Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-02-06

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 6
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
870 head
▼ 676 vs last sale 1,546▲ 870 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 132▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 103▲ 225 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 on a plain quality offering. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a plain quality offering. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $126.82/cwt on 358 head.
Average price
$126.82
358 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.01/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 1-2576128.20739325
Medium and Large 2-3485113.2054933
One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $190 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 sale358 hd
126.82
—
KY average27 barns · 4,550 hd
126.69
+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—High1,61081.811,31710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57360.9495910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20955.9667772
CowsLean 85-90%Average92547.4943921

Every lot

100 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318136.28/cwt131.00–141.004332
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350137.50/cwt137.50–137.504811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375152.73/cwt145.00–157.005735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427172.77/cwt170.00–174.0073814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430149.24/cwt140.00–155.0064210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473156.53/cwt149.00–160.0074013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474143.73/cwt143.00–145.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490166.00/cwt166.00–166.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521175.00/cwt168.00–177.2591220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531150.93/cwt142.00–156.0080117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3537133.56/cwt132.00–140.0071711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558157.26/cwt154.50–160.008788
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580147.35/cwt141.00–152.5085528
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580132.91/cwt127.00–135.507718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy602150.00/cwt150.00–150.009034
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620128.66/cwt128.00–129.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626141.38/cwt132.50–146.5088537
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683137.00/cwt137.00–137.0093635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683132.28/cwt128.00–135.5090319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717131.72/cwt126.00–134.0094434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834133.22/cwt118.00–137.001,1119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875123.49/cwt121.00–126.001,0812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2954114.26/cwt112.00–114.501,09011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,015109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233128.32/cwt118.00–132.002995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283137.48/cwt135.00–140.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321126.25/cwt119.00–135.004056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3321117.50/cwt116.00–118.003774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374120.88/cwt116.00–124.004526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375138.13/cwt133.00–141.0051821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433126.85/cwt115.00–131.0054912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465116.01/cwt113.00–118.0053911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480131.34/cwt121.00–136.5063034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524130.84/cwt120.00–136.0068640
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530114.00/cwt114.00–114.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572131.48/cwt120.00–135.7575296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576111.01/cwt110.00–113.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637117.80/cwt113.00–125.007508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650128.00/cwt128.00–128.0083236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366093.00/cwt93.00–93.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688122.49/cwt115.00–123.0084330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370597.00/cwt97.00–97.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729116.00/cwt108.00–117.008469
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750104.00/cwt104.00–104.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780111.00/cwt111.00–111.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2834115.50/cwt115.50–115.509637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2862107.00/cwt107.00–107.009222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2906115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,04214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-394091.00/cwt91.00–91.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,065100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,0701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260123.56/cwt120.00–126.003213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315137.50/cwt137.50–137.504331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3376122.12/cwt117.50–126.004594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378149.86/cwt145.00–156.005664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427154.95/cwt150.00–157.006629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.0060111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462136.35/cwt130.00–145.006307
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470130.39/cwt127.00–134.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508128.13/cwt118.00–132.006516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578121.29/cwt118.00–128.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582140.50/cwt139.00–142.008186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616134.16/cwt129.00–141.508268
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630121.00/cwt121.00–121.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655123.50/cwt123.00–124.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3737100.00/cwt100.00–100.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760109.00/cwt109.00–109.008281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 326856.00/cwt56.00–56.001502
Dairy Steers—Large 355058.00/cwt58.00–58.003191
Dairy Steers—Large 367077.93/cwt72.00–81.005223
Dairy Steers—Large 372092.50/cwt92.50–92.506661
Dairy Steers—Large 386792.00/cwt92.00–92.0079826
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39375.88/cwt72.50–79.001,0574
Bulls——1,73884.51/cwt82.00–86.501,4695
Bulls——1,84092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,6931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83563.44/cwt62.00–65.005302
Cows—Lean 85-90%87740.32/cwt38.00–43.003546
Cows—Lean 85-90%96148.35/cwt45.00–53.5046513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16745.20/cwt41.50–49.0052710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21553.29/cwt50.00–58.0064733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21762.70/cwt59.00–68.0076329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54557.83/cwt55.50–59.508936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61665.61/cwt63.00–68.501,0604
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2921,218.25/cwt1,175.00–1,290.0015,7403
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185793.06/cwt510.00–860.009,39826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,271.40/cwt425.00–1,550.0015,753116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,268841.62/cwt400.00–1,000.0010,67234
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,053.50/cwt470.00–1,400.0011,8523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,133837.54/cwt420.00–1,325.009,4892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3111,485.00/cwt1,485.00–1,485.0019,4683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770538.25/cwt410.00–710.004,1453

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.