Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-11-21

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 21
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,654 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 2,510▲ 2,654 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
278 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 202▲ 278 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 121▲ 136 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 firm. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to firm. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.36/cwt on 862 head.
Average price
$120.36
862 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.37
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542122.26663737
Medium and Large 2-3538109.16587125
One grade step is worth $13.09/cwt here — about $76 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 sale862 hd
120.36
—
KY average26 barns · 8,615 hd
118.98
+1.37
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—Low1,49569.911,0457thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53454.308337thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25050.1462755
CowsLean 85-90%Average95544.0142023

Every lot

109 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283129.62/cwt128.00–133.003673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327135.92/cwt130.00–147.0044414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3367121.88/cwt119.00–127.004478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374134.77/cwt130.00–143.0050423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411153.30/cwt147.00–155.0063010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427136.29/cwt129.00–144.0058243
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3434122.18/cwt120.00–126.005305
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467124.85/cwt122.00–127.0058314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478137.83/cwt130.00–147.0065980
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523125.35/cwt120.00–128.0065629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529133.51/cwt129.00–145.0070683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569132.03/cwt126.00–141.5075190
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572121.38/cwt118.50–125.0069422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy621146.87/cwt145.00–151.0091212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3621117.60/cwt115.00–120.007305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626131.91/cwt125.00–138.0082654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635142.00/cwt142.00–142.0090211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673133.47/cwt126.00–141.00898105
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673122.58/cwt119.00–125.0082516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723128.11/cwt118.00–134.0092615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774132.23/cwt126.00–139.001,02327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828127.97/cwt125.00–130.001,0605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836144.83/cwt144.70–146.001,21170
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855141.80/cwt141.80–141.801,21263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2891124.89/cwt114.00–129.001,1136
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3955112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970118.45/cwt115.00–122.001,1492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,096114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,25519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,102112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,23413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215116.00/cwt116.00–116.002493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3266112.00/cwt112.00–112.002983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286117.56/cwt115.00–120.003365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326119.14/cwt114.00–127.0038818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332107.49/cwt105.00–110.003578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379120.62/cwt113.00–127.0045770
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388110.79/cwt106.00–112.0043014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397133.00/cwt133.00–133.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3401105.00/cwt105.00–105.004214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402134.00/cwt134.00–134.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425123.62/cwt115.00–132.0052580
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455134.00/cwt134.00–134.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476124.88/cwt114.00–131.0059482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493110.19/cwt105.00–113.0054311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523135.00/cwt135.00–135.0070613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529119.36/cwt113.00–128.0063195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529110.14/cwt106.00–112.0058329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572118.03/cwt113.00–127.5067585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573135.37/cwt132.00–135.50776103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574108.51/cwt105.00–112.0062321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620107.42/cwt103.00–111.0066618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625116.38/cwt107.00–125.0072762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663113.44/cwt108.00–125.0075250
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670106.02/cwt104.00–107.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707120.32/cwt115.00–130.0085113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725111.00/cwt111.00–111.008058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772120.19/cwt112.00–121.0092811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813112.50/cwt112.50–112.5091510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3823109.00/cwt109.00–109.008976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2886105.65/cwt105.00–107.009369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added894124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,10918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0953
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255117.17/cwt112.50–120.002993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2271131.51/cwt130.00–133.003564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321137.94/cwt130.00–146.0044312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340124.00/cwt124.00–124.004228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350152.00/cwt152.00–152.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369138.83/cwt131.00–145.0051222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375123.51/cwt122.00–125.004634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416136.15/cwt129.00–143.0056634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426124.87/cwt120.00–126.005325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472122.00/cwt122.00–122.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475131.36/cwt125.00–140.0062428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483141.00/cwt141.00–141.006817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522122.49/cwt120.00–126.0063914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523116.00/cwt116.00–116.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569114.75/cwt114.00–115.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572120.19/cwt117.00–125.0068720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621118.58/cwt115.00–121.5073629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3626110.00/cwt110.00–110.006897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677115.27/cwt112.00–125.0078021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3683104.50/cwt104.00–107.007146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712114.34/cwt114.00–116.008146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3774108.52/cwt108.00–109.008404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3800105.50/cwt105.00–106.008442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40065.75/cwt64.00–67.009214
Bulls——1,62275.46/cwt73.00–77.001,2243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90439.22/cwt37.00–43.003559
Cows—Lean 85-90%98746.64/cwt44.00–51.5046013
Cows—Lean 85-90%99553.00/cwt53.00–53.005271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13742.30/cwt37.00–44.004816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25149.32/cwt45.00–52.5061732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28754.46/cwt53.00–57.0070117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53357.19/cwt56.00–58.008773
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53552.13/cwt51.50–52.508004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110652.95/cwt425.00–825.007,2483
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,312777.76/cwt430.00–1,375.0010,20412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,455950.20/cwt720.00–1,500.0013,8255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8501,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0019,0551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958440.23/cwt430.00–450.004,2172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,066500.60/cwt425.00–630.005,33623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090562.07/cwt410.00–770.006,12720

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.