Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-02-10

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 10
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,405 head
▲ 1,142 vs last sale 263▲ 1,405 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 208 vs last sale 92▲ 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher with instances of 8.00-10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.13/cwt on 627 head.
Average price
$158.13
627 head · 716 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$298
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.02
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2720158.441,141611
Medium and Large 2-3577145.9884316thin
One grade step is worth $12.47/cwt here — about $298 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 sale627 hd
158.13
—
KY average23 barns · 4,765 hd
163.15
−5.02
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—Average1,901110.332,09716
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,462104.171,5233thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53083.721,28063
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20581.6198344
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02470.9772611

Every lot

81 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375155.07/cwt150.00–160.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382197.38/cwt188.00–203.007543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415200.27/cwt192.50–211.0083116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433178.46/cwt172.00–185.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445144.25/cwt132.50–156.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479200.52/cwt194.00–219.0096018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490180.44/cwt174.00–190.008847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519162.54/cwt160.00–169.008448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522191.14/cwt189.00–193.0099818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522190.00/cwt190.00–190.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575171.14/cwt164.00–186.0098437
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586155.61/cwt153.00–158.509125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613141.66/cwt141.00–142.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623167.17/cwt165.50–168.501,04111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632156.37/cwt145.00–163.5098848
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660127.00/cwt127.00–127.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684155.35/cwt147.00–162.501,06368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719150.07/cwt140.00–156.501,07919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721162.69/cwt158.00–162.901,17370
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,13958
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767146.34/cwt145.00–147.001,12212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819139.02/cwt138.00–140.001,1394
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836149.79/cwt146.50–153.501,252159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858137.33/cwt134.00–139.001,1783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,26324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2967130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020133.52/cwt130.00–137.001,3622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,082128.12/cwt128.00–130.001,38616
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307200.00/cwt200.00–200.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341173.25/cwt162.50–177.505914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376154.66/cwt150.00–168.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378184.00/cwt184.00–184.006969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406169.78/cwt169.00–172.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421161.47/cwt157.00–163.0068016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425132.50/cwt132.50–132.505631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473154.13/cwt145.00–161.0072913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477175.91/cwt169.00–177.2583974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493130.48/cwt127.00–134.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521169.84/cwt159.00–177.0088517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526152.04/cwt140.00–158.0080025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527135.00/cwt135.00–135.007112
Heifers—Medium 1-2553153.00/cwt153.00–153.008463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557156.79/cwt156.50–160.0087336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565135.32/cwt131.00–138.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572147.48/cwt140.00–152.0084415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616155.16/cwt154.00–155.5095612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629150.46/cwt145.00–153.5094621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675140.82/cwt136.50–150.0095161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683127.00/cwt127.00–127.008675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723135.60/cwt125.00–141.0098022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769129.10/cwt120.00–133.009936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829129.75/cwt129.75–129.751,07618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320187.50/cwt187.50–187.506001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388212.00/cwt212.00–212.008233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425164.00/cwt164.00–164.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453212.00/cwt212.00–212.009604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481181.40/cwt177.00–186.008734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518162.11/cwt155.00–168.008406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555158.75/cwt157.50–160.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605149.00/cwt149.00–149.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677138.63/cwt130.00–148.009395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695119.00/cwt119.00–119.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733133.04/cwt129.00–137.009752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779131.66/cwt130.00–132.001,0266
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83198.60/cwt95.00–104.001,8055
Bulls——1,933115.66/cwt106.50–127.502,23611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00974.98/cwt70.00–80.007577
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04963.94/cwt62.00–67.006714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20075.26/cwt71.00–79.5090313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20486.65/cwt81.00–95.501,04328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23062.11/cwt52.00–68.007643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39069.00/cwt69.00–69.009592
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,462104.17/cwt98.00–110.501,5233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51676.14/cwt70.00–80.501,15415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54086.83/cwt81.00–96.001,33746
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,6252

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.