Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-08-26

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 26
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
▼ 567 vs last sale 1,075▼ 781 vs year ago 1,289 · −60.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 110▼ 65 vs year ago 130 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 80▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.86/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$152.86
224 head · 659 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,008
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.15
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2663153.931,021214
Medium and Large 2-3573129.9474410thin
One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $277 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 sale224 hd
152.86
—
KY average26 barns · 5,136 hd
152.71
+0.15
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—High1,788102.251,82810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50470.971,0677thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19565.4378221
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00557.005731thin

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 1-2340170.12/cwt169.00–172.505783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added352185.00/cwt185.00–185.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400186.00/cwt186.00–186.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435134.25/cwt127.50–141.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440167.19/cwt164.00–170.507366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482161.56/cwt156.00–167.0077910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2546156.40/cwt155.00–160.0085415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3557142.00/cwt142.00–142.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565152.61/cwt146.00–158.0086218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602160.00/cwt160.00–160.009635
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3604131.76/cwt125.00–134.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630148.68/cwt142.00–152.0093712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,07718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663109.93/cwt104.00–116.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679142.37/cwt137.00–148.0096717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718145.89/cwt134.00–151.501,04711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724157.44/cwt156.00–160.001,14076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764138.80/cwt137.00–145.001,0605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825136.17/cwt129.00–144.001,1235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923124.01/cwt122.00–125.001,1454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,018113.33/cwt112.00–115.001,1543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,125117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271158.94/cwt158.00–160.004314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300137.00/cwt137.00–137.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330147.54/cwt145.00–150.004876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352155.00/cwt155.00–155.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425146.94/cwt142.00–152.006247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469144.41/cwt142.00–149.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475136.31/cwt135.00–137.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530116.06/cwt110.00–122.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534139.16/cwt135.00–140.0074315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568138.82/cwt127.00–145.0078819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586148.71/cwt148.00–149.0087110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615111.75/cwt105.00–119.006873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636138.34/cwt127.50–146.5088024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3652124.00/cwt124.00–124.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668148.50/cwt148.50–148.509928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681136.03/cwt125.00–145.5092613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716145.29/cwt143.50–145.751,04010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719132.44/cwt120.00–140.0095212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770103.00/cwt103.00–103.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782128.71/cwt123.00–130.001,0079
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3845103.00/cwt103.00–103.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875112.52/cwt111.00–114.009852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965100.00/cwt100.00–100.009651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397590.00/cwt90.00–90.008781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426151.37/cwt150.00–152.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460155.00/cwt155.00–155.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540131.00/cwt131.00–131.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555157.00/cwt157.00–157.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612143.00/cwt143.00–143.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677134.46/cwt128.00–141.009105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800103.00/cwt103.00–103.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383585.00/cwt85.00–85.007101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,784103.44/cwt100.00–108.501,8458
Bulls——1,80597.48/cwt96.50–98.501,7602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00557.00/cwt57.00–57.005731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08557.69/cwt55.00–60.006266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21266.68/cwt63.00–69.5080811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31173.60/cwt71.00–78.009654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50367.62/cwt66.00–69.001,0163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50473.48/cwt72.50–75.001,1054
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2919929.85/cwt860.00–1,000.008,5454
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29401,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985960.00/cwt960.00–960.009,4561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,143.96/cwt970.00–1,325.0014,1283
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,5131

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.