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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 24

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,185 head

▲ 1,020 vs last sale 165▼ 807 vs year ago 1,992 · −40.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 989 vs last sale 1,171▲ 35 vs year ago 147 · +23.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 32▼ 30 vs year ago 62 · −48.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower; slaughter Bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower with moderate 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 $137.24/cwt on 501 head.

Average price

$137.24

501 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

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	720	137.74	992	486
Medium and Large 2-3	577	121.02	698	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $294 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 sale501 hd

137.24

—

KY average25 barns · 4,860 hd

139.34

−2.10

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	—	High	1,596	87.80	1,401	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	67.08	984	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	62.04	766	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	56.24	600	8thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	320	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	156.27/cwt	155.00–157.50	430	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	158.58/cwt	155.00–162.50	515	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	107.07/cwt	104.00–110.00	351	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	152.34/cwt	145.00–161.00	564	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	167.42/cwt	165.00–178.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	162.77/cwt	160.00–167.00	675	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	150.82/cwt	141.00–159.00	649	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	134.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	628	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	147.60/cwt	140.00–152.00	706	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	143.28/cwt	137.00–151.00	757	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	815	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	125.79/cwt	122.00–130.00	716	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	143.86/cwt	139.00–151.00	827	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	141.71/cwt	141.50–144.00	857	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	136.08/cwt	125.00–139.50	841	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	131.12/cwt	125.00–139.00	882	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	132.58/cwt	129.50–135.00	943	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	128.14/cwt	124.00–137.00	997	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	791	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	142.14/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,126	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	131.62/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,071	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	125.69/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,050	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	885	131.64/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,165	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,050	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	116.76/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,078	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	952	132.20/cwt	132.20–132.20	1,259	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,122	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,045	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,129	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,205	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	301	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	417	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	126.41/cwt	122.00–134.00	496	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	111.67/cwt	106.00–119.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	129.18/cwt	120.00–133.50	559	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	109.31/cwt	103.00–113.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	124.97/cwt	121.00–129.00	601	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	124.31/cwt	117.00–132.00	653	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	111.01/cwt	108.00–114.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	129.61/cwt	122.00–131.75	745	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	121.27/cwt	110.00–128.50	758	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	123.05/cwt	110.00–131.00	836	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	643	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	119.59/cwt	115.00–124.00	868	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,000	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	116.99/cwt	109.00–118.50	921	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	113.42/cwt	112.00–114.00	994	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	926	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,016	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	647	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	153.46/cwt	146.00–157.00	591	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	150.79/cwt	142.00–158.00	642	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	136.04/cwt	135.00–139.00	706	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	130.09/cwt	120.00–135.00	808	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	119.12/cwt	114.00–123.00	851	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	118.19/cwt	116.00–123.00	921	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	112.31/cwt	107.00–114.00	938	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	652	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	489	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	78.44/cwt	77.50–79.50	1,200	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	89.38/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,433	6
Bulls	—	—	1,673	97.10/cwt	95.50–98.50	1,624	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	60.70/cwt	59.50–62.00	617	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	51.78/cwt	50.00–53.00	578	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	55.80/cwt	49.00–58.50	684	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	67.61/cwt	65.00–74.00	834	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	63.32/cwt	60.50–64.50	788	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	57.84/cwt	57.50–58.50	791	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	62.65/cwt	59.50–64.00	880	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	68.69/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,021	31
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,012.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	12,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	915.53/cwt	770.00–1,160.00	12,149	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	13,018	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,108	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,854	4

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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,185Last week 165Year ago 1,992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 1,171Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 32Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	711	129.50–135.00	132.58
10	—	835	123.00–128.00	125.69
4	—	778	124.00–137.00	128.14
1	—	1,005	104.00	104.00
31	—	575	139.00–151.00	143.86
5	—	923	109.00–120.00	116.76
1	—	1,065	106.00	106.00
32	—	618	125.00–139.50	136.08
6	—	973	115.00–116.00	115.33
2	—	275	155.00–157.50	156.27
38	—	673	125.00–139.00	131.12
2	—	325	155.00–162.50	158.58
45	—	528	137.00–151.00	143.28
12	—	430	141.00–159.00	150.82
2	—	1,137	106.00	106.00
14	—	478	140.00–152.00	147.60
7	—	370	145.00–161.00	152.34
3	—	890	118.00	118.00
1	—	210	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
2	—	328	104.00–110.00	107.07
3	—	466	130.00–137.00	134.72
3	—	791	110.00–112.00	110.67
5	—	569	122.00–130.00	125.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	153.00	153.00
12	—	605	141.50–144.00	141.71
16	—	814	130.00–132.00	131.62
62	—	952	132.20	132.20
66	—	792	142.00–143.50	142.14
5	—	381	165.00–178.00	167.42
72	—	885	131.00–137.00	131.64
10	—	415	160.00–167.00	162.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	169.00	169.00
1	—	420	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	116.00–123.00	118.19
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
6	—	714	114.00–123.00	119.12
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
8	—	519	135.00–139.00	136.04
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
8	—	621	120.00–135.00	130.09
4	—	385	146.00–157.00	153.46
9	—	426	142.00–158.00	150.79
4	—	835	107.00–114.00	112.31
5	—	468	135.00	135.00
1	—	280	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	433	120.00–133.50	129.18
4	—	314	130.00–136.00	132.94
31	—	481	121.00–129.00	124.97
4	—	726	115.00–124.00	119.59
1	—	935	99.00	99.00
50	—	575	122.00–131.75	129.61
6	—	787	109.00–118.50	116.99
54	—	525	117.00–132.00	124.31
9	—	625	110.00–128.50	121.27
60	—	679	110.00–131.00	123.05
14	—	876	112.00–114.00	113.42
2	—	223	130.00–140.00	134.83
17	—	392	122.00–134.00	126.41
3	—	1,016	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
2	—	553	108.00–114.00	111.01
1	—	525	104.00	104.00
2	—	695	92.50	92.50
3	—	468	103.00–113.00	109.31
4	—	431	106.00–119.00	111.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	778	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	95.50–98.50	97.10
3	—	1,530	77.50–79.50	78.44
6	—	1,603	84.00–92.00	89.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,234	65.00–74.00	67.61
17	—	1,245	60.50–64.50	63.32
16	—	1,226	49.00–58.50	55.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	57.50–58.50	57.84
5	—	1,405	59.50–64.00	62.65
31	—	1,486	65.00–74.00	68.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	59.50–62.00	60.70
4	—	1,116	50.00–53.00	51.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,200	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50

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)	8	—	1,327	770.00–1,160.00	915.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,415	920.00	920.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	911	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	932	950.00	950.00

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.