Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-02-13

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 13
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
685 head
▼ 185 vs last sale 870▲ 685 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 110▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 225▲ 110 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-1.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.05/cwt on 249 head.
Average price
$125.05
249 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578126.38731238
Medium and Large 2-364896.2062311thin
One grade step is worth $30.18/cwt here — about $107 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 sale249 hd
125.05
—
KY average27 barns · 3,928 hd
125.93
−0.89
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—High1,63191.131,4867thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,73068.501,1851thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42966.0394417
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11762.8270246
CowsLean 85-90%Average93555.6552016

Every lot

72 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275159.00/cwt156.00–165.004373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330162.76/cwt160.00–164.0053711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added367173.74/cwt173.00–174.006384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373160.08/cwt157.50–163.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422177.53/cwt172.50–179.0074910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425152.99/cwt144.00–162.0065013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456168.00/cwt168.00–168.007667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472156.20/cwt142.50–161.5073720
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510133.00/cwt133.00–133.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531155.81/cwt147.00–160.0082723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589147.63/cwt145.00–150.0087010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620144.01/cwt129.00–145.0089369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689133.59/cwt127.00–134.5092017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721134.00/cwt134.00–134.0096617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785126.00/cwt126.00–126.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2842128.81/cwt126.50–129.001,08526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2871125.17/cwt125.00–125.501,0906
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245123.00/cwt123.00–123.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281132.40/cwt128.00–136.003726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317132.39/cwt122.00–137.004209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371127.56/cwt120.00–132.004739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432133.03/cwt122.00–138.5057530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475112.00/cwt112.00–112.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479131.92/cwt121.00–139.5063223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513130.66/cwt128.00–132.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550134.50/cwt134.50–134.5074012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563110.00/cwt110.00–110.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565126.16/cwt115.00–129.0071312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602129.50/cwt129.50–129.5078045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622118.04/cwt114.00–126.0073418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366097.61/cwt90.00–105.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672110.62/cwt104.00–120.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713123.81/cwt118.00–124.0088333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377570.00/cwt70.00–70.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786121.50/cwt121.50–121.5095521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy803101.50/cwt101.50–101.5081510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365172.00/cwt172.00–172.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365104.86/cwt102.00–107.503832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372160.00/cwt160.00–160.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441160.65/cwt150.00–162.007089
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484144.78/cwt135.00–148.007014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532133.10/cwt125.00–135.5070818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580128.02/cwt126.00–130.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622128.00/cwt128.00–128.0079612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,03880.00/cwt80.00–80.008303
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 358750.00/cwt50.00–50.002942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1131
Bulls——1,65899.31/cwt98.00–101.501,6473
Bulls——1,66587.66/cwt83.00–90.001,4603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92554.63/cwt53.00–58.005058
Cows—Lean 85-90%94346.83/cwt46.00–48.004423
Cows—Lean 85-90%94762.58/cwt59.00–66.005935
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01348.78/cwt47.00–51.004943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06358.61/cwt54.00–62.5062317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16467.20/cwt63.00–73.5078226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42161.62/cwt55.00–64.008766
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43468.43/cwt64.50–74.0098111
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,73068.50/cwt68.50–68.501,1851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2912708.97/cwt660.00–750.006,4667
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,8563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000960.00/cwt960.00–960.009,6005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,082843.36/cwt790.00–1,010.009,1254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122752.23/cwt680.00–810.008,4405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130820.87/cwt650.00–1,075.009,27634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,137787.23/cwt760.00–825.008,9515

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.