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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 21

● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,676 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 1,552▲ 404 vs year ago 1,272 · +31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 93▼ 28 vs year ago 204 · −13.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 42▲ 40 vs year ago 74 · +54.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $153.15/cwt on 702 head.

Average price

$153.15

702 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$14.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

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	640	154.31	988	645
Medium and Large 2-3	585	139.98	818	57

One grade step is worth $14.33/cwt here — about $169 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 sale702 hd

153.15

—

KY average24 barns · 4,778 hd

150.95

+2.20

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	1,736	90.24	1,567	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,587	61.74	980	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	59.45	743	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	53.44	496	21

Every lot

117 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	237	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	403	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	174.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	307	158.86/cwt	157.00–160.00	488	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	329	198.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	652	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	172.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	588	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	187.29/cwt	186.00–188.00	697	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	164.18/cwt	161.00–167.50	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	175.33/cwt	170.00–182.00	677	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	183.82/cwt	174.00–189.00	767	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	165.58/cwt	162.00–166.00	722	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	168.20/cwt	160.00–175.00	802	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	153.41/cwt	151.00–157.50	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	919	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	145.45/cwt	142.00–149.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	166.40/cwt	160.00–174.00	895	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	899	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	148.84/cwt	143.00–159.50	853	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	822	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	158.08/cwt	156.00–158.50	967	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	147.68/cwt	137.00–151.00	916	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	629	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	836	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	139.77/cwt	132.00–144.50	928	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,019	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,130	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	145.44/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,049	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	726	129.23/cwt	128.50–130.00	938	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	118.39/cwt	115.00–123.00	912	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	139.84/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,095	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	804	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,138	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	812	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,269	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,007	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	132.12/cwt	130.00–133.75	1,226	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	969	100.48/cwt	99.00–105.00	974	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,254	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,244	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	143.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	291	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	370	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	138.81/cwt	133.00–146.00	461	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	133.06/cwt	129.00–137.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	145.45/cwt	141.50–151.00	561	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	120.25/cwt	118.50–125.00	499	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	140.39/cwt	130.00–143.00	609	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	125.69/cwt	122.50–128.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	139.43/cwt	131.00–145.00	666	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	136.91/cwt	129.00–142.00	706	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	124.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	644	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	131.15/cwt	122.00–138.00	744	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	152.10/cwt	152.10–152.10	932	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	129.67/cwt	124.00–138.50	801	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	118.52/cwt	115.00–121.00	743	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	134.95/cwt	122.00–138.50	911	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	120.75/cwt	114.00–126.50	856	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	106.96/cwt	104.00–111.00	770	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	137.27/cwt	136.00–138.50	994	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	778	103.76/cwt	102.50–105.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,047	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	123.91/cwt	114.00–127.00	968	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,053	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	841	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	917	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	119.87/cwt	111.50–122.00	1,030	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	116.80/cwt	109.00–117.50	1,078	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	180.66/cwt	175.00–187.50	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	195.48/cwt	195.00–196.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	161.98/cwt	158.00–164.00	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	173.63/cwt	168.00–181.00	724	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	834	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	166.54/cwt	160.00–175.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	132.16/cwt	125.00–137.50	612	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	147.21/cwt	140.00–156.00	763	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	837	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	137.41/cwt	135.00–139.00	730	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	132.08/cwt	127.00–135.00	745	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	127.25/cwt	122.00–133.50	798	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	125.24/cwt	119.00–130.00	838	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	124.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	882	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	110.46/cwt	109.00–112.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	119.84/cwt	119.00–120.00	917	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	110.04/cwt	108.00–112.00	847	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	909	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	929	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,007	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	886	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	236	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	144	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	251	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	138	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	312	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	309	62
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	79.78/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,105	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	90.22/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,624	7
Bulls	—	—	1,928	98.64/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,902	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	47.15/cwt	44.00–50.00	428	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	56.14/cwt	52.50–60.00	518	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	63.75/cwt	62.50–65.00	662	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	52.79/cwt	51.00–54.50	605	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	59.35/cwt	55.00–63.50	745	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	65.20/cwt	64.00–68.00	854	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	796	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	65.68/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,044	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	59.76/cwt	55.00–63.50	950	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,730	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	31,140	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	723.26/cwt	500.00–985.00	7,775	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	707.60/cwt	350.00–1,010.00	7,777	24
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,309	1,029.69/cwt	625.00–1,350.00	13,479	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	74.33/cwt	72.00–76.00	812	3

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 Oct 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,676Last week 1,552Year ago 1,272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 93Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 42Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	620	137.00–151.00	147.68
97	—	538	160.00–174.00	166.40
8	—	812	120.00–128.00	124.01
2	—	237	170.00	170.00
1	—	980	128.00	128.00
24	—	783	127.00–141.00	139.84
23	—	477	160.00–175.00	168.20
4	—	341	170.00–180.00	172.46
63	—	721	132.00–147.00	145.44
22	—	417	174.00–189.00	183.82
1	—	1,185	105.00	105.00
3	—	283	170.00–180.00	174.07
5	—	386	170.00–182.00	175.33
58	—	573	143.00–159.50	148.84
9	—	928	130.00–133.75	132.12
55	—	664	132.00–144.50	139.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	115.00–123.00	118.39
5	—	307	157.00–160.00	158.86
2	—	518	142.00–149.00	145.45
9	—	436	162.00–166.00	165.58
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
16	—	629	130.00–135.00	132.88
4	—	969	99.00–105.00	100.48
3	—	477	151.00–157.50	153.41
8	—	587	140.00	140.00
4	—	726	128.50–130.00	129.23
2	—	373	161.00–167.50	164.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	804	141.50	141.50
24	—	612	156.00–158.50	158.08
4	—	675	151.00	151.00
3	—	553	162.50	162.50
69	—	721	156.75	156.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	186.00–188.00	187.29
2	—	412	192.00	192.00
63	—	812	156.25	156.25
1	—	505	182.00	182.00
5	—	329	190.00–200.00	198.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	140.00–145.00	143.23
29	—	386	141.50–151.00	145.45
6	—	332	133.00–146.00	138.81
9	—	709	114.00–126.50	120.75
52	—	567	122.00–138.00	131.15
8	—	781	114.00–127.00	123.91
19	—	434	130.00–143.00	140.39
1	—	990	103.00	103.00
12	—	923	109.00–117.50	116.80
35	—	618	124.00–138.50	129.67
25	—	478	131.00–145.00	139.43
45	—	516	129.00–142.00	136.91
17	—	859	111.50–122.00	119.87
65	—	675	122.00–138.50	134.95
21	—	810	128.00–132.50	129.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	781	134.00	134.00
8	—	724	136.00–138.50	137.27
2	—	570	143.00	143.00
87	—	613	152.10	152.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	118.50–125.00	120.25
13	—	627	115.00–121.00	118.52
4	—	476	122.50–128.00	125.69
3	—	291	127.00	127.00
3	—	683	120.00	120.00
5	—	720	104.00–111.00	106.96
5	—	841	109.00	109.00
3	—	582	119.00–120.00	119.67
2	—	778	102.50–105.00	103.76
6	—	371	129.00–137.00	133.06
12	—	519	120.00–127.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	251	55.00	55.00
4	—	236	61.00	61.00
62	—	312	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	669	119.00–130.00	125.24
17	—	518	140.00–156.00	147.21
1	—	955	104.00	104.00
4	—	846	107.00–108.00	107.50
8	—	417	168.00–181.00	173.63
6	—	765	119.00–120.00	119.84
3	—	368	175.00–187.50	180.66
24	—	627	122.00–133.50	127.25
1	—	920	101.00	101.00
10	—	710	120.00–126.00	124.18
18	—	564	127.00–135.00	132.08
3	—	463	160.00–175.00	166.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	195.00–196.00	195.48
2	—	433	190.00–195.00	192.51
3	—	523	160.00	160.00
2	—	460	180.00–185.00	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	163.00	163.00
5	—	463	125.00–137.50	132.16
8	—	531	135.00–139.00	137.41
2	—	718	109.00–112.00	110.46
1	—	815	103.00	103.00
3	—	1,007	88.00	88.00
2	—	675	112.00	112.00
2	—	905	96.00	96.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	770	108.00–112.00	110.04
3	—	412	158.00–164.00	161.98
1	—	555	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	52.00	52.00
8	—	1,589	64.00–67.00	65.68
11	—	1,590	55.00–63.50	59.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	62.50–65.00	63.75
11	—	922	52.50–60.00	56.14
8	—	908	44.00–50.00	47.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,310	64.00–68.00	65.20
67	—	1,255	55.00–63.50	59.35
12	—	1,146	51.00–54.50	52.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	78.00–82.00	79.78
5	—	1,928	95.00–101.00	98.64
7	—	1,800	85.00–93.50	90.22

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,099	350.00–1,010.00	707.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	500.00–985.00	723.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,309	625.00–1,350.00	1,029.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,092	72.00–76.00	74.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,730	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	780	600.00	600.00

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.