Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-12-05

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 5
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,033 head
▲ 379 vs last sale 2,654▲ 3,033 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 278▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 136▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.59/cwt on 1,127 head.
Average price
$121.59
1,127 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.44
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556123.106851,006
Medium and Large 2-3516108.97562121
One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about $123 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 sale1,127 hd
121.59
—
KY average27 barns · 7,675 hd
121.14
+0.44
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—Average1,24969.428679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46951.267536thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22651.2262834
CowsLean 85-90%High93148.8345512

Every lot

108 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 1-2245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275112.41/cwt110.00–115.003092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323166.39/cwt164.00–170.0053710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335133.51/cwt133.00–134.004474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339154.17/cwt146.00–159.9552310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375136.16/cwt135.00–140.0051111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379161.47/cwt152.00–167.0061216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428136.01/cwt131.00–139.0058215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432147.72/cwt142.00–160.0063848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463163.15/cwt163.00–164.007557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473149.86/cwt140.00–156.0070987
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487135.38/cwt130.00–139.0065921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517140.27/cwt131.50–146.0072593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526149.39/cwt149.00–153.0078620
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572128.13/cwt124.00–130.0073332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573138.99/cwt130.00–147.00796146
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617125.74/cwt125.00–126.507768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624134.54/cwt128.00–141.50840132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632143.65/cwt143.50–144.0090816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672133.67/cwt128.00–138.00898128
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718130.79/cwt121.50–137.0093935
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718115.98/cwt115.00–118.0083322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772134.35/cwt129.00–137.001,03738
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780113.00/cwt113.00–113.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817143.75/cwt143.75–143.751,17447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833130.28/cwt125.00–133.001,08515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845114.00/cwt114.00–114.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850104.00/cwt104.00–104.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872128.04/cwt125.00–132.001,1176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2926127.30/cwt124.00–129.001,1793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2972119.75/cwt119.50–120.001,16410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3203109.01/cwt108.00–110.002212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2236120.74/cwt114.00–124.002854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282124.16/cwt116.00–130.503509
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285105.68/cwt105.00–107.003013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320111.25/cwt110.00–112.503562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324122.67/cwt113.00–131.0039730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367108.51/cwt105.00–111.0039813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377119.29/cwt113.00–130.0045061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415109.79/cwt107.50–113.0045617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428123.03/cwt115.00–133.00527100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465135.25/cwt134.50–135.5062916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475109.16/cwt105.00–112.0051915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481120.99/cwt114.00–130.50582131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513107.94/cwt103.00–112.0055420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522121.88/cwt114.00–129.00636150
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574121.71/cwt114.00–132.00699194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586110.54/cwt109.00–113.0064821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612132.25/cwt132.25–132.2580968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626120.07/cwt112.00–125.0075272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3639109.29/cwt107.00–110.0069814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679124.58/cwt112.00–127.7584646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3684108.83/cwt107.00–110.007446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721115.39/cwt111.00–125.0083214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3731105.16/cwt102.00–108.007695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768123.24/cwt112.00–128.0094642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3773108.03/cwt104.00–110.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876130.70/cwt130.70–130.701,14564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2879110.00/cwt110.00–110.009675
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2233137.69/cwt127.50–140.003215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328145.22/cwt140.00–150.004768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332156.69/cwt155.00–160.005209
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383156.60/cwt153.00–160.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385143.72/cwt130.00–147.0055321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3407135.00/cwt135.00–135.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416150.82/cwt146.00–159.0062711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463144.63/cwt135.00–151.0067034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521121.45/cwt115.00–125.0063312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523132.28/cwt127.00–140.0069235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566122.70/cwt115.00–133.0069427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575111.51/cwt110.00–112.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618123.11/cwt117.00–126.007619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680113.00/cwt113.00–113.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685120.91/cwt117.00–128.008287
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710120.31/cwt119.00–123.008543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3800104.00/cwt104.00–104.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855108.00/cwt108.00–108.009231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 330548.00/cwt48.00–48.001461
Dairy Steers—Large 340050.00/cwt50.00–50.002001
Dairy Steers—Large 353085.00/cwt85.00–85.004511
Dairy Steers—Large 358557.00/cwt57.00–57.003332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23364.41/cwt60.00–67.507944
Bulls——1,26273.43/cwt70.00–75.009275
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85541.98/cwt40.00–43.003593
Cows—Lean 85-90%94355.79/cwt52.00–60.005265
Cows—Lean 85-90%97445.26/cwt44.00–47.004414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21254.91/cwt52.50–56.0066614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23548.63/cwt44.00–51.5060120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44554.17/cwt52.50–55.007834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51845.44/cwt44.00–47.006902
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,355880.00/cwt880.00–880.0011,9241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,191815.93/cwt500.00–1,070.009,71826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275642.14/cwt360.00–810.008,18717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,298776.41/cwt430.00–850.0010,07811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,516946.96/cwt610.00–1,100.0014,3564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766486.43/cwt380.00–610.003,7264
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2814572.01/cwt380.00–640.004,6565

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.