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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 18

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,371 head

▲ 319 vs last sale 1,052▲ 1,371 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 140▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 92▲ 82 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-2.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold stead, with good demand on all slaughter cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.41/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$139.41

485 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$12.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.20

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	645	139.59	900	478
Medium and Large 2-3	539	126.78	684	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.81/cwt here — about $216 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 sale485 hd

139.41

—

KY average27 barns · 5,649 hd

133.20

+6.20

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,599	104.37	1,669	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	74.06	1,091	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	71.07	847	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	61.56	641	5thin

Every lot

73 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	157.05/cwt	153.00–161.00	597	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	160.24/cwt	154.00–165.00	683	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	156.07/cwt	143.00–160.00	730	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	163.87/cwt	156.00–165.50	834	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	147.48/cwt	130.00–157.00	780	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	143.31/cwt	133.00–148.00	825	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	137.87/cwt	128.00–145.00	855	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	134.07/cwt	126.00–142.00	898	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	135.12/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,007	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	126.78/cwt	118.00–127.25	1,004	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	960	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,044	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	117.72/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,047	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,045	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,021	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	379	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	153.00/cwt	145.00–162.00	568	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	154.12/cwt	153.00–156.00	646	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	143.89/cwt	135.00–149.00	620	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	444	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	555	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	117.55/cwt	113.00–122.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	139.68/cwt	130.00–146.00	670	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.00	738	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	131.80/cwt	124.00–139.00	705	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	135.92/cwt	124.00–141.00	767	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	128.80/cwt	116.00–134.00	796	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	139.58/cwt	137.00–140.00	891	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	647	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	120.57/cwt	116.50–125.00	807	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	109.17/cwt	106.00–112.00	735	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	115.09/cwt	104.00–120.50	821	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	903	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	118.75/cwt	106.00–120.00	938	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	972	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	947	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,003	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	154.93/cwt	151.00–155.50	699	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	142.94/cwt	130.00–152.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	135.38/cwt	124.00–140.00	755	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	127.34/cwt	124.00–140.00	791	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	127.99/cwt	122.50–134.00	861	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	112.59/cwt	109.50–117.00	822	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,257	88.06/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,107	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	96.37/cwt	95.50–97.00	1,518	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	110.87/cwt	100.00–116.50	1,891	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	566	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	61.94/cwt	60.00–63.50	615	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	73.89/cwt	70.00–80.00	874	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	67.12/cwt	62.00–69.50	809	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	55.88/cwt	52.00–59.00	679	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	800	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	75.75/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,107	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	67.97/cwt	65.00–69.50	1,032	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,203.60/cwt	1,100.00–1,310.00	13,119	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	1,246.18/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	12,798	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,213.35/cwt	1,050.00–1,400.00	13,590	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,317.59/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	15,218	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,776	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,304	984.05/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	12,832	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,341	883.23/cwt	835.00–930.00	11,844	6

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Thu Jun 18, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,371Last week 1,052Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 92Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	790	106.00–120.00	118.75
20	—	431	135.00–149.00	143.89
2	—	282	155.00	155.00
22	—	480	130.00–146.00	139.68
2	—	885	107.00	107.00
26	—	669	116.50–125.00	120.57
3	—	1,013	99.00	99.00
47	—	618	116.00–134.00	128.80
5	—	713	104.00–120.50	115.09
50	—	564	124.00–141.00	135.92
9	—	371	145.00–162.00	153.00
54	—	535	124.00–139.00	131.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	106.00–112.00	109.17
1	—	740	88.00	88.00
2	—	372	130.00	130.00
2	—	455	113.00–122.00	117.55
2	—	647	111.00	111.00
5	—	444	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	506	145.00–147.00	145.78
1	—	205	185.00	185.00
6	—	725	124.50	124.50
7	—	638	137.00–140.00	139.58
8	—	419	153.00–156.00	154.12
14	—	805	120.75	120.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	451	151.00–155.50	154.93
13	—	730	109.50–117.00	112.59
18	—	558	124.00–140.00	135.38
21	—	621	124.00–140.00	127.34
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
22	—	673	122.50–134.00	127.99
2	—	320	160.00	160.00
5	—	515	130.00–152.00	142.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	620	128.00–145.00	137.87
5	—	807	118.00–120.00	119.00
59	—	576	133.00–148.00	143.31
16	—	889	117.00–118.00	117.72
62	—	670	126.00–142.00	134.07
18	—	426	154.00–165.00	160.24
84	—	745	118.00–137.00	135.12
41	—	792	118.00–127.25	126.78
2	—	925	113.00	113.00
42	—	468	143.00–160.00	156.07
4	—	380	153.00–161.00	157.05
50	—	529	130.00–157.00	147.48
4	—	972	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
2	—	515	126.00–128.00	126.99
1	—	310	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	182.50	182.50
19	—	509	156.00–165.50	163.87
20	—	830	125.75	125.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,090	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,203.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,155	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,317.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,120	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,213.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,027	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,246.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,341	835.00–930.00	883.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,304	900.00–1,075.00	984.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	95.50–97.00	96.37
3	—	1,257	87.00–89.00	88.06
10	—	1,706	100.00–116.50	110.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,206	62.00–69.50	67.12
54	—	1,183	70.00–80.00	73.89
3	—	1,215	52.00–59.00	55.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	60.00–63.50	61.94
1	—	975	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,250	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	65.00–69.50	67.97
18	—	1,461	70.00–84.00	75.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.