Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-04-30

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 30
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,613 head
▼ 379 vs last sale 1,992▲ 1,613 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 140▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 75▲ 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 sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned grass cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, 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 $128.68/cwt on 728 head.
Average price
$128.68
728 head · 694 lb average
Value per head Derived
$893
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.31
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2695128.92896720
Medium and Large 2-3610106.996538thin
One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $244 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 sale728 hd
128.68
—
KY average27 barns · 4,614 hd
128.36
+0.31
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—High1,80592.901,67715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55857.3089317
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23054.7367357
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07047.635109thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200207.50/cwt207.50–207.504151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309157.95/cwt152.00–162.004884
Steers—Medium and Large 2-339095.00/cwt95.00–95.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395143.00/cwt143.00–143.005651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425162.91/cwt160.00–165.0069221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435147.30/cwt133.00–153.0064110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472145.54/cwt135.00–150.0068731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524143.95/cwt129.00–153.0075451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573137.55/cwt122.00–142.0078843
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575115.97/cwt115.00–117.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630137.36/cwt129.00–138.5086541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631140.57/cwt140.50–141.008877
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659140.20/cwt140.20–140.2092474
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663102.99/cwt100.00–106.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677131.35/cwt126.00–136.5088971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719128.50/cwt128.50–128.5092471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724121.89/cwt118.00–127.0088254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-373591.00/cwt91.00–91.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756125.75/cwt116.00–125.9095165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829108.04/cwt107.50–111.0089625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834115.40/cwt115.40–115.4096264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870105.06/cwt102.00–106.0091413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923104.50/cwt104.50–104.5096556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-294099.23/cwt92.00–99.7593315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-298093.50/cwt93.50–93.509162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232153.35/cwt131.00–162.003564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289143.93/cwt134.00–155.004165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312145.95/cwt135.00–150.004556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335109.00/cwt109.00–109.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387129.41/cwt126.00–136.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411130.59/cwt120.00–137.0053733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472133.69/cwt124.00–141.0063118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490111.19/cwt106.00–117.005456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530127.62/cwt115.00–132.5067643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579118.75/cwt110.00–126.0068871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590108.00/cwt108.00–108.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624121.91/cwt121.50–122.5076131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636115.40/cwt103.00–117.5073458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672114.47/cwt108.00–115.5076923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679119.10/cwt119.10–119.10809152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720105.91/cwt102.00–108.0076323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750112.00/cwt112.00–112.008404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282698.42/cwt95.50–102.5081314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383076.00/cwt76.00–76.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added861105.00/cwt105.00–105.0090464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295394.25/cwt94.25–94.258987
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328161.00/cwt161.00–161.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377141.00/cwt141.00–141.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435147.06/cwt123.00–150.0064016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485134.08/cwt130.00–138.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535126.08/cwt120.00–129.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579129.98/cwt121.00–133.0075314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590102.00/cwt102.00–102.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2642120.00/cwt120.00–120.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683116.65/cwt114.00–118.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822104.00/cwt104.00–104.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393382.51/cwt81.00–84.007702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,778100.32/cwt93.00–115.001,7849
Bulls——1,78986.12/cwt83.00–90.001,5415
Bulls——2,13560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,2811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06449.59/cwt47.00–53.005286
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08243.72/cwt43.00–44.004733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21343.46/cwt33.00–49.005274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22859.04/cwt57.00–61.5072517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23353.95/cwt50.00–56.5066536
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51255.24/cwt54.00–56.508355
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56859.08/cwt57.00–64.0092611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67548.00/cwt48.00–48.008041
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0020,1551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,268951.13/cwt870.00–1,225.0012,06013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,296710.00/cwt710.00–710.009,2024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,327849.16/cwt800.00–960.0011,26810
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,055896.68/cwt830.00–1,100.009,4605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,104.40/cwt850.00–1,500.0013,51815
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3091,220.36/cwt1,000.00–1,625.0015,97523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0017,8885
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,520.00/cwt1,520.00–1,520.0021,2801

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.