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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 22

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,594 head

▼ 292 vs last sale 1,886▼ 398 vs year ago 1,992 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

202 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 179▲ 62 vs year ago 140 · +44.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 37▼ 48 vs year ago 75 · −64.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower as cattle futures trend downward as corn futures trend upward. Feeder Heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $128.23/cwt on 627 head.

Average price

$128.23

627 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.17

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	608	128.98	784	588
Medium and Large 2-3	557	116.97	652	39

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $132 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 sale627 hd

128.23

—

KY average26 barns · 6,994 hd

135.39

−7.17

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	1,825	92.22	1,683	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	67.07	1,012	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	64.16	766	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	55.10	592	9thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	167.63/cwt	160.00–175.00	478	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	173.17/cwt	161.00–182.50	656	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	161.94/cwt	156.00–167.00	691	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	174.39/cwt	173.00–176.00	760	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	840	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	159.20/cwt	148.00–164.00	775	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	173.62/cwt	170.50–180.00	885	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	152.05/cwt	142.00–168.00	794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	131.40/cwt	126.00–137.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	152.33/cwt	140.00–166.00	862	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	156.83/cwt	153.50–159.00	954	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	140.68/cwt	125.00–147.00	874	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	134.41/cwt	126.75–142.00	898	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	136.77/cwt	135.00–138.50	992	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	128.94/cwt	120.00–132.00	937	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	125.54/cwt	119.00–130.00	969	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	122.06/cwt	116.00–123.00	992	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	125.88/cwt	124.50–126.50	1,032	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	119.86/cwt	119.25–121.50	1,061	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	115.18/cwt	110.50–117.50	1,078	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,141	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	133.33/cwt	127.50–139.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	147.00/cwt	140.00–152.00	553	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	141.37/cwt	135.00–148.00	604	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	136.68/cwt	130.00–142.00	637	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	126.10/cwt	101.00–128.00	601	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	134.75/cwt	127.00–140.50	697	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	115.29/cwt	97.50–126.00	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	118.97/cwt	115.00–124.00	669	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	133.92/cwt	127.00–137.25	757	153
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	129.81/cwt	118.00–135.00	804	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	122.22/cwt	115.00–127.50	819	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	115.18/cwt	104.00–120.00	828	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	106.35/cwt	105.00–107.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	757	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	116.21/cwt	106.00–122.50	904	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	111.69/cwt	103.00–122.50	917	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	110.24/cwt	106.00–117.00	951	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,115	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	164.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	161.61/cwt	140.00–170.50	763	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	157.92/cwt	143.00–161.00	835	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	145.67/cwt	137.00–153.50	843	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	139.80/cwt	133.00–142.00	865	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	128.90/cwt	120.00–137.00	861	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	83.33/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,407	5
Bulls	—	—	1,761	92.22/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,624	7
Bulls	—	—	2,051	101.11/cwt	96.00–107.00	2,074	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	48.55/cwt	48.00–49.50	483	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	56.65/cwt	55.50–58.00	629	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	760	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	71.80/cwt	68.50–80.50	845	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	55.14/cwt	50.00–59.00	659	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	63.62/cwt	60.00–67.50	763	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	58.76/cwt	58.50–59.00	861	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	63.71/cwt	60.00–66.50	943	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	71.40/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,102	17
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,630	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	25,265	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,004	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	603.82/cwt	570.00–640.00	6,721	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	1,019.78/cwt	930.00–1,060.00	14,155	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	1,045.40/cwt	1,040.00–1,050.00	15,346	2

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 Apr 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,594Last week 1,886Year ago 1,992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 179Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 37Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	118.00	118.00
1	—	335	143.00	143.00
36	—	719	104.00–120.00	115.18
13	—	821	103.00–122.50	111.69
24	—	466	130.00–142.00	136.68
139	—	619	118.00–135.00	129.81
74	—	517	127.00–140.50	134.75
45	—	778	106.00–122.50	116.21
153	—	565	127.00–137.25	133.92
5	—	376	140.00–152.00	147.00
27	—	427	135.00–148.00	141.37
58	—	670	115.00–127.50	122.22
12	—	863	106.00–117.00	110.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	127.50–139.00	133.33
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
1	—	440	109.00	109.00
14	—	477	101.00–128.00	126.10
9	—	562	115.00–124.00	118.97
2	—	757	88.00	88.00
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
4	—	518	97.50–126.00	115.29
3	—	738	105.00–107.00	106.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	427	156.00–167.00	161.94
7	—	379	161.00–182.50	173.17
52	—	621	125.00–147.00	140.68
47	—	772	119.00–130.00	125.54
1	—	1,005	113.50	113.50
71	—	566	140.00–166.00	152.33
64	—	668	126.75–142.00	134.41
21	—	813	116.00–123.00	122.06
26	—	936	110.50–117.50	115.18
23	—	487	148.00–164.00	159.20
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
8	—	522	142.00–168.00	152.05
35	—	727	120.00–132.00	128.94
29	—	885	119.25–121.50	119.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	200.00	200.00
36	—	608	153.50–159.00	156.83
4	—	484	173.00–174.00	173.50
10	—	436	173.00–176.00	174.39
24	—	725	135.00–138.50	136.77
10	—	510	170.50–180.00	173.62
52	—	820	124.50–126.50	125.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
2	—	525	126.00–137.00	131.40
2	—	285	160.00–175.00	167.63
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	163.00	163.00
7	—	619	133.00–142.00	139.80
7	—	579	137.00–153.50	145.67
3	—	427	160.00–170.00	164.20
2	—	345	182.50	182.50
8	—	472	140.00–170.50	161.61
19	—	668	120.00–137.00	128.90
13	—	529	143.00–161.00	157.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	870.00	870.00

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)	13	—	1,388	930.00–1,060.00	1,019.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,468	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,045.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	570.00–640.00	603.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,630	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,196	50.00–59.00	55.14
13	—	1,177	68.50–80.50	71.80
34	—	1,200	60.00–67.50	63.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,480	60.00–66.50	63.71
17	—	1,544	68.00–77.00	71.40
2	—	1,465	58.50–59.00	58.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	48.00–49.50	48.55
1	—	1,135	67.00	67.00
5	—	1,110	55.50–58.00	56.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,761	90.00–94.50	92.22
5	—	2,051	96.00–107.00	101.11
5	—	1,688	82.00–86.00	83.33

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.