Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-09-16

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 16
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,295 head
▲ 340 vs last sale 955▲ 1,130 vs year ago 165 · +684.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 110▼ 1,079 vs year ago 1,171 · −92.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 20▲ 33 vs year ago 32 · +103.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady; Yearling steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.73/cwt on 617 head.
Average price
$152.73
617 head · 717 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,095
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.34
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2720153.291,104602
Medium and Large 2-3592130.2477115thin
One grade step is worth $23.05/cwt here — about $332 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 sale617 hd
152.73
—
KY average26 barns · 5,414 hd
150.39
+2.34
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—Low1,81996.701,75915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45068.3899112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22766.9182115
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09558.506411thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338179.89/cwt175.00–185.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375173.24/cwt167.00–179.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382136.00/cwt136.00–136.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385193.00/cwt193.00–193.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428182.87/cwt175.00–191.007839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445155.00/cwt155.00–155.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464164.04/cwt158.00–169.0076121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521161.66/cwt144.00–165.0084275
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524135.88/cwt133.00–140.007124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559154.23/cwt149.00–159.0086214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613130.00/cwt130.00–130.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616151.97/cwt141.00–157.50936114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676149.43/cwt141.00–152.001,01028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned677137.50/cwt137.50–137.509312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680121.70/cwt101.00–133.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725121.00/cwt121.00–121.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737141.03/cwt134.00–147.001,03910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765132.63/cwt130.00–135.001,0158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,23022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3794123.51/cwt122.00–125.009812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813143.34/cwt134.00–148.001,1656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827153.80/cwt153.80–153.801,27270
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877150.22/cwt149.00–152.001,317183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2879138.04/cwt134.50–140.001,21320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added280171.00/cwt171.00–171.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306156.33/cwt145.00–160.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377153.00/cwt153.00–153.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416160.88/cwt156.00–163.0066913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436149.68/cwt142.00–154.0065317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467141.54/cwt137.00–147.0066115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486166.00/cwt166.00–166.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517136.24/cwt124.00–144.0070419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545112.50/cwt112.50–112.506131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558137.39/cwt129.00–144.5076724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595152.60/cwt152.60–152.6090889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618154.90/cwt147.00–155.0095778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620133.45/cwt122.00–140.0082735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620116.00/cwt116.00–116.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673132.95/cwt120.00–139.5089533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759128.95/cwt123.50–134.5097912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215167.50/cwt167.50–167.503601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430159.00/cwt159.00–159.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442173.99/cwt172.00–175.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463154.67/cwt153.50–155.007169
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517147.83/cwt141.00–150.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533115.35/cwt110.00–118.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558150.65/cwt147.50–152.508418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640138.00/cwt138.00–138.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390595.00/cwt95.00–95.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970103.00/cwt103.00–103.009992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72083.58/cwt83.00–84.001,4382
Bulls——1,74393.44/cwt90.00–97.001,6298
Bulls——1,981107.16/cwt103.50–114.002,1235
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09558.50/cwt58.50–58.506411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16465.50/cwt61.00–68.507628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29855.00/cwt55.00–55.007142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30073.94/cwt70.00–79.509615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32557.50/cwt57.50–57.507621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44772.49/cwt71.00–74.001,0495
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47366.77/cwt63.00–68.509846
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2989899.06/cwt760.00–1,000.008,89212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,024.17/cwt940.00–1,100.0011,1226
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,033.72/cwt790.00–1,090.0011,29914
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1711,254.88/cwt1,210.00–1,290.0014,6957
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,187.57/cwt1,100.00–1,220.0014,6433

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.