Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-07-14

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 14
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,732 head
▲ 808 vs last sale 924▲ 191 vs year ago 1,541 · +12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 242▲ 58 vs year ago 152 · +38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 68▼ 108 vs year ago 123 · −87.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower with good offering, Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with heavy 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 $166.68/cwt on 738 head.
Average price
$166.68
738 head · 763 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2764167.001,275730
Medium and Large 2-3673137.129228thin
One grade step is worth $29.88/cwt here — about $353 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 sale738 hd
166.68
—
KY average25 barns · 7,226 hd
165.05
+1.62
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—Average1,753114.662,0109thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47084.611,24341
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22182.731,01076
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02266.7668217

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)1,317$1,15410
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,321$1,0003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$9501thin

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385180.46/cwt180.00–182.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407189.37/cwt187.00–193.007715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434179.37/cwt165.00–185.0077814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476175.66/cwt172.00–185.0083620
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525166.29/cwt154.00–176.0087322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533178.44/cwt177.00–179.009517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555178.42/cwt178.00–179.0099024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580170.83/cwt158.00–176.5099113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628160.27/cwt153.00–168.001,00622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629179.36/cwt171.50–183.001,12841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670173.89/cwt170.00–179.001,16562
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685143.99/cwt140.00–146.009863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686164.31/cwt150.50–169.001,12752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,1919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732152.96/cwt146.00–161.001,12011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764156.99/cwt145.00–159.001,19917
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787169.88/cwt163.50–171.501,337117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833138.49/cwt135.00–142.001,1542
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added844167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,40960
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866165.28/cwt165.00–165.501,43166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2879138.79/cwt135.00–143.001,2204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added952165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,571117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2982138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,3602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,052139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,46837
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287170.00/cwt170.00–170.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341158.85/cwt155.00–160.005427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365158.53/cwt152.00–163.005796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378140.48/cwt140.00–141.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423166.79/cwt163.00–175.0070619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428140.16/cwt136.00–144.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472162.51/cwt155.00–173.5076728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481138.88/cwt136.00–142.006689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522160.78/cwt148.00–166.5083942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526173.36/cwt170.00–175.5091215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570163.13/cwt146.00–169.7593073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595177.90/cwt170.00–178.501,05998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607172.12/cwt163.00–175.001,04532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618119.23/cwt110.00–129.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625155.40/cwt144.00–160.0097115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677148.25/cwt141.00–155.501,00420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677131.00/cwt131.00–131.008872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680183.70/cwt183.70–183.701,24972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718130.65/cwt130.00–132.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,10223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2789143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,1328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810156.95/cwt156.95–156.951,27168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,060121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy253225.00/cwt225.00–225.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345178.79/cwt175.00–180.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378167.02/cwt162.00–177.506313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432178.87/cwt160.00–183.0077312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435111.00/cwt111.00–111.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478174.76/cwt174.00–176.0083522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521156.61/cwt153.00–170.0081612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574155.20/cwt145.00–163.0089112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620149.00/cwt149.00–149.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678142.31/cwt141.00–145.009653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710141.51/cwt140.00–146.001,0054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769137.60/cwt135.00–143.001,0586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533101.73/cwt99.00–104.501,5602
Bulls——1,816118.36/cwt114.50–129.002,1497
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99973.11/cwt71.00–78.007306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03161.22/cwt54.00–68.0063110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06584.00/cwt84.00–84.008951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20274.59/cwt66.00–79.5089726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23084.85/cwt80.00–90.001,04440
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23195.38/cwt91.50–104.501,17410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46095.87/cwt91.50–104.001,4005
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46084.72/cwt80.00–90.001,23728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50977.17/cwt74.00–79.501,1648
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3171,153.74/head820.00–1,275.001,15410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3211,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003

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.