Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-06-17

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 17
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
980 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 1,067▼ 391 vs year ago 1,371 · −28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 160▼ 90 vs year ago 192 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 46▼ 72 vs year ago 82 · −87.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady with good 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-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 $133.10/cwt on 444 head.
Average price
$133.10
444 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.10
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2645133.28860438
Medium and Large 2-3464120.005576thin
One grade step is worth $13.28/cwt here — about $303 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 sale444 hd
133.10
—
KY average25 barns · 5,397 hd
134.20
−1.10
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—Average1,744105.661,84212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49474.761,11726
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26072.0890834
CowsLean 85-90%Low93862.255842thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338160.00/cwt160.00–160.005413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411165.16/cwt164.00–166.0067911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463176.00/cwt176.00–176.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489161.29/cwt150.00–168.007895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521146.28/cwt143.00–152.007624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573135.47/cwt134.00–137.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575150.10/cwt140.00–159.0086321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627144.61/cwt135.00–158.0090734
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665141.23/cwt135.00–147.0093932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724136.76/cwt128.50–139.0099029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779133.13/cwt128.00–137.001,03771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813128.10/cwt127.50–129.001,0416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2861130.86/cwt124.00–133.501,12720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,14011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added988129.80/cwt129.80–129.801,28255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,160109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315157.92/cwt153.00–163.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380149.01/cwt143.00–157.0056610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380137.00/cwt137.00–137.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423145.37/cwt133.00–149.0061513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475139.20/cwt130.00–150.0066113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480117.00/cwt117.00–117.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534143.44/cwt125.00–148.0076664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583131.39/cwt122.00–139.0076668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609129.10/cwt117.00–137.5078628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610103.00/cwt103.00–103.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680128.08/cwt115.00–132.0087163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711127.59/cwt120.00–130.0090745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732138.40/cwt138.40–138.401,01373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740108.00/cwt108.00–108.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773125.78/cwt115.00–127.0097233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2807120.00/cwt120.00–120.009687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2856117.81/cwt117.50–118.001,00819
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415163.06/cwt158.00–168.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482155.00/cwt155.00–155.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565136.53/cwt125.00–146.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617131.69/cwt129.00–135.008137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670113.00/cwt113.00–113.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672127.80/cwt123.00–131.008596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733123.49/cwt119.00–126.509055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2831114.36/cwt104.00–117.009505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860106.00/cwt106.00–106.009121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61395.11/cwt93.00–97.001,5344
Bulls——1,809110.94/cwt104.50–122.002,0078
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92563.50/cwt63.50–63.505871
Cows—Lean 85-90%95061.00/cwt61.00–61.005801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25575.32/cwt71.50–81.0094521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26267.51/cwt63.00–70.5085212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33559.00/cwt59.00–59.007881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47976.81/cwt72.00–83.001,13619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53669.21/cwt67.00–71.001,0637
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,6701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285967.37/cwt840.00–1,100.0012,4313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360890.00/cwt890.00–890.0012,1041
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,3751

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.