Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-06-16

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 16
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 1,493 vs last sale 1,804▼ 669 vs year ago 980 · −68.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 181▼ 24 vs year ago 102 · −23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 89▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. There was light to moderate demand due to extremely high temperatures. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.99/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$141.99
149 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2719142.591,025136
Medium and Large 2-3540135.7073313thin
One grade step is worth $6.89/cwt here — about $292 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 sale149 hd
141.99
—
KY average24 barns · 3,580 hd
145.93
−3.94
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—High1,752126.992,22414
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,573106.481,67513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,286103.851,33526
CowsLean 85-90%Low94383.0078313

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,357$1,3713thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$1,3165
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,7001thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370187.00/cwt187.00–187.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512162.52/cwt161.00–165.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545144.00/cwt144.00–144.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2552156.00/cwt153.00–158.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575144.00/cwt144.00–144.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630152.01/cwt146.00–154.0095811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676145.78/cwt143.00–150.009856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715139.98/cwt139.00–141.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748148.75/cwt148.75–148.751,11324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,33528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375163.54/cwt159.00–173.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383141.02/cwt140.00–142.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2402165.00/cwt165.00–165.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420147.00/cwt147.00–147.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466154.71/cwt151.00–162.007217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487142.80/cwt140.00–145.006955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533148.09/cwt143.00–156.007897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535133.02/cwt131.00–136.007123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577145.15/cwt140.00–150.0083816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630130.97/cwt123.00–135.008255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671128.77/cwt120.00–136.008647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723140.75/cwt140.75–140.751,01822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735128.97/cwt124.00–134.009482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821143.90/cwt143.90–143.901,18160
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900111.00/cwt111.00–111.009992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,025117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1995
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413168.16/cwt162.00–174.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468157.33/cwt152.00–165.007369
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529153.52/cwt143.00–159.008128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575151.25/cwt149.00–155.008707
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623137.06/cwt134.00–142.008543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675139.40/cwt132.00–141.0094111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720127.00/cwt127.00–127.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721137.26/cwt132.00–141.009908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779133.49/cwt126.00–137.001,0404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860115.00/cwt115.00–115.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,6161
Bulls——1,768132.87/cwt129.50–135.502,3497
Bulls——1,786122.47/cwt117.00–125.502,1876
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83273.41/cwt70.00–75.006113
Cows—Lean 85-90%96389.51/cwt89.00–90.008623
Cows—Lean 85-90%98284.32/cwt79.00–87.008287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13893.20/cwt91.00–95.001,0616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327103.59/cwt98.50–107.501,37512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334112.23/cwt108.00–117.501,4978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539113.90/cwt110.00–116.501,7537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,591101.69/cwt97.00–106.001,6185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,316.14/head1,300.00–1,320.001,3165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3571,371.07/head1,225.00–1,430.001,3713

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.