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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 29

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,557 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 1,594▼ 56 vs year ago 1,613 · −3.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 202▼ 5 vs year ago 125 · −4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 27▼ 63 vs year ago 135 · −46.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 lower as cattle futures trend downward; as corn futures trend upward. Feeder Heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower with moderate demand with plain feeder offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.58/cwt on 691 head.

Average price

$130.58

691 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$10.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.78

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	764	131.23	1,003	648
Medium and Large 2-3	610	120.80	737	43

One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about $265 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 sale691 hd

130.58

—

KY average26 barns · 4,473 hd

139.37

−8.78

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	1,846	86.83	1,603	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	68.24	835	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	67.18	1,007	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	56.49	597	8thin

Every lot

91 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	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	158.54/cwt	153.00–164.00	607	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	148.91/cwt	145.00–154.00	645	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	136.36/cwt	135.00–139.00	595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	107.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	151.11/cwt	142.00–162.00	713	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	162.61/cwt	161.00–163.00	836	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	153.48/cwt	134.00–158.50	803	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	128.07/cwt	120.00–136.00	693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	128.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	724	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	148.50/cwt	134.00–157.50	855	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	121.54/cwt	118.00–122.00	741	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	137.50/cwt	131.00–143.25	851	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	111.04/cwt	86.00–122.00	752	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	128.13/cwt	124.50–139.00	874	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	124.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	908	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	124.92/cwt	117.00–128.60	956	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	110.57/cwt	104.00–115.00	874	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,009	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	117.04/cwt	113.00–120.50	952	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	117.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,012	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	914	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,124	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	110.99/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,023	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,037	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	996	116.60/cwt	116.60–116.60	1,161	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,097	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	135.19/cwt	133.00–140.00	453	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	147.31/cwt	133.00–156.00	535	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	141.83/cwt	135.00–150.00	604	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	110.29/cwt	107.00–112.00	511	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	136.28/cwt	128.00–141.00	656	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	736	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	131.95/cwt	127.00–138.50	693	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	132.48/cwt	120.00–138.00	758	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	130.95/cwt	112.00–134.50	811	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	102.46/cwt	101.00–107.00	635	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	104.33/cwt	103.00–106.00	713	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	110.65/cwt	104.00–125.00	797	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	118.78/cwt	103.00–119.00	930	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	102.33/cwt	100.00–104.00	846	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	936	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	152.16/cwt	141.00–164.00	510	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	151.95/cwt	142.00–156.00	558	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	150.65/cwt	140.00–159.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	151.74/cwt	143.00–160.00	712	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	502	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	137.79/cwt	135.00–144.00	734	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	138.95/cwt	135.00–143.00	803	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	781	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	855	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	84.31/cwt	80.50–88.00	1,501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,807	96.34/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,741	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,525	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	408	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	678	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	56.82/cwt	54.00–59.50	616	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	64.08/cwt	62.00–67.00	775	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	70.21/cwt	68.00–76.50	859	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,245	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,064	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	824	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	70.32/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,026	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	66.09/cwt	64.00–67.50	993	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	977	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	27,540	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	8,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,316.57/cwt	1,080.00–1,425.00	15,364	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	1,138.37/cwt	860.00–1,525.00	13,330	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	837.27/cwt	750.00–930.00	10,332	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	838.85/cwt	760.00–870.00	10,368	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 Apr 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,557Last week 1,594Year ago 1,613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 202Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 27Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	165.00–170.00	167.53
170	—	914	123.00	123.00
25	—	807	125.00	125.00
2	—	612	145.50	145.50
9	—	355	180.00	180.00
66	—	996	116.60	116.60
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
10	—	514	161.00–163.00	162.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	153.00–164.00	158.54
1	—	960	108.00	108.00
12	—	813	113.00–120.50	117.04
64	—	576	134.00–157.50	148.50
13	—	472	142.00–162.00	151.11
1	—	330	157.50	157.50
28	—	864	110.00–120.00	117.08
28	—	731	120.00–128.00	124.23
17	—	1,016	108.00	108.00
47	—	619	131.00–143.25	137.50
4	—	433	145.00–154.00	148.91
45	—	765	117.00–128.60	124.92
65	—	523	134.00–158.50	153.48
2	—	250	172.50	172.50
17	—	922	104.00–114.00	110.99
13	—	682	124.50–139.00	128.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	790	104.00–115.00	110.57
2	—	740	111.00	111.00
2	—	470	104.00–110.00	107.03
10	—	563	128.00–131.00	128.51
9	—	610	118.00–122.00	121.54
5	—	541	120.00–136.00	128.07
3	—	436	135.00–139.00	136.36
7	—	677	86.00–122.00	111.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	133.00–140.00	135.19
32	—	525	127.00–138.50	131.95
43	—	619	112.00–134.50	130.95
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
15	—	720	104.00–125.00	110.65
55	—	572	120.00–138.00	132.48
4	—	955	98.00	98.00
18	—	363	133.00–156.00	147.31
31	—	481	128.00–141.00	136.28
33	—	426	135.00–150.00	141.83
2	—	660	125.00	125.00
146	—	783	103.00–119.00	118.78
3	—	827	100.00–104.00	102.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
17	—	518	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	117.50	117.50
11	—	620	101.00–107.00	102.46
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
3	—	463	107.00–112.00	110.29
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
2	—	405	126.00	126.00
1	—	320	121.00	121.00
9	—	683	103.00–106.00	104.33
1	—	505	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	140.00–159.00	150.65
2	—	335	141.00–164.00	152.16
3	—	681	125.50	125.50
12	—	533	135.00–144.00	137.79
7	—	469	143.00–160.00	151.74
7	—	367	142.00–156.00	151.95
9	—	612	125.00–130.00	127.60
4	—	578	135.00–143.00	138.95
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	119.50	119.50
2	—	502	131.00	131.00
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
1	—	885	90.00	90.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,080.00–1,425.00	1,316.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,171	860.00–1,525.00	1,138.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	16	—	1,234	750.00–930.00	837.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,236	760.00–870.00	838.85

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	—	1,530	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	59.50	59.50
21	—	1,223	68.00–76.50	70.21
12	—	1,210	62.00–67.00	64.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	42.50	42.50
6	—	1,085	54.00–59.50	56.82
1	—	990	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,502	64.00–67.50	66.09
2	—	1,685	58.00	58.00
10	—	1,459	68.00–73.50	70.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,930	78.00–80.00	79.00
3	—	1,807	94.00–97.50	96.34
2	—	1,780	80.50–88.00	84.31

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.