Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-06-24

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 24
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,126 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 980▼ 173 vs year ago 1,299 · −13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 102▼ 126 vs year ago 220 · −57.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 25 vs year ago 40 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady except (500lbs-600lbs 2.00-3.00 higher) 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 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 $141.16/cwt on 491 head.
Average price
$141.16
491 head · 730 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$290
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.61
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2735141.521,040475
Medium and Large 2-3574130.6775116thin
One grade step is worth $10.84/cwt here — about $290 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 sale491 hd
141.16
—
KY average27 barns · 4,577 hd
140.55
+0.61
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—High1,726101.701,75515
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47474.911,10418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18872.1085725
CowsLean 85-90%High98265.6964510
SteersChoiceAverage1,171114.541,34110
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150113.831,3094thin
SteersSelectAverage1,086109.751,1925thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295168.00/cwt168.00–168.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3393142.98/cwt140.00–146.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425161.48/cwt161.00–162.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469172.08/cwt171.00–174.0080711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483162.22/cwt150.00–167.0078412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495139.00/cwt139.00–139.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512157.44/cwt140.00–162.0080610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513164.95/cwt163.00–169.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3564131.42/cwt130.00–137.007415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574153.39/cwt142.00–157.0088037
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630129.59/cwt123.00–133.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631152.27/cwt138.50–155.00961103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676138.99/cwt133.00–147.5094057
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690125.48/cwt124.00–130.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719132.19/cwt128.50–139.7595060
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769137.44/cwt128.00–139.501,05726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821128.66/cwt122.00–132.001,0566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845132.86/cwt132.75–136.001,12330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,16617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added927130.07/cwt129.00–130.501,2067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2978131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,28129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added999129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,29455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,090108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320148.40/cwt144.00–155.004755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360141.93/cwt139.00–145.005115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370106.00/cwt106.00–106.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422140.00/cwt140.00–140.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477146.55/cwt132.00–150.5069950
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517137.86/cwt129.00–142.5071321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521148.92/cwt148.00–150.0077615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577134.52/cwt125.00–143.0077618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589148.35/cwt147.75–151.5087466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628134.92/cwt125.00–142.0084738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669137.02/cwt126.00–140.5091721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,0006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725125.37/cwt122.00–127.0090913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement735138.25/cwt138.25–138.251,0162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784124.12/cwt115.00–125.0097323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813117.24/cwt115.50–120.0095313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2888119.25/cwt106.00–120.001,05918
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322159.94/cwt155.00–162.505153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395136.00/cwt136.00–136.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411148.28/cwt137.50–163.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513152.63/cwt122.00–159.007836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587145.66/cwt139.00–147.008556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615139.24/cwt129.00–140.5085610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670129.47/cwt115.00–133.0086720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712126.98/cwt124.00–128.009044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763123.99/cwt115.00–126.0094611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820111.51/cwt111.00–112.009142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 370564.00/cwt64.00–64.004511
Dairy Steers—Large 389572.50/cwt72.50–72.506491
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,086109.75/cwt100.00–115.001,1925
Steers—Select and Choice1,150113.83/cwt113.00–116.001,3094
Steers—Choice1,171114.54/cwt109.00–118.001,34110
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54595.28/cwt88.50–99.501,4727
Bulls——1,884107.32/cwt103.50–115.502,0228
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88554.64/cwt49.00–59.504842
Cows—Lean 85-90%99667.10/cwt63.50–70.006686
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03572.51/cwt71.00–74.007502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04559.50/cwt59.50–59.506221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17674.63/cwt71.50–77.5087818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24866.63/cwt64.00–70.008326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45777.62/cwt74.00–83.001,13113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51967.86/cwt66.00–70.001,0315
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,885.00/cwt1,885.00–1,885.0021,6781
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,013.06/cwt860.00–1,150.009,1182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,061.97/cwt950.00–1,200.0012,5633
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,273921.93/cwt825.00–1,020.0011,7362

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.