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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 27

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

836 head

▼ 721 vs last sale 1,557▲ 836 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 155▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 70▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs 5.00-7.00 lower on plain offering, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. As stock market and cattle futures fall limit this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

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 $128.00/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$128.00

288 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.54

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	529	129.35	684	275
Medium and Large 2-3	578	99.48	575	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about $110 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 sale288 hd

128.00

—

KY average28 barns · 5,379 hd

130.53

−2.54

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	—	Average	1,802	91.10	1,642	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	64.65	955	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	60.92	744	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	43.79	474	4thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	156.06/cwt	140.00–166.00	523	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	160.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	592	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	180.39/cwt	172.00–186.00	696	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	180.65/cwt	180.00–182.00	768	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	159.47/cwt	130.00–165.00	679	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	172.69/cwt	171.00–176.00	786	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	156.13/cwt	145.00–167.00	754	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	817	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	142.81/cwt	136.00–150.00	747	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	143.83/cwt	122.00–153.50	817	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	142.75/cwt	120.00–147.50	889	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	133.00/cwt	131.50–134.00	895	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	129.00/cwt	125.00–129.50	948	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	975	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	129.59/cwt	124.00–130.50	994	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	119.60/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,057	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,090	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,266	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	146.43/cwt	127.50–151.00	429	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	125.79/cwt	115.00–130.00	395	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	315	150.82/cwt	145.00–159.00	475	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	372	150.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	559	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	144.75/cwt	125.00–149.00	563	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	401	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	136.59/cwt	120.00–144.00	585	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	125.34/cwt	117.00–135.00	607	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	126.16/cwt	119.00–131.50	660	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	126.77/cwt	113.00–132.50	718	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	121.52/cwt	115.00–126.50	769	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	634	95.61/cwt	88.00–106.00	606	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	121.88/cwt	109.00–137.00	807	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	831	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	115.90/cwt	109.00–117.50	891	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	909	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,074	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	148.82/cwt	140.00–157.50	466	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	152.16/cwt	152.00–152.50	568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	376	169.88/cwt	165.50–176.00	639	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	174.55/cwt	171.00–182.00	730	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	136.05/cwt	130.00–141.00	573	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	142.40/cwt	140.00–143.00	706	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	130.35/cwt	125.00–141.50	701	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	129.21/cwt	126.50–139.00	731	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	128.75/cwt	112.00–135.50	811	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	121.89/cwt	110.00–125.00	876	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	741	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	88.10/cwt	84.50–91.00	1,550	5
Bulls	—	—	1,924	95.61/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,840	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	613	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	39.38/cwt	35.00–45.50	427	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	58.78/cwt	54.50–62.50	690	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	47.13/cwt	43.00–49.50	579	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	65.37/cwt	63.00–70.00	824	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	59.11/cwt	57.00–61.00	833	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	66.78/cwt	62.50–74.50	992	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	702	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,192	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,754	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	933.19/cwt	690.00–1,175.00	11,124	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	1,009.10/cwt	730.00–1,300.00	12,220	26
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,220.86/cwt	1,190.00–1,235.00	14,247	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,138.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,180.00	13,660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,813	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	17,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,323.33/cwt	1,160.00–1,400.00	16,542	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,222.71/cwt	960.00–1,420.00	15,345	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,317.65/cwt	1,050.00–1,400.00	16,800	4

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 Feb 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 1,557Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 70Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	113.00	113.00
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
1	—	870	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	172.00–186.00	180.39
10	—	455	171.00–176.00	172.69
3	—	425	180.00–182.00	180.65
17	—	737	132.25	132.25
6	—	514	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	568	122.00–153.50	143.83
24	—	426	130.00–165.00	159.47
12	—	767	124.00–130.50	129.59
5	—	673	131.50–134.00	133.00
2	—	920	117.00–120.00	118.52
28	—	483	145.00–167.00	156.13
16	—	884	116.00–122.00	119.60
11	—	335	140.00–166.00	156.06
4	—	369	160.00–162.00	160.49
38	—	623	120.00–147.50	142.75
20	—	735	125.00–129.50	129.00
12	—	523	136.00–150.00	142.81
4	—	1,183	107.00	107.00
1	—	840	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	538	125.00–141.50	130.35
5	—	719	110.00–125.00	121.89
3	—	373	152.00–152.50	152.16
7	—	421	130.00–141.00	136.05
4	—	630	112.00–135.50	128.75
10	—	566	126.50–139.00	129.21
5	—	496	140.00–143.00	142.40
2	—	313	140.00–157.50	148.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	171.00–182.00	174.55
8	—	376	165.50–176.00	169.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	117.50	117.50
34	—	484	117.00–135.00	125.34
22	—	428	120.00–144.00	136.59
10	—	769	109.00–117.50	115.90
2	—	1,125	95.50	95.50
46	—	566	113.00–132.50	126.77
25	—	662	109.00–137.00	121.88
10	—	823	110.50	110.50
5	—	293	127.50–151.00	146.43
32	—	523	119.00–131.50	126.16
29	—	633	115.00–126.50	121.52
12	—	389	125.00–149.00	144.75
9	—	314	115.00–130.00	125.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	102.50	102.50
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
1	—	400	112.50	112.50
7	—	634	88.00–106.00	95.61
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
1	—	335	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	315	145.00–159.00	150.82
25	—	372	150.00–154.00	150.32
4	—	401	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,759	84.50–91.00	88.10
6	—	1,924	93.00–106.00	95.61
1	—	1,285	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,085	35.00–45.50	39.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	45.00	45.00
17	—	1,485	62.50–74.50	66.78
3	—	1,410	57.00–61.00	59.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,260	63.00–70.00	65.37
3	—	1,228	43.00–49.50	47.13
14	—	1,174	54.50–62.50	58.78

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,132	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,211	730.00–1,300.00	1,009.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,192	690.00–1,175.00	933.19

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	2	—	1,200	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,138.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,275	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,317.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,255	960.00–1,420.00	1,222.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,250	1,160.00–1,400.00	1,323.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,250	1,360.00	1,360.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,190.00–1,235.00	1,220.86

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.