Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-06-25

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 25
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,299 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 1,371▲ 114 vs year ago 1,185 · +9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 192▲ 120 vs year ago 100 · +120.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 82▼ 2 vs year ago 42 · −4.8%
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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 lower. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold stead, with good demand on all slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.76/cwt on 464 head.
Average price
$128.76
464 head · 607 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.04
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2612129.80795436
Medium and Large 2-3523112.5258828
One grade step is worth $17.28/cwt here — about $206 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 sale464 hd
128.76
—
KY average28 barns · 6,489 hd
126.72
+2.04
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—High1,587100.571,59613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48070.601,04533
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21765.9980367
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02759.7861414

Every lot

99 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265161.18/cwt157.50–165.004272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331155.64/cwt152.00–157.005156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387155.63/cwt154.00–156.006025
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420121.86/cwt118.00–126.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434152.58/cwt146.00–158.0066213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473151.22/cwt145.00–155.0071510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516153.34/cwt152.00–155.0079130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539145.47/cwt133.00–149.0078432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558154.51/cwt154.00–157.008626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577143.40/cwt136.00–150.0082731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621139.67/cwt134.00–144.5086733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627149.18/cwt145.00–150.0093524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672131.92/cwt123.00–136.0088734
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3679120.61/cwt117.00–124.008195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717124.38/cwt117.00–132.0089213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776120.37/cwt116.00–126.0093417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818124.12/cwt124.00–124.251,01532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819119.40/cwt114.00–120.509786
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825107.98/cwt107.00–109.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885102.00/cwt102.00–102.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895113.82/cwt111.00–114.501,01911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added903122.25/cwt122.25–122.251,10431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927108.54/cwt104.50–113.001,00624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-396392.00/cwt92.00–92.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2973105.54/cwt103.00–108.001,0272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,080101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255163.00/cwt163.00–163.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280129.00/cwt129.00–129.003611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308130.00/cwt130.00–130.004005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313140.05/cwt136.00–142.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372130.00/cwt130.00–130.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375142.79/cwt139.00–149.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425106.00/cwt106.00–106.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433140.17/cwt133.00–152.0060711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459114.14/cwt106.00–120.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477136.86/cwt130.00–145.0065337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518113.10/cwt106.00–120.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524132.87/cwt122.00–140.0069667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573129.65/cwt125.00–135.5074336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585111.00/cwt111.00–111.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607136.63/cwt134.50–136.9082955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608106.95/cwt103.00–111.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620125.40/cwt117.00–131.0077745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651135.35/cwt135.35–135.3588179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678108.20/cwt105.00–112.007344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680125.48/cwt113.00–128.0085326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370581.00/cwt81.00–81.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720109.02/cwt102.00–115.007858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375091.00/cwt91.00–91.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771115.35/cwt103.00–120.0088941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2819109.35/cwt103.50–115.0089622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388584.00/cwt84.00–84.007432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225159.00/cwt159.00–159.003581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345144.00/cwt144.00–144.004972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385139.00/cwt139.00–139.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402161.00/cwt161.00–161.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423142.54/cwt134.00–153.006036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475146.07/cwt131.00–154.0069429
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478163.00/cwt163.00–163.007795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482120.00/cwt120.00–120.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3511115.02/cwt113.00–117.005884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524137.25/cwt126.00–140.5071910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585133.91/cwt128.00–140.0078326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619130.85/cwt126.00–134.008108
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628109.55/cwt105.00–114.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661121.33/cwt121.00–122.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670113.00/cwt113.00–113.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372595.00/cwt95.00–95.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730116.82/cwt116.00–117.0085311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773111.82/cwt110.00–114.008647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880100.00/cwt100.00–100.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390075.00/cwt75.00–75.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291082.00/cwt82.00–82.007461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added82695.00/cwt95.00–95.0078558
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22573.00/cwt73.00–73.008941
Bulls——1,50294.15/cwt89.00–97.001,4146
Bulls——1,733111.59/cwt103.50–118.501,9346
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98954.13/cwt47.00–59.005357
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04563.02/cwt60.00–65.006595
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11871.45/cwt70.00–73.007992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15656.31/cwt53.00–58.506518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21965.98/cwt60.00–69.5080447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24972.48/cwt70.00–74.5090512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46972.90/cwt70.50–76.501,07119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49667.49/cwt64.50–69.501,01014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29581,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,5804
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975890.00/cwt890.00–890.008,6784
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950920.00/cwt920.00–920.008,7401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,197.39/cwt1,135.00–1,340.0013,7706
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,7141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,1451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185832.76/cwt710.00–970.009,8683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,272952.90/cwt890.00–1,020.0012,1213

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.