Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-06-30

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 30
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
924 head
▲ 498 vs last sale 426▲ 924 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 182▲ 242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 58▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was 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 $153.15/cwt on 363 head.
Average price
$153.15
363 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$863
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.24
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565155.09876328
Medium and Large 2-3546134.9573735
One grade step is worth $20.14/cwt here — about $139 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 sale363 hd
153.15
—
KY average24 barns · 5,260 hd
152.90
+0.24
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—Low1,680121.572,0437thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,281101.131,29578
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,559100.401,56526
CowsLean 85-90%High94481.0176531
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,180118.001,3921thin

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)1,133$1,1037
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,126$1,0458
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$8394thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,245$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,301$1,33716

Every lot

90 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320162.00/cwt162.00–162.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368175.00/cwt175.00–175.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415177.19/cwt175.00–187.007359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468181.49/cwt173.00–183.5084920
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479159.40/cwt151.00–166.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510155.61/cwt151.00–159.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519173.31/cwt163.00–179.0089940
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569151.51/cwt149.00–154.008624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,01945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583163.77/cwt150.00–166.0095548
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617137.00/cwt137.00–137.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625160.63/cwt150.00–165.001,00430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673157.27/cwt152.50–167.001,05816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675147.28/cwt144.00–149.009943
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726148.43/cwt142.50–152.001,07810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,20620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826152.77/cwt143.00–157.001,26215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2854144.59/cwt134.00–148.501,2357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added958151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,44715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,009148.25/cwt148.25–148.251,4969
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,126135.75/cwt135.75–135.751,52919
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280147.50/cwt147.50–147.504131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335147.50/cwt147.50–147.504941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378162.33/cwt157.50–170.0061410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390153.00/cwt153.00–153.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405142.00/cwt142.00–142.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417165.37/cwt161.00–170.0069011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466128.00/cwt128.00–128.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474159.97/cwt154.00–167.0075837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517154.28/cwt143.00–160.0079870
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521140.38/cwt140.00–140.5073113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543162.64/cwt162.50–166.0088339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567154.50/cwt143.00–159.0087639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572164.00/cwt164.00–164.0093810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579136.88/cwt135.00–140.007936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620160.46/cwt158.50–161.5099534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635124.00/cwt124.00–124.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637147.81/cwt137.00–151.5094242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666138.81/cwt134.00–147.009246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3697127.00/cwt127.00–127.008854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723127.99/cwt123.00–133.009253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,05518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815130.00/cwt126.00–131.001,0605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380175.00/cwt167.50–181.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470170.13/cwt160.00–176.008009
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3507148.00/cwt148.00–148.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524162.06/cwt160.00–173.0084916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575149.92/cwt142.00–155.008626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615159.00/cwt159.00–159.009781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650141.00/cwt141.00–141.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2652162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709139.66/cwt133.00–141.509906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757140.81/cwt136.00–144.001,0665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760126.00/cwt126.00–126.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2929125.87/cwt124.00–126.501,1698
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 373592.00/cwt92.00–92.006761
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,180118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,198119.70/cwt115.00–125.001,4342
Bulls——1,862111.38/cwt110.50–113.502,0743
Bulls——1,890138.72/cwt138.00–139.502,6222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92074.76/cwt71.50–77.5068810
Cows—Lean 85-90%95382.64/cwt78.00–87.0078819
Cows—Lean 85-90%98396.77/cwt96.00–97.509512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277102.35/cwt98.00–107.501,30748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282110.15/cwt108.00–113.501,4129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28994.48/cwt90.00–97.501,21821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51593.67/cwt89.00–96.501,4198
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578114.12/cwt110.50–119.501,8013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578101.24/cwt97.00–106.501,59815
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018839.30/head600.00–1,170.008394
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1261,044.54/head800.00–1,170.001,0458
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,102.73/head870.00–1,225.001,1037
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,324.83/head790.00–1,780.001,32514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,423.89/head1,240.00–1,575.001,4242

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.