Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-01-30

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 30
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,546 head
▼ 214 vs last sale 1,760▲ 1,546 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 160▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 62▲ 103 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 steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $128.06/cwt on 652 head.
Average price
$128.06
652 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.13
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542129.77704583
Medium and Large 2-3553113.6262869
One grade step is worth $16.15/cwt here — about $75 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 sale652 hd
128.06
—
KY average25 barns · 5,676 hd
127.94
+0.13
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—Average1,80385.761,54714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58664.411,0219thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22456.0868766
CowsLean 85-90%Average96250.4548536

Every lot

97 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2263138.33/cwt130.00–147.503642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324156.80/cwt150.00–162.005089
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3357143.50/cwt143.50–143.505125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365164.00/cwt164.00–164.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384153.03/cwt144.00–161.0058812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420142.28/cwt140.00–148.0059810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422157.65/cwt149.00–165.0066535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474160.88/cwt150.00–168.5076311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481174.68/cwt170.00–176.5084013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482143.06/cwt140.00–149.0069010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510140.51/cwt140.00–143.0071712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy519176.39/cwt174.00–178.5091514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529158.76/cwt148.00–163.5084023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576141.10/cwt133.00–146.5081319
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576138.46/cwt135.00–142.0079816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618140.66/cwt133.00–147.5086955
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623125.76/cwt122.00–129.007838
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663125.09/cwt120.00–130.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669131.70/cwt126.00–138.0088162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715128.51/cwt124.00–131.5091924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770127.54/cwt124.00–130.009829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824135.25/cwt135.25–135.251,11466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832132.10/cwt122.00–133.001,09970
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860127.53/cwt123.00–132.001,0972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,115100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220127.71/cwt122.50–132.502813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3277117.50/cwt117.50–117.503252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284137.95/cwt130.00–141.003924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325128.83/cwt125.00–130.004196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327141.15/cwt134.50–148.0046216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366125.31/cwt124.00–129.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373150.00/cwt150.00–150.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381140.07/cwt130.00–147.0053437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420112.49/cwt110.00–115.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421131.54/cwt122.00–139.0055448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435143.67/cwt143.00–145.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469117.59/cwt115.00–120.0055112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476133.46/cwt122.00–139.00635114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520129.41/cwt122.00–137.0067386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524114.90/cwt106.00–124.006027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576108.85/cwt103.00–114.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577124.94/cwt117.00–131.0072178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627125.52/cwt115.00–129.0078796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630109.76/cwt104.00–116.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659123.74/cwt122.00–126.008158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3674108.79/cwt106.00–110.0073314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709115.60/cwt113.50–119.0082014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729128.00/cwt128.00–128.0093369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781119.00/cwt119.00–119.009293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3786105.00/cwt105.00–105.008257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380098.00/cwt98.00–98.007841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3281128.84/cwt120.00–133.003623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285147.72/cwt140.00–155.0042110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320138.21/cwt137.50–139.004422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340150.28/cwt147.50–159.005115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370156.35/cwt153.00–166.005787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3386137.78/cwt130.00–142.005325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420133.72/cwt130.00–141.005627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421155.77/cwt145.00–161.0065621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473144.02/cwt135.00–155.0068123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483126.23/cwt125.00–130.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510149.00/cwt149.00–149.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525132.62/cwt122.00–139.0069622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527116.61/cwt115.00–120.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575119.07/cwt117.00–121.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578129.42/cwt120.00–135.0074813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619126.28/cwt115.00–132.0078221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635106.00/cwt106.00–106.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662128.18/cwt126.00–131.508498
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726119.34/cwt114.00–125.008667
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760108.96/cwt103.00–115.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860114.01/cwt113.00–115.009802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3860109.00/cwt109.00–109.009371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51073.87/cwt70.00–79.001,1153
Bulls——1,86383.81/cwt82.50–85.001,5616
Bulls——1,90895.24/cwt92.00–103.001,8175
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93043.68/cwt40.00–47.0040614
Cows—Lean 85-90%97752.11/cwt50.00–55.0050915
Cows—Lean 85-90%99560.42/cwt57.00–66.006017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14446.69/cwt43.00–49.505349
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23354.57/cwt50.00–59.0067338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24563.54/cwt60.00–69.0079119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54266.15/cwt64.50–67.501,0207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74058.30/cwt54.00–61.501,0142
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,264.02/cwt1,125.00–1,390.0016,6852
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,275971.61/cwt810.00–1,210.0012,3888
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,285775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,9591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970800.33/cwt410.00–1,050.007,76316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008803.08/cwt470.00–1,090.008,09532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,074732.46/cwt550.00–860.007,8677

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.