Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2019-10-10

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 10
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,820 head
▲ 937 vs last sale 883▲ 1,820 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 154▲ 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 155▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle with heavy offering. Buyers showed good interest in 400-600lb weaned cattle and cattle with favorable condition, off colored or pinkeye scared cattle sold at a discount.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.66/cwt on 600 head.
Average price
$122.66
600 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.66
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2608123.27750579
Medium and Large 2-3466106.0249421
One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $256 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 sale600 hd
122.66
—
KY average27 barns · 7,073 hd
122.00
+0.66
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—Average1,65373.841,22115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52255.6884714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22151.1262458
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08244.1747820

Every lot

101 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337138.00/cwt138.00–138.004652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340157.00/cwt157.00–157.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371144.41/cwt138.00–150.005367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417138.14/cwt132.50–142.0057611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438150.65/cwt144.00–161.0066024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472138.40/cwt132.00–142.0065312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479147.00/cwt146.00–149.007049
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480103.00/cwt103.00–103.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505119.81/cwt116.00–121.006055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529146.22/cwt144.50–150.0077418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542135.72/cwt127.00–141.0073610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569145.65/cwt142.00–148.0082922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577132.02/cwt127.00–139.0076233
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623142.04/cwt140.50–148.0088519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625135.94/cwt131.00–140.0085028
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672115.98/cwt110.00–119.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678132.45/cwt127.00–137.5089821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693135.61/cwt134.00–138.0094020
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718138.35/cwt137.50–139.0099339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733133.70/cwt127.00–137.0098026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780130.44/cwt125.00–132.001,01716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,0906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811139.13/cwt137.00–140.001,12889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833127.16/cwt119.00–128.001,05913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866120.79/cwt116.00–123.001,0466
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3870107.00/cwt107.00–107.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2933110.98/cwt108.00–114.001,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2973113.98/cwt111.00–119.001,1094
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265123.00/cwt123.00–123.003261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323127.19/cwt120.00–136.004118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363107.04/cwt105.00–109.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364120.06/cwt115.00–124.0043714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412107.02/cwt90.00–109.0044112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426118.17/cwt110.00–130.0050330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438134.00/cwt134.00–134.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465103.00/cwt103.00–103.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476121.60/cwt110.00–138.0057938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520108.00/cwt108.00–108.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531133.77/cwt132.50–136.0071041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531118.73/cwt112.00–126.0063055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550130.50/cwt130.50–130.5071812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555107.00/cwt107.00–107.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577121.37/cwt110.00–129.5070058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617119.58/cwt107.00–123.0073817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625103.52/cwt103.00–104.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636126.19/cwt123.50–128.0080375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669126.35/cwt125.75–127.5084534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681119.26/cwt106.00–128.5081272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716113.09/cwt105.00–117.0081012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763107.47/cwt104.00–111.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765127.16/cwt123.00–128.5097392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378096.00/cwt96.00–96.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805108.96/cwt97.00–115.008773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868102.00/cwt102.00–102.008857
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345137.50/cwt137.50–137.504741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375135.95/cwt130.00–140.005106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375114.00/cwt114.00–114.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426138.65/cwt132.00–141.0059113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430110.34/cwt100.00–116.004744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431145.70/cwt143.00–146.0062816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450159.00/cwt159.00–159.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472136.53/cwt133.00–141.0064413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488142.92/cwt140.00–144.0069714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531126.32/cwt118.00–138.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535112.55/cwt109.00–116.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563120.80/cwt118.00–127.0068011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566105.00/cwt105.00–105.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633124.26/cwt121.00–127.0078711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665121.33/cwt117.00–127.008073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705118.66/cwt117.00–120.008373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775106.65/cwt105.00–109.008275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287099.02/cwt96.00–102.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,04570.00/cwt70.00–70.007321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 352562.00/cwt62.00–62.003261
Dairy Steers—Large 355563.00/cwt63.00–63.003501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35563.91/cwt58.50–67.008664
Bulls——1,74582.50/cwt81.50–83.501,4403
Bulls——1,76875.56/cwt73.50–78.001,3368
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03034.94/cwt33.00–37.003604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08445.84/cwt43.50–48.5049714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17350.95/cwt49.50–52.505982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19648.60/cwt45.00–51.5058136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26355.25/cwt53.50–59.5069822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39151.26/cwt47.00–53.507134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57457.45/cwt54.00–61.5090410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2740680.00/cwt680.00–680.005,0326
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805683.58/cwt650.00–690.005,5036
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003772.29/cwt690.00–840.007,7462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,069735.68/cwt730.00–750.007,8644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150609.22/cwt600.00–630.007,0063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,206698.01/cwt430.00–800.008,41814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,207625.26/cwt530.00–720.007,5473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210570.00/cwt570.00–570.006,8972
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,0351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160745.09/cwt670.00–780.008,6433
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,285720.00/cwt720.00–720.009,2521

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.