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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 11

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,919 head

▲ 1,604 vs last sale 2,315▲ 1,673 vs year ago 2,246 · +74.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 112▲ 8 vs year ago 147 · +5.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 29▲ 40 vs year ago 45 · +88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower with good demand.

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 $129.08/cwt on 1,375 head.

Average price

$129.08

1,375 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

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	612	129.82	794	1,314
Medium and Large 2-3	656	113.20	743	61

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about $51 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 sale1,375 hd

129.08

—

KY average26 barns · 10,766 hd

128.93

+0.15

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	1,743	85.38	1,488	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	61.87	918	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	57.26	689	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	51.80	490	15

Every lot

102 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	257	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	514	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	175.86/cwt	172.00–180.00	494	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	317	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	468	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	168.98/cwt	162.50–172.50	546	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	173.59/cwt	172.00–179.00	632	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	174.22/cwt	171.00–185.00	718	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	164.24/cwt	161.00–169.00	716	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	160.17/cwt	145.00–168.00	753	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	174.55/cwt	170.00–184.00	843	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	133.00/cwt	118.00–136.00	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	163.19/cwt	161.25–172.00	858	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	157.74/cwt	142.00–161.00	850	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	163.06/cwt	162.50–164.00	902	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	134.36/cwt	110.00–137.50	766	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	149.33/cwt	140.00–156.00	860	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	146.03/cwt	144.50–148.00	919	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	136.74/cwt	126.00–143.00	863	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	659	122.35/cwt	117.00–124.00	806	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	137.21/cwt	130.00–140.50	926	363
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	133.29/cwt	132.00–136.00	965	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	129.18/cwt	118.00–132.00	942	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	126.63/cwt	123.00–129.00	976	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	127.08/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,040	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	119.72/cwt	113.50–122.00	988	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	121.44/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,044	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,065	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	111.43/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,045	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,112	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,229	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	403	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	141.23/cwt	138.00–145.00	466	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	149.34/cwt	145.00–151.00	587	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	150.32/cwt	148.50–155.00	631	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	140.23/cwt	132.00–145.50	602	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	118.96/cwt	87.50–127.00	558	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	139.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	670	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	141.69/cwt	141.10–145.50	750	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	133.26/cwt	124.00–140.00	706	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	116.67/cwt	114.00–118.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	130.28/cwt	120.00–133.50	733	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	112.22/cwt	105.00–123.00	658	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	132.79/cwt	131.00–134.40	811	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	126.36/cwt	116.00–130.50	778	204
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	113.63/cwt	112.00–115.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	133.60/cwt	133.60–133.60	887	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	109.40/cwt	103.00–112.00	730	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	122.40/cwt	115.00–127.00	832	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	120.77/cwt	120.50–124.50	862	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	118.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	860	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	762	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	112.45/cwt	103.00–116.50	875	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	783	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	914	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	949	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	105.60/cwt	95.00–110.00	861	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	898	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	94.75/cwt	91.00–106.00	857	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	310	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	174.14/cwt	172.50–176.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	180.32/cwt	180.00–181.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	166.74/cwt	160.00–174.00	612	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	166.66/cwt	166.00–168.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	178.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	820	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	160.80/cwt	145.00–170.00	751	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	143.92/cwt	136.00–152.00	769	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	139.40/cwt	134.00–142.00	795	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	132.74/cwt	125.00–139.50	842	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	129.17/cwt	116.00–135.00	847	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	115.51/cwt	96.00–123.00	837	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	100.45/cwt	100.00–103.00	861	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	974	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	76.96/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,149	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	85.85/cwt	81.50–88.50	1,510	11
Bulls	—	—	1,932	92.07/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,779	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	522	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	45.42/cwt	42.00–49.00	431	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	53.25/cwt	50.00–55.50	509	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	49.80/cwt	46.00–53.50	592	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	56.10/cwt	52.50–59.00	672	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	63.29/cwt	61.00–66.50	773	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	57.78/cwt	55.00–59.50	830	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	64.93/cwt	61.50–71.00	986	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	559.47/cwt	480.00–750.00	5,679	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,018	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	758.14/cwt	580.00–840.00	8,097	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	659.11/cwt	570.00–750.00	7,349	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	1,039.17/cwt	770.00–1,300.00	11,711	8

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 Mar 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,919Last week 2,315Year ago 2,246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 112Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 29Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	282	143.00	143.00
44	—	727	110.00–120.00	118.35
204	—	616	116.00–130.50	126.36
67	—	481	130.00–145.00	139.33
122	—	530	124.00–140.00	133.26
155	—	680	115.00–127.00	122.40
3	—	853	105.00–106.00	105.33
4	—	905	91.00–106.00	94.75
12	—	393	145.00–151.00	149.34
6	—	330	138.00–145.00	141.23
77	—	563	120.00–133.50	130.28
29	—	429	132.00–145.50	140.23
11	—	815	95.00–110.00	105.60
10	—	778	103.00–116.50	112.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	130.00	130.00
2	—	415	125.00	125.00
4	—	895	77.00	77.00
2	—	380	132.00	132.00
3	—	623	112.00–115.00	113.63
3	—	540	114.00–118.00	116.67
7	—	469	87.50–127.00	118.96
2	—	762	100.00	100.00
5	—	586	105.00–123.00	112.22
11	—	667	103.00–112.00	109.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	714	120.50–124.50	120.77
189	—	611	131.00–134.40	132.79
71	—	815	116.50	116.50
46	—	420	148.50–155.00	150.32
85	—	664	133.60	133.60
5	—	370	157.00	157.00
5	—	459	151.50	151.50
80	—	529	141.10–145.50	141.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	783	116.75	116.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	166.00–168.00	166.66
1	—	210	147.50	147.50
4	—	770	112.00	112.00
3	—	955	102.00	102.00
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
12	—	534	136.00–152.00	143.92
10	—	725	96.00–123.00	115.51
7	—	857	100.00–103.00	100.45
5	—	367	160.00–174.00	166.74
32	—	467	145.00–170.00	160.80
17	—	570	134.00–142.00	139.40
2	—	325	172.50–176.00	174.14
14	—	634	125.00–139.50	132.74
21	—	656	116.00–135.00	129.17
1	—	280	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	175.00–185.00	178.30
3	—	365	180.00–181.00	180.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	161.00–169.00	164.24
5	—	938	105.00–113.00	111.43
75	—	771	123.00–129.00	126.63
38	—	539	142.00–161.00	157.74
1	—	1,050	117.00	117.00
23	—	470	145.00–168.00	160.17
1	—	1,020	109.00	109.00
363	—	675	130.00–140.50	137.21
42	—	631	126.00–143.00	136.74
109	—	729	118.00–132.00	129.18
40	—	825	113.50–122.00	119.72
8	—	860	114.00–122.50	121.44
8	—	364	172.00–179.00	173.59
153	—	576	140.00–156.00	149.33
5	—	323	162.50–172.50	168.98
8	—	281	172.00–180.00	175.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	526	161.25–172.00	163.19
71	—	629	144.50–148.00	146.03
73	—	818	125.00–131.50	127.08
50	—	724	132.00–136.00	133.29
25	—	862	123.50	123.50
2	—	257	200.00	200.00
25	—	483	170.00–184.00	174.55
31	—	412	171.00–185.00	174.22
16	—	553	162.50–164.00	163.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
2	—	317	147.50	147.50
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
6	—	520	118.00–136.00	133.00
5	—	659	117.00–124.00	122.35
1	—	890	86.00	86.00
14	—	570	110.00–137.50	134.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	42.00–49.00	45.42
2	—	900	58.00	58.00
9	—	955	50.00–55.50	53.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	46.00–53.50	49.80
9	—	1,222	61.00–66.50	63.29
21	—	1,197	52.50–59.00	56.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,519	61.50–71.00	64.93
6	—	1,436	55.00–59.50	57.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	74.00–80.00	76.96
3	—	1,932	91.00–93.50	92.07
11	—	1,759	81.50–88.50	85.85

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,015	480.00–750.00	559.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,115	570.00–750.00	659.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,068	580.00–840.00	758.14

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	8	—	1,127	770.00–1,300.00	1,039.17

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.