Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-09-01

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 1
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,447 head
▲ 529 vs last sale 918▲ 373 vs year ago 1,074 · +34.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 275▲ 105 vs year ago 85 · +123.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 55▼ 6 vs year ago 32 · −18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.27/cwt on 457 head.
Average price
$166.27
457 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,047
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2631166.731,053449
Medium and Large 2-3548140.267688thin
One grade step is worth $26.47/cwt here — about $285 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 sale457 hd
166.27
—
KY average24 barns · 5,545 hd
165.95
+0.33
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—High1,679115.381,93733
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47192.071,35528
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19689.181,06672
CowsLean 85-90%Average99776.4376216

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,0042thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$9372thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)875$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)965$9401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,274$1,28312
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,1102thin

Every lot

101 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 1-2237202.50/cwt202.50–202.504802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255210.00/cwt210.00–210.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333255.30/cwt230.00–267.508503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333201.22/cwt200.00–202.506702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365218.84/cwt130.00–251.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367200.69/cwt195.00–210.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428201.40/cwt197.50–205.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431221.83/cwt210.00–231.0095613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460208.49/cwt206.00–214.009594
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490175.00/cwt175.00–175.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491190.00/cwt182.50–193.0093310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530202.89/cwt200.00–210.001,07510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534185.82/cwt172.00–194.0099214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571181.40/cwt169.00–185.501,03612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588150.00/cwt150.00–150.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3601147.00/cwt147.00–147.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616182.38/cwt165.00–186.001,12350
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670180.19/cwt163.00–184.001,20792
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715129.00/cwt129.00–129.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730164.56/cwt154.00–171.001,20117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780172.30/cwt162.00–174.001,34412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814175.67/cwt174.00–176.001,43030
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835157.01/cwt156.00–158.001,3112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,40557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added977168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,64658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,075145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260152.50/cwt152.50–152.503971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265203.75/cwt202.50–205.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288196.17/cwt187.50–199.005656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318190.77/cwt190.00–193.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322197.50/cwt197.50–197.506362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368179.38/cwt176.00–182.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410152.50/cwt152.50–152.506251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417175.85/cwt162.50–180.0073314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431192.68/cwt192.00–194.0083012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465153.00/cwt153.00–153.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471176.26/cwt165.00–183.0083025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505135.05/cwt130.00–140.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521163.98/cwt156.00–170.0085443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535176.07/cwt173.50–178.0094221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576173.03/cwt172.00–175.5099720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587154.28/cwt147.00–161.0090616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622152.95/cwt146.00–165.0095140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626173.67/cwt168.50–175.001,08738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671158.29/cwt154.00–161.001,06223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675142.00/cwt142.00–142.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711145.48/cwt144.00–147.001,0344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735177.34/cwt159.50–179.251,30370
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,22671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769150.86/cwt134.00–156.501,1606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780126.00/cwt126.00–126.009832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820137.35/cwt129.00–151.001,12615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868137.14/cwt118.00–141.001,19012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270175.19/cwt170.00–180.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275227.50/cwt227.50–227.506261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313222.46/cwt217.50–227.506962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322180.00/cwt180.00–180.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385185.00/cwt185.00–185.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409225.00/cwt225.00–225.009209
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433189.97/cwt184.00–196.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455206.00/cwt206.00–206.009373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468151.18/cwt140.00–162.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478181.46/cwt175.00–188.0086715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534176.76/cwt176.00–177.009444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540185.00/cwt185.00–185.0099925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567173.72/cwt156.00–180.009856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623163.24/cwt156.00–172.001,01722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735119.00/cwt119.00–119.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750152.00/cwt150.00–154.001,1402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0692
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3429120.00/cwt120.00–120.0051511
Dairy Steers—Large 348180.02/cwt74.00–92.503853
Dairy Steers—Large 371780.00/cwt80.00–80.005744
Dairy Steers—Large 396581.00/cwt81.00–81.007821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,384100.83/cwt94.50–106.001,3959
Bulls——1,771126.09/cwt121.00–137.502,23312
Bulls——1,807115.58/cwt110.00–119.002,08912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95875.55/cwt73.00–80.007249
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01970.09/cwt68.00–72.507144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08287.51/cwt80.50–96.509473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13676.52/cwt70.00–80.508699
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20287.00/cwt81.00–91.501,04636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20796.30/cwt92.00–109.001,16227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43798.09/cwt94.50–108.001,4109
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47891.60/cwt89.00–94.001,35412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50485.13/cwt82.00–87.001,2807
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983937.20/head775.00–1,080.009372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,003.77/head785.00–1,190.001,0042
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2741,282.96/head1,000.00–1,530.001,28312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1102

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.