Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-07-08

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 8
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
923 head
▼ 203 vs last sale 1,126▼ 404 vs year ago 1,327 · −30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 94▼ 40 vs year ago 190 · −21.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 38 vs year ago 45 · −84.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to June 24th feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.83/cwt on 357 head.
Average price
$140.83
357 head · 605 lb average
Value per head Derived
$852
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2606141.72858344
Medium and Large 2-3594117.1769613thin
One grade step is worth $24.55/cwt here — about $162 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 sale357 hd
140.83
—
KY average14 barns · 2,182 hd
137.62
+3.20
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—Average1,908102.201,95010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24173.2891042
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48172.281,07127
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00367.586786thin

Every lot

75 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 1-2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365137.00/cwt137.00–137.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395152.33/cwt143.00–157.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435127.50/cwt127.50–127.505551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441165.94/cwt160.00–169.0073210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460175.32/cwt174.00–176.008066
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473136.35/cwt132.50–140.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475156.35/cwt155.00–157.007433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507174.00/cwt174.00–174.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521156.91/cwt150.00–167.0081822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553170.00/cwt170.00–170.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567159.14/cwt148.00–163.0090243
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626156.03/cwt149.00–160.0097730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663151.43/cwt144.00–157.501,00433
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737140.01/cwt135.00–142.001,03218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743145.29/cwt144.50–146.001,08017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762136.72/cwt136.50–137.001,0429
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781143.75/cwt143.75–143.751,12314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822135.74/cwt134.00–138.001,11617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827141.01/cwt140.25–144.251,16662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2957126.88/cwt122.00–128.501,2148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310152.50/cwt152.50–152.504731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340122.50/cwt122.50–122.504171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added406163.00/cwt163.00–163.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428120.29/cwt110.00–130.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433144.64/cwt133.00–150.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479146.63/cwt139.00–155.0070242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523150.87/cwt150.00–154.0078951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527143.98/cwt132.00–150.0075910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557152.62/cwt151.00–154.2585016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571139.23/cwt128.00–146.0079530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573124.02/cwt123.00–125.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603150.00/cwt150.00–150.0090523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620117.00/cwt117.00–117.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627132.69/cwt124.00–142.5083240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672139.92/cwt130.00–140.3094066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688114.36/cwt104.00–120.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727128.73/cwt120.00–134.0093615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731136.00/cwt136.00–136.0099422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3753111.00/cwt110.00–112.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825127.25/cwt127.25–127.251,05020
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385152.50/cwt152.50–152.505871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481142.72/cwt138.00–145.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2541143.04/cwt134.00–150.507744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577146.51/cwt138.00–156.0084510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631142.03/cwt139.00–143.008964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690136.42/cwt130.00–142.0094121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733130.89/cwt122.00–138.009597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2807109.00/cwt109.00–109.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885102.48/cwt99.00–106.009072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299091.00/cwt91.00–91.009011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0371
Bulls——1,89596.51/cwt95.00–98.501,8292
Bulls——2,008106.43/cwt102.50–112.502,1377
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89557.00/cwt57.00–57.005101
Cows—Lean 85-90%94567.20/cwt65.50–69.006353
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14373.45/cwt73.00–74.008402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22675.64/cwt71.00–80.0092730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28067.37/cwt64.50–69.0086212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44974.53/cwt70.00–80.501,08020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57465.85/cwt63.50–68.001,0367
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0022,0101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0012,4201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,8501

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.