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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 12

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,779 head

▼ 1,254 vs last sale 3,033▲ 1,779 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

219 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 282▲ 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 105▲ 56 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 mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.79/cwt on 653 head.

Average price

$120.79

653 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$14.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	122.37	651	581
Medium and Large 2-3	581	108.02	627	72

One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about $23 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 sale653 hd

120.79

—

KY average29 barns · 9,848 hd

119.96

+0.83

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,489	72.26	1,076	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	51.54	812	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	48.78	601	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	41.88	405	22

Every lot

107 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	445	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	150.20/cwt	139.00–155.00	514	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	147.98/cwt	140.00–152.50	558	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	511	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	409	136.49/cwt	130.00–141.00	558	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	148.42/cwt	142.00–160.00	640	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	135.84/cwt	131.00–138.00	645	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	148.94/cwt	140.00–157.00	713	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	507	152.40/cwt	151.00–153.00	773	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	131.21/cwt	127.00–134.00	686	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	141.02/cwt	134.50–150.50	740	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	139.37/cwt	130.00–146.00	790	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	127.18/cwt	125.00–128.00	744	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	136.08/cwt	130.00–144.25	855	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	126.75/cwt	123.00–128.00	802	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	134.25/cwt	126.00–141.75	908	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	123.54/cwt	122.50–126.00	849	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	132.25/cwt	122.00–138.50	948	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	114.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	827	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	131.26/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,023	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	123.50/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,030	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	124.70/cwt	122.00–127.50	1,079	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	118.05/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,078	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	119.20/cwt	115.00–127.00	272	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	126.61/cwt	122.50–129.00	349	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	408	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	122.13/cwt	116.00–132.00	402	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	111.68/cwt	110.00–113.00	413	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	122.04/cwt	114.00–132.50	459	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	135.27/cwt	134.00–139.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	122.25/cwt	114.00–129.00	512	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	133.29/cwt	131.00–135.00	561	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	141.26/cwt	138.00–141.50	603	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	122.86/cwt	113.00–130.00	584	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	133.49/cwt	132.50–135.00	635	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	110.41/cwt	105.00–112.00	564	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	123.18/cwt	114.00–131.00	650	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	108.74/cwt	105.00–111.00	627	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	122.69/cwt	113.00–132.00	712	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	108.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	116.73/cwt	110.00–122.00	732	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	718	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	121.07/cwt	113.00–123.50	833	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	117.16/cwt	109.00–123.00	851	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	114.98/cwt	107.00–122.00	889	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	790	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	984	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	112.49/cwt	108.00–117.00	912	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	105.00/cwt	104.00–107.00	894	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	863	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	865	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	351	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	136.51/cwt	130.00–146.00	438	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	125.31/cwt	125.00–126.00	420	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	139.79/cwt	130.00–147.00	517	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	157.03/cwt	152.00–164.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	144.54/cwt	135.00–149.00	611	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	136.98/cwt	130.00–148.00	647	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	488	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	127.82/cwt	124.00–132.00	666	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	110.40/cwt	105.00–113.00	577	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	125.33/cwt	116.00–131.00	723	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	111.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	118.20/cwt	104.00–121.00	795	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	114.14/cwt	112.50–119.00	828	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	766	106.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	832	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,211	64.47/cwt	61.00–67.50	781	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	85.74/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,445	3
Bulls	—	—	2,028	75.39/cwt	74.50–76.50	1,529	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	44.73/cwt	43.00–47.50	418	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	38.46/cwt	35.00–41.00	387	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	41.60/cwt	35.50–44.50	500	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	48.48/cwt	45.00–51.50	592	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	54.22/cwt	52.00–60.00	696	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	49.42/cwt	45.50–52.50	760	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	55.71/cwt	53.50–59.00	895	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	729	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	11,922	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	454.56/cwt	450.00–460.00	4,637	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	638.50/cwt	400.00–850.00	7,100	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	717.41/cwt	610.00–820.00	9,470	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	783.21/cwt	780.00–790.00	10,495	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,805	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Thu Dec 12, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,779Last week 3,033Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 282Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	610.00–820.00	717.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	450.00–460.00	454.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,112	400.00–850.00	638.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,340	780.00–790.00	783.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	660	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	1,130.00	1,130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	834	115.00–128.00	123.50
38	—	431	142.00–160.00	148.42
50	—	479	140.00–157.00	148.94
57	—	717	122.00–138.50	132.25
2	—	865	122.00–127.50	124.70
2	—	913	114.00–122.00	118.05
70	—	676	126.00–141.75	134.25
2	—	287	155.00	155.00
96	—	567	130.00–146.00	139.37
112	—	628	130.00–144.25	136.08
12	—	377	140.00–152.50	147.98
30	—	779	122.00–134.00	131.26
61	—	525	134.50–150.50	141.02
5	—	342	139.00–155.00	150.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
7	—	523	127.00–134.00	131.21
8	—	687	122.50–126.00	123.54
1	—	305	134.00	134.00
1	—	765	115.50	115.50
2	—	383	132.00–135.00	133.45
2	—	725	111.00–117.00	114.00
5	—	475	131.00–138.00	135.84
6	—	585	125.00–128.00	127.18
10	—	409	130.00–141.00	136.49
11	—	633	123.00–128.00	126.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	507	151.00–153.00	152.40
1	—	575	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	580	113.00–132.00	122.69
69	—	419	114.00–129.00	122.25
6	—	276	122.50–129.00	126.61
73	—	627	110.00–122.00	116.73
31	—	376	114.00–132.50	122.04
29	—	726	109.00–123.00	117.16
25	—	688	113.00–123.50	121.07
17	—	329	116.00–132.00	122.13
16	—	773	107.00–122.00	114.98
93	—	528	114.00–131.00	123.18
4	—	811	108.00–117.00	112.49
3	—	851	104.00–107.00	105.00
3	—	228	115.00–127.00	119.20
78	—	475	113.00–130.00	122.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	101.00	101.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
9	—	677	106.00	106.00
27	—	577	105.00–111.00	108.74
12	—	619	105.00–110.00	108.28
10	—	511	105.00–112.00	110.41
3	—	370	110.00–113.00	111.68
1	—	835	109.00	109.00
1	—	425	112.00	112.00
2	—	473	110.00–111.00	110.52
2	—	325	108.00	108.00
1	—	930	93.00	93.00
1	—	890	97.00	97.00
1	—	790	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	134.00–139.00	135.27
2	—	540	139.00	139.00
2	—	300	136.00	136.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
18	—	476	132.50–135.00	133.49
7	—	421	131.00–135.00	133.29
4	—	790	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	427	138.00–141.50	141.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	112.00–116.00	113.98
3	—	900	90.00	90.00
3	—	335	125.00–126.00	125.31
2	—	832	92.00	92.00
4	—	766	105.00–110.00	106.98
3	—	605	110.00–114.00	111.66
1	—	420	117.50	117.50
1	—	290	121.00	121.00
3	—	590	115.00–117.00	116.33
3	—	523	105.00–113.00	110.40
1	—	875	102.00	102.00
1	—	475	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	472	130.00–148.00	136.98
1	—	270	136.00	136.00
4	—	321	130.00–146.00	136.51
36	—	577	116.00–131.00	125.33
12	—	423	135.00–149.00	144.54
8	—	673	104.00–121.00	118.20
7	—	521	124.00–132.00	127.82
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
19	—	725	112.50–119.00	114.14
14	—	370	130.00–147.00	139.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
7	—	374	152.00–164.00	157.03
2	—	488	155.00–160.00	157.54
2	—	332	151.00	151.00
1	—	505	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	61.00–67.50	64.47
3	—	1,685	82.00–88.00	85.74
2	—	2,028	74.50–76.50	75.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	43.50	43.50
6	—	1,607	53.50–59.00	55.71
8	—	1,538	45.50–52.50	49.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,222	45.00–51.50	48.48
17	—	1,284	52.00–60.00	54.22
11	—	1,201	35.50–44.50	41.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	935	43.00–47.50	44.73
10	—	1,007	35.00–41.00	38.46

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.