Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-06-09

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 9
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,804 head
▲ 1,156 vs last sale 648▲ 737 vs year ago 1,067 · +69.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 172▲ 21 vs year ago 160 · +13.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 55▲ 43 vs year ago 46 · +93.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 lower. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate 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 $159.52/cwt on 1,005 head.
Average price
$159.52
1,005 head · 812 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,295
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$427
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2815159.621,302990
Medium and Large 2-3573152.7087515thin
One grade step is worth $6.93/cwt here — about $427 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 sale1,005 hd
159.52
—
KY average27 barns · 6,127 hd
160.63
−1.11
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—Average1,726113.031,95113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45496.721,40620
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,95092.501,8041thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18592.301,09447
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00582.078256thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,262$1,3257
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,259$1,17817
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$1,1222thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$7382thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,020$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,136$1,47820

Every lot

86 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 1-2280197.59/cwt192.50–202.505532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377184.08/cwt180.00–187.506943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425186.33/cwt181.00–192.007926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427202.41/cwt196.00–208.008647
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475203.00/cwt203.00–203.009641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475178.00/cwt178.00–178.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485187.66/cwt181.00–192.5091015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530191.00/cwt189.00–192.501,01240
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530154.33/cwt142.50–160.008183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532177.34/cwt169.00–187.0094329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574178.06/cwt169.50–184.501,02252
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585150.51/cwt122.00–165.008809
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603176.50/cwt176.00–177.001,0646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614163.78/cwt153.00–174.001,00621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633147.45/cwt145.00–150.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669162.74/cwt154.00–168.001,08963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,21219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729151.72/cwt143.00–157.001,10673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759144.48/cwt142.00–147.001,0976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,28663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,2776
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,35060
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added928156.77/cwt154.20–157.201,455400
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added995140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,393115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380159.00/cwt159.00–159.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383176.02/cwt170.00–179.006749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3408140.04/cwt138.00–142.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421162.03/cwt159.00–165.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429176.68/cwt168.00–181.007588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469170.00/cwt169.00–171.007978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476162.80/cwt155.00–167.5077521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488144.71/cwt142.00–147.507062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522155.61/cwt142.00–160.5081259
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524131.49/cwt123.00–137.506895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571155.05/cwt141.00–160.0088568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606159.00/cwt159.00–159.009643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624147.69/cwt133.00–152.0092278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645126.00/cwt126.00–126.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671144.37/cwt130.00–148.0096979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3711106.00/cwt106.00–106.007547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2734132.08/cwt121.00–135.5096912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750118.00/cwt118.00–118.008851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330175.00/cwt175.00–175.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393173.67/cwt170.00–185.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438188.52/cwt185.00–192.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443206.00/cwt206.00–206.009133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479183.22/cwt175.00–195.008786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527172.57/cwt159.00–182.5090920
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3542148.00/cwt148.00–148.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563173.00/cwt173.00–173.009745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620153.41/cwt145.00–158.009519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620142.50/cwt142.50–142.508841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666143.90/cwt139.00–149.0095810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715140.82/cwt140.00–142.001,0075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy760141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230101.24/cwt100.00–102.501,2452
Bulls——1,778109.73/cwt103.00–115.501,9517
Bulls——1,883124.71/cwt123.00–127.502,3484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93572.00/cwt72.00–72.006731
Cows—Lean 85-90%99586.25/cwt84.50–88.008582
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03582.63/cwt81.50–84.008553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13678.30/cwt77.00–79.008894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17898.59/cwt92.00–112.001,16125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20686.67/cwt83.50–90.501,04518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438103.17/cwt95.00–115.001,48412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46988.27/cwt83.50–90.501,2977
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,2091
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,95092.50/cwt92.50–92.501,8041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905737.82/head650.00–820.007382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,122.41/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2591,177.73/head850.00–1,675.001,17817
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2621,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3257
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,483.02/head1,300.00–1,675.001,48312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,308.30/head1,150.00–1,575.001,3084
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,630.36/head1,525.00–1,730.001,6304
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.