Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-04-01

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 1
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,377 head
▼ 587 vs last sale 1,964▲ 33 vs year ago 1,344 · +2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 120▲ 17 vs year ago 125 · +13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady with heavy demand on 400 & 500 lb steers. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady-1.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 higher 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 $131.86/cwt on 489 head.
Average price
$131.86
489 head · 609 lb average
Value per head Derived
$803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2610133.11813465
Medium and Large 2-3587107.6063124
One grade step is worth $25.52/cwt here — about $181 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 sale489 hd
131.86
—
KY average25 barns · 5,583 hd
133.55
−1.68
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—Average1,79291.831,64611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44468.8399421
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18566.8479241
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08952.295694thin

Every lot

94 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 1-2Value Added306203.70/cwt187.50–220.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332172.10/cwt165.00–180.005713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350196.67/cwt195.00–200.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378173.49/cwt165.00–180.0065610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408154.79/cwt150.00–157.006327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415171.57/cwt171.00–173.5071213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474166.01/cwt164.00–168.007875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480174.86/cwt171.00–184.0083913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483135.90/cwt132.00–140.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518139.46/cwt134.00–142.007227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519160.02/cwt150.00–164.508318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536168.54/cwt166.50–182.0090323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550168.00/cwt168.00–168.0092411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568120.09/cwt100.00–140.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583157.91/cwt144.00–164.5092146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605161.77/cwt161.00–164.009798
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620127.52/cwt126.00–129.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621149.02/cwt135.00–157.0092533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662145.58/cwt134.00–150.0096454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704140.75/cwt140.75–140.7599171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718132.50/cwt125.00–135.5095141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,09913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774127.47/cwt124.00–130.509878
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820120.43/cwt116.00–122.009885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2887120.94/cwt115.00–122.751,07316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added990120.23/cwt120.00–120.301,19071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015110.84/cwt108.00–112.001,1257
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300131.00/cwt131.00–131.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328151.24/cwt139.00–157.0049612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360125.73/cwt120.00–135.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374145.65/cwt144.00–148.0054512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419143.52/cwt132.00–150.0060113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430106.00/cwt106.00–106.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472137.94/cwt131.00–152.0065131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472120.97/cwt118.00–124.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518136.62/cwt130.00–144.0070843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521145.95/cwt145.00–147.0076015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581120.00/cwt120.00–120.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582136.79/cwt128.00–141.0079647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607139.09/cwt133.00–139.3084493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613119.81/cwt115.00–130.0073421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635103.16/cwt93.00–113.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664125.93/cwt115.00–129.0083615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3671101.18/cwt97.00–109.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692131.37/cwt131.00–137.0090982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371080.66/cwt80.00–81.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715113.04/cwt106.00–119.0080812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727127.50/cwt127.50–127.5092730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770113.24/cwt104.00–117.0087215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378597.00/cwt97.00–97.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805117.00/cwt117.00–117.009427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865112.00/cwt112.00–112.0096911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2909104.42/cwt96.00–106.509495
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375136.00/cwt136.00–136.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390158.00/cwt158.00–158.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428149.68/cwt145.00–154.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464163.29/cwt148.00–170.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465119.34/cwt103.00–135.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508170.00/cwt170.00–170.008645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520147.06/cwt139.00–160.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555129.00/cwt129.00–129.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576147.86/cwt135.00–151.5085214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620136.07/cwt122.00–141.008446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670133.00/cwt133.00–133.008912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736122.58/cwt121.50–126.009024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780119.00/cwt119.00–119.009281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780106.00/cwt106.00–106.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2829106.23/cwt102.00–108.508818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385086.00/cwt86.00–86.007311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 332687.00/cwt87.00–87.002843
Dairy Steers—Large 340085.00/cwt85.00–85.003401
Dairy Steers—Large 351294.54/cwt91.00–96.004847
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,77987.40/cwt84.00–90.501,5554
Bulls——1,79896.83/cwt92.00–104.501,7416
Bulls——1,81079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,4391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01540.00/cwt40.00–40.004061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11356.38/cwt55.00–58.006283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18055.41/cwt53.50–56.506543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18371.09/cwt65.50–80.0084125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19161.31/cwt58.00–64.0073013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44169.80/cwt66.50–76.001,00618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46062.99/cwt61.50–65.009203
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5131,440.13/cwt1,040.00–1,720.0021,7892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,8231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205790.00/cwt790.00–790.009,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,319.67/cwt1,150.00–1,400.0016,1794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,244875.86/cwt810.00–930.0010,89611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,124.96/cwt875.00–1,250.0015,1648
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0014,6631
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06887.25/cwt85.00–90.009322

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.