Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-06-03

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 3
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
660 head
▼ 275 vs last sale 935▼ 902 vs year ago 1,562 · −57.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 182▲ 40 vs year ago 138 · +29.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 42▲ 51 vs year ago 24 · +212.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady-1.00 higher with increased demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.54/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$147.54
227 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$908
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2621148.06920216
Medium and Large 2-3500137.1568511thin
One grade step is worth $10.91/cwt here — about $235 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 sale227 hd
147.54
—
KY average17 barns · 3,265 hd
139.58
+7.96
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—Average1,835104.481,91719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49472.281,08038
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22470.9186836
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03261.986408thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200162.50/cwt162.50–162.503251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318157.56/cwt155.00–160.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419181.10/cwt180.00–184.007597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440162.00/cwt162.00–162.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3443138.74/cwt137.50–140.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470163.28/cwt151.00–170.0076713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474143.86/cwt140.00–154.006826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522159.13/cwt158.00–161.0083117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525163.08/cwt163.00–164.0085613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569154.41/cwt140.00–160.0087957
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585136.00/cwt136.00–136.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621160.25/cwt160.25–160.2599513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633137.71/cwt132.00–145.008729
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660102.00/cwt102.00–102.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676137.79/cwt130.00–144.5093134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736135.21/cwt128.00–139.7599516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817127.91/cwt127.50–128.001,04517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868122.46/cwt120.00–125.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1575
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280151.92/cwt147.00–162.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333151.18/cwt146.00–153.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350135.00/cwt135.00–135.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384153.09/cwt146.00–154.505887
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425113.75/cwt110.00–117.504832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429147.18/cwt138.00–151.5063118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469140.26/cwt134.00–144.0065817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480126.00/cwt126.00–126.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526151.71/cwt147.00–152.5079822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529137.75/cwt124.00–143.0072935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573137.20/cwt125.00–142.5078621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580116.80/cwt115.00–118.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613130.95/cwt122.00–137.5080319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655114.31/cwt111.00–115.007496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690130.54/cwt123.00–133.0090130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719123.40/cwt111.00–129.0088715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750112.00/cwt112.00–112.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765103.00/cwt103.00–103.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2879116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,0246
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415132.50/cwt132.50–132.505501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471155.49/cwt131.00–165.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528149.43/cwt145.00–158.007897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578144.46/cwt138.00–146.0083511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616133.45/cwt124.00–139.0082210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682127.26/cwt124.00–129.508686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728121.67/cwt118.00–124.008869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765123.34/cwt121.00–124.509443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32384.74/cwt74.00–89.001,1213
Bulls——1,66597.09/cwt90.50–99.501,6173
Bulls——1,992110.74/cwt101.00–118.502,20613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02255.30/cwt53.00–57.505653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03164.99/cwt60.00–69.006704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06570.00/cwt70.00–70.007461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21174.49/cwt71.50–80.0090219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22467.90/cwt64.50–70.0083115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35559.45/cwt59.00–60.008062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43067.77/cwt64.00–70.5096915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53675.22/cwt71.00–80.001,15523
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,5141
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,584.62/cwt1,550.00–1,610.0016,4805
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,109.38/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0012,2034
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,509.59/cwt1,400.00–1,720.0018,3723
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,368.78/cwt1,075.00–1,575.0017,1928
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203735.57/cwt710.00–760.008,8492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,261954.37/cwt800.00–1,135.0012,03513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,296969.30/cwt850.00–1,050.0012,56211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,0603

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.