Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-07-09

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 9
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,327 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 1,299▲ 342 vs year ago 985 · +34.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 220▲ 59 vs year ago 131 · +45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 18 vs year ago 27 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 6/25/2020; feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold stead-2.00 lower, with good demand on all slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.14/cwt on 492 head.
Average price
$133.14
492 head · 710 lb average
Value per head Derived
$945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2710133.33947488
Medium and Large 2-3665110.777374thin
One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $210 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 sale492 hd
133.14
—
KY average22 barns · 4,263 hd
133.17
−0.03
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—Average1,59598.581,57315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48970.371,04814
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21365.5379532
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04554.345687thin

Every lot

74 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 1-2245173.00/cwt173.00–173.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289145.65/cwt139.00–163.004217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325146.07/cwt142.00–155.004753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365138.72/cwt132.00–144.0050615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417143.31/cwt124.00–150.0059823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477136.28/cwt124.00–143.0065016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528140.77/cwt125.00–148.0074334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533150.89/cwt150.00–151.0080434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573110.04/cwt100.00–120.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577138.79/cwt131.00–147.0080134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623136.29/cwt120.00–144.0084929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666139.66/cwt134.00–143.0093024
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725107.00/cwt107.00–107.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737128.14/cwt125.00–136.009447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776127.44/cwt124.50–128.5098923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790116.00/cwt116.00–116.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818121.15/cwt115.00–123.0099120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2862113.84/cwt113.50–115.009819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867129.20/cwt126.00–132.501,120177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910102.00/cwt102.00–102.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added948119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,12831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320133.32/cwt133.00–134.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369135.48/cwt120.00–141.5050024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3389108.66/cwt100.00–116.004234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415105.00/cwt102.00–108.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432131.88/cwt120.00–142.0057020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469112.65/cwt103.00–117.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480132.41/cwt120.00–139.0063652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528127.44/cwt115.00–136.0067347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3539105.74/cwt101.00–111.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572101.76/cwt91.00–110.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573127.49/cwt115.00–132.0073134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602133.00/cwt133.00–133.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632122.29/cwt116.00–127.0077329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364293.54/cwt92.00–101.006017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662119.52/cwt110.00–125.5079136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681131.75/cwt131.75–131.7589755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370186.00/cwt86.00–86.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711118.45/cwt103.50–125.0084214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762114.89/cwt109.00–116.5087513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377491.96/cwt84.50–97.007128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282797.00/cwt97.00–97.008025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2876105.50/cwt105.50–105.5092414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00288.00/cwt88.00–88.008822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322150.00/cwt150.00–150.004835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436135.90/cwt134.00–142.005934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456125.32/cwt120.00–136.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516127.74/cwt115.00–132.0065916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570109.52/cwt109.00–110.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582121.13/cwt113.00–130.0070517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674118.84/cwt115.00–119.5080112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271596.50/cwt96.50–96.506903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780100.34/cwt96.50–104.507835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282094.00/cwt94.00–94.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38383.06/cwt82.50–83.501,1492
Bulls——1,58193.97/cwt91.00–98.001,4867
Bulls——1,683109.12/cwt103.00–117.501,8366
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03349.53/cwt43.00–54.005123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05457.94/cwt56.00–59.506114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15856.92/cwt55.00–59.006595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21665.17/cwt61.50–68.0079218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23971.03/cwt68.50–74.508809
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48373.58/cwt69.50–80.001,0918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49666.10/cwt62.50–68.009896
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0017,7531
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150920.00/cwt920.00–920.0010,5801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,096.94/cwt950.00–1,250.0013,4382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,3141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,139986.09/cwt670.00–1,080.0011,2325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,242885.55/cwt780.00–960.0010,9995

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.