Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-10-01

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 1
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,539 head
▲ 354 vs last sale 1,185▲ 656 vs year ago 883 · +74.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 182▲ 48 vs year ago 154 · +31.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 32▼ 95 vs year ago 155 · −61.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with lower undertone. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter Bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher 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 $138.74/cwt on 603 head.
Average price
$138.74
603 head · 694 lb average
Value per head Derived
$963
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.85
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2699139.46975573
Medium and Large 2-3596124.9874530
One grade step is worth $14.49/cwt here — about $231 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 sale603 hd
138.74
—
KY average24 barns · 5,899 hd
137.89
+0.85
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—Average1,81794.981,72617
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51166.911,01133
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20863.8577128
CowsLean 85-90%Average95353.265088thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218171.29/cwt170.00–172.503732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273161.20/cwt155.00–168.004402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339151.14/cwt150.00–155.005124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365177.00/cwt177.00–177.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378120.51/cwt120.00–121.004562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383157.67/cwt152.50–163.006043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405163.00/cwt163.00–163.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428127.95/cwt124.00–130.005483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441150.21/cwt142.00–153.5066220
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460127.50/cwt127.50–127.505871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480148.41/cwt137.00–154.0071223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519143.10/cwt135.00–148.0074330
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3543130.00/cwt130.00–130.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569128.38/cwt122.00–130.007305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578142.63/cwt132.00–147.2582469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617133.92/cwt125.00–140.0082637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630143.45/cwt142.00–148.0090425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667143.88/cwt143.00–144.0096051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674133.40/cwt125.00–137.0089931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3674123.00/cwt123.00–123.0082915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714136.00/cwt136.00–136.009715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719126.17/cwt123.00–131.009077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,06042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2786126.25/cwt126.00–127.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816130.86/cwt123.00–134.501,06815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817138.60/cwt135.00–142.251,132119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added878137.14/cwt135.00–137.301,20469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,080113.18/cwt110.00–113.501,22211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225132.00/cwt132.00–132.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283134.99/cwt134.00–136.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370131.48/cwt121.00–137.5048611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380116.00/cwt116.00–116.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added406141.00/cwt141.00–141.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430132.28/cwt122.00–139.0056931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440109.53/cwt105.00–116.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467105.41/cwt90.00–112.004926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471130.12/cwt116.00–134.5061345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515109.05/cwt107.00–112.005624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520131.05/cwt115.00–134.0068158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570127.15/cwt120.00–139.0072538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580107.41/cwt104.00–111.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621130.50/cwt130.50–130.508109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624103.62/cwt89.00–109.006475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628118.64/cwt112.00–124.0074524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673115.75/cwt111.00–124.0077915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676130.00/cwt130.00–130.0087915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371097.00/cwt97.00–97.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722117.13/cwt111.00–120.5084613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790113.58/cwt106.00–115.008976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2802113.00/cwt113.00–113.009069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,0018
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295139.00/cwt139.00–139.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320148.28/cwt135.00–158.004747
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355159.04/cwt150.00–161.005656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375118.26/cwt117.50–119.004432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423158.83/cwt158.00–159.006726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425141.21/cwt133.00–157.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460108.00/cwt108.00–108.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480143.25/cwt139.00–146.0068815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525135.89/cwt132.00–142.007139
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582131.56/cwt126.00–137.0076628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600107.50/cwt107.50–107.506451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606125.42/cwt123.00–126.007607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670103.00/cwt103.00–103.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671121.13/cwt114.00–127.0081311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700121.50/cwt121.50–121.508512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 375062.50/cwt62.50–62.504691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75393.46/cwt91.00–97.001,6384
Bulls——1,835105.76/cwt102.50–110.001,9417
Bulls——1,83983.41/cwt76.50–87.501,5346
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94149.67/cwt45.50–53.004675
Cows—Lean 85-90%97359.23/cwt56.50–61.005763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10855.88/cwt54.50–57.006192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20968.35/cwt66.50–71.508269
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21962.41/cwt59.00–65.0076117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49462.99/cwt62.00–64.5094110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51968.61/cwt65.50–75.501,04223
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,3551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,206780.69/cwt625.00–1,060.009,41520
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,209825.64/cwt720.00–875.009,9827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,527989.31/cwt900.00–1,060.0015,1078
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,226.92/cwt1,050.00–1,300.0013,2883
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,238842.83/cwt800.00–880.0010,4342

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.