Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-12-17

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,369 head
▼ 2,627 vs last sale 3,996▲ 443 vs year ago 926 · +47.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 242▲ 67 vs year ago 88 · +76.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 140▼ 10 vs year ago 22 · −45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Buyers showed good interest weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.23/cwt on 719 head.
Average price
$139.23
719 head · 651 lb average
Value per head Derived
$907
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2656139.54916693
Medium and Large 2-3518130.9567826
One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about $238 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 sale719 hd
139.23
—
KY average27 barns · 6,502 hd
135.91
+3.32
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—High1,70482.571,40726
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52350.8777528
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20149.8759938
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12540.674584thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320169.58/cwt155.00–172.005439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006757
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3362141.00/cwt141.00–141.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377161.78/cwt151.00–169.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400134.00/cwt134.00–134.005364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414161.22/cwt158.50–168.0066717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426170.50/cwt170.50–170.5072612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474141.55/cwt140.00–143.006717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481153.29/cwt145.00–164.0073737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525157.46/cwt156.50–160.0082749
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526149.39/cwt135.00–155.0078664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527127.81/cwt123.00–131.006747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571145.32/cwt134.00–153.0083057
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583125.50/cwt125.50–125.507324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630143.70/cwt143.00–147.5090527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636134.01/cwt128.00–139.0085253
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665115.09/cwt109.00–121.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671133.54/cwt128.00–138.0089659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715127.24/cwt123.00–130.0091048
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776133.32/cwt132.95–134.001,035103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778124.43/cwt122.50–126.0096843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828121.62/cwt118.00–122.501,00734
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added846129.75/cwt129.75–129.751,09864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,077109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273145.00/cwt140.00–150.003964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340115.00/cwt115.00–115.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added344145.00/cwt145.00–145.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365137.51/cwt130.00–141.5050211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370120.14/cwt112.50–127.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424133.90/cwt125.00–136.505689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469131.98/cwt128.00–135.0061965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510117.00/cwt117.00–117.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524127.34/cwt119.00–130.5066746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570127.23/cwt122.50–130.0072532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588132.50/cwt132.50–132.507798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630127.16/cwt127.00–127.5080122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642122.23/cwt110.00–123.7578532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664128.25/cwt128.25–128.2585232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675122.84/cwt114.00–123.5082946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680102.00/cwt102.00–102.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712108.00/cwt108.00–108.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373591.00/cwt91.00–91.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376584.00/cwt84.00–84.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785102.00/cwt102.00–102.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2811110.15/cwt99.00–115.0089310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382575.00/cwt75.00–75.006191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325152.50/cwt152.50–152.504961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345171.00/cwt171.00–171.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377157.19/cwt145.00–167.505933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432154.79/cwt150.00–162.006698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455164.00/cwt164.00–164.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467140.31/cwt139.00–141.006556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505146.00/cwt146.00–146.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531134.83/cwt120.00–140.007168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630123.53/cwt115.00–130.007789
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790111.00/cwt111.00–111.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395080.00/cwt80.00–80.007601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 385681.75/cwt81.75–81.7570010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54473.82/cwt64.00–79.001,1409
Bulls——1,78294.14/cwt90.50–99.501,6786
Bulls——1,79383.41/cwt80.00–86.501,49611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09543.34/cwt42.00–44.504752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15244.21/cwt42.00–47.0050910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15538.00/cwt38.00–38.004392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19354.68/cwt53.00–58.0065212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23849.81/cwt48.00–52.0061716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46144.41/cwt41.00–47.506497
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53451.03/cwt49.00–52.507839
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55254.51/cwt53.00–59.0084612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100818.49/cwt635.00–950.009,0034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325710.00/cwt710.00–710.009,4081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0012,2101

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.