Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-11-03

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 3
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,271 head
▲ 854 vs last sale 1,417▲ 366 vs year ago 1,905 · +19.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 267▼ 10 vs year ago 260 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 26▲ 0 vs year ago 25 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with heavy 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 $169.75/cwt on 801 head.
Average price
$169.75
801 head · 653 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,109
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2665170.901,137739
Medium and Large 2-3505156.0978962
One grade step is worth $14.80/cwt here — about $348 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 sale801 hd
169.75
—
KY average23 barns · 5,916 hd
169.72
+0.03
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—High1,70898.961,69018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49771.801,07531
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20967.5581739
CowsLean 85-90%Average98366.046496thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$9968
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$8902thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$8002thin

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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310185.08/cwt182.50–192.505746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325202.27/cwt201.00–202.5065713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360174.46/cwt173.00–175.006284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365191.17/cwt185.00–195.0069823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386201.96/cwt196.00–208.007806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429199.73/cwt192.00–205.0085745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429181.95/cwt173.00–188.0078117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3442166.59/cwt157.50–167.0073623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488196.16/cwt191.00–203.0095716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490181.77/cwt174.00–187.008919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523196.18/cwt190.00–199.751,02614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523179.09/cwt164.00–185.0093769
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3531149.80/cwt145.00–152.0079516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570175.02/cwt166.00–185.0099859
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574145.09/cwt127.00–160.008337
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625139.49/cwt139.00–140.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626178.23/cwt175.00–182.001,11637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633160.99/cwt144.00–173.001,01958
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660148.00/cwt148.00–148.009773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680158.98/cwt153.00–171.501,08181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718153.00/cwt149.00–160.001,09925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722167.66/cwt167.00–169.001,21112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774156.09/cwt147.00–159.001,20827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822149.45/cwt141.00–154.001,22821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825121.00/cwt121.00–121.009982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,37461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871166.25/cwt166.25–166.251,44862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881141.50/cwt137.50–150.001,2474
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923144.21/cwt143.00–144.501,3315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added960164.40/cwt164.40–164.401,57857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2987137.88/cwt128.00–140.501,3616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,081121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,160127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215145.00/cwt145.00–145.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235160.76/cwt160.00–162.503783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270137.94/cwt130.00–142.503723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327166.48/cwt162.50–167.0054423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363145.16/cwt130.00–155.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366165.02/cwt161.00–170.006049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415138.99/cwt130.00–145.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424160.48/cwt148.00–169.0068025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474135.01/cwt132.00–147.006409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475155.26/cwt148.00–161.5073776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512163.64/cwt161.00–164.508388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527154.53/cwt140.00–159.5081494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570150.10/cwt140.00–159.0085640
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586135.00/cwt135.00–135.0079133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597164.50/cwt164.50–164.509826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624148.46/cwt134.00–157.0092649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630130.57/cwt126.00–135.008237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662145.76/cwt134.00–154.0096579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676126.14/cwt102.00–133.008535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718134.13/cwt130.00–139.009636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723161.22/cwt152.50–162.501,16671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3732118.20/cwt118.00–119.008655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763142.09/cwt130.00–145.501,08419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,22712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820114.00/cwt114.00–114.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829124.40/cwt122.00–126.001,0317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added882142.94/cwt140.00–149.001,2613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2882125.66/cwt121.00–127.001,1086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2936126.61/cwt125.00–127.001,1855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,006104.67/cwt104.00–106.001,0533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,108127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,40715
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290174.91/cwt170.00–180.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341198.00/cwt198.00–198.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383183.71/cwt177.50–190.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429184.86/cwt176.00–189.007939
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453190.00/cwt190.00–190.0086113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465167.69/cwt159.00–184.0078010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505137.00/cwt137.00–137.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517190.00/cwt190.00–190.009824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539162.47/cwt151.00–165.508769
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575149.18/cwt142.00–163.008589
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579140.93/cwt132.00–149.008166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613141.54/cwt135.00–153.0086822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674142.58/cwt130.00–149.0096119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718137.24/cwt135.00–141.009858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2787125.59/cwt120.00–127.009885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840131.86/cwt131.00–133.001,1087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605107.79/cwt105.00–115.001,7307
Bulls——1,70596.64/cwt92.00–100.501,6489
Bulls——2,07878.46/cwt74.00–81.001,6302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98366.04/cwt63.50–68.006496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16959.26/cwt53.50–63.506938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20368.55/cwt65.00–71.5082524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27473.61/cwt72.00–75.009387
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47377.59/cwt74.00–84.501,1439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47466.24/cwt64.00–67.509769
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52971.63/cwt69.00–73.501,09513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210995.69/head700.00–1,310.009968
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,282890.00/head890.00–890.008902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325800.00/head800.00–800.008002

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.