Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-01-27

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 27
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,037 head
▲ 1,775 vs last sale 262▲ 1,196 vs year ago 841 · +142.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 70▲ 140 vs year ago 64 · +218.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 10▲ 14 vs year ago 11 · +127.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in feeder heifers 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 $144.50/cwt on 637 head.
Average price
$144.50
637 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2613146.59898591
Medium and Large 2-3650117.5876446
One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $134 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 sale637 hd
144.50
—
KY average25 barns · 6,541 hd
142.46
+2.03
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—Average1,778105.091,86816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47383.841,23545
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20477.9693829
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07260.726516thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283187.57/cwt180.00–195.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372170.09/cwt162.50–175.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415207.93/cwt202.50–216.0086318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435179.49/cwt170.00–183.0078115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467176.73/cwt168.00–185.0082511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478203.00/cwt203.00–203.009703
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513146.62/cwt133.00–148.0075211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526168.07/cwt160.00–178.0088457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530184.60/cwt179.50–192.0097844
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569141.09/cwt136.00–150.008038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586168.25/cwt161.00–173.5098649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629154.75/cwt147.50–165.0097363
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3664138.93/cwt130.00–140.509227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672154.15/cwt143.00–157.001,036109
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720145.70/cwt137.50–153.751,04978
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760117.43/cwt112.00–123.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778144.02/cwt138.00–147.001,12043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2801139.75/cwt137.50–143.001,1198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805152.75/cwt152.75–152.751,23015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866142.60/cwt129.00–145.501,23520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908147.10/cwt147.10–147.101,33656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,073123.27/cwt117.00–127.001,3233
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290159.00/cwt159.00–159.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311190.00/cwt190.00–190.0059110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327161.96/cwt154.00–169.005306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387162.30/cwt154.00–175.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395179.00/cwt179.00–179.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420158.47/cwt149.00–167.0066632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473121.57/cwt120.00–123.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480157.30/cwt146.00–169.0075557
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526123.44/cwt121.00–127.0064911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536145.00/cwt138.00–147.5077726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572124.65/cwt113.00–133.0071311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582143.28/cwt136.50–151.00834130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3616115.10/cwt111.00–120.007095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638149.49/cwt148.75–152.00954106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642143.97/cwt134.00–145.0092465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681140.61/cwt133.00–148.0095845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705117.00/cwt117.00–117.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719136.37/cwt120.00–144.5098135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772136.54/cwt120.00–143.501,0549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775117.01/cwt116.00–118.009072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815133.75/cwt133.75–133.751,09025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817120.63/cwt119.00–124.009863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added864138.25/cwt138.25–138.251,19431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3888105.51/cwt104.00–107.0093712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355148.00/cwt148.00–148.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383182.36/cwt181.00–185.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420161.00/cwt161.00–161.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468163.55/cwt155.00–178.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487182.00/cwt182.00–182.008867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524158.01/cwt155.00–159.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy533168.60/cwt164.50–175.008995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577155.96/cwt146.00–159.5090033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633146.48/cwt145.00–148.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678135.88/cwt134.00–136.509214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680129.00/cwt129.00–129.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717132.72/cwt122.00–134.5095223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299595.00/cwt95.00–95.009451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3765121.50/cwt121.50–121.5092912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1901
Bulls——1,73697.71/cwt93.50–104.501,6966
Bulls——1,834113.02/cwt106.50–123.502,0739
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04578.50/cwt78.50–78.508201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06551.15/cwt47.00–54.005453
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09566.18/cwt64.00–68.007252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17585.96/cwt82.00–93.001,01010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21775.33/cwt71.00–79.5091716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22865.29/cwt64.00–66.508023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42275.69/cwt70.00–79.501,07610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44067.04/cwt66.00–68.009652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49087.33/cwt80.00–102.001,30133
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115930.00/cwt930.00–930.0010,3701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,232953.91/cwt870.00–1,000.0011,7523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3291,074.98/cwt825.00–1,280.0014,2866
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0018,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,9251

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.