Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-02-25

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 25
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,797 head
▲ 605 vs last sale 1,192▲ 961 vs year ago 836 · +115.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 159▲ 75 vs year ago 100 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 10▼ 90 vs year ago 135 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to inclement weather, Compared to last sell Feb 4th feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 higher, over 500lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs 3.00-4.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.62/cwt on 703 head.
Average price
$130.62
703 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.78
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2651131.03853690
Medium and Large 2-3702108.8376413thin
One grade step is worth $22.19/cwt here — about $89 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 sale703 hd
130.62
—
KY average25 barns · 5,093 hd
126.83
+3.78
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—High1,81695.331,73121
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54160.9593934
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25059.4574335
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01350.845158thin

Every lot

90 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 1-2Value Added272200.00/cwt200.00–200.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2297160.00/cwt160.00–160.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added309195.52/cwt185.00–200.0060410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335178.00/cwt178.00–178.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345114.00/cwt114.00–114.003931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382171.30/cwt166.00–175.006546
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423145.00/cwt145.00–145.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426178.87/cwt170.00–184.0076245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433162.58/cwt153.00–168.507045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477172.29/cwt170.00–174.008226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477129.38/cwt120.00–137.006173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480163.17/cwt155.00–169.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510131.53/cwt130.00–133.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524162.27/cwt160.00–167.0085046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527151.25/cwt140.00–156.007976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570150.52/cwt141.00–157.5085830
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595132.00/cwt132.00–132.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625140.12/cwt135.00–143.508769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629146.47/cwt145.00–152.5092149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664148.35/cwt148.00–148.5098516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674137.07/cwt130.00–143.0092458
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675125.37/cwt120.00–128.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720135.75/cwt135.00–138.009778
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720117.00/cwt117.00–117.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735129.27/cwt121.00–134.5095045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764129.29/cwt121.00–131.5098813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,06256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832124.57/cwt116.00–126.501,03628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873123.52/cwt120.50–126.501,07839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915104.50/cwt104.50–104.509564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,057104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0992
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281139.27/cwt138.00–141.003914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330162.03/cwt160.00–163.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332150.00/cwt150.00–150.0049813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added357159.00/cwt159.00–159.0056810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359146.18/cwt145.00–150.005255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365137.00/cwt137.00–137.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413140.65/cwt138.00–145.0058110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421154.31/cwt153.00–155.0065048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473138.22/cwt130.00–145.0065434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524142.75/cwt142.50–143.007486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532136.92/cwt128.00–140.5072833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571132.68/cwt125.50–137.2575854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585118.00/cwt118.00–118.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619136.02/cwt134.00–136.5084243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626125.09/cwt121.00–131.5078317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671133.00/cwt133.00–133.0089272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673108.93/cwt107.00–111.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677125.85/cwt120.00–130.0085222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715112.49/cwt112.00–113.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720126.42/cwt125.60–126.95910117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772124.29/cwt123.00–126.5096073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773116.73/cwt107.00–118.0090210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775100.98/cwt100.00–102.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830107.16/cwt103.00–111.008896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383094.00/cwt94.00–94.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833119.06/cwt118.75–119.50992106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880101.00/cwt101.00–101.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3888100.00/cwt100.00–100.008883
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378169.84/cwt160.00–175.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480160.64/cwt140.00–168.0077116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528148.90/cwt141.00–153.507867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576138.95/cwt135.00–147.008008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587100.00/cwt100.00–100.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2642130.00/cwt130.00–130.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682123.24/cwt122.00–126.0084013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2803114.00/cwt114.00–114.0091519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286595.99/cwt95.00–98.008303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299590.50/cwt90.50–90.509003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67884.56/cwt83.00–86.501,4194
Bulls——1,84897.86/cwt90.00–111.001,80817
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96562.50/cwt62.50–62.506031
Cows—Lean 85-90%99042.26/cwt37.00–47.504183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04354.35/cwt53.50–55.505674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19548.90/cwt47.00–50.005843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25157.27/cwt54.00–60.5071619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26065.08/cwt60.00–70.0082013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51863.89/cwt60.00–70.0097020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57456.75/cwt52.50–59.5089314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,7381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0016,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4171,163.53/cwt1,100.00–1,190.0016,4873
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250886.25/cwt875.00–900.0011,0782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,1233

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.