Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2022-12-15

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 15
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,731 head
▼ 720 vs last sale 2,451▲ 281 vs year ago 1,450 · +19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 131▼ 52 vs year ago 200 · −26.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 103▲ 52 vs year ago 50 · +104.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 Higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 Higher. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.97/cwt on 594 head.
Average price
$147.97
594 head · 617 lb average
Value per head Derived
$912
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2615149.62920566
Medium and Large 2-3654114.5975028
One grade step is worth $35.03/cwt here — about $170 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 sale594 hd
147.97
—
KY average23 barns · 6,199 hd
149.46
−1.49
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—High1,79996.411,73510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52973.801,12817
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18470.8383946
CowsLean 85-90%Average99960.8860811

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)1,145$9474thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,056$85513
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,20427
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)833$1,14418
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$9502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,4201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,33910

Every lot

87 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 1-2207205.00/cwt205.00–205.004242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282185.00/cwt185.00–185.005224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323177.67/cwt175.00–180.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325202.50/cwt202.50–202.506581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384185.59/cwt185.00–187.507134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395194.00/cwt194.00–194.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421186.36/cwt170.00–191.0078513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3443140.64/cwt116.00–165.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468195.01/cwt193.50–204.0091310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483182.28/cwt174.00–191.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511192.71/cwt186.00–195.009854
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512150.00/cwt150.00–150.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526174.51/cwt154.00–182.0091830
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550143.00/cwt143.00–143.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567166.29/cwt154.00–173.5094327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617162.58/cwt152.00–167.501,00360
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628133.70/cwt124.00–140.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3667145.00/cwt145.00–145.009672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678159.42/cwt152.00–165.001,08136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714170.88/cwt169.00–173.501,22014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736155.77/cwt144.00–162.501,14627
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3742130.00/cwt130.00–130.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774160.95/cwt145.00–167.001,24662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2811162.37/cwt160.00–166.001,31724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2861163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,40810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2922150.66/cwt140.00–155.501,38915
Steers—Medium and Large 2-394591.00/cwt91.00–91.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,3923
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335127.50/cwt127.50–127.504271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336152.08/cwt146.00–153.005117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364150.21/cwt146.00–151.0054713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416119.76/cwt115.00–133.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433147.24/cwt135.00–152.506388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474144.97/cwt134.00–154.0068778
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3497134.00/cwt134.00–134.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520124.66/cwt124.00–125.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533146.03/cwt134.00–153.0077875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557174.25/cwt174.25–174.2597178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568141.12/cwt130.00–155.0080236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621140.60/cwt132.50–149.0087386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674138.35/cwt131.00–141.0093215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722136.83/cwt120.00–147.0098858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3737115.02/cwt100.00–120.008484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3758110.00/cwt110.00–110.008348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763139.22/cwt137.50–142.001,06216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794161.75/cwt161.75–161.751,28467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added906156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,41820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340177.50/cwt177.50–177.506041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405172.50/cwt172.50–172.506992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424197.00/cwt197.00–197.0083513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476173.24/cwt159.00–181.0082539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520191.00/cwt191.00–191.009932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537157.00/cwt157.00–157.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565153.94/cwt142.00–162.0087047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619150.35/cwt139.00–155.5093114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678135.00/cwt135.00–135.009155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682139.49/cwt129.50–142.5095117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738137.86/cwt137.00–139.001,0177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2924121.55/cwt118.00–125.001,1234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2131
Bulls——1,793106.17/cwt99.50–114.001,9043
Bulls——1,84394.59/cwt91.50–97.001,7436
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89048.55/cwt43.00–56.004323
Cows—Lean 85-90%99360.77/cwt57.00–64.006034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08670.24/cwt67.00–74.007634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18178.68/cwt75.00–87.0092917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18368.63/cwt63.00–74.0081222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19458.66/cwt56.00–60.007007
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37059.00/cwt59.00–59.008081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48670.08/cwt64.00–74.001,0418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59179.37/cwt75.50–83.501,2638
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,420.00/head1,420.00–1,420.001,4201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,377.80/head1,100.00–1,500.001,3788
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28101,203.75/head950.00–1,250.001,20427
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28331,144.18/head925.00–1,450.001,14418
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,056854.90/head690.00–1,000.0085513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145946.62/head935.00–970.009474

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.