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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-29

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

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,523 head

▲ 596 vs last sale 927▼ 166 vs year ago 1,689 · −9.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 118▼ 107 vs year ago 187 · −57.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 58▲ 62 vs year ago 79 · +78.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.78/cwt on 616 head.

Average price

$146.78

616 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

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	789	146.92	1,160	610
Medium and Large 2-3	657	131.83	866	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $294 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 sale616 hd

146.78

—

KY average25 barns · 4,617 hd

147.92

−1.14

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	—	High	1,806	103.58	1,871	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	71.14	1,064	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	68.37	852	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	59.91	643	4thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	155.54/cwt	155.00–158.00	817	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	159.75/cwt	147.00–168.00	919	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,007	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,061	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	153.04/cwt	149.50–158.50	970	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	156.61/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,052	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	142.21/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,005	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	152.35/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,094	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	992	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	142.86/cwt	132.00–145.25	1,109	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	146.49/cwt	143.25–147.75	1,207	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,179	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	139.17/cwt	130.00–139.95	1,236	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	953	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,313	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,194	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,040	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,226	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	149.55/cwt	145.00–151.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	633	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	744	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	149.79/cwt	133.00–153.00	780	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	579	126.03/cwt	120.00–128.50	730	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	147.67/cwt	137.00–149.00	867	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	984	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	144.85/cwt	133.00–147.75	897	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	150.20/cwt	150.20–150.20	1,002	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	144.25/cwt	130.00–146.75	972	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	128.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	932	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	107.48/cwt	104.00–111.00	811	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	138.73/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,059	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	984	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,017	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,150	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	143.85/cwt	131.00–150.00	833	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	142.38/cwt	137.00–148.00	898	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	141.37/cwt	138.00–143.00	975	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	132.63/cwt	132.50–133.00	935	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	120.57/cwt	120.00–121.00	949	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	623	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	678	26
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	867	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	928	59
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	97.12/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,644	5
Bulls	—	—	1,919	110.03/cwt	104.00–117.50	2,111	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	528	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	63.04/cwt	60.00–65.50	683	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	66.47/cwt	64.50–69.50	812	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	490	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	72.43/cwt	70.00–75.50	923	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	66.53/cwt	65.00–68.00	969	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	73.90/cwt	70.50–77.50	1,123	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,379	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	912.29/cwt	820.00–1,025.00	11,276	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,462	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,364	1,213.25/cwt	1,075.00–1,375.00	16,549	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,412	1,151.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	16,252	41
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,954	1

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 Jul 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,523Last week 927Year ago 1,689

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 118Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 58Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
18	—	525	155.00–158.00	155.54
48	—	672	140.00–160.00	156.61
20	—	842	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,120	109.50	109.50
40	—	776	132.00–145.25	142.86
19	—	707	134.00–146.00	142.21
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
17	—	634	149.50–158.50	153.04
9	—	575	147.00–168.00	159.75
72	—	888	130.00–139.95	139.17
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,095	95.00	95.00
1	—	955	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
277	—	824	143.25–147.75	146.49
18	—	718	152.00–154.00	152.35
6	—	415	174.00	174.00
9	—	626	169.50	169.50
34	—	953	137.75	137.75
13	—	579	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
2	—	570	133.00	133.00
1	—	775	128.00	128.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	145.00–151.00	149.55
1	—	1,150	100.00	100.00
23	—	521	133.00–153.00	149.79
29	—	587	137.00–149.00	147.67
34	—	619	133.00–147.75	144.85
171	—	674	130.00–146.75	144.25
8	—	955	106.50	106.50
8	—	800	123.00	123.00
5	—	493	151.00	151.00
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
20	—	726	120.00–130.00	128.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	617	159.50	159.50
45	—	763	137.00–140.00	138.73
60	—	667	150.20	150.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
2	—	755	104.00–111.00	107.48
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
5	—	579	120.00–128.50	126.03
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
5	—	491	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	131.00–150.00	143.85
7	—	787	120.00–121.00	120.57
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
2	—	532	148.00	148.00
1	—	390	156.00	156.00
4	—	705	132.50–133.00	132.63
4	—	631	137.00–148.00	142.38
3	—	690	138.00–143.00	141.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	623	108.75	108.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	867	107.00	107.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,193	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	—	1,364	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,213.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,236	820.00–1,025.00	912.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,412	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,151.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,340	930.00	930.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,457	65.00–68.00	66.53
10	—	1,519	70.50–77.50	73.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,275	70.00–75.50	72.43
15	—	1,222	64.50–69.50	66.47
1	—	1,225	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	50.50	50.50
3	—	1,083	60.00–65.50	63.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,919	104.00–117.50	110.03
5	—	1,693	95.00–98.00	97.12

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.