Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-11-19

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 19
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,958 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 1,972▼ 696 vs year ago 2,654 · −26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
352 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 270▲ 74 vs year ago 278 · +26.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 52▼ 3 vs year ago 136 · −2.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher and over 600 lbs. sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.81/cwt on 781 head.
Average price
$133.81
781 head · 689 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2694134.08931746
Medium and Large 2-3579127.9174135
One grade step is worth $6.18/cwt here — about $190 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 sale781 hd
133.81
—
KY average24 barns · 6,647 hd
135.13
−1.32
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—Low1,63083.001,35331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62261.0999153
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25457.46720195
CowsLean 85-90%Low93851.7048548
SteersSelectAverage1,45573.481,0692thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy252170.00/cwt170.00–170.004284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268152.57/cwt150.00–155.004092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377152.91/cwt151.00–154.005768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383170.82/cwt163.00–175.0065413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421160.86/cwt155.00–168.0067712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443177.51/cwt176.00–179.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471154.42/cwt149.00–164.0072717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475136.64/cwt134.00–145.006496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522144.36/cwt135.00–149.0075430
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538127.00/cwt126.00–128.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555147.50/cwt147.50–147.508197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573136.78/cwt129.00–144.00784112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573124.62/cwt121.00–128.007145
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613116.63/cwt114.00–119.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626130.23/cwt120.00–137.7581563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667130.81/cwt123.00–136.0087377
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3698106.00/cwt106.00–106.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 2-371093.00/cwt93.00–93.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720125.35/cwt115.00–128.5090332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776130.95/cwt124.00–135.001,016201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811136.10/cwt136.10–136.101,10460
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834127.41/cwt118.00–130.001,06365
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845109.00/cwt109.00–109.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2879123.57/cwt115.00–130.001,08631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3880111.51/cwt111.00–112.009812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3925107.00/cwt107.00–107.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2931122.02/cwt118.00–124.001,13610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2978108.44/cwt104.00–113.001,0612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,26590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2227122.15/cwt120.00–130.002776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230115.00/cwt115.00–115.002651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276126.63/cwt120.00–130.003499
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3276115.46/cwt112.50–119.003194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328128.51/cwt120.00–133.0042210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3347120.00/cwt120.00–120.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358120.81/cwt117.00–125.0043211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372137.13/cwt130.00–143.0051017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422138.76/cwt129.00–145.0058635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426122.43/cwt120.00–128.0052214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475130.66/cwt124.00–140.0062140
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483119.05/cwt115.00–122.0057513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519129.42/cwt122.00–135.5067298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525115.76/cwt113.00–119.006088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577127.58/cwt118.00–134.0073687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580113.03/cwt110.00–119.0065618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612125.65/cwt117.00–132.5076942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631111.08/cwt106.00–115.0070115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666118.88/cwt111.00–127.5079245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3674106.97/cwt105.00–110.007219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718105.01/cwt104.00–107.007549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724118.13/cwt110.00–121.5085513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765105.14/cwt100.00–107.008048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776121.56/cwt113.00–123.5094311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805121.11/cwt120.75–123.0097525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383398.32/cwt95.00–105.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385597.66/cwt97.00–98.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392792.66/cwt90.00–98.008596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2966107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-399586.00/cwt86.00–86.008561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225163.00/cwt163.00–163.003671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260155.00/cwt152.50–157.504032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3273133.23/cwt130.00–140.003643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3323140.06/cwt135.00–145.004524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331157.28/cwt150.00–162.5052111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376168.36/cwt163.00–172.5063313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382154.32/cwt154.00–155.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418138.76/cwt138.00–141.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419166.67/cwt155.00–170.0069814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458164.27/cwt159.00–168.007526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488144.84/cwt143.00–150.0070712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528124.82/cwt121.00–127.506598
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529134.68/cwt130.00–142.0071234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569129.51/cwt122.00–135.0073720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574110.11/cwt109.00–112.506325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619123.12/cwt115.00–126.0076229
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3631110.58/cwt109.00–114.006985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3669107.50/cwt105.00–110.007194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676122.65/cwt117.00–126.0082915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710106.51/cwt106.00–107.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718118.41/cwt105.00–122.0085021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815111.00/cwt111.00–111.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3836100.00/cwt100.00–100.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388099.00/cwt99.00–99.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393690.00/cwt90.00–90.008424
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 395062.00/cwt62.00–62.005891
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,45573.48/cwt71.00–76.001,0692
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49175.33/cwt71.00–79.001,1239
Bulls——1,66983.19/cwt80.00–89.001,38816
Bulls——1,73394.01/cwt91.50–98.501,6296
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92766.99/cwt66.00–69.006213
Cows—Lean 85-90%92945.82/cwt40.50–49.0042621
Cows—Lean 85-90%94754.93/cwt50.50–59.5052024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21749.10/cwt44.00–52.5059835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24957.71/cwt53.00–62.50721121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30164.19/cwt62.00–70.0083539
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59659.41/cwt54.50–63.5094832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65047.33/cwt47.00–48.007813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66566.38/cwt64.00–69.501,10518
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4781,165.18/cwt1,130.00–1,200.0017,2212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2960950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,1201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,525835.00/cwt835.00–835.0012,7341
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,186673.62/cwt600.00–775.007,98915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,217751.39/cwt600.00–925.009,14425
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233754.49/cwt600.00–935.009,30323
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2751487.99/cwt400.00–520.003,6656
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758581.62/cwt510.00–650.004,4092
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291574.51/cwt72.00–77.006822

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.