Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-03-31

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 31
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,715 head
▲ 178 vs last sale 1,537▲ 338 vs year ago 1,377 · +24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 210▲ 103 vs year ago 142 · +72.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 65▲ 50 vs year ago 25 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 lower; over 500 lbs steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower on lower quality offering, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. 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 $170.03/cwt on 571 head.
Average price
$170.03
571 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.81
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2606170.631,034551
Medium and Large 2-3508153.4377920
One grade step is worth $17.20/cwt here — about $255 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 sale571 hd
170.03
—
KY average22 barns · 5,849 hd
164.22
+5.81
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—Average1,712111.041,90121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49087.811,30836
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20783.951,01364
CowsLean 85-90%Average99170.7070111
SteersChoiceAverage1,575128.002,0161thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335203.55/cwt190.00–206.006828
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386195.22/cwt194.00–198.0075416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418182.30/cwt170.00–187.5076222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422160.00/cwt160.00–160.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424193.62/cwt190.00–200.0082121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465168.03/cwt162.00–175.0078111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474154.86/cwt145.00–160.007344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484191.86/cwt191.50–193.0092917
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510150.00/cwt149.00–151.007653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513191.75/cwt191.75–191.7598433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531172.93/cwt163.00–179.0091861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574167.84/cwt161.00–177.0096316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy579185.51/cwt185.00–187.001,07412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579149.88/cwt140.00–154.008687
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633173.46/cwt170.00–178.501,098179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634151.69/cwt145.00–162.5096230
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675157.53/cwt144.00–167.001,06322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729143.25/cwt140.00–148.001,0447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731155.86/cwt152.00–157.001,13950
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791144.91/cwt134.00–146.001,14615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2851139.77/cwt138.50–140.001,18920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915135.99/cwt132.00–137.001,2445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,096127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3924
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328164.77/cwt160.00–170.005405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374169.00/cwt159.00–176.0063217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380154.00/cwt154.00–154.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429163.06/cwt149.00–176.5070065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460161.01/cwt146.00–168.0074145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515135.45/cwt130.00–141.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518163.50/cwt163.50–163.5084759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518149.92/cwt139.00–158.0077721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556165.90/cwt164.00–170.0092216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572148.52/cwt135.00–156.50850105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3604111.00/cwt111.00–111.006705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616150.33/cwt147.00–150.7592630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626137.61/cwt128.00–145.0086121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668136.69/cwt132.50–142.0091345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690145.10/cwt145.10–145.101,00171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771132.56/cwt131.00–133.501,0228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835136.63/cwt134.00–137.001,1418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1592
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235220.00/cwt220.00–220.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278177.34/cwt160.00–195.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330181.00/cwt181.00–181.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364182.02/cwt157.50–186.006637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381200.00/cwt200.00–200.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421197.91/cwt194.00–200.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436167.69/cwt157.50–185.007317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473157.52/cwt155.00–164.007454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477145.21/cwt142.50–147.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534162.54/cwt161.00–165.0086816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569158.75/cwt155.00–165.009039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583133.67/cwt130.00–137.507792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2648148.50/cwt148.50–148.509623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681143.52/cwt143.00–149.0097711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715138.00/cwt138.00–138.009871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3412140.00/cwt140.00–140.005778
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,575128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,0161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43291.38/cwt89.00–93.001,3093
Bulls——1,671103.99/cwt97.00–112.501,7387
Bulls——1,814120.89/cwt115.50–137.502,19311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92069.00/cwt69.00–69.006351
Cows—Lean 85-90%96261.43/cwt57.00–64.505913
Cows—Lean 85-90%98780.77/cwt76.00–83.507973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01170.23/cwt65.00–74.507105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20989.52/cwt85.00–101.001,08230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21479.33/cwt72.00–84.0096333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47490.85/cwt85.00–104.001,33926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53179.90/cwt75.00–84.501,22310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153734.30/cwt710.00–760.008,4662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175924.47/cwt900.00–950.0010,8632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1821,168.37/cwt970.00–1,300.0013,81010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,031.30/cwt930.00–1,190.0013,2524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3311,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,3073
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,480.00/cwt1,480.00–1,480.0013,3202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0014,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,248.57/cwt1,170.00–1,325.0013,11011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1521,260.29/cwt1,090.00–1,460.0014,5193
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0018,3303
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0021,6002

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.