Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-05-28

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, May 28
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,060 head
▲ 917 vs last sale 1,143▲ 2,060 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 193▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 66▲ 97 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 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.62/cwt on 1,060 head.
Average price
$134.62
1,060 head · 742 lb average
Value per head Derived
$999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.52
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2752134.721,014987
Medium and Large 2-3602133.2780273
One grade step is worth $1.44/cwt here — about $211 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 sale1,060 hd
134.62
—
KY average19 barns · 4,434 hd
135.14
−0.52
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—Average1,81299.701,80712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53865.841,01310
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20565.0178466
CowsLean 85-90%Low91958.6353929

Every lot

106 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205172.50/cwt172.50–172.503541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3278155.00/cwt155.00–155.004313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2297177.45/cwt171.00–180.005277
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3317154.00/cwt154.00–154.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328171.18/cwt163.00–180.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376166.67/cwt160.00–170.0062710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395137.00/cwt137.00–137.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426163.31/cwt153.00–169.0069649
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3431143.18/cwt140.00–149.006174
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469142.01/cwt139.00–149.0066611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474158.71/cwt152.00–163.0075254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520141.83/cwt139.00–146.007387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522157.86/cwt149.00–165.0082482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571155.15/cwt146.00–161.0088645
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585143.47/cwt140.00–145.5083918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615131.63/cwt129.00–133.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619146.30/cwt135.50–151.5090638
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3674125.62/cwt123.00–128.008475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682137.43/cwt130.00–143.0093786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723132.02/cwt129.00–136.5095535
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3734113.84/cwt113.00–115.008367
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750101.00/cwt101.00–101.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771128.31/cwt120.00–130.0098916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815112.00/cwt112.00–112.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821124.54/cwt117.50–127.001,02262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added864130.80/cwt130.80–130.801,130181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3880104.00/cwt104.00–104.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2891121.29/cwt115.50–125.301,081138
Steers—Medium and Large 2-392296.56/cwt92.50–100.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932116.73/cwt112.00–118.501,088120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2969111.25/cwt111.25–111.251,07856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3998108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,105107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,150103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,1903
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,25095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200127.50/cwt125.00–130.002552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285154.81/cwt151.00–160.004418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319151.17/cwt145.00–157.0048211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363136.62/cwt133.00–140.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376142.94/cwt131.00–147.0053739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419145.38/cwt135.00–150.0060940
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422133.43/cwt129.00–136.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy447163.00/cwt163.00–163.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478143.03/cwt135.00–151.0068470
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486131.33/cwt130.00–134.006389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527134.84/cwt128.00–141.5071158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529122.02/cwt118.00–124.006458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577131.74/cwt122.00–137.0076049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585119.00/cwt117.00–120.0069612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613114.82/cwt113.00–116.007046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621129.23/cwt119.00–134.0080339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675111.00/cwt110.00–112.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682124.74/cwt119.00–130.00851223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722122.16/cwt116.00–123.8088256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3732101.56/cwt100.00–105.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764116.99/cwt114.00–119.008946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795106.00/cwt106.00–106.008431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2819123.61/cwt120.00–131.001,0129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2889108.70/cwt105.00–110.509668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390089.00/cwt89.00–89.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913109.00/cwt109.00–109.009956
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288166.05/cwt164.00–170.004783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369165.95/cwt150.00–169.5061211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378131.46/cwt127.00–135.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425158.56/cwt150.00–165.0067427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425146.00/cwt146.00–146.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474146.84/cwt142.00–148.006965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477154.35/cwt151.00–163.0073616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530149.30/cwt139.00–152.007919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567142.19/cwt135.00–151.0080615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613130.20/cwt127.00–138.0079823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650109.00/cwt109.00–109.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664128.24/cwt124.00–130.508529
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713123.14/cwt122.50–127.008787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745109.00/cwt109.00–109.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765123.92/cwt120.00–128.009482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840115.50/cwt114.00–117.009702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915103.00/cwt103.00–103.009421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67388.46/cwt85.00–93.501,4804
Bulls——1,851108.85/cwt107.50–110.002,0154
Bulls——1,913101.80/cwt98.00–104.501,9474
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70046.00/cwt46.00–46.003221
Cows—Lean 85-90%91355.94/cwt52.00–59.5051119
Cows—Lean 85-90%95665.70/cwt62.00–70.506289
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15956.02/cwt53.00–59.0064910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21372.31/cwt69.50–78.5087713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21464.89/cwt60.00–68.5078843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52570.23/cwt69.00–71.501,0712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53058.00/cwt58.00–58.008871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54365.70/cwt61.50–68.501,0147
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,296.44/cwt1,270.00–1,320.0016,3092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018770.11/cwt725.00–810.007,8402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173923.47/cwt580.00–1,100.0010,83227
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,201850.56/cwt640.00–1,050.0010,21536
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,035.95/cwt870.00–1,090.0013,0013
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288076.23/cwt72.50–80.006712

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.