Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-10-28

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 28
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,351 head
▲ 675 vs last sale 1,676▲ 1,046 vs year ago 1,305 · +80.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 176▲ 89 vs year ago 129 · +69.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 114▲ 15 vs year ago 45 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

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 851 head.
Average price
$152.73
851 head · 665 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.48
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2671153.841,032785
Medium and Large 2-3595139.5083066
One grade step is worth $14.34/cwt here — about $202 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 sale851 hd
152.73
—
KY average24 barns · 5,665 hd
150.26
+2.48
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—Average1,58388.681,40435
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59961.9099015
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24357.9872166
CowsLean 85-90%Average94252.8049722
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,27570.008931thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290158.77/cwt157.50–160.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364167.90/cwt160.00–175.0061111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412185.27/cwt180.00–191.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3416158.57/cwt157.00–160.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433168.34/cwt162.50–178.0072941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465183.35/cwt182.50–185.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467165.39/cwt159.00–174.0077225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482154.55/cwt148.00–157.007459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522172.00/cwt172.00–172.008985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525161.91/cwt154.00–168.5085065
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533146.62/cwt142.00–150.0078121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555143.76/cwt140.00–146.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570149.81/cwt140.00–158.0085458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572160.00/cwt160.00–160.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619158.00/cwt158.00–158.0097859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624146.91/cwt139.00–154.0091794
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638128.78/cwt126.00–135.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660131.50/cwt122.00–139.0086822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678125.22/cwt123.00–128.008495
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3701127.58/cwt123.00–128.0089412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711137.00/cwt129.00–142.0097458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766141.26/cwt133.00–144.501,08213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783156.80/cwt155.00–157.101,228240
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3783124.00/cwt124.00–124.009713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825125.46/cwt124.00–127.001,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838142.53/cwt134.00–147.001,19413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added841155.35/cwt155.35–155.351,30660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2869131.95/cwt124.00–134.001,1475
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3870104.00/cwt104.00–104.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905121.99/cwt120.00–124.001,1042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265136.41/cwt132.00–145.003615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281120.77/cwt120.00–124.0033911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316152.92/cwt152.50–153.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331138.06/cwt130.00–147.0045714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3336124.81/cwt120.00–127.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369141.86/cwt135.00–149.0052324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3386126.09/cwt121.00–130.0048712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424123.38/cwt120.00–127.005238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430140.58/cwt130.00–144.5060446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441147.50/cwt147.50–147.506504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472140.27/cwt133.00–149.0066254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476128.91/cwt122.00–130.0061422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518120.00/cwt120.00–120.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526131.77/cwt122.00–139.5069390
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562138.79/cwt138.00–141.0078032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573128.91/cwt121.00–137.0073976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578117.45/cwt115.00–120.006799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609134.61/cwt125.00–140.0082028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620152.25/cwt152.25–152.2594480
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624117.89/cwt115.00–123.0073620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666144.00/cwt144.00–144.0095953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670127.63/cwt120.00–134.0085531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675115.66/cwt110.00–118.0078117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715136.00/cwt136.00–136.0097214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730111.51/cwt110.00–113.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772141.35/cwt141.35–141.351,091123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773130.53/cwt118.00–131.501,00914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775110.49/cwt109.00–112.008562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805114.00/cwt114.00–114.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810107.00/cwt107.00–107.008671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3225146.00/cwt146.00–146.003291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290150.29/cwt146.00–152.504363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310156.59/cwt152.00–159.004853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3341131.12/cwt130.00–140.004479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375182.34/cwt182.00–183.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376174.66/cwt167.00–181.006579
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427167.42/cwt160.00–174.007159
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445154.00/cwt154.00–154.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453171.50/cwt171.00–172.507773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3461139.17/cwt135.00–142.006426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469159.29/cwt150.00–167.007478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515155.49/cwt155.00–156.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532128.03/cwt125.00–130.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533142.35/cwt134.00–149.0075945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562139.90/cwt133.00–148.0078613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563123.73/cwt120.00–125.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624130.24/cwt124.00–138.0081326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628111.71/cwt110.00–115.007029
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676129.89/cwt122.00–133.5087825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678112.37/cwt107.50–115.007627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705113.00/cwt112.00–114.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712123.33/cwt120.00–126.008788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764117.57/cwt114.00–123.008984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2829105.54/cwt105.00–112.0087513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2876106.74/cwt103.00–108.009354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3880103.00/cwt103.00–103.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 337391.00/cwt91.00–91.003395
Dairy Steers—Large 340568.00/cwt68.00–68.002751
Dairy Steers—Large 349261.00/cwt61.00–61.003002
Dairy Steers—Large 358677.00/cwt77.00–77.004519
Dairy Steers—Large 369671.50/cwt71.50–71.504983
Dairy Steers—Large 382574.57/cwt60.00–77.006157
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,27570.00/cwt70.00–70.008931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43381.63/cwt79.00–84.001,17014
Bulls——1,61990.57/cwt85.00–94.501,46614
Bulls——1,81399.01/cwt95.50–101.501,7957
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92146.91/cwt42.00–49.504327
Cows—Lean 85-90%95064.00/cwt64.00–64.006081
Cows—Lean 85-90%95254.94/cwt52.50–60.5052314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15350.70/cwt46.50–53.5058510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24358.19/cwt54.00–62.5072346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33664.31/cwt63.00–66.5085910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47554.00/cwt54.00–54.007972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58260.40/cwt57.00–63.009566
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65065.44/cwt64.00–66.501,0807
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06076.00/cwt76.00–76.008061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,172944.79/cwt625.00–1,350.0011,07310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,207777.34/cwt475.00–1,010.009,38221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,175.56/cwt1,125.00–1,200.0017,1046

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.