Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-09-08

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 8
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,192 head
▼ 255 vs last sale 1,447▲ 237 vs year ago 955 · +24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 190▲ 140 vs year ago 110 · +127.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 26▲ 80 vs year ago 20 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower, 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 $170.50/cwt on 419 head.
Average price
$170.50
419 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.83
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2582171.851,000399
Medium and Large 2-3494143.4770920
One grade step is worth $28.38/cwt here — about $291 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 sale419 hd
170.50
—
KY average18 barns · 3,682 hd
162.67
+7.83
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—High1,798121.922,1928thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49588.751,32642
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16584.7398748
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02675.507747thin

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)1,352$1,23816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$1,13326
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$1,0758
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$1,6019
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,5351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,4877
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,4501thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273226.79/cwt222.00–231.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285199.00/cwt199.00–199.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330222.85/cwt221.00–224.007355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337203.19/cwt190.00–210.006855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351230.00/cwt230.00–230.008079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377195.13/cwt190.00–200.007366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417198.30/cwt184.00–200.5082725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428168.70/cwt160.00–177.507222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430210.80/cwt200.00–219.0090624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460179.00/cwt179.00–179.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472185.53/cwt180.00–189.0087625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525183.26/cwt175.00–193.0096214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0702
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570185.13/cwt167.50–191.001,05517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571197.17/cwt194.50–204.001,1267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610178.51/cwt167.00–189.001,08930
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638151.63/cwt149.00–157.009673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675173.68/cwt163.00–185.001,17219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3689154.42/cwt153.00–155.001,0647
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715162.62/cwt154.00–172.001,1638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773169.72/cwt153.00–173.001,31211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added933160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,075132.69/cwt128.00–135.001,4263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339181.51/cwt175.00–183.006155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368150.07/cwt140.00–160.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380195.00/cwt195.00–195.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382180.55/cwt173.00–188.0069023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405141.07/cwt135.00–147.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430191.14/cwt189.00–197.0082214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435179.72/cwt162.00–185.0078224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464190.65/cwt188.00–195.0088524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474171.78/cwt164.00–183.0081412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486151.68/cwt139.00–158.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3502136.00/cwt136.00–136.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520156.91/cwt142.00–165.0081620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535171.00/cwt171.00–171.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570175.00/cwt175.00–175.0099865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570136.84/cwt134.00–139.007806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575153.13/cwt142.00–163.0088012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600141.00/cwt141.00–141.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626157.32/cwt144.00–165.5098521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,14183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2697164.61/cwt157.50–165.001,14773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722150.17/cwt142.00–153.501,0846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761140.81/cwt133.00–145.501,0725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2842126.20/cwt125.00–131.001,0635
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310215.00/cwt215.00–215.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy389206.59/cwt202.00–207.508046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411204.15/cwt200.00–212.508393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425191.60/cwt187.50–197.508147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3442163.28/cwt160.00–170.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455213.00/cwt213.00–213.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484185.11/cwt175.00–193.0089631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488161.49/cwt160.00–163.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520178.43/cwt175.00–186.0092817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3542149.33/cwt148.00–150.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568171.61/cwt163.00–178.0097515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584147.19/cwt134.00–155.008603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640160.33/cwt152.00–167.001,0267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665163.72/cwt146.00–168.501,0899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708147.68/cwt143.00–150.001,0463
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3716118.00/cwt118.00–118.008454
Dairy Steers—Large 3862104.00/cwt104.00–104.008964
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,638113.15/cwt106.50–117.001,8533
Bulls——1,813132.73/cwt120.00–148.002,4064
Bulls——2,215105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,3261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94066.50/cwt66.00–67.006252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02582.38/cwt81.50–83.508443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11374.17/cwt73.00–75.508262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14376.96/cwt69.00–79.508809
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16885.21/cwt81.00–89.5099533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18393.76/cwt90.00–96.001,1096
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42078.31/cwt73.00–82.001,1123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49586.53/cwt82.50–90.501,29424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50994.38/cwt91.50–100.501,42415
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1441,075.07/head900.00–1,190.001,0758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2571,133.21/head875.00–1,370.001,13326
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3521,238.11/head1,080.00–1,325.001,23816
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,628.05/head1,625.00–1,630.001,6285
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,497.30/head1,310.00–1,550.001,4976
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.