Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-03-17

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 17
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,996 head
▲ 698 vs last sale 1,298▼ 119 vs year ago 2,115 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 137▲ 47 vs year ago 120 · +39.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 24▼ 15 vs year ago 80 · −18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with heavy demand on 400-600lb heifers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers 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 $159.51/cwt on 776 head.
Average price
$159.51
776 head · 670 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,069
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.36
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2674160.121,079748
Medium and Large 2-3573143.3282128
One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $258 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 sale776 hd
159.51
—
KY average24 barns · 4,544 hd
158.15
+1.36
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—Low1,658120.992,00622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51394.341,42723
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17188.811,04039
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01469.347039thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327195.92/cwt181.00–205.0064111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365193.65/cwt190.00–197.507072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380168.40/cwt166.00–171.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425196.00/cwt196.00–196.008337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427199.93/cwt195.00–216.0085415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436186.41/cwt180.00–192.0081314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465185.10/cwt172.00–194.0086123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480168.00/cwt168.00–168.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488201.77/cwt196.00–205.0098511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518195.21/cwt190.50–202.001,01121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520147.85/cwt130.00–157.007699
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524178.47/cwt164.00–186.0093527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3562144.05/cwt135.00–158.008106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584166.25/cwt160.00–183.00971185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615164.23/cwt145.00–169.501,01063
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631137.83/cwt133.00–140.008705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663150.09/cwt145.00–161.0099548
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678130.00/cwt130.00–130.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723144.95/cwt134.00–148.501,04862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725124.00/cwt124.00–124.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3752120.00/cwt120.00–120.009022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755143.05/cwt134.00–146.001,08038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795154.85/cwt154.85–154.851,23167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825135.27/cwt128.00–139.001,11613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added879144.70/cwt140.50–147.501,27252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added919140.21/cwt140.00–140.751,28982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2921133.75/cwt133.50–134.001,2324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,07097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282172.89/cwt169.00–176.004884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy292203.00/cwt203.00–203.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330178.36/cwt178.00–180.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335143.75/cwt140.00–147.504822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367169.95/cwt160.00–174.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383143.82/cwt132.50–155.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400147.50/cwt147.50–147.505901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427188.00/cwt188.00–188.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428170.96/cwt154.00–179.0073229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450187.00/cwt186.00–188.5084215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472166.73/cwt154.00–179.0078757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487149.35/cwt142.00–152.007276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526118.63/cwt90.00–135.006245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528154.64/cwt142.50–160.0081674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529166.13/cwt163.00–169.5087973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575127.97/cwt112.50–139.007367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576156.23/cwt144.00–159.0090097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613155.93/cwt152.00–163.5095620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615114.00/cwt114.00–114.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619145.19/cwt134.00–149.0089979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654151.85/cwt151.85–151.8599374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670126.34/cwt125.00–128.008463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672140.74/cwt130.00–145.0094631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3703110.36/cwt108.00–115.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716134.04/cwt126.00–141.0096048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765128.39/cwt125.00–131.0098223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2811125.04/cwt120.00–126.501,0148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,10810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320183.00/cwt183.00–183.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384185.63/cwt170.00–197.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430192.50/cwt192.50–192.508281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437174.85/cwt162.50–192.007647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445155.00/cwt155.00–155.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477182.08/cwt164.00–189.008699
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523172.62/cwt161.00–180.009039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564160.44/cwt155.00–166.0090513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3597133.00/cwt133.00–133.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611155.22/cwt149.00–160.009487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673142.52/cwt142.00–143.009592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3688135.00/cwt135.00–135.009295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730123.00/cwt123.00–123.008981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1881
Bulls——1,570109.39/cwt95.00–113.501,7174
Bulls——1,699125.54/cwt116.00–135.502,13317
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95871.47/cwt71.00–72.006852
Cows—Lean 85-90%98382.79/cwt80.00–86.008143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06658.18/cwt53.00–65.006204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14185.75/cwt81.00–88.5097814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17195.95/cwt89.00–109.001,12419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23873.34/cwt67.00–79.009086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48887.45/cwt85.00–90.001,3018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52698.02/cwt92.00–106.501,49615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2511,081.55/cwt1,050.00–1,210.0013,5306
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,153.87/cwt1,110.00–1,200.0014,63115
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,145.06/cwt975.00–1,280.0012,19517

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.