Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-01-06

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 6
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
909 head
▼ 541 vs last sale 1,450▼ 933 vs year ago 1,842 · −50.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 200▼ 67 vs year ago 212 · −31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 50▼ 4 vs year ago 24 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to holiday. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with moderate offerings due to winter storm 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 $156.34/cwt on 339 head.
Average price
$156.34
339 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2648156.911,017331
Medium and Large 2-3583132.887748thin
One grade step is worth $24.02/cwt here — about $243 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 sale339 hd
156.34
—
KY average20 barns · 4,597 hd
156.42
−0.08
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—Average1,69898.001,6648thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51171.601,08220
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18964.8377133
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01554.505532thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,525118.001,8001thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382185.00/cwt185.00–185.007079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390172.92/cwt159.00–175.006747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416169.72/cwt159.00–178.007067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480177.79/cwt176.00–179.0085336
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3506142.50/cwt142.50–142.507214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520175.63/cwt170.50–179.0091320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532158.92/cwt146.50–166.0084518
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550121.00/cwt121.00–121.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561154.62/cwt151.00–164.5086723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564172.50/cwt172.50–172.509735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604162.77/cwt162.50–164.0098311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635151.63/cwt137.00–159.5096331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660146.04/cwt139.00–154.5096453
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668128.53/cwt126.00–131.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721135.62/cwt132.00–138.009786
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768132.97/cwt131.00–135.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2801136.58/cwt124.00–139.501,09427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,34563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858131.13/cwt124.00–136.001,1255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2979115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,060110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324148.81/cwt138.00–152.004829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368148.71/cwt136.00–155.005479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422142.40/cwt130.00–145.0060117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428122.51/cwt120.00–125.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486142.11/cwt126.00–144.5069126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511112.00/cwt112.00–112.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523136.24/cwt124.00–141.5071345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563133.52/cwt120.00–139.0075228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617135.11/cwt129.00–139.0083423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3629115.00/cwt115.00–115.007236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668124.00/cwt124.00–124.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732125.93/cwt111.00–139.0092211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373599.29/cwt86.00–109.007303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777150.40/cwt150.40–150.401,16976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2862109.00/cwt109.00–109.009402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390154.71/cwt152.00–157.506032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408141.00/cwt141.00–141.005754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469175.00/cwt175.00–175.008215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580156.01/cwt148.00–160.509059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613139.78/cwt122.50–149.008577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710124.00/cwt124.00–124.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2792124.00/cwt124.00–124.009827
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3791100.50/cwt100.50–100.507958
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,525118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64793.63/cwt90.00–95.501,5425
Bulls——1,783105.27/cwt102.00–107.501,8773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01559.00/cwt59.00–59.005991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01550.00/cwt50.00–50.005081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11353.45/cwt46.00–59.005956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13763.13/cwt60.00–64.507189
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24169.48/cwt65.00–77.0086218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49472.94/cwt67.50–85.001,09016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57866.25/cwt65.50–67.001,0454
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,6051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,273706.28/cwt585.00–870.008,9913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,354969.85/cwt850.00–1,200.0013,1324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,388844.37/cwt775.00–970.0011,7203
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297088.00/cwt88.00–88.008541

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.