Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-10-07

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 7
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,332 head
▼ 556 vs last sale 1,888▼ 829 vs year ago 2,161 · −38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 108▼ 57 vs year ago 185 · −30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 35▲ 44 vs year ago 48 · +91.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 Higher; Yearling steers sold steady-1.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 Higher. There was moderate demand for weaned feeder cattle, lower demand for non-weaned cattle with moderate 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 $151.01/cwt on 594 head.
Average price
$151.01
594 head · 713 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,077
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$441
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.07
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2716151.391,083586
Medium and Large 2-3523122.736428thin
One grade step is worth $28.67/cwt here — about $441 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 sale594 hd
151.01
—
KY average25 barns · 4,507 hd
146.94
+4.07
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—Average1,78495.981,71221
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48365.2896812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20661.8074529
CowsLean 85-90%Low99852.215216thin

Every lot

93 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 1-2225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342170.00/cwt170.00–170.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383165.87/cwt164.00–170.0063511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426182.76/cwt175.00–185.0077929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428168.71/cwt166.50–170.5072210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450174.00/cwt174.00–174.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483157.02/cwt155.00–158.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503165.62/cwt161.00–166.0083324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528148.63/cwt144.00–155.0078513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532121.27/cwt116.00–124.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560162.69/cwt161.50–164.0091115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575148.29/cwt142.00–156.0085317
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595123.00/cwt123.00–123.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603155.00/cwt155.00–155.009356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622140.17/cwt130.00–145.5087231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661159.12/cwt151.50–160.001,05261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725140.55/cwt134.00–146.001,01946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755136.28/cwt130.00–138.001,02930
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,16026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836135.46/cwt122.00–139.001,13217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847151.45/cwt144.00–155.351,283209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2851128.63/cwt120.00–131.001,09514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2913126.36/cwt112.00–134.001,15416
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333127.96/cwt125.00–130.004265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335144.94/cwt141.00–149.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365122.50/cwt110.00–135.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428107.95/cwt105.00–111.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435141.12/cwt128.00–146.0061437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469139.49/cwt132.00–149.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488119.46/cwt100.00–122.005839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509142.00/cwt142.00–142.007236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523135.17/cwt122.00–139.0070724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579136.17/cwt122.00–140.5078822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned605109.00/cwt109.00–109.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615125.51/cwt118.00–134.0077225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633139.58/cwt137.75–141.0088478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671143.50/cwt143.50–143.5096316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678129.04/cwt116.00–133.5087530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720129.89/cwt120.00–132.0093524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817113.90/cwt102.00–120.009313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384096.00/cwt87.00–99.008064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387591.00/cwt91.00–91.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2949117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,11018
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200155.00/cwt155.00–155.003101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385155.08/cwt146.00–158.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3393107.60/cwt92.50–122.504232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435140.99/cwt138.00–150.0061312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471144.83/cwt136.00–147.0068210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537139.11/cwt132.00–144.007475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576136.23/cwt133.00–140.0078519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595114.00/cwt114.00–114.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613125.93/cwt122.00–131.007723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2652126.00/cwt126.00–126.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2776114.00/cwt114.00–114.008853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292997.62/cwt94.00–100.009075
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69191.45/cwt84.00–95.501,54611
Bulls——1,863105.16/cwt98.50–115.001,9598
Bulls——1,97884.13/cwt83.00–85.001,6642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97357.52/cwt57.00–58.005602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01149.56/cwt43.00–53.505014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17354.70/cwt51.00–57.006424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19068.98/cwt66.00–75.008216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21861.03/cwt58.00–64.0074319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48368.02/cwt66.00–71.501,0096
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48362.54/cwt59.50–64.509276
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,400.65/cwt1,150.00–1,520.0014,4696
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,348.48/cwt1,000.00–1,500.0014,8333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3291,263.87/cwt1,150.00–1,400.0016,79714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5781,227.30/cwt1,175.00–1,285.0019,3672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,340.00/cwt1,340.00–1,340.0015,8791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,280.00/cwt1,275.00–1,285.0014,3362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,147980.00/cwt980.00–980.0011,2412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,6381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,343929.04/cwt650.00–1,185.0012,47726
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5431,017.67/cwt975.00–1,050.0015,7032

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.