Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-01-14

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 14
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,126 head
▲ 284 vs last sale 1,842▼ 1 vs year ago 2,127 · −0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 212▲ 95 vs year ago 145 · +65.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 24▲ 11 vs year ago 59 · +18.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Buyers showed good interest weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.45/cwt on 699 head.
Average price
$130.45
699 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2658131.84868653
Medium and Large 2-3695110.7077046
One grade step is worth $21.14/cwt here — about $98 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 sale699 hd
130.45
—
KY average26 barns · 8,061 hd
132.64
−2.19
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—Average1,78886.961,55525
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53253.2681628
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24752.6965736
CowsLean 85-90%High1,14943.925054thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332149.96/cwt145.00–156.0049810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335132.50/cwt132.50–132.504441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369149.39/cwt147.00–154.005515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380157.00/cwt157.00–157.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415156.90/cwt154.00–158.5065123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422148.24/cwt144.00–151.006269
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445118.00/cwt118.00–118.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468153.60/cwt153.00–154.0071910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475146.98/cwt135.00–151.0069836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522137.40/cwt125.00–144.0071715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525115.67/cwt115.00–117.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532156.48/cwt150.00–160.5083228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558147.75/cwt147.75–147.7582430
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580115.90/cwt112.00–120.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584135.08/cwt125.00–145.00789112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616125.97/cwt120.00–134.0077632
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3626115.50/cwt114.00–116.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679124.94/cwt120.00–127.5084864
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3688114.54/cwt108.00–118.0078813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719122.10/cwt114.00–125.0087874
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723105.18/cwt102.00–114.007608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762130.00/cwt130.00–130.0099165
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3773106.69/cwt100.00–110.008258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774116.22/cwt115.50–120.0090020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817115.08/cwt110.00–117.5094025
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825106.43/cwt101.00–112.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850101.00/cwt101.00–101.008594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2869117.29/cwt110.00–120.001,01931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added875122.25/cwt122.25–122.251,07056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2911104.20/cwt102.00–106.009495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,05596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285122.42/cwt115.00–134.003494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325121.00/cwt121.00–121.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345105.00/cwt105.00–105.003621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-337591.00/cwt91.00–91.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378143.21/cwt140.00–144.2554116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378133.11/cwt121.00–137.5050320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428131.54/cwt119.00–138.0056344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431106.50/cwt105.00–107.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3462106.57/cwt100.00–110.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481130.41/cwt119.00–134.5062779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521127.78/cwt115.00–133.50666149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532103.27/cwt96.00–112.005499
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562110.00/cwt110.00–110.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578120.36/cwt115.00–124.0069671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617119.20/cwt111.00–123.0073560
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3642105.00/cwt105.00–105.006744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3669101.67/cwt81.00–105.0068013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676115.67/cwt110.00–118.0078267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716110.66/cwt102.00–112.0079263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372868.71/cwt65.00–72.505002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761109.57/cwt95.00–111.0083411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377579.21/cwt76.00–80.0061410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290392.00/cwt92.00–92.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-394571.00/cwt71.00–71.006711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260132.00/cwt132.00–132.003431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260127.50/cwt127.50–127.503321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379146.43/cwt135.00–152.0055510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added404155.75/cwt155.00–158.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419144.84/cwt135.00–149.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430117.50/cwt117.50–117.505051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472121.05/cwt110.00–125.005719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484141.54/cwt135.00–145.5068525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515106.94/cwt104.00–110.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539130.25/cwt129.00–138.007027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2589128.52/cwt113.00–130.0075711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630120.08/cwt110.00–130.5075730
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667110.14/cwt106.00–111.507354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3682106.80/cwt106.00–108.007285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708107.41/cwt107.00–107.507606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763102.96/cwt100.00–105.007865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282294.00/cwt94.00–94.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287694.25/cwt94.00–95.008264
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68671.59/cwt65.00–77.001,2076
Bulls——1,80294.52/cwt91.00–100.501,70314
Bulls——1,87284.26/cwt80.00–89.501,5775
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93554.00/cwt54.00–54.005051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20337.34/cwt34.50–40.004492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23146.80/cwt45.00–47.505765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24751.87/cwt49.00–54.5064722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25547.00/cwt47.00–47.005901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25657.96/cwt56.00–62.007289
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47048.30/cwt47.50–49.007103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48456.18/cwt55.00–58.008349
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57152.55/cwt50.00–54.5082616
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6651,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0023,3101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2892825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,3592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980930.00/cwt930.00–930.009,1141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075980.44/cwt910.00–1,040.0010,5402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.0012,7603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,162740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,5992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300661.68/cwt590.00–830.008,6026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,333828.40/cwt640.00–970.0011,04312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400860.61/cwt630.00–1,090.0012,04913
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,7881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,110.71/cwt1,090.00–1,175.0013,5067

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.