Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-05-20

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, May 20
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,393 head
▲ 1,138 vs last sale 255▲ 250 vs year ago 1,143 · +21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 1,023 vs last sale 1,163▼ 53 vs year ago 193 · −27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 42▼ 11 vs year ago 66 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with increased demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.87/cwt on 431 head.
Average price
$136.87
431 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578137.41794421
Medium and Large 2-3551114.2863010thin
One grade step is worth $23.13/cwt here — about $165 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 sale431 hd
136.87
—
KY average25 barns · 4,958 hd
129.34
+7.54
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,75798.321,72714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49676.201,14024
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19372.9887143
CowsLean 85-90%Average98363.8862813

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3334125.00/cwt125.00–125.0041815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370163.11/cwt159.00–167.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412168.40/cwt168.00–169.006945
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430122.50/cwt122.50–122.505271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434151.96/cwt146.00–159.006607
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476154.10/cwt144.00–163.0073430
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3497140.00/cwt140.00–140.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513147.10/cwt120.00–162.007556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524155.16/cwt148.00–161.5081320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562163.62/cwt162.00–164.0092021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578137.49/cwt136.00–138.007954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583154.87/cwt140.00–160.0090341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624153.88/cwt150.50–155.5096034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632137.56/cwt131.00–147.0086910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674139.89/cwt128.00–147.0094352
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3691116.50/cwt116.50–116.508053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716130.55/cwt125.00–136.5093514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,01818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778126.98/cwt124.50–128.009889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805132.25/cwt132.25–132.251,06559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838122.00/cwt121.00–123.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918127.60/cwt127.60–127.601,17158
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308142.00/cwt142.00–142.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350121.00/cwt121.00–121.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378143.57/cwt136.00–149.005437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425142.28/cwt135.00–145.0060517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475138.81/cwt128.00–146.0065930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479152.61/cwt152.00–152.7573155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490117.00/cwt117.00–117.005731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515118.97/cwt118.00–120.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530143.48/cwt143.00–145.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532137.46/cwt130.00–141.5073160
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559134.73/cwt128.00–140.5075324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570143.75/cwt143.75–143.7581934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604139.84/cwt139.00–141.5084512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624124.44/cwt113.00–129.5077737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667140.10/cwt140.10–140.1093480
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673108.30/cwt105.00–110.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687123.41/cwt115.00–131.0084834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728123.50/cwt123.50–123.5089913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730114.71/cwt108.00–118.008377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379597.00/cwt97.00–97.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845105.00/cwt105.00–105.008873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296090.00/cwt90.00–90.008641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440154.00/cwt154.00–154.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465158.15/cwt145.00–166.007354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520154.49/cwt153.00–156.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566147.50/cwt144.00–153.008356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636135.18/cwt124.00–139.0086012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673128.01/cwt120.00–135.008629
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706119.42/cwt117.50–126.008438
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778111.00/cwt111.00–111.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915108.00/cwt108.00–108.009881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 364584.50/cwt84.50–84.505451
Dairy Steers—Large 383578.00/cwt78.00–78.006511
Dairy Steers—Large 391675.50/cwt75.50–75.506923
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65786.10/cwt81.50–91.001,4273
Bulls——1,71395.16/cwt93.50–97.001,6304
Bulls——1,824105.36/cwt104.00–109.501,9227
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91256.05/cwt54.00–59.005115
Cows—Lean 85-90%98066.59/cwt60.50–69.506535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10572.41/cwt71.50–74.008003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17056.47/cwt54.00–59.506612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17970.64/cwt65.00–73.5083322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21277.43/cwt74.00–85.0093819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44671.04/cwt66.00–73.501,0275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50977.56/cwt74.50–85.001,17019
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,751.98/cwt1,700.00–1,800.0026,5422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7552,075.00/cwt2,075.00–2,075.0036,4161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,4031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,8121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,076.83/cwt790.00–1,225.0013,13714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3261,042.02/cwt850.00–1,190.0013,8178
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,252.78/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0011,2754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0015,4201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,343.03/cwt1,270.00–1,430.0017,0169

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.