Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-08-25

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 25
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
918 head
▼ 611 vs last sale 1,529▲ 410 vs year ago 508 · +80.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 151▲ 210 vs year ago 65 · +323.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 33▲ 43 vs year ago 12 · +358.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $187.70/cwt on 375 head.
Average price
$187.70
375 head · 613 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2615188.601,160360
Medium and Large 2-3567166.0594115thin
One grade step is worth $22.55/cwt here — about $218 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 sale375 hd
187.70
—
KY average24 barns · 4,915 hd
182.31
+5.39
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—Average1,663121.722,02430
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49193.271,39151
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22191.521,11766
CowsLean 85-90%Low96881.917924thin

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)1,262$1,2244thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$1,0285
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$9334thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,7856
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,6754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$1,6673thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2237202.00/cwt202.00–202.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272200.00/cwt200.00–200.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285177.50/cwt177.50–177.505061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330226.00/cwt226.00–226.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2348214.57/cwt192.50–217.0074710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390214.00/cwt214.00–214.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415214.00/cwt214.00–214.008887
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435172.39/cwt167.50–177.507502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437196.15/cwt196.00–197.5085710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474185.80/cwt184.00–190.0088111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482206.05/cwt200.00–211.009939
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488182.50/cwt182.50–182.508912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520176.00/cwt176.00–176.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523189.12/cwt186.00–197.5098922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529208.90/cwt204.00–212.001,10520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557199.77/cwt198.75–205.001,11384
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573177.01/cwt176.00–178.001,0143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574182.74/cwt180.00–186.001,0496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617196.61/cwt192.00–199.001,21317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622183.44/cwt169.00–188.001,14130
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628161.25/cwt160.00–162.501,0132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663175.02/cwt165.00–177.501,1609
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,2798
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690144.50/cwt143.00–146.009972
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734179.25/cwt179.25–179.251,31665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737169.47/cwt160.00–171.001,24914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770168.58/cwt160.00–173.001,2987
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,35412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823151.96/cwt147.00–155.001,2513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2958126.45/cwt120.00–133.001,2112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,130138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,194124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3213172.65/cwt170.00–175.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220188.69/cwt187.50–192.504154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy267202.50/cwt202.50–202.505412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319187.28/cwt180.00–190.005979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3347167.50/cwt167.50–167.505812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366159.68/cwt155.00–162.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381176.09/cwt171.00–187.0067110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393191.63/cwt190.00–195.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426186.27/cwt186.00–188.007947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434170.38/cwt160.00–179.0073912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465168.50/cwt160.00–181.0078417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517177.83/cwt177.50–178.009193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520148.98/cwt148.00–150.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530159.04/cwt151.00–168.0084325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550173.00/cwt173.00–173.009524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570144.67/cwt140.00–147.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583163.94/cwt158.00–167.5095616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608143.61/cwt142.00–146.008735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624162.06/cwt151.00–166.001,01111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669167.25/cwt167.25–167.251,11919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669149.52/cwt142.00–159.001,00015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680143.24/cwt139.00–146.009745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720124.00/cwt124.00–124.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723138.29/cwt129.00–143.001,00012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779139.04/cwt132.00–143.001,08310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829145.99/cwt138.00–149.001,2108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245202.50/cwt202.50–202.504961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290182.50/cwt182.50–182.505291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325188.16/cwt187.50–190.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375217.47/cwt215.00–220.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378189.41/cwt180.00–197.507163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426185.71/cwt180.00–193.0079115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3439176.00/cwt176.00–176.007736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485172.50/cwt172.50–172.508371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2494180.08/cwt180.00–180.508906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515176.64/cwt174.00–182.009103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563153.99/cwt152.00–155.008673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571171.46/cwt163.00–181.0097913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619166.95/cwt154.00–172.001,0337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660142.00/cwt142.00–142.009371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668133.98/cwt132.00–136.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730136.50/cwt136.50–136.509964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767132.64/cwt130.00–134.001,0173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3805118.00/cwt118.00–118.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2829136.43/cwt132.50–139.001,13111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,494105.37/cwt100.00–108.001,5744
Bulls——1,638116.05/cwt110.00–124.001,90110
Bulls——1,720129.36/cwt123.00–142.502,22516
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91570.00/cwt70.00–70.006411
Cows—Lean 85-90%98591.57/cwt87.00–96.009022
Cows—Lean 85-90%98574.50/cwt74.50–74.507341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15076.99/cwt75.00–79.008852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19986.82/cwt82.00–89.501,04124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23795.06/cwt90.00–116.001,17640
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46870.26/cwt65.00–75.001,0312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49091.32/cwt86.00–94.501,36131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49699.19/cwt95.00–108.001,48418
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,101932.87/head800.00–1,270.009334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1421,027.77/head830.00–1,280.001,0285
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2621,223.51/head950.00–1,410.001,2244
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,673.81/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,840.00/head1,840.00–1,840.001,8404
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502

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.