Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-08-11

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 11
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,893 head
▲ 671 vs last sale 1,222▲ 410 vs year ago 1,483 · +27.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 85▲ 80 vs year ago 120 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 35▲ 22 vs year ago 52 · +42.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages of feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $170.64/cwt on 734 head.
Average price
$170.64
734 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,059
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.44
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2625171.601,072701
Medium and Large 2-3541150.2881433
One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $258 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 sale734 hd
170.64
—
KY average26 barns · 5,704 hd
164.21
+6.44
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—High1,692120.272,03537
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53694.841,45719
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25794.711,19171
CowsLean 85-90%Low92878.0172415
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,334143.001,9086thin

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)1,306$1,18119
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,283$1,14811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$8001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,162$1,1827
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$1,1704thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235210.00/cwt210.00–210.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320177.50/cwt177.50–177.505681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374184.93/cwt180.00–192.506925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428186.53/cwt182.00–191.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473186.17/cwt180.00–196.008816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475199.71/cwt198.50–201.009494
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482174.69/cwt172.00–179.008423
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525172.00/cwt172.00–172.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527187.41/cwt180.00–192.0098812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537199.84/cwt199.00–200.001,07318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563197.30/cwt196.00–199.001,11128
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563161.00/cwt161.00–161.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581189.32/cwt182.50–192.001,10046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626187.79/cwt180.00–195.001,17620
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2897
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669177.00/cwt167.50–182.501,18496
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3676162.77/cwt155.00–165.001,10010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725163.76/cwt157.00–173.001,187129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752190.30/cwt190.30–190.301,43162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777169.79/cwt158.00–175.501,31927
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3783155.81/cwt152.00–156.501,22013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833154.94/cwt148.00–160.001,2915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,49954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,45644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added941166.40/cwt166.40–166.401,56660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980144.75/cwt144.00–145.001,4194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,031136.61/cwt135.00–137.001,40810
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3261160.00/cwt160.00–160.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315162.00/cwt162.00–162.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382186.00/cwt186.00–186.007116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395182.00/cwt182.00–182.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3397168.00/cwt168.00–168.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418158.86/cwt157.50–160.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427182.31/cwt175.00–186.0077816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473161.59/cwt159.00–164.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486175.46/cwt168.00–180.0085324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525177.21/cwt174.00–179.009306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533164.57/cwt154.00–170.5087738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540147.51/cwt146.00–148.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570163.01/cwt159.00–170.0092937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,02418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586153.24/cwt151.00–154.008986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606180.52/cwt178.25–181.501,094238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617164.72/cwt155.00–169.001,01619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618142.75/cwt140.00–149.008824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,17275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662143.38/cwt142.00–148.009495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681159.27/cwt153.00–169.501,08583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703165.46/cwt163.75–167.001,163108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720148.86/cwt143.00–157.001,07214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3738134.49/cwt132.00–137.009932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761149.58/cwt143.00–153.001,13812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2822143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2873128.63/cwt125.00–136.001,1233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225195.00/cwt195.00–195.004391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2294182.50/cwt182.50–182.505375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300202.50/cwt202.50–202.506081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380161.00/cwt161.00–161.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414181.18/cwt170.00–183.007507
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490166.00/cwt166.00–166.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527177.28/cwt168.00–183.509346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580175.09/cwt170.00–183.001,01613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580148.00/cwt148.00–148.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616159.46/cwt156.00–161.009824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673157.67/cwt151.00–160.001,0614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720147.87/cwt146.00–149.001,0658
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777151.24/cwt144.00–155.001,1758
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2853140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1521
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,334143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9086
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,596109.72/cwt105.00–112.501,7517
Bulls——1,654117.19/cwt113.00–122.001,93815
Bulls——1,775128.27/cwt124.00–133.502,27715
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84369.27/cwt66.50–72.505843
Cows—Lean 85-90%93178.15/cwt75.00–82.507289
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00586.34/cwt85.00–87.508683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23387.97/cwt85.00–89.501,08516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26194.61/cwt90.00–99.501,19342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274103.33/cwt100.50–107.001,31613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493103.31/cwt102.00–105.501,5423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53995.95/cwt90.50–99.501,47711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55587.33/cwt85.00–89.001,3585
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,182.30/head800.00–1,320.001,1827
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1704
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1171
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,147.93/head970.00–1,330.001,14811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3061,180.77/head980.00–1,400.001,18119

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.