Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-04-09

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 9
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
856 head
▼ 488 vs last sale 1,344▲ 856 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 125▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 30▲ 35 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 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned grass cattle. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher with increased demand, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.44/cwt on 359 head.
Average price
$132.44
359 head · 694 lb average
Value per head Derived
$919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2697132.91926349
Medium and Large 2-3575116.2166810thin
One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about $259 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 sale359 hd
132.44
—
KY average25 barns · 4,132 hd
136.63
−4.19
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—High1,72389.791,54712
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54858.9791312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20156.5667927
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06248.5151510

Every lot

80 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2239164.97/cwt160.00–170.003944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added291180.00/cwt180.00–180.005245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310154.10/cwt151.00–157.004782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345183.00/cwt183.00–183.006316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396171.01/cwt165.00–172.0067716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423171.44/cwt170.00–173.007255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436159.08/cwt149.00–164.0069412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472155.79/cwt141.00–167.0073522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480126.00/cwt126.00–126.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511167.00/cwt167.00–167.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526148.58/cwt134.00–157.0078242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565148.58/cwt140.00–159.0083913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583123.61/cwt122.00–127.007215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601146.71/cwt144.00–147.0088221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633133.12/cwt130.00–135.008438
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635101.00/cwt101.00–101.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666135.10/cwt122.00–140.0090025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716132.00/cwt132.00–132.0094547
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718103.51/cwt103.00–104.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720112.04/cwt106.00–115.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757125.00/cwt125.00–125.009462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816107.00/cwt107.00–107.008735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-290588.00/cwt88.00–88.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added996101.80/cwt101.80–101.801,014106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210154.00/cwt154.00–154.003233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added244168.00/cwt168.00–168.004105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added258165.00/cwt165.00–165.004265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281131.27/cwt122.00–138.003696
Heifers—Medium 1-2320124.00/cwt124.00–124.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327155.00/cwt155.00–155.005076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330115.03/cwt114.00–116.003802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335131.10/cwt123.00–140.004398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370107.50/cwt107.50–107.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379125.77/cwt122.00–130.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420136.74/cwt123.00–147.0057450
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433115.01/cwt113.00–117.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460111.00/cwt111.00–111.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474131.50/cwt120.00–140.0062319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515106.68/cwt105.00–110.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518130.56/cwt115.00–137.0067650
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3553102.00/cwt102.00–102.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574120.16/cwt113.00–127.0069032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618117.20/cwt110.00–124.5072445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368096.00/cwt96.00–96.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370585.00/cwt85.00–85.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272598.99/cwt98.50–100.007183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273153.41/cwt150.00–155.004193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321163.44/cwt160.00–168.005256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375163.43/cwt161.00–166.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413174.85/cwt174.00–176.007227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417160.48/cwt156.00–164.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476157.13/cwt152.00–165.007486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528139.25/cwt120.00–148.007357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558136.14/cwt124.00–159.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621131.48/cwt122.00–137.008167
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674126.21/cwt120.00–130.008519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735112.33/cwt112.00–113.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770123.00/cwt123.00–123.009471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845107.00/cwt107.00–107.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290099.00/cwt99.00–99.008911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 351553.00/cwt53.00–53.002731
Dairy Steers—Large 360065.00/cwt65.00–65.003901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43276.70/cwt75.00–78.001,0983
Bulls——1,59589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4201
Bulls——1,84894.80/cwt92.00–101.001,7528
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96039.00/cwt39.00–39.003741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06452.60/cwt50.50–55.505606
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09343.49/cwt41.50–46.004753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19760.20/cwt56.00–64.0072118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19751.40/cwt48.00–54.006156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23045.08/cwt44.00–47.505543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54052.25/cwt52.00–52.508052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54960.31/cwt54.00–68.0093410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,3732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,4201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000946.62/cwt760.00–1,110.009,4665
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2917860.36/cwt850.00–880.007,8903
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,258930.60/cwt830.00–1,010.0011,70716

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.