7281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04554.50/cwt54.50–54.505701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05052.00/cwt52.00–52.005461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16458.69/cwt57.00–61.006836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19563.64/cwt63.00–64.507603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44070.50/cwt70.50–70.501,0151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50362.34/cwt61.50–63.509377
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113665.51/cwt590.00–730.007,4072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215705.14/cwt700.00–710.008,5672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,385740.00/cwt740.00–740.0010,2491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,485858.34/cwt660.00–1,050.0012,7466
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000940.00/cwt940.00–940.009,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,063.53/cwt910.00–1,180.0013,5602

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.