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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 3

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,687 head

▲ 729 vs last sale 1,958▼ 346 vs year ago 3,033 · −11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

221 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 352▼ 61 vs year ago 282 · −21.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 133▼ 60 vs year ago 105 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week due to holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.77/cwt on 880 head.

Average price

$125.77

880 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

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	611	126.16	770	862
Medium and Large 2-3	559	106.85	597	18thin

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about $173 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 sale880 hd

125.77

—

KY average27 barns · 7,341 hd

123.23

+2.54

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	—	Low	1,788	82.60	1,477	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,300	70.00	910	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	58.28	855	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	52.44	611	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	50.45	586	7thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	241	168.33/cwt	167.50–170.00	406	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	174.25/cwt	172.50–176.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	162.29/cwt	154.00–166.00	631	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	127.42/cwt	123.00–132.00	533	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	171.30/cwt	168.00–175.00	730	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	149.46/cwt	140.00–157.00	637	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	150.98/cwt	141.00–160.00	716	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	147.27/cwt	129.00–152.00	766	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	155.73/cwt	155.50–156.00	839	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	154.80/cwt	154.50–155.00	872	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	142.57/cwt	129.00–151.00	824	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	123.77/cwt	118.00–127.00	720	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	137.71/cwt	137.00–140.00	835	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	131.48/cwt	124.00–135.00	827	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	129.58/cwt	122.00–136.00	871	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	131.28/cwt	131.00–132.00	939	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	125.24/cwt	119.00–130.00	912	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	128.99/cwt	126.00–130.50	982	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	123.01/cwt	117.00–137.00	1,000	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	137.18/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,148	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	124.56/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,080	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	874	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,158	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	118.16/cwt	115.50–120.50	1,071	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,107	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,140	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	146.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	384	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	131.60/cwt	131.00–132.00	420	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	130.48/cwt	124.00–140.00	487	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	119.26/cwt	112.50–121.00	456	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	133.65/cwt	121.00–139.50	579	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	133.09/cwt	129.00–139.00	628	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	104.53/cwt	96.00–110.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	128.05/cwt	115.00–135.50	667	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.93/cwt	114.00–136.50	730	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	124.55/cwt	110.00–131.50	778	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	648	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	120.35/cwt	111.00–133.00	809	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	120.06/cwt	108.00–123.50	855	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	114.94/cwt	110.00–124.00	876	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	898	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	939	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,120	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	417	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	156.24/cwt	153.00–159.00	525	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	157.14/cwt	154.00–160.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	149.52/cwt	144.00–155.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	144.74/cwt	142.50–155.00	679	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	133.87/cwt	123.00–146.00	703	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	124.25/cwt	120.00–134.00	713	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	116.12/cwt	109.00–120.00	711	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	117.51/cwt	112.00–120.00	798	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	825	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	111.32/cwt	111.00–112.00	868	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	917	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	418	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	481	84
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	945	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	633	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,536	72.19/cwt	68.00–75.50	1,109	6
Bulls	—	—	1,812	83.03/cwt	78.00–87.50	1,505	13
Bulls	—	—	1,989	92.08/cwt	89.50–94.50	1,831	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	52.11/cwt	49.00–54.00	585	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	53.67/cwt	50.00–56.50	618	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	46.80/cwt	43.00–49.50	544	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	57.75/cwt	57.00–58.50	724	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	910	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,395	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	565	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	698	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	56.49/cwt	54.50–59.50	824	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	63.32/cwt	60.00–68.50	940	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	791.68/cwt	670.00–890.00	9,088	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	771.38/cwt	620.00–940.00	9,203	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	884.91/cwt	660.00–1,050.00	11,026	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,655	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,270	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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,687Last week 1,958Year ago 3,033

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 352Year ago 282

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 133Year ago 105

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	728	119.00–130.00	125.24
3	—	241	167.50–170.00	168.33
46	—	761	126.00–130.50	128.99
114	—	578	129.00–151.00	142.57
100	—	672	122.00–136.00	129.58
1	—	950	116.50	116.50
8	—	389	154.00–166.00	162.29
67	—	474	141.00–160.00	150.98
41	—	520	129.00–152.00	147.27
21	—	813	117.00–137.00	123.01
10	—	426	140.00–157.00	149.46
1	—	1,000	114.00	114.00
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
46	—	629	124.00–135.00	131.48
11	—	867	111.00–129.00	124.56
7	—	906	115.50–120.50	118.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	715	131.00–132.00	131.28
16	—	650	137.00	137.00
13	—	606	137.00–140.00	137.71
4	—	426	168.00–175.00	171.30
2	—	370	172.50–176.00	174.25
61	—	874	132.50	132.50
20	—	563	154.50–155.00	154.80
15	—	539	155.50–156.00	155.73
70	—	837	130.00–137.50	137.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	118.00–127.00	123.77
2	—	528	124.00–126.00	125.03
2	—	418	123.00–132.00	127.42
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
2	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
15	—	762	110.00–124.00	114.94
1	—	215	144.00	144.00
5	—	319	131.00–132.00	131.60
57	—	672	111.00–133.00	120.35
90	—	521	115.00–135.50	128.05
19	—	373	124.00–140.00	130.48
3	—	262	140.00–150.00	146.56
2	—	880	102.00	102.00
62	—	712	108.00–123.50	120.06
1	—	950	85.00	85.00
151	—	625	110.00–131.50	124.55
1	—	930	86.00	86.00
150	—	575	114.00–136.50	126.93
84	—	472	129.00–139.00	133.09
65	—	433	121.00–139.50	133.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	141.00	141.00
10	—	600	138.00	138.00
77	—	715	126.00	126.00
2	—	497	147.00	147.00
64	—	939	119.25	119.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	112.50–121.00	119.26
2	—	900	88.00	88.00
2	—	715	101.00–105.00	102.99
3	—	648	107.50	107.50
3	—	475	96.00–110.00	104.53
1	—	410	85.00	85.00
2	—	572	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	109.00–120.00	116.12
5	—	435	144.00–155.00	149.52
1	—	945	92.00	92.00
12	—	469	142.50–155.00	144.74
4	—	378	154.00–160.00	157.14
11	—	679	112.00–120.00	117.51
2	—	1,030	89.00	89.00
2	—	278	150.00	150.00
17	—	525	123.00–146.00	133.87
5	—	336	153.00–159.00	156.24
4	—	716	115.00–116.00	115.25
20	—	574	120.00–134.00	124.25
3	—	780	111.00–112.00	111.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
1	—	670	104.00	104.00
1	—	865	93.00	93.00
1	—	465	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	418	115.00	115.00
1	—	945	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,152	50.00–56.50	53.67
4	—	1,253	57.00–58.50	57.75
9	—	1,163	43.00–49.50	46.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	40.50	40.50
6	—	1,123	49.00–54.00	52.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	48.00	48.00
7	—	1,485	60.00–68.50	63.32
14	—	1,459	54.50–59.50	56.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,536	68.00–75.50	72.19
6	—	1,989	89.50–94.50	92.08
13	—	1,812	78.00–87.50	83.03

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,193	620.00–940.00	771.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,246	660.00–1,050.00	884.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,148	670.00–890.00	791.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	980.00	980.00

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.