Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-06-11

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 11
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,052 head
▼ 510 vs last sale 1,562▼ 360 vs year ago 1,412 · −25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 138▼ 6 vs year ago 146 · −4.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 24▲ 57 vs year ago 35 · +162.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher, with instances of three head that were 83.50-90.00 per cwt. 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 $138.39/cwt on 333 head.
Average price
$138.39
333 head · 647 lb average
Value per head Derived
$895
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2646138.88898326
Medium and Large 2-3674115.477787thin
One grade step is worth $23.41/cwt here — about $120 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 sale333 hd
138.39
—
KY average29 barns · 5,582 hd
135.59
+2.80
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—Low1,81697.781,77523
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50373.321,10225
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19671.2785349
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06464.396859thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340163.15/cwt157.00–165.005554
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355127.00/cwt127.00–127.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386164.55/cwt156.00–170.006357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403170.00/cwt170.00–170.006856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428159.64/cwt141.00–169.0068310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465129.15/cwt126.00–132.506012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472156.33/cwt140.50–164.5073832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525154.12/cwt135.00–161.5080932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578147.42/cwt135.00–154.0085236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619142.24/cwt134.00–147.5088042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670137.00/cwt126.00–142.0091837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712127.76/cwt121.00–132.0091023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770123.47/cwt120.00–127.0095136
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805108.00/cwt108.00–108.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821121.63/cwt119.00–122.0099948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880113.00/cwt113.00–113.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-292397.00/cwt94.00–104.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2977108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,198101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303150.50/cwt150.00–151.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367146.41/cwt143.00–150.005377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368119.29/cwt107.50–130.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423114.52/cwt111.00–118.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433132.74/cwt126.00–142.0057513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459111.79/cwt100.00–119.005135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474142.43/cwt123.00–148.0067543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520135.12/cwt120.00–144.0070353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576131.68/cwt120.00–138.5075847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583117.47/cwt116.00–119.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610113.00/cwt113.00–113.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622125.71/cwt118.00–134.5078242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676123.69/cwt118.00–130.0083624
Heifers—Medium 2-3685112.00/cwt112.00–112.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695104.00/cwt104.00–104.007231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714118.43/cwt109.00–123.008467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769111.05/cwt102.00–117.0085426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840114.00/cwt114.00–114.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950101.00/cwt101.00–101.009601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265163.00/cwt163.00–163.004322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313156.81/cwt150.00–160.004913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384148.34/cwt138.00–164.005706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426138.76/cwt127.50–157.005917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450161.00/cwt161.00–161.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455121.00/cwt121.00–121.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475147.74/cwt135.00–159.007029
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519153.21/cwt148.00–156.0079512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567129.25/cwt123.00–139.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609133.49/cwt132.00–140.008138
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650111.00/cwt111.00–111.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730113.15/cwt101.00–126.008264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766111.14/cwt104.00–113.508514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873106.76/cwt102.00–111.009324
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,77396.77/cwt94.50–99.001,7167
Bulls——1,778106.64/cwt100.50–116.501,89610
Bulls——1,92884.19/cwt73.50–91.001,6236
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01759.60/cwt59.00–61.006063
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08866.79/cwt64.00–71.507276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13558.50/cwt58.50–58.506641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19473.72/cwt70.00–78.5088033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20566.74/cwt63.00–69.0080415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48474.12/cwt70.00–78.001,10022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64067.44/cwt65.00–69.001,1063
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29831,275.51/cwt1,010.00–1,575.0012,5383
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005890.00/cwt890.00–890.008,9451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225970.00/cwt970.00–970.0011,8832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,009.05/cwt900.00–1,210.0012,6744
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27421,066.75/cwt900.00–1,310.007,91510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,257.52/cwt950.00–1,410.0013,45510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0015,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,345.08/cwt1,200.00–1,650.0016,24932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,250.20/cwt1,240.00–1,260.0015,9402

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.