Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-03-18

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 18
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,115 head
▼ 1,804 vs last sale 3,919▲ 1,720 vs year ago 395 · +435.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 155▲ 22 vs year ago 98 · +22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 85▲ 68 vs year ago 12 · +566.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady, over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.35/cwt on 916 head.
Average price
$132.35
916 head · 609 lb average
Value per head Derived
$806
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3
$29.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2610132.77810899
Medium and Large 2-3559110.6361816thin
Medium 2-3675103.006951thin
One grade step is worth $29.77/cwt here — about $115 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 sale916 hd
132.35
—
KY average26 barns · 6,255 hd
128.70
+3.65
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—Average1,64079.341,30110
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47961.8591510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23557.6071235
CowsLean 85-90%Average94447.244467thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275166.55/cwt165.00–170.004583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318171.82/cwt167.50–177.505463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added333182.00/cwt182.00–182.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372168.15/cwt162.50–174.006266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417178.78/cwt173.00–183.0074617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427164.71/cwt161.00–167.0070313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477161.42/cwt150.00–169.0077023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493175.00/cwt175.00–175.0086310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529152.91/cwt148.00–160.0080918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532166.48/cwt163.00–168.5088613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555160.00/cwt160.00–160.0088855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573154.06/cwt140.00–160.0088367
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583137.51/cwt137.00–138.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615156.96/cwt152.50–158.5096534
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615129.00/cwt129.00–129.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625144.86/cwt139.50–146.0090553
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670126.37/cwt122.00–131.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674139.94/cwt133.50–141.50943111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712135.28/cwt132.00–138.2596325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715125.15/cwt122.50–130.0089519
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756133.85/cwt132.00–135.001,01252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783130.49/cwt126.00–135.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,05715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827125.33/cwt118.00–128.001,03617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3867106.00/cwt106.00–106.009192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,11019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940102.00/cwt102.00–102.009592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324145.70/cwt145.00–146.0047210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330122.50/cwt122.50–122.504041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394144.69/cwt142.00–145.0057019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413148.00/cwt148.00–148.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419135.18/cwt130.00–140.005669
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458117.00/cwt117.00–117.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478139.38/cwt131.00–145.0066647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482146.70/cwt146.00–148.5070746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503143.78/cwt138.50–145.0072316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510113.51/cwt112.00–115.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519131.55/cwt125.00–135.0068337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574138.81/cwt138.50–140.50797100
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577113.09/cwt111.00–115.006537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578132.39/cwt123.00–134.10765110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615130.70/cwt130.50–131.008045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628123.35/cwt116.00–127.0077517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670131.50/cwt128.25–136.25881391
Heifers—Medium 2-3675103.00/cwt103.00–103.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678119.72/cwt113.50–125.0081248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735114.42/cwt108.00–115.5084121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375784.00/cwt84.00–84.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795112.13/cwt111.00–115.008917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810113.69/cwt113.00–116.0092113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326155.26/cwt141.00–166.005066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367158.93/cwt150.00–163.005838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417154.03/cwt150.00–161.006426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420181.00/cwt181.00–181.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477158.06/cwt151.00–162.007548
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530146.92/cwt139.00–155.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540114.00/cwt114.00–114.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624130.33/cwt124.00–140.008135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670124.00/cwt124.00–124.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725113.50/cwt113.50–113.508232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61284.70/cwt80.00–88.001,3655
Bulls——1,66773.98/cwt72.00–78.001,2335
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93146.11/cwt43.00–48.004296
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02054.00/cwt54.00–54.005511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16663.91/cwt61.50–72.0074512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26245.31/cwt44.00–47.005723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27355.65/cwt52.00–60.0070820
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36554.96/cwt53.50–56.007503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52864.80/cwt60.50–67.509907
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6251,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0026,8131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,1551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180730.00/cwt730.00–730.008,6141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238964.51/cwt700.00–1,110.0011,94145
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275769.79/cwt685.00–810.009,8153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,060.32/cwt810.00–1,250.0014,20814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100890.00/cwt890.00–890.009,7903
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,080.00/cwt1,080.00–1,080.0012,4201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2271,209.85/cwt1,010.00–1,400.0014,8453

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.