Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-07-28

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 28
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
▼ 298 vs last sale 1,148▼ 673 vs year ago 1,523 · −44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 110▲ 30 vs year ago 80 · +37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 25▼ 76 vs year ago 141 · −53.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, yearling steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good offering, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.53/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$160.53
278 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$969
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2604161.06973273
Medium and Large 2-3574131.407545thin
One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $219 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 sale278 hd
160.53
—
KY average25 barns · 4,819 hd
160.88
−0.35
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—Low1,814115.612,09712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21992.891,13336
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54989.541,38727
CowsLean 85-90%Average97383.758142thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$1,0706
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,127$1,5002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,131$1,4536
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,145$1,3823thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,125$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,319$1,47822

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258214.00/cwt214.00–214.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408170.51/cwt170.00–171.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479176.51/cwt175.00–178.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540179.00/cwt179.00–179.009671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546186.64/cwt186.00–187.001,01914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567199.55/cwt194.00–201.001,13115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570148.00/cwt148.00–148.008441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571165.38/cwt160.00–170.009447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625165.14/cwt161.00–171.001,03218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634188.94/cwt175.00–198.001,19818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675152.16/cwt150.00–155.001,0279
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725169.80/cwt167.00–173.001,23121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729157.50/cwt157.00–159.001,1484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2792160.50/cwt148.00–161.501,27115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845142.50/cwt140.00–145.001,2042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847168.25/cwt168.25–168.251,42552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,48759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2934134.12/cwt131.00–151.001,25320
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384156.66/cwt153.00–163.0060211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483162.77/cwt151.00–168.007869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527159.84/cwt155.00–164.0084211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542177.00/cwt177.00–177.009598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578173.06/cwt170.00–178.001,00031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578157.53/cwt145.00–165.0091151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613151.04/cwt145.00–154.009263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630166.93/cwt165.50–167.001,05278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658151.34/cwt145.00–153.0099637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,10820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776124.00/cwt124.00–124.009624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2842121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426162.64/cwt160.00–164.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531155.02/cwt152.00–160.008237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2551148.19/cwt141.00–153.008175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2642144.00/cwt135.00–146.0092411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765129.00/cwt129.00–129.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2871130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,1374
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6131
Bulls——1,775128.85/cwt124.00–135.002,2874
Bulls——1,855110.84/cwt105.50–115.502,0567
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94586.00/cwt86.00–86.008131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00081.50/cwt81.50–81.508151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16286.31/cwt82.00–89.501,00311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23578.00/cwt78.00–78.009631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24596.52/cwt90.00–110.001,20224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49987.92/cwt86.00–89.501,3189
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53779.16/cwt78.50–80.001,2173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58192.58/cwt90.00–96.501,46415
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,452.99/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4536
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,382.31/head1,025.00–1,525.001,3823
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2821,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0706
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2991,442.86/head1,260.00–1,645.001,44319
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4421,702.98/head1,575.00–1,780.001,7033

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.