Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-11-14

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 14
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,510 head
▼ 353 vs last sale 2,863▲ 2,510 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 250▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 75▲ 121 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 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good 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 $137.12/cwt on 1,056 head.
Average price
$137.12
1,056 head · 618 lb average
Value per head Derived
$847
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2623138.18861961
Medium and Large 2-3561126.4071095
One grade step is worth $11.78/cwt here — about $152 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 sale1,056 hd
137.12
—
KY average21 barns · 4,764 hd
138.07
−0.95
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—Average1,57277.981,22617
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59260.4296222
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25053.4166787
CowsLean 85-90%Average98147.6546817

Every lot

103 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 2-3235118.65/cwt115.00–121.002793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270126.93/cwt125.00–129.003432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285141.00/cwt141.00–141.004027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329141.60/cwt136.00–151.0046611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381138.94/cwt133.00–149.0052922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383129.83/cwt129.00–130.004976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390153.00/cwt153.00–153.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415156.89/cwt154.00–162.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418130.25/cwt129.00–133.005445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431144.37/cwt134.00–151.0062235
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474132.68/cwt128.00–135.0062919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478144.62/cwt138.00–152.5069179
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525122.44/cwt120.00–128.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526138.69/cwt130.00–145.0073087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565133.54/cwt129.00–138.0075555
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578122.75/cwt120.00–127.0070912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591146.00/cwt146.00–146.0086362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624133.18/cwt127.50–138.00831145
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625125.47/cwt120.00–128.0078420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662141.77/cwt141.50–142.00939145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668132.73/cwt126.00–138.0088772
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3671126.23/cwt124.00–127.0084717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3703122.67/cwt120.00–124.008623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719132.94/cwt124.00–138.0095683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,08867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775127.58/cwt120.00–132.5098924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819131.42/cwt124.00–136.001,07620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2861135.44/cwt121.00–136.501,16638
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3883118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3990107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272119.83/cwt115.00–122.5032614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3316109.08/cwt105.00–112.003456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333118.51/cwt115.00–122.003959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374124.88/cwt114.00–129.0046720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3389110.00/cwt109.00–112.004286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425127.85/cwt122.50–134.0054324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429117.33/cwt115.00–120.505039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433137.17/cwt136.00–137.505949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472124.53/cwt114.00–130.0058884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473108.38/cwt105.00–110.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475134.64/cwt132.00–135.0064043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522119.98/cwt112.00–129.00626116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525107.92/cwt101.00–112.5056713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573108.92/cwt104.00–112.0062429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574121.17/cwt113.00–128.00696140
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621107.30/cwt102.00–112.0066624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623119.67/cwt114.00–122.0074650
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636126.60/cwt125.50–127.0080567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.0069310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669128.17/cwt128.00–128.5085763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675112.06/cwt105.00–122.0075639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715113.07/cwt109.00–114.0080818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729133.70/cwt133.70–133.70975150
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3737104.59/cwt103.00–110.0077115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768109.12/cwt102.00–111.5083816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3776104.51/cwt104.00–105.008116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780127.00/cwt127.00–127.0099111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2878104.97/cwt103.00–109.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2911106.42/cwt103.00–108.509698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3917100.00/cwt100.00–100.009172
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250106.00/cwt106.00–106.002651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320128.98/cwt125.00–132.004133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337151.00/cwt151.00–151.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3362122.46/cwt120.00–125.004436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370152.00/cwt152.00–152.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370144.11/cwt144.00–144.5053310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405113.95/cwt110.00–121.004613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408137.84/cwt133.00–144.005626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473121.06/cwt117.00–125.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479139.14/cwt133.00–147.0066611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522113.77/cwt112.00–119.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532126.86/cwt122.00–131.006756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578124.02/cwt120.00–130.0071729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578106.05/cwt102.00–110.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634124.56/cwt119.00–127.5079012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661122.30/cwt115.00–126.008086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3683103.05/cwt100.00–106.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3724104.33/cwt103.00–105.007556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768116.33/cwt115.50–118.008939
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2838106.00/cwt106.00–106.008883
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43068.86/cwt65.00–73.009855
Bulls——1,57586.71/cwt86.50–87.001,3662
Bulls——1,64280.80/cwt75.00–83.501,32710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96641.86/cwt38.00–45.004046
Cows—Lean 85-90%98748.72/cwt46.00–51.004817
Cows—Lean 85-90%99554.46/cwt52.00–56.505424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23952.26/cwt48.00–56.5064856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25245.40/cwt41.00–47.005688
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27558.99/cwt57.00–63.5075223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55757.60/cwt54.50–60.0089711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62663.24/cwt61.50–65.501,02811
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2968735.06/cwt710.00–760.007,1152
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09381.14/cwt73.00–87.008872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125635.89/cwt610.00–660.007,1542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320696.67/cwt685.00–735.009,1964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,324748.56/cwt460.00–970.009,91144
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,203722.74/cwt690.00–760.008,6952
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,375855.34/cwt750.00–975.0011,7615
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5951,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0020,7351

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.