Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-11-10

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 10
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,538 head
▲ 267 vs last sale 2,271▲ 126 vs year ago 2,412 · +5.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 250▼ 55 vs year ago 230 · −23.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 25▼ 70 vs year ago 95 · −73.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $168.95/cwt on 904 head.
Average price
$168.95
904 head · 619 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.02
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2620169.601,052877
Medium and Large 2-3561147.8583027
One grade step is worth $21.75/cwt here — about $222 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 sale904 hd
168.95
—
KY average24 barns · 7,327 hd
166.93
+2.02
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—High1,600101.091,61711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48172.361,07227
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19968.4282039
CowsLean 85-90%Average99359.4359016

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)1,780$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$9762thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,2326

Every lot

99 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285182.50/cwt182.50–182.505201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333192.59/cwt187.50–198.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy347209.00/cwt209.00–209.007258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358204.15/cwt202.50–206.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370167.50/cwt167.50–167.506201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378192.72/cwt180.00–199.0072810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425193.90/cwt190.00–195.008249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430198.00/cwt198.00–198.008513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430182.46/cwt170.00–188.0078517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480180.62/cwt170.00–188.0086738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482195.28/cwt190.00–198.0094131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3491130.00/cwt130.00–130.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518132.44/cwt120.00–145.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521190.90/cwt189.00–196.0099544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530178.30/cwt160.00–185.5094568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned538156.00/cwt156.00–156.008393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned567158.10/cwt156.00–159.0089623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576170.51/cwt154.00–185.00982147
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576152.13/cwt138.00–157.0087619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627164.39/cwt155.00–170.001,031119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640144.00/cwt144.00–144.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667161.02/cwt147.50–168.501,074131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711166.52/cwt161.50–172.001,18424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723156.99/cwt145.00–162.501,13567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773150.68/cwt144.00–158.001,16536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815166.05/cwt164.00–166.501,35379
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,39310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2968131.49/cwt126.00–137.001,2732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210162.50/cwt162.50–162.503411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2264170.00/cwt170.00–170.004495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327161.16/cwt160.00–163.005275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328133.41/cwt122.50–145.004389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375135.79/cwt130.00–143.005095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380162.30/cwt156.00–168.0061719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426125.03/cwt110.00–144.005336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427158.64/cwt143.00–171.0067738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473136.68/cwt120.00–140.0064613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478158.90/cwt143.00–168.50760119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518127.78/cwt120.00–135.0066210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526162.77/cwt160.50–177.0085655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527150.20/cwt141.00–160.00792112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570150.62/cwt140.00–156.0085956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned581138.95/cwt137.50–139.7580740
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581133.73/cwt132.00–135.0077715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587161.00/cwt161.00–161.009458
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612117.63/cwt100.00–128.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613161.89/cwt159.50–163.5099250
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623144.73/cwt132.00–155.0090247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677148.19/cwt133.00–157.501,00347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710121.00/cwt121.00–121.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718154.43/cwt152.00–157.501,1097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732134.21/cwt124.00–148.009829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769142.12/cwt127.00–146.001,09315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785118.99/cwt118.00–120.009342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829130.54/cwt128.00–133.001,0824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,003128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,2898
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336180.00/cwt180.00–180.006054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy346199.00/cwt199.00–199.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377172.42/cwt165.00–184.006507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385191.26/cwt190.00–194.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442176.29/cwt160.00–180.007797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468171.84/cwt160.00–179.0080425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516160.99/cwt147.00–167.0083129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577151.89/cwt140.00–161.0087636
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578126.97/cwt125.00–128.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613150.34/cwt139.00–159.0092225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658140.52/cwt139.00–142.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725137.50/cwt132.00–140.009979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2776132.39/cwt123.00–140.001,0274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828132.97/cwt132.00–136.001,1014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0972
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3623113.00/cwt113.00–113.007045
Dairy Steers—Large 3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008427
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42195.72/cwt92.00–100.001,3606
Bulls——1,814107.53/cwt102.00–111.001,9515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98356.93/cwt55.00–60.5056012
Cows—Lean 85-90%99072.00/cwt72.00–72.007131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03365.22/cwt63.50–66.506743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17968.22/cwt65.00–71.5080421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19160.12/cwt54.00–64.507168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24775.49/cwt72.00–80.5094110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37366.03/cwt64.50–67.509073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46579.46/cwt74.00–83.501,1646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50571.05/cwt68.00–73.501,06918
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,205.00/head1,060.00–1,400.001,2053
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263976.19/head900.00–1,035.009762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.