Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-09-05

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 5
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,041 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 2,194▲ 2,041 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 265▲ 240 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 55▲ 35 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-1.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle with heavy offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.04/cwt on 721 head.
Average price
$135.04
721 head · 728 lb average
Value per head Derived
$984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.69
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2731135.47990706
Medium and Large 2-3608114.6969715thin
One grade step is worth $20.78/cwt here — about $293 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 sale721 hd
135.04
—
KY average18 barns · 3,814 hd
137.73
−2.69
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—Low1,40379.161,11015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50564.0496414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18857.9668975
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06451.7255020

Every lot

96 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270173.00/cwt173.00–173.004671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2292157.61/cwt155.00–163.004603
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295141.00/cwt141.00–141.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324153.98/cwt150.00–160.004995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362157.51/cwt140.00–164.005706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368165.65/cwt165.00–166.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413161.12/cwt158.00–163.006656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427150.91/cwt131.00–157.5064418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459163.00/cwt163.00–163.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485150.01/cwt132.50–156.0072817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531135.87/cwt129.00–146.0072145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541152.32/cwt151.50–153.0082411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566120.55/cwt114.00–125.006826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574134.25/cwt129.00–141.0077128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619138.34/cwt125.00–148.5085672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676134.02/cwt123.00–146.0090646
Steers—Medium and Large 2-371293.00/cwt93.00–93.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722135.13/cwt125.00–143.0097622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772129.63/cwt124.50–138.001,001123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810129.78/cwt118.00–130.251,05126
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867135.40/cwt132.00–142.251,174237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,10229
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230122.00/cwt122.00–122.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280127.50/cwt127.50–127.503571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315112.14/cwt104.00–117.003533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332135.05/cwt122.50–140.004488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360116.00/cwt116.00–116.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374121.03/cwt120.00–125.004535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430128.09/cwt119.00–134.5055124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435103.67/cwt96.00–111.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475127.84/cwt119.00–135.0060737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495113.00/cwt113.00–113.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522108.55/cwt99.00–112.0056712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530128.10/cwt114.00–133.5067979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563107.84/cwt97.00–112.0060711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567129.29/cwt116.00–132.5073398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614102.15/cwt97.50–107.006275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631120.86/cwt113.00–128.5076328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650109.00/cwt109.00–109.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670122.53/cwt116.00–125.0082122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3701102.00/cwt102.00–102.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732121.16/cwt117.00–121.5088739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772122.55/cwt122.50–123.5094665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786118.33/cwt104.00–120.8593058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835109.00/cwt109.00–109.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859116.75/cwt116.75–116.751,00336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387091.00/cwt91.00–91.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2936104.50/cwt104.50–104.509783
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2236167.00/cwt167.00–167.003944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260142.50/cwt140.00–145.003712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323169.09/cwt166.00–176.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340139.00/cwt139.00–139.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365160.47/cwt150.00–166.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423147.00/cwt140.00–153.0062211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455157.30/cwt154.00–159.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-346092.50/cwt92.50–92.504261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477144.24/cwt134.00–153.0068811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528131.48/cwt122.00–139.006947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575105.51/cwt105.00–107.506075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576129.78/cwt122.00–136.007485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613120.30/cwt114.00–128.0073713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677114.75/cwt111.00–118.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707107.79/cwt107.00–109.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770109.44/cwt107.00–112.008432
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328660.00/cwt60.00–60.001722
Dairy Steers—Large 339467.00/cwt67.00–67.0026410
Dairy Steers—Large 346571.00/cwt71.00–71.0033017
Dairy Steers—Large 359564.00/cwt64.00–64.003811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25975.63/cwt70.00–78.509529
Bulls——1,52482.32/cwt80.00–85.501,2554
Bulls——1,80888.72/cwt86.50–91.001,6042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01848.06/cwt42.00–49.504899
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03350.00/cwt48.00–52.005176
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05453.77/cwt51.00–56.505679
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18856.24/cwt52.50–59.5066839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22061.80/cwt60.00–66.0075430
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31359.01/cwt58.50–59.507752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36860.53/cwt59.50–61.508282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52864.62/cwt62.00–68.5098712
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.0014,0921
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,212.37/cwt790.00–1,325.0014,4034
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200935.00/cwt935.00–935.0011,2201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,066.08/cwt885.00–1,230.0012,9324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825654.91/cwt530.00–700.005,4034
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950749.47/cwt660.00–910.007,1203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135640.00/cwt640.00–640.007,2641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,139736.05/cwt640.00–880.008,38412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,196829.49/cwt680.00–1,040.009,9218

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.