Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-03-24

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 24
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,537 head
▼ 459 vs last sale 1,996▼ 427 vs year ago 1,964 · −21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 167▲ 90 vs year ago 120 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 65▲ 50 vs year ago 15 · +333.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 higher. There was good 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 $167.78/cwt on 552 head.
Average price
$167.78
552 head · 619 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2622168.091,045539
Medium and Large 2-3500155.0577613thin
One grade step is worth $13.04/cwt here — about $269 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 sale552 hd
167.78
—
KY average25 barns · 6,016 hd
162.29
+5.50
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—High1,683118.942,00220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51894.021,42738
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21188.071,06642
CowsLean 85-90%High99671.667149thin

Every lot

97 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 1-2220197.50/cwt197.50–197.504351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275198.00/cwt198.00–198.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305171.25/cwt167.50–175.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320190.47/cwt190.00–191.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382194.89/cwt185.00–205.0074417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415191.29/cwt176.00–193.0079421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433196.41/cwt194.00–204.0085026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473185.99/cwt180.00–192.0088058
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480163.71/cwt155.00–168.007863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487195.00/cwt195.00–195.0095036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522176.26/cwt166.00–199.0092021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532187.75/cwt187.00–192.009999
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545148.00/cwt148.00–148.008071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568190.45/cwt186.00–193.001,08212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572176.03/cwt162.00–185.001,00721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619182.79/cwt179.00–186.001,13114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626167.39/cwt160.00–171.001,04818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645139.00/cwt139.00–139.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667161.00/cwt151.00–172.501,07475
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3676140.00/cwt140.00–140.009463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718153.31/cwt152.50–154.751,10137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728147.77/cwt140.00–151.001,07683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763141.86/cwt133.00–149.001,08213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813133.95/cwt131.00–136.001,0893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818147.90/cwt142.50–148.901,21065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920124.74/cwt124.00–125.001,1484
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260142.50/cwt142.50–142.503711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285175.00/cwt175.00–175.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326169.78/cwt166.00–182.0055325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368155.03/cwt142.00–157.0057111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377170.94/cwt163.00–177.0064425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427174.95/cwt160.00–180.0074749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429146.30/cwt143.00–148.006284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475146.80/cwt128.00–151.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476168.18/cwt154.00–181.0080124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512166.22/cwt163.00–168.0085121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533150.40/cwt140.00–161.0080227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571130.35/cwt125.00–137.007446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583145.48/cwt140.50–152.0084828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611140.21/cwt129.00–145.0085717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627147.26/cwt146.00–148.7592334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667148.05/cwt146.00–148.30987163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668134.27/cwt128.00–138.0089712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682120.73/cwt116.00–126.008233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725132.87/cwt126.00–135.2596325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745118.00/cwt118.00–118.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770118.01/cwt117.00–119.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786126.91/cwt125.00–133.009984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812124.75/cwt117.00–128.001,0136
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338168.02/cwt165.00–171.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360202.50/cwt202.50–202.507291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375175.17/cwt162.00–188.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423192.54/cwt191.00–194.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432183.75/cwt165.00–187.0079410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468177.75/cwt166.00–186.0083212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470122.50/cwt122.50–122.505761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518167.86/cwt157.00–175.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575159.38/cwt155.00–165.009168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612159.46/cwt149.00–165.009763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655151.74/cwt151.00–154.009944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3310104.00/cwt104.00–104.003223
Dairy Steers—Large 3752114.38/cwt110.00–117.008608
Dairy Steers—Large 3862113.50/cwt113.50–113.509785
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42388.11/cwt87.50–89.001,2542
Bulls——1,611111.09/cwt97.00–118.501,7908
Bulls——1,793131.38/cwt120.00–140.502,35610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98159.13/cwt50.00–65.005804
Cows—Lean 85-90%99885.80/cwt80.50–89.008563
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02375.49/cwt73.00–79.007722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08377.14/cwt68.00–79.508356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22794.48/cwt90.50–104.501,15915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23686.61/cwt80.00–90.001,07021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50868.38/cwt60.00–78.501,0312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51397.47/cwt91.50–108.001,47528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53888.37/cwt83.00–90.001,3598
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28911,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0011,5833
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29381,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0014,0703
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0014,1602
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29751,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0012,4312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,182.17/cwt1,160.00–1,200.0014,0099
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3341,392.42/cwt1,050.00–1,550.0018,57516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3821,623.52/cwt1,525.00–1,700.0022,43720
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,762.50/cwt1,525.00–2,000.0017,1844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,671.41/cwt1,550.00–1,825.0018,9372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,745.45/cwt1,475.00–1,900.0022,3943
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,647.38/cwt1,520.00–1,750.0021,4165
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4961,957.66/cwt1,950.00–1,975.0029,2876

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.