Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-09-12

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 12
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
841 head
▼ 1,200 vs last sale 2,041▲ 841 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 240▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 35▲ 50 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 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, yearling steers over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle with favorable condition.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.08/cwt on 287 head.
Average price
$135.08
287 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556135.99756275
Medium and Large 2-3479114.0654612thin
One grade step is worth $21.93/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 sale287 hd
135.08
—
KY average28 barns · 5,202 hd
130.88
+4.19
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—High1,51476.101,1528thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39855.747799thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14055.6263451
CowsLean 85-90%Average98051.5750512

Every lot

75 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220138.35/cwt135.00–144.003043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279143.14/cwt133.00–153.003994
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329149.45/cwt145.00–154.004926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370113.30/cwt107.50–120.004193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386140.70/cwt135.00–158.0054322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432142.81/cwt120.00–157.5061727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482140.19/cwt120.00–158.0067623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487112.91/cwt107.50–119.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515114.00/cwt114.00–114.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518137.14/cwt122.00–146.0071050
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575111.70/cwt102.00–117.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578135.97/cwt123.00–143.0078645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615131.14/cwt120.00–145.0080745
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666129.45/cwt120.00–136.5086212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731134.15/cwt125.00–136.0098118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758132.22/cwt125.00–135.001,0024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,054108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,14410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315118.91/cwt117.00–125.003754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328103.49/cwt103.00–104.003392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-336897.92/cwt86.00–110.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379124.53/cwt118.00–135.004728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428123.94/cwt110.00–135.0053050
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475120.93/cwt110.00–125.0057435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478109.17/cwt108.00–110.005225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521123.59/cwt110.00–128.0064450
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561125.02/cwt114.00–130.0070129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574102.25/cwt82.00–108.0058710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617113.73/cwt103.00–119.0070211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658117.95/cwt102.50–120.5077621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719118.97/cwt104.00–123.0085513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766119.65/cwt108.00–122.009176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,10590.00/cwt90.00–90.009951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275114.00/cwt114.00–114.003141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327139.49/cwt135.00–141.004564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330162.00/cwt162.00–162.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384135.57/cwt123.00–141.005215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419138.89/cwt120.00–145.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467151.50/cwt151.50–151.507082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495106.00/cwt106.00–106.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515128.00/cwt128.00–128.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550135.50/cwt135.50–135.507454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-357789.35/cwt71.00–106.005163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627108.22/cwt102.00–111.006797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770112.00/cwt112.00–112.008621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31474.05/cwt72.00–75.509734
Bulls——1,71478.16/cwt76.00–84.001,3404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91846.12/cwt44.00–50.004234
Cows—Lean 85-90%99453.13/cwt50.50–55.505287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00551.00/cwt51.00–51.005132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12562.50/cwt62.50–62.507031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13655.05/cwt51.50–58.0062542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20660.39/cwt58.50–65.007287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34755.16/cwt54.00–57.007437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57557.75/cwt57.50–58.009102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108737.23/cwt660.00–890.008,1693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128854.67/cwt750.00–930.009,6415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223680.81/cwt560.00–820.008,3265
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,268668.88/cwt640.00–700.008,4812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,375650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,9381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,2881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,3754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,263981.07/cwt800.00–1,150.0012,3916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,388.46/cwt1,385.00–1,390.0018,0503

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.