Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-09-19

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 19
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,313 head
▲ 472 vs last sale 841▲ 1,313 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 126▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 50▲ 14 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 mostly steady, feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle and cattle with favorable condition, off colored or pinkeye scared cattle sold at a discount.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.80/cwt on 531 head.
Average price
$137.80
531 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2584138.98812504
Medium and Large 2-3490115.9356827
One grade step is worth $23.05/cwt here — about $244 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 sale531 hd
137.80
—
KY average27 barns · 5,440 hd
132.89
+4.91
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—High1,76677.051,3619thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51255.6284114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22352.0263652
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10146.9851714

Every lot

86 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2216150.00/cwt150.00–150.003243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235163.00/cwt163.00–163.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272155.02/cwt150.00–156.004226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328148.57/cwt145.00–153.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329158.97/cwt155.00–160.005235
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370120.81/cwt112.00–127.004475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377139.35/cwt132.00–150.5052516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3412114.33/cwt102.50–128.004715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421143.40/cwt131.00–150.0060438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431154.43/cwt154.00–156.006669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461152.00/cwt152.00–152.0070110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476139.75/cwt120.00–150.0066544
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479119.70/cwt113.00–127.005737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511142.48/cwt142.00–142.5072822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525134.76/cwt130.00–140.0070755
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525111.80/cwt105.00–119.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563134.15/cwt125.00–141.0075546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580144.00/cwt144.00–144.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588115.99/cwt104.00–119.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617142.98/cwt142.00–144.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620104.00/cwt104.00–104.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625130.98/cwt120.00–136.0081918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666131.34/cwt118.00–136.0087510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673104.42/cwt100.00–109.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676142.60/cwt141.00–142.7096483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727136.29/cwt136.25–137.0099184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727128.20/cwt127.00–128.5093210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767128.55/cwt128.00–133.009869
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,03819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297120.00/cwt120.00–120.003564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330100.50/cwt97.00–104.003322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331119.91/cwt115.00–123.0039724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-335899.93/cwt90.00–110.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378119.56/cwt114.00–125.0045215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-342399.59/cwt94.00–105.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430117.61/cwt110.00–124.5050655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469102.12/cwt83.00–107.004797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480117.77/cwt113.00–125.0056551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510112.04/cwt105.00–121.5057127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516100.90/cwt93.00–103.0052113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546127.46/cwt124.50–135.0069621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561110.44/cwt105.00–121.0062026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-356899.52/cwt96.00–103.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580133.00/cwt133.00–133.0077178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360999.43/cwt97.00–102.006067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618109.82/cwt102.00–115.0067913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660122.00/cwt122.00–122.0080516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669109.65/cwt102.00–120.0073420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714120.50/cwt120.50–120.5086017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730109.94/cwt107.00–116.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771125.10/cwt125.10–125.1096565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377599.68/cwt99.00–101.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785112.03/cwt110.00–113.008793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230107.50/cwt107.50–107.502471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320156.00/cwt156.00–156.004991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382129.86/cwt120.00–140.0049610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411140.34/cwt139.00–141.005773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468128.27/cwt123.00–138.0060014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471110.00/cwt110.00–110.005183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517125.10/cwt121.50–130.0064720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-357698.11/cwt92.00–102.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581125.55/cwt120.00–130.007298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617116.22/cwt112.00–123.007178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669113.27/cwt98.00–123.007586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725118.00/cwt118.00–118.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377087.00/cwt87.00–87.006701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44374.34/cwt70.00–76.001,0733
Bulls——1,92878.40/cwt77.50–79.501,5126
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09245.85/cwt42.00–49.0050112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15353.75/cwt53.50–54.006202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16147.83/cwt45.50–49.5055514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24652.66/cwt50.00–55.5065629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24856.49/cwt56.00–60.007059
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47354.12/cwt53.00–55.007975
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53456.45/cwt55.50–58.508669
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095680.00/cwt680.00–680.007,4461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310731.89/cwt490.00–880.009,5882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335710.00/cwt710.00–710.009,4791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,455740.48/cwt720.00–760.0010,7742
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,054.42/cwt1,040.00–1,070.0013,7072

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.