Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2020-01-16

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 16
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,127 head
▼ 522 vs last sale 2,649▲ 2,127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 301▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 45▲ 59 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 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.70/cwt on 986 head.
Average price
$147.70
986 head · 622 lb average
Value per head Derived
$918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2630148.81937880
Medium and Large 2-3557138.55771106
One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about $166 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 sale986 hd
147.70
—
KY average29 barns · 8,675 hd
142.83
+4.88
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—Average1,69980.731,3716thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62554.9289314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22647.0857778
CowsLean 85-90%High94843.7641525

Every lot

112 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2165200.00/cwt200.00–200.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265157.37/cwt154.00–161.004172
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3267145.00/cwt145.00–145.003872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270171.97/cwt170.00–176.004643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315175.18/cwt170.00–176.005527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323141.71/cwt141.00–142.504582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336159.54/cwt151.00–165.0053614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375159.42/cwt150.00–165.5059817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377138.89/cwt136.00–144.005243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy391171.00/cwt171.00–171.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3419149.06/cwt144.00–153.006255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429166.90/cwt158.00–173.0071643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436176.65/cwt175.00–180.007709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465175.04/cwt173.00–177.0081414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471148.29/cwt140.00–151.0069810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478163.95/cwt155.00–170.0078460
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518170.30/cwt170.00–170.5088217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519145.56/cwt144.00–154.0075529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529162.06/cwt152.00–169.0085779
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy557169.00/cwt169.00–169.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570156.71/cwt148.50–163.0089374
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583139.65/cwt136.00–146.0081436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610153.99/cwt151.00–156.009398
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617118.81/cwt113.00–126.007335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631143.50/cwt130.00–148.00905159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy653150.00/cwt150.00–150.009803
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670118.24/cwt114.00–127.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682138.78/cwt130.00–145.0094678
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713120.80/cwt120.00–124.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720134.60/cwt129.00–143.0096944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770133.35/cwt122.00–137.501,02726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781139.36/cwt139.25–139.501,08899
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824128.92/cwt119.00–133.001,06219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829137.90/cwt136.50–138.501,14387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2874127.02/cwt120.00–133.001,1109
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3878110.25/cwt105.00–112.009685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223123.57/cwt115.00–130.002766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235112.00/cwt112.00–112.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3268112.48/cwt110.00–115.003012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271133.93/cwt124.00–139.003634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323128.37/cwt125.00–140.0041521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338119.36/cwt115.00–120.004038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368120.59/cwt116.00–122.5044413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382132.52/cwt127.00–139.0050634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420116.39/cwt110.00–120.004898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421133.64/cwt124.00–141.0056356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479131.15/cwt120.00–137.00628119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3484118.41/cwt110.00–119.5057311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523109.27/cwt105.00–115.005718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527126.23/cwt117.00–133.5066586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576125.68/cwt117.00–129.50724126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580113.08/cwt109.00–116.0065610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610106.79/cwt105.00–110.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622120.78/cwt110.00–128.0075183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623128.25/cwt128.25–128.2579948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673127.40/cwt125.00–129.5085782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675109.00/cwt109.00–109.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676120.12/cwt111.00–124.0081245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3721104.60/cwt100.00–109.007549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726118.37/cwt112.50–123.0085940
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781122.81/cwt122.50–123.0095913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3788105.45/cwt100.00–108.508318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865115.00/cwt115.00–115.009953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3885101.00/cwt101.00–101.008941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,020100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3223121.52/cwt121.00–122.002712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2232154.00/cwt154.00–154.003575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3282138.50/cwt138.00–140.003914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330131.12/cwt126.00–135.004333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331158.76/cwt152.00–161.005254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385156.54/cwt146.00–160.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3387134.67/cwt131.00–140.005213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421164.84/cwt160.00–171.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3437149.00/cwt149.00–149.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460145.29/cwt142.00–150.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515156.00/cwt156.00–156.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523139.66/cwt131.00–145.007305
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530122.50/cwt122.00–123.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3552112.00/cwt112.00–112.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560119.94/cwt115.00–130.006725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629119.82/cwt115.00–129.007546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670124.32/cwt114.00–127.008336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719117.86/cwt114.00–120.008477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730109.00/cwt109.00–109.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805113.00/cwt113.00–113.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825109.50/cwt109.00–110.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58080.99/cwt79.00–82.501,2803
Bulls——1,74375.70/cwt73.50–78.001,3192
Bulls——1,96590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92938.24/cwt35.00–42.0035512
Cows—Lean 85-90%95056.96/cwt52.50–60.005413
Cows—Lean 85-90%97046.43/cwt43.00–50.5045010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19241.03/cwt36.00–44.5048927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23349.05/cwt45.00–52.5060539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27754.27/cwt53.00–57.5069312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53852.87/cwt51.50–54.508138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74257.66/cwt55.50–61.501,0046
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6451,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0023,1951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088744.30/cwt620.00–810.008,0983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,136639.32/cwt510.00–810.007,2639
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213767.94/cwt585.00–950.009,31517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,175540.00/cwt540.00–540.006,3451
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,303749.97/cwt550.00–800.009,7725

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.