Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-12-16

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 16
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,450 head
▼ 1,479 vs last sale 2,929▲ 81 vs year ago 1,369 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 35▲ 45 vs year ago 155 · +29.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 210▲ 38 vs year ago 12 · +316.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; Yearling steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for weaned feeder cattle, lower demand for non-weaned 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.30/cwt on 478 head.
Average price
$136.30
478 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570138.32788443
Medium and Large 2-3592110.7065535
One grade step is worth $27.62/cwt here — about $133 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 sale478 hd
136.30
—
KY average23 barns · 6,334 hd
135.63
+0.67
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—High1,83192.131,68715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45767.1497829
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16958.7368720
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03451.2253010

Every lot

103 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328199.62/cwt190.00–205.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341177.65/cwt169.00–186.006064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361192.00/cwt192.00–192.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367169.29/cwt162.00–178.006216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420175.24/cwt168.00–187.0073612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473145.08/cwt140.00–150.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475180.98/cwt165.00–184.0086015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477188.10/cwt187.50–189.0089710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527172.92/cwt170.00–180.0091117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536161.69/cwt146.00–170.0086714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540133.00/cwt133.00–133.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571151.71/cwt140.00–160.0086620
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573136.37/cwt132.00–138.007815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610127.31/cwt125.00–130.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625149.72/cwt137.00–156.5093635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638165.93/cwt163.50–166.751,05924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680144.85/cwt134.00–150.0098513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713139.80/cwt138.00–143.009975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729151.03/cwt150.00–151.501,10129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780135.45/cwt129.00–139.501,05728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813136.81/cwt124.00–142.501,1127
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878125.49/cwt125.00–126.001,1022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930125.47/cwt123.00–128.001,1672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added946153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,44757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035110.00/cwt103.00–124.001,1393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,113119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,3308
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325143.97/cwt140.00–146.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376139.60/cwt138.00–140.005255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380125.51/cwt125.00–126.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3406110.00/cwt110.00–110.004473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429140.14/cwt132.00–145.0060123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477140.21/cwt126.00–148.5066956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477119.49/cwt117.50–121.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494156.50/cwt156.50–156.5077361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516145.15/cwt143.00–147.0074927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517130.45/cwt120.00–139.0067447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528117.01/cwt115.00–119.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562142.46/cwt141.50–145.0080111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572110.34/cwt101.00–115.006315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573131.25/cwt121.00–140.0075223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621134.21/cwt124.00–140.0083374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626113.03/cwt110.00–116.5070812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659135.15/cwt125.00–137.2589159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678101.08/cwt98.00–104.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715120.68/cwt112.00–129.008632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372095.27/cwt93.00–97.506862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,01531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766126.24/cwt120.00–129.5096711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3771100.02/cwt87.50–106.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825105.00/cwt105.00–105.008666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292390.00/cwt90.00–90.008313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327152.00/cwt152.00–152.004972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387190.64/cwt190.00–194.007386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390165.81/cwt153.00–181.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420172.72/cwt171.00–174.007258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428186.36/cwt183.00–190.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471180.62/cwt177.00–182.008517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488166.17/cwt158.00–174.008115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520111.20/cwt90.00–132.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526166.15/cwt165.00–168.0087418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539146.19/cwt136.00–154.0078813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575127.47/cwt126.00–129.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584145.20/cwt145.00–145.5084810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617140.30/cwt130.00–145.008668
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683130.63/cwt130.00–134.008926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715126.56/cwt115.00–131.0090511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380398.00/cwt98.00–98.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2844111.87/cwt111.50–113.009444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385575.00/cwt75.00–75.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,08592.00/cwt92.00–92.009981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,3551
Bulls——1,81498.58/cwt94.00–107.501,7887
Bulls——1,85887.85/cwt83.50–91.001,6327
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02853.64/cwt52.50–55.005514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02943.99/cwt39.00–49.504534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05860.86/cwt57.00–65.006442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14056.37/cwt53.00–59.506439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19162.76/cwt60.00–65.007479
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20551.22/cwt51.00–51.506172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40162.71/cwt62.00–64.508797
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41553.50/cwt53.50–53.507571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47769.26/cwt65.00–78.001,02321
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7751,725.00/cwt1,725.00–1,725.0030,6191
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,6091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,2951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,191740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,8133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,273895.97/cwt700.00–1,025.0011,40610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2961,083.75/cwt875.00–1,250.0014,04511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320720.00/cwt720.00–720.009,5041
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05587.50/cwt87.50–87.509231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0016,5631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0018,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,625.00/cwt1,625.00–1,625.0022,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7251,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0024,3231

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.