Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-09-02

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 2
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,074 head
▲ 566 vs last sale 508▼ 318 vs year ago 1,392 · −22.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 65▼ 63 vs year ago 148 · −42.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 12▲ 12 vs year ago 20 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-300 higher with very good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 lower 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 $153.98/cwt on 407 head.
Average price
$153.98
407 head · 714 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,100
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$397
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.48
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2720154.281,111396
Medium and Large 2-3499143.1871411thin
One grade step is worth $11.10/cwt here — about $397 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 sale407 hd
153.98
—
KY average23 barns · 3,294 hd
155.46
−1.48
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—Low1,70891.401,56114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52668.231,04116
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27264.2081718
CowsLean 85-90%Low98859.825915thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405148.93/cwt143.00–155.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428183.49/cwt183.00–184.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470151.05/cwt146.00–154.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474163.25/cwt158.50–174.0077438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521161.31/cwt152.00–164.0084017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523135.74/cwt132.00–144.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583168.09/cwt167.50–168.5098010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586155.23/cwt149.00–158.009109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602149.88/cwt145.00–153.009029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621166.14/cwt163.50–169.501,03254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661152.39/cwt145.00–156.501,0079
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726150.48/cwt141.00–155.001,09212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743157.61/cwt156.00–158.001,17184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771149.80/cwt146.00–153.001,15510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826143.05/cwt139.00–144.001,18253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873144.36/cwt143.50–145.001,26017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added892147.25/cwt147.25–147.251,31360
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2909125.94/cwt122.00–138.001,1458
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205157.50/cwt157.50–157.503231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2262158.00/cwt158.00–158.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340144.00/cwt144.00–144.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377153.65/cwt142.00–155.0057910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428137.00/cwt137.00–137.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442144.19/cwt144.00–145.0063715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480136.00/cwt136.00–136.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481152.33/cwt142.00–154.0073334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513151.74/cwt150.00–155.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515140.64/cwt127.00–148.5072422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560154.00/cwt154.00–154.008626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576143.59/cwt128.00–147.2582744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3616120.48/cwt119.00–122.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618151.00/cwt151.00–151.009338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632138.71/cwt125.00–143.5087737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650153.50/cwt153.50–153.5099852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675141.59/cwt135.00–148.0095613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3679116.18/cwt114.00–119.007896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722141.30/cwt120.00–145.501,02015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738149.47/cwt148.50–150.001,10320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740117.00/cwt117.00–117.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773127.50/cwt127.50–127.509863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817125.04/cwt122.00–128.001,0224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270157.50/cwt157.50–157.504251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372186.00/cwt186.00–186.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413187.00/cwt187.00–187.007726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475142.77/cwt139.00–147.006784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534143.19/cwt141.00–152.007659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566145.33/cwt135.00–152.008234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2642135.00/cwt135.00–135.008672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680136.26/cwt132.00–141.009276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707131.94/cwt127.00–139.0093325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790124.00/cwt124.00–124.009802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825108.30/cwt107.00–111.008933
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0061
Bulls——1,70599.38/cwt96.00–104.501,6945
Bulls——1,75388.58/cwt85.50–92.001,5538
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97855.38/cwt53.00–58.005422
Cows—Lean 85-90%99562.78/cwt60.00–65.006253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23355.71/cwt52.00–59.006874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27868.85/cwt68.00–71.508806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28764.95/cwt61.00–67.508368
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46559.00/cwt59.00–59.008641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50666.29/cwt64.00–69.0099810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57973.96/cwt71.00–81.001,1685
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0023,1531
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,1381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0013,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,279.69/cwt1,170.00–1,410.0013,8593
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,116.89/cwt1,100.00–1,140.0012,5652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0015,0651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188863.28/cwt700.00–980.0010,2562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290860.00/cwt860.00–860.0011,0941

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.