Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-10-13

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 13
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,492 head
▼ 219 vs last sale 1,711▼ 60 vs year ago 1,552 · −3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 163▲ 162 vs year ago 93 · +174.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 24▲ 43 vs year ago 42 · +102.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady; un-weaned cattle in lower demand. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady; un-weaned cattle in lower demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good 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 $167.00/cwt on 597 head.
Average price
$167.00
597 head · 618 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,032
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2619168.601,043567
Medium and Large 2-3598136.6781830
One grade step is worth $31.94/cwt here — about $226 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 sale597 hd
167.00
—
KY average26 barns · 4,975 hd
162.26
+4.74
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—Average1,738108.581,88715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49584.271,26041
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16378.1390863
CowsLean 85-90%High97268.5666713

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)1,165$1,17615
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$1,0838
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$8273thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,4779
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$1,1593thin

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2247192.00/cwt192.00–192.004745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295186.00/cwt186.00–186.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329205.49/cwt205.00–206.006764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329189.45/cwt185.00–191.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381182.02/cwt172.00–185.0069316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413174.52/cwt166.00–183.0072120
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3426140.95/cwt120.00–151.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3456143.40/cwt140.00–150.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474173.88/cwt160.00–179.5082434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521145.00/cwt143.00–147.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522163.63/cwt150.00–173.0085441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,00056
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3561139.79/cwt135.00–143.007845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566180.94/cwt180.00–182.501,0248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569165.01/cwt153.00–169.0093933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned578145.61/cwt144.00–148.0084210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,12079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618158.70/cwt143.00–172.0098159
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3627134.22/cwt120.00–145.008425
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650137.00/cwt137.00–137.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,16516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681157.14/cwt143.00–172.001,07023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3726130.00/cwt130.00–130.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734150.70/cwt144.00–160.501,10631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780155.38/cwt144.00–158.001,21218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795165.96/cwt164.75–166.251,31967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830139.55/cwt130.00–146.001,1589
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875124.50/cwt124.00–125.001,0892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888131.00/cwt130.00–144.001,16314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917144.80/cwt142.00–147.501,32815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3980115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2231176.46/cwt164.00–187.504084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335118.00/cwt118.00–118.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340164.90/cwt152.00–172.5056115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380159.19/cwt150.00–166.0060510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420114.86/cwt111.00–119.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421158.14/cwt136.00–165.0066647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473153.33/cwt133.00–168.0072555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483113.43/cwt95.00–127.505483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508117.42/cwt115.00–121.005965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516145.76/cwt128.00–158.5075249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525162.51/cwt161.00–164.0085324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554161.00/cwt161.00–161.0089211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573143.67/cwt125.00–159.5082347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605111.00/cwt111.00–111.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614145.02/cwt129.00–159.0089029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3651120.50/cwt119.00–121.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,06931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671150.86/cwt127.00–157.001,01241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733139.81/cwt136.00–145.001,02511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3733111.46/cwt108.00–115.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762124.00/cwt124.00–124.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384590.00/cwt90.00–90.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388098.50/cwt98.00–99.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1723
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265205.00/cwt205.00–205.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265187.50/cwt187.50–187.504971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335167.90/cwt160.00–180.005625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374175.08/cwt174.00–183.0065510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408184.00/cwt184.00–184.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431156.66/cwt143.00–167.506754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474162.05/cwt144.00–165.0076816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508176.39/cwt174.00–181.008963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527145.95/cwt135.00–170.0076918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3556119.52/cwt110.00–129.006654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563142.44/cwt131.00–145.0080212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621137.11/cwt130.00–151.0085112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663130.06/cwt121.00–135.008629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3689115.52/cwt112.00–119.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723117.45/cwt113.00–125.008494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765103.00/cwt103.00–103.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775125.02/cwt115.00–127.009698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52093.14/cwt82.00–99.501,4162
Bulls——1,748108.61/cwt100.50–112.501,89910
Bulls——1,852118.75/cwt116.00–121.502,1993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93074.25/cwt72.00–78.006915
Cows—Lean 85-90%98263.62/cwt54.00–68.006256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05069.15/cwt67.00–71.507262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14680.80/cwt78.00–84.5092625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16470.45/cwt60.00–77.5082026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19489.21/cwt85.00–98.501,06512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47776.81/cwt75.00–78.501,1346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49583.96/cwt80.00–86.501,25525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50589.51/cwt87.00–92.501,34710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100826.63/head630.00–1,025.008273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,175.65/head800.00–1,325.001,17615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3531,083.35/head725.00–1,380.001,0838
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28851,138.56/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,326.67/head1,110.00–1,500.001,3272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,520.12/head1,300.00–1,620.001,5207

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.