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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 8

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,161 head

▲ 622 vs last sale 1,539▲ 341 vs year ago 1,820 · +18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 202▼ 115 vs year ago 300 · −38.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 60▼ 16 vs year ago 64 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower; slaughter Bulls sold 6.00-8.00 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 $141.84/cwt on 835 head.

Average price

$141.84

835 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$23.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

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	734	142.36	1,044	816
Medium and Large 2-3	587	119.31	700	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.05/cwt here — about $345 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 sale835 hd

141.84

—

KY average26 barns · 5,271 hd

136.82

+5.02

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	1,734	81.81	1,419	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	61.51	929	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	57.93	674	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	47.13	469	10

Every lot

94 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	274	173.15/cwt	172.50–175.00	474	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	151.63/cwt	140.00–157.00	575	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	149.79/cwt	144.00–156.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	148.46/cwt	142.00–158.00	692	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	160.46/cwt	156.00–162.00	761	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	144.58/cwt	134.00–154.00	759	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	107.59/cwt	93.00–112.50	566	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	832	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	142.53/cwt	132.00–150.00	811	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	129.23/cwt	127.00–130.00	751	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	147.76/cwt	146.00–151.50	934	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	135.70/cwt	129.00–140.00	860	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	137.28/cwt	129.00–143.50	925	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	146.59/cwt	146.00–148.00	989	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	120.23/cwt	118.00–125.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	110.68/cwt	100.00–121.00	797	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	132.56/cwt	116.00–136.50	962	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	138.19/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,006	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	134.25/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,034	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	143.13/cwt	140.00–146.20	1,106	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	979	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	831	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,180	313
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	128.61/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,111	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,067	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	130.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	372	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	136.79/cwt	123.00–147.00	443	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	133.54/cwt	122.00–142.00	503	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	146.12/cwt	140.00–147.50	603	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	132.17/cwt	117.50–138.00	563	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	126.15/cwt	116.00–139.00	600	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	123.42/cwt	115.00–132.00	634	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	717	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	105.99/cwt	102.00–112.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	125.22/cwt	115.00–134.50	714	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	644	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	139.54/cwt	137.00–139.70	807	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	120.38/cwt	110.00–131.50	739	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	134.42/cwt	133.00–134.75	835	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	125.74/cwt	111.00–131.00	850	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	99.37/cwt	90.00–107.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	948	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	113.93/cwt	110.00–126.00	821	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	121.70/cwt	112.00–127.00	933	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	125.30/cwt	125.30–125.30	994	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	938	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	107.48/cwt	106.00–109.00	931	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,036	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	253	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	430	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	141.51/cwt	130.00–152.00	460	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	341	165.41/cwt	162.50–166.00	564	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	137.91/cwt	131.00–143.00	524	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	150.98/cwt	146.00–152.00	636	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	146.77/cwt	131.00–153.00	702	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	136.89/cwt	128.00–144.00	716	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	132.51/cwt	125.00–138.00	761	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	114.51/cwt	103.00–120.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	129.19/cwt	120.00–134.00	809	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	123.11/cwt	118.00–128.00	837	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	121.15/cwt	116.00–126.50	869	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	107.90/cwt	103.00–113.00	889	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	723	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	615	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	813	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	772	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	76.53/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,218	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	87.32/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,506	3
Bulls	—	—	1,799	81.72/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,470	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	38.96/cwt	30.00–44.50	374	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	48.92/cwt	45.00–53.00	489	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	56.22/cwt	53.50–58.50	583	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	55.50/cwt	50.00–58.50	629	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	47.89/cwt	43.00–50.00	557	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	62.77/cwt	59.50–68.50	748	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	63.02/cwt	59.50–68.50	936	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	56.47/cwt	52.00–59.00	899	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	25,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	805.76/cwt	620.00–925.00	9,790	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	738.47/cwt	660.00–800.00	9,460	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1

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 Oct 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,161Last week 1,539Year ago 1,820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 202Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 60Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	955	108.50	108.50
22	—	514	115.00–132.00	123.42
22	—	767	112.00–127.00	121.70
62	—	676	111.00–131.00	125.74
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
7	—	830	113.00	113.00
34	—	614	110.00–131.50	120.38
44	—	476	116.00–139.00	126.15
46	—	570	115.00–134.50	125.22
11	—	721	110.00–126.00	113.93
15	—	377	122.00–142.00	133.54
34	—	426	117.50–138.00	132.17
3	—	286	128.00–135.00	130.24
4	—	866	106.00–109.00	107.48
10	—	324	123.00–147.00	136.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	578	137.00–139.70	139.54
11	—	413	140.00–147.50	146.12
7	—	523	137.00	137.00
7	—	395	160.00	160.00
52	—	793	125.30	125.30
107	—	713	133.00	133.00
24	—	621	133.00–134.75	134.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
3	—	540	102.00–112.00	105.99
5	—	678	90.00–107.00	99.37
1	—	735	81.00	81.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
10	—	575	110.00–114.00	112.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	130.00–152.00	141.51
2	—	680	118.00–128.00	123.11
10	—	421	146.00–152.00	150.98
28	—	523	128.00–144.00	136.89
24	—	626	120.00–134.00	129.19
12	—	574	125.00–138.00	132.51
37	—	478	131.00–153.00	146.77
5	—	380	131.00–143.00	137.91
4	—	824	103.00–113.00	107.90
12	—	717	116.00–126.50	121.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	160.00	160.00
3	—	253	170.00	170.00
6	—	341	162.50–166.00	165.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
3	—	583	103.00–120.00	114.51
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	102.50	102.50
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
1	—	760	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	173.00	173.00
4	—	530	157.00	157.00
48	—	728	137.50–139.00	138.19
72	—	675	146.00–148.00	146.59
12	—	474	156.00–162.00	160.46
18	—	632	146.00–151.50	147.76
2	—	390	163.00	163.00
2	—	435	161.00	161.00
313	—	831	142.00	142.00
4	—	274	172.50–175.00	173.15
129	—	773	140.00–146.20	143.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	138.00	138.00
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
4	—	526	93.00–112.50	107.59
5	—	581	127.00–130.00	129.23
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
4	—	720	100.00–121.00	110.68
3	—	680	118.00–125.00	120.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	864	110.00–133.00	128.61
2	—	430	144.00–156.00	149.79
3	—	820	118.00–120.00	119.34
1	—	1,100	97.00	97.00
49	—	525	134.00–154.00	144.58
23	—	569	132.00–150.00	142.53
21	—	770	132.50–135.00	134.25
23	—	726	116.00–136.50	132.56
44	—	674	129.00–143.50	137.28
5	—	379	140.00–157.00	151.63
10	—	466	142.00–158.00	148.46
18	—	634	129.00–140.00	135.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	85.00	85.00
5	—	813	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	45.00–53.00	48.92
3	—	1,037	53.50–58.50	56.22
4	—	959	30.00–44.50	38.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,485	59.50–68.50	63.02
9	—	1,592	52.00–59.00	56.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,191	59.50–68.50	62.77
23	—	1,134	50.00–58.50	55.50
6	—	1,163	43.00–50.00	47.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,799	80.00–83.00	81.72
3	—	1,592	72.00–79.00	76.53
3	—	1,725	86.00–89.50	87.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,215	620.00–925.00	805.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,281	660.00–800.00	738.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.