Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-11-07

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 7
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,863 head
▲ 1,569 vs last sale 1,294▲ 2,863 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 128▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 121▲ 75 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-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher; Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle with heavy 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 $137.19/cwt on 742 head.
Average price
$137.19
742 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594138.10821716
Medium and Large 2-3627112.0370326
One grade step is worth $26.07/cwt here — about $118 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 sale742 hd
137.19
—
KY average27 barns · 7,213 hd
138.17
−0.99
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—High1,60173.001,16911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39053.9074912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15249.7057234
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05240.854309thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284156.73/cwt155.00–158.004457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327147.23/cwt140.00–153.004819
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335119.00/cwt119.00–119.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370159.96/cwt159.00–162.005926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385151.27/cwt145.00–154.0058226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3392124.00/cwt124.00–124.004862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410105.00/cwt105.00–105.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425153.99/cwt152.00–157.0065412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429140.87/cwt130.00–149.0060431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465150.85/cwt150.00–152.007017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473115.89/cwt109.00–123.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477136.77/cwt122.00–144.0065254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524139.03/cwt120.00–144.00729100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531147.93/cwt146.00–151.0078638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569149.92/cwt146.00–153.0085314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574113.75/cwt110.00–116.006538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582133.56/cwt121.00–144.0077762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624130.04/cwt120.00–137.0081163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625140.20/cwt139.00–142.0087663
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625114.06/cwt110.00–118.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673130.82/cwt121.00–135.0088033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687140.40/cwt140.00–140.5096534
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720117.00/cwt117.00–117.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730131.38/cwt118.50–135.0095918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744142.07/cwt139.00–142.501,05741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750103.00/cwt103.00–103.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757127.93/cwt123.50–131.0096846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802132.00/cwt130.00–133.001,05945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824124.58/cwt118.00–128.001,0274
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3829110.19/cwt110.00–111.009135
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3927100.00/cwt100.00–100.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225122.00/cwt122.00–122.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278121.78/cwt121.00–122.503392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305106.25/cwt102.50–110.003242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325117.87/cwt112.50–123.003835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added358130.00/cwt130.00–130.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378120.69/cwt111.00–137.0045619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395102.50/cwt102.50–102.504051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411135.50/cwt135.50–135.5055710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418102.65/cwt94.00–111.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422121.57/cwt112.00–130.0051356
Heifers—Large 1-2440113.00/cwt113.00–113.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475121.62/cwt109.00–130.0057876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485105.00/cwt105.00–105.005093
Heifers—Large 1-2500115.00/cwt115.00–115.0057510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515138.50/cwt138.50–138.507132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525100.00/cwt95.00–105.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527119.43/cwt109.00–127.00629105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558105.00/cwt105.00–105.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572118.46/cwt109.00–127.0067878
Heifers—Large 1-2580108.50/cwt108.50–108.5062912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362095.00/cwt95.00–95.0058911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624115.49/cwt110.00–125.5072137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full640101.00/cwt101.00–101.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644134.50/cwt134.50–134.5086648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658101.39/cwt91.00–104.006675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677116.51/cwt109.00–125.5078931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724120.15/cwt116.00–123.008707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,05240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2796116.50/cwt116.50–116.509278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818112.45/cwt100.00–122.009207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295090.00/cwt90.00–90.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327145.26/cwt130.00–153.004753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373145.27/cwt130.00–151.005424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421132.12/cwt122.00–140.005569
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425153.00/cwt153.00–153.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472136.62/cwt128.00–143.0064521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530125.31/cwt110.00–130.0066422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569122.47/cwt119.00–128.0069738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615116.80/cwt107.00–124.0071820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656118.50/cwt110.00–120.007779
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738118.59/cwt116.00–119.008757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770114.00/cwt114.00–114.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800100.00/cwt100.00–100.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875113.00/cwt113.00–113.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900101.00/cwt101.00–101.009091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50864.45/cwt62.00–67.009723
Bulls——1,57873.72/cwt70.00–77.501,1634
Bulls——1,69478.69/cwt78.00–81.001,3334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98332.60/cwt27.00–38.003204
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10747.45/cwt44.00–49.005255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11946.84/cwt44.50–48.5052417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18452.55/cwt49.00–58.5062217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37748.25/cwt46.00–49.506643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39455.78/cwt50.50–60.507789
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0015,9291
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785580.00/cwt580.00–580.004,5531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,5141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,2701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190611.48/cwt510.00–750.007,27710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,4331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270746.96/cwt570.00–975.009,48612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0014,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,253922.75/cwt650.00–1,300.0011,5625
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,308922.29/cwt850.00–950.0012,0646

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.