Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-10-03

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 3
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
883 head
▼ 1,109 vs last sale 1,992▲ 883 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 147▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 62▲ 155 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 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.00/cwt on 318 head.
Average price
$137.00
318 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2585138.02807299
Medium and Large 2-3554120.9767019thin
One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $137 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 sale318 hd
137.00
—
KY average27 barns · 4,797 hd
132.92
+4.08
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—Average1,63975.941,24512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63655.9991618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24150.4662673
CowsLean 85-90%Low98146.3345540

Every lot

102 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273137.50/cwt137.50–137.503752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280122.50/cwt122.50–122.503431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285162.50/cwt162.50–162.504631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333139.60/cwt132.00–147.004659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368141.68/cwt135.00–150.0052116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385127.50/cwt125.00–130.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395158.33/cwt155.00–160.006253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418142.04/cwt135.00–149.005949
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438157.00/cwt157.00–157.0068811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468126.95/cwt124.00–130.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472142.52/cwt136.50–149.5067330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518137.56/cwt128.00–140.5071327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538121.97/cwt120.00–124.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559143.50/cwt143.50–143.5080233
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565121.00/cwt120.00–123.006844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569132.49/cwt127.00–140.0075414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619129.13/cwt120.00–134.5079923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620114.00/cwt114.00–114.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy632139.50/cwt139.50–139.5088210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672141.50/cwt141.50–141.5095152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676131.60/cwt125.00–133.0089027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718127.13/cwt120.00–134.009138
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815116.00/cwt116.00–116.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816132.39/cwt125.00–136.001,0809
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860120.66/cwt114.00–126.001,0383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960118.01/cwt110.00–122.001,1336
Steers—Medium and Large 2-397097.00/cwt97.00–97.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,026108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1083
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215105.00/cwt105.00–105.002261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2242124.00/cwt124.00–124.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2259120.23/cwt117.50–123.003114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328117.87/cwt110.00–125.0038713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330103.81/cwt100.00–105.003434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382108.38/cwt107.50–110.004146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384118.05/cwt113.00–126.0045312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418104.00/cwt104.00–104.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435118.98/cwt110.00–125.005189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468105.45/cwt103.00–107.004949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469120.26/cwt111.00–122.5056413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517110.52/cwt110.00–112.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525123.88/cwt115.00–130.0065016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564117.89/cwt111.00–122.5066522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590107.00/cwt107.00–107.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619105.37/cwt103.00–109.0065216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363093.54/cwt92.00–95.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660103.25/cwt102.00–105.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665115.83/cwt109.00–122.5077021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686125.75/cwt125.75–125.7586320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371799.85/cwt98.00–100.0071613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736110.04/cwt106.50–117.008103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769117.00/cwt117.00–117.009005
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800100.00/cwt100.00–100.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809109.50/cwt109.50–109.5088658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872111.08/cwt110.50–111.5096924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2918110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,01010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,060102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2229133.66/cwt130.00–135.003064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273130.00/cwt130.00–130.003552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3313120.00/cwt120.00–120.003762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2314148.03/cwt147.00–150.004654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377136.28/cwt132.50–140.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383151.34/cwt150.00–154.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385113.00/cwt113.00–113.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427137.90/cwt136.00–146.005896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469134.59/cwt130.00–140.006318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524121.30/cwt119.00–124.0063614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530113.00/cwt111.00–115.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567125.35/cwt118.00–131.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580106.96/cwt103.00–110.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638117.41/cwt113.00–124.007497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638101.51/cwt99.00–104.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670116.88/cwt113.00–121.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772108.40/cwt108.00–109.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395081.00/cwt81.00–81.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62972.07/cwt67.50–74.001,1745
Bulls——1,64678.70/cwt75.00–82.001,2957
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96243.75/cwt40.00–46.5042124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01050.19/cwt47.00–54.0050716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21745.66/cwt40.00–49.0055625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25151.90/cwt47.00–55.5064939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26157.58/cwt56.50–61.007269
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50040.00/cwt40.00–40.006001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63154.70/cwt51.00–57.008928
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65658.91/cwt58.00–60.009769
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,120735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,2321
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06673.03/cwt68.00–74.0077810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,5771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039599.81/cwt420.00–800.006,23215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,6181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,149726.09/cwt520.00–840.008,34321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,201686.00/cwt580.00–760.008,2395
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,279771.04/cwt590.00–910.009,86229
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6901,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.0017,5761

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.