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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 19

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

926 head

▼ 853 vs last sale 1,779▲ 926 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 219▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 56▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all classes of feeder cattle with moderate offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle and cattle with favorable condition, off colored or pinkeye scared cattle sold at a discount.

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 $120.03/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$120.03

246 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$16.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

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	527	121.34	639	227
Medium and Large 2-3	476	104.35	497	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.98/cwt here — about $143 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 sale246 hd

120.03

—

KY average28 barns · 4,813 hd

124.33

−4.31

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	1,759	73.35	1,291	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	50.36	744	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	46.52	556	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	37.96	400	8thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	141.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	337	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	421	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	352	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	387	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	151.94/cwt	143.00–159.00	561	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	148.94/cwt	134.00–157.00	646	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	166.03/cwt	160.00–166.50	724	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	120.52/cwt	107.00–126.00	570	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	138.11/cwt	131.00–147.00	670	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	102.14/cwt	90.00–115.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	137.01/cwt	120.00–139.00	729	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	154.93/cwt	145.50–158.50	868	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	132.57/cwt	129.50–136.50	752	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	131.85/cwt	122.00–135.00	832	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	745	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	132.77/cwt	128.00–134.00	888	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	127.20/cwt	123.00–129.00	908	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	128.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,006	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,022	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,096	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	215	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	314	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	137.87/cwt	136.00–140.00	376	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	138.31/cwt	127.00–145.00	438	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	137.90/cwt	122.00–144.00	534	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	125.71/cwt	116.00–135.00	536	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	460	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	122.62/cwt	113.00–130.50	586	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	107.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	518	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	119.48/cwt	106.00–127.00	632	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	102.88/cwt	88.00–110.00	595	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	114.96/cwt	110.00–117.50	678	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	116.05/cwt	108.00–125.00	724	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	110.46/cwt	105.00–115.00	749	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	916	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	839	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	783	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	139.77/cwt	135.00–143.00	461	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	351	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	130.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	125.21/cwt	123.00–127.00	649	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	124.17/cwt	119.00–129.50	716	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	121.11/cwt	113.00–124.50	755	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	890	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	685	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,676	75.70/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,269	4
Bulls	—	—	1,751	64.44/cwt	58.00–67.50	1,128	4
Bulls	—	—	1,882	82.10/cwt	81.50–83.50	1,545	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	34.01/cwt	29.50–39.50	346	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	44.54/cwt	43.50–46.00	496	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	42.02/cwt	36.50–44.00	468	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	53.16/cwt	51.50–55.00	651	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	47.18/cwt	44.50–50.00	582	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	48.54/cwt	47.00–50.00	714	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	52.78/cwt	49.00–57.00	783	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	529.96/cwt	475.00–580.00	4,531	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	503.32/cwt	450.00–560.00	4,958	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	490.92/cwt	425.00–550.00	5,263	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	542.73/cwt	510.00–570.00	5,823	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	5,018	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,930	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,440	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,053.53/cwt	810.00–1,170.00	11,936	3

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 926Last week 1,779Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 219Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	157.00	157.00
3	—	351	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
2	—	785	103.00	103.00
5	—	330	135.00–143.00	139.77
11	—	623	113.00–124.50	121.11
9	—	484	130.00–135.00	130.77
7	—	577	119.00–129.50	124.17
5	—	518	123.00–127.00	125.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	890	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
2	—	913	110.00–114.00	111.97
19	—	532	120.00–139.00	137.01
5	—	369	143.00–159.00	151.94
7	—	567	129.50–136.50	132.57
9	—	330	140.00–150.00	141.11
10	—	631	122.00–135.00	131.85
11	—	485	131.00–147.00	138.11
23	—	434	134.00–157.00	148.94
11	—	714	123.00–129.00	127.20
12	—	669	128.00–134.00	132.77
12	—	783	125.00–131.00	128.49
3	—	996	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
2	—	337	125.00	125.00
2	—	352	110.00	110.00
2	—	520	90.00–115.00	102.14
2	—	668	110.00–113.00	111.51
5	—	473	107.00–126.00	120.52
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	170.00	170.00
27	—	436	160.00–166.50	166.03
23	—	560	145.50–158.50	154.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	70.00	70.00
2	—	860	106.50	106.50
1	—	975	86.00	86.00
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
1	—	780	103.00	103.00
17	—	426	116.00–135.00	125.71
10	—	317	127.00–145.00	138.31
4	—	273	136.00–140.00	137.87
1	—	245	128.00	128.00
50	—	478	113.00–130.50	122.62
40	—	624	108.00–125.00	116.05
32	—	529	106.00–127.00	119.48
28	—	387	122.00–144.00	137.90
20	—	678	105.00–115.00	110.46
17	—	590	110.00–117.50	114.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	88.00–110.00	102.88
2	—	442	104.00	104.00
2	—	210	102.50	102.50
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
7	—	482	100.00–110.00	107.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	58.00–67.50	64.44
3	—	1,882	81.50–83.50	82.10
4	—	1,676	72.00–78.00	75.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,484	49.00–57.00	52.78
8	—	1,471	47.00–50.00	48.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,233	44.50–50.00	47.18
10	—	1,113	36.50–44.00	42.02
5	—	1,224	51.50–55.00	53.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	29.50–39.50	34.01
3	—	1,113	43.50–46.00	44.54

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	510.00–570.00	542.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,072	425.00–550.00	490.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	450.00–560.00	503.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	475.00–580.00	529.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	810.00–1,170.00	1,053.53

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.