Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-06-04

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 4
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,562 head
▼ 498 vs last sale 2,060▲ 1,562 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 129▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 97▲ 24 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 with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.69/cwt on 687 head.
Average price
$132.69
687 head · 754 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,000
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2754132.821,001683
Medium and Large 2-3673110.757454thin
One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $257 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 sale687 hd
132.69
—
KY average26 barns · 6,019 hd
133.02
−0.33
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—Average1,67599.331,6648thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,25079.009881thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53572.361,11113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19568.5681923
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06356.385992thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285178.00/cwt178.00–178.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385164.70/cwt152.00–170.0063413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430114.00/cwt114.00–114.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431161.58/cwt141.00–167.5069615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433169.11/cwt169.00–170.007329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484157.14/cwt146.00–166.0076158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520159.46/cwt158.50–167.0082918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525151.84/cwt140.00–155.0079718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Full555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572148.89/cwt136.00–156.0085252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620143.68/cwt125.00–151.0089152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665136.55/cwt128.50–142.5090823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725125.13/cwt123.50–128.0090723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782122.94/cwt118.00–127.0096117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,05365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836119.99/cwt116.00–126.001,00347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2871123.66/cwt123.00–126.001,07795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added914124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,13355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3915102.00/cwt102.00–102.009331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925100.00/cwt100.00–100.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added982114.30/cwt110.00–118.001,122118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,04094.00/cwt94.00–94.009781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200152.00/cwt150.00–154.003042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288160.00/cwt160.00–160.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328154.34/cwt154.00–154.505063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375126.00/cwt126.00–126.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377153.45/cwt142.00–157.0057920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430101.00/cwt101.00–101.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431138.68/cwt135.00–148.0059815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465108.00/cwt108.00–108.005021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470142.78/cwt123.00–149.5067178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533132.31/cwt120.00–141.0070529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565132.43/cwt120.00–135.2574893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628126.41/cwt113.00–129.0079445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665140.00/cwt140.00–140.0093181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673121.70/cwt115.00–128.0081919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738119.96/cwt118.00–122.0088515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760119.32/cwt104.00–125.0090714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2886120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296394.66/cwt94.00–95.009123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230142.50/cwt142.50–142.503282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325153.00/cwt153.00–153.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430156.50/cwt143.00–161.0067310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500118.00/cwt118.00–118.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511146.56/cwt136.00–160.007499
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578139.54/cwt138.00–146.008075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634130.88/cwt125.00–133.008305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665127.25/cwt123.00–131.008466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710121.36/cwt115.00–123.5086211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56099.27/cwt93.00–104.501,5494
Bulls——1,77586.39/cwt82.00–89.001,5332
Bulls——1,805112.40/cwt106.50–117.502,0292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06356.38/cwt55.00–57.505992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12865.67/cwt63.50–68.5074111
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,25079.00/cwt79.00–79.009881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25473.59/cwt69.00–80.0092310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26859.26/cwt59.00–59.507512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53572.36/cwt67.50–77.001,11113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223943.89/cwt810.00–1,025.0011,5446
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2461,046.64/cwt1,020.00–1,075.0013,0414
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0011,1301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2611,179.94/cwt970.00–1,260.0014,8794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,273.15/cwt1,190.00–1,360.0017,5692

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.