Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-01-07

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 7
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,842 head
▲ 473 vs last sale 1,369▼ 807 vs year ago 2,649 · −30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 155▼ 89 vs year ago 301 · −29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 12▼ 21 vs year ago 45 · −46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week due to holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.64/cwt on 882 head.
Average price
$131.64
882 head · 791 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$431
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2792131.651,042881
Medium and Large 2-3485126.006111thin
One grade step is worth $5.65/cwt here — about $431 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 sale882 hd
131.64
—
KY average24 barns · 8,190 hd
135.07
−3.43
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—Low1,80691.071,64416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51053.2280341
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18150.9560132
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00645.014535thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added269175.00/cwt175.00–175.004715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270157.50/cwt157.50–157.504251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386147.93/cwt137.50–160.005717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added398170.00/cwt170.00–170.0067711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431145.27/cwt135.00–147.006267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460158.50/cwt158.50–158.507295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475145.18/cwt136.00–150.0069017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485126.00/cwt126.00–126.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527143.11/cwt126.00–152.0075429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531155.73/cwt155.00–156.0082718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577133.32/cwt127.50–147.0076952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626131.73/cwt120.00–136.0082554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679125.04/cwt120.00–128.0084925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722125.31/cwt117.00–127.5090540
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726130.00/cwt130.00–130.0094420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774124.50/cwt120.00–125.5096410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874131.60/cwt131.60–131.601,150373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881127.33/cwt126.00–127.501,12270
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911128.85/cwt128.85–128.851,17459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916108.00/cwt108.00–108.009894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added992119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,18557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2992114.13/cwt108.00–114.501,13217
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287134.00/cwt134.00–134.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300141.50/cwt141.50–141.504256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3331121.00/cwt121.00–121.0040119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379116.24/cwt105.00–120.004418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385137.76/cwt130.00–142.5053015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440130.05/cwt125.00–134.5057216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455117.00/cwt117.00–117.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468133.41/cwt123.00–137.5062455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533129.61/cwt120.00–132.5069184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573126.08/cwt117.50–130.2572285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576110.69/cwt80.00–115.0063816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600106.00/cwt106.00–106.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622120.42/cwt112.00–126.0074921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667122.88/cwt110.00–125.0082019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725112.87/cwt107.00–115.0081831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380076.00/cwt76.00–76.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285597.00/cwt97.00–97.008291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,09695.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372147.64/cwt140.00–160.005498
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410161.00/cwt161.00–161.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429145.63/cwt130.00–156.006259
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468119.89/cwt117.00–123.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473137.86/cwt130.00–141.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530135.70/cwt120.00–144.007198
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545106.00/cwt106.00–106.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566129.70/cwt120.00–137.5073410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628118.68/cwt115.00–121.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675115.40/cwt113.00–118.007798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705109.00/cwt109.00–109.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770102.00/cwt102.00–102.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280898.50/cwt97.00–100.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289587.00/cwt87.00–87.007791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 377080.00/cwt80.00–80.006161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75896.17/cwt92.50–105.001,69110
Bulls——1,76389.05/cwt87.00–91.501,5703
Bulls——2,00776.07/cwt74.00–78.001,5273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00340.29/cwt38.00–44.504043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01052.08/cwt50.00–54.005262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17459.96/cwt56.50–63.007046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17944.45/cwt40.00–48.0052410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18451.63/cwt49.00–55.5061116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44646.84/cwt44.00–49.006778
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51953.46/cwt50.00–56.5081224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54158.24/cwt57.00–60.008979
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,126681.48/cwt620.00–770.007,6733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200920.00/cwt920.00–920.0011,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,244877.92/cwt600.00–1,160.0010,92110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275915.33/cwt775.00–1,100.0011,6706
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025885.00/cwt885.00–885.009,0711

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.