Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-01-05

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 5
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
796 head
▼ 935 vs last sale 1,731▼ 113 vs year ago 909 · −12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 148▲ 55 vs year ago 145 · +37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 102▲ 25 vs year ago 20 · +125.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to holiday. There was moderate 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 $157.83/cwt on 327 head.
Average price
$157.83
327 head · 637 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$398
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2649160.131,040301
Medium and Large 2-3489131.2164226
One grade step is worth $28.93/cwt here — about $398 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 sale327 hd
157.83
—
KY average17 barns · 4,791 hd
157.54
+0.30
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—Average1,692110.191,86517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51384.261,27527
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19280.8396353
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04771.0674416

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)1,093$1,08319
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$9196
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$8701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$1,3097
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,0404thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245191.00/cwt191.00–191.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285172.50/cwt172.50–172.504921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375213.16/cwt200.00–220.007993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385184.76/cwt182.00–190.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410192.82/cwt185.00–196.007914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490182.58/cwt178.00–184.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518142.75/cwt135.00–150.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519188.90/cwt186.00–193.0098014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523166.56/cwt155.00–173.008716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571177.27/cwt156.00–183.001,01226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572143.90/cwt135.00–154.0082318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623166.62/cwt164.00–167.501,03816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671160.16/cwt150.00–164.001,07515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,18738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768154.50/cwt141.00–165.001,1878
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777169.51/cwt169.00–170.001,31773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2908150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added981164.25/cwt164.25–164.251,61155
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,030125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2883
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345152.99/cwt152.00–155.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393149.07/cwt142.00–152.505863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420180.40/cwt180.00–184.0075810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429158.77/cwt150.00–175.006818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3443147.00/cwt147.00–147.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469176.40/cwt174.00–179.0082718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486129.49/cwt110.00–145.0062915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488162.06/cwt155.00–172.007917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508174.00/cwt174.00–174.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529158.37/cwt140.00–168.0083822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535134.00/cwt134.00–134.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566156.07/cwt140.00–167.0088333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617110.00/cwt110.00–110.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628146.26/cwt133.00–158.0091932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,09760
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663133.32/cwt130.00–135.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733141.32/cwt135.00–145.001,0364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775127.48/cwt125.00–130.009882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798155.10/cwt155.10–155.101,23830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,33461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,002105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3220140.00/cwt140.00–140.003081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466157.64/cwt150.00–173.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512160.00/cwt160.00–160.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535126.00/cwt126.00–126.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579162.47/cwt150.00–168.009414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620112.50/cwt112.50–112.506981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626145.87/cwt135.00–156.009139
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720139.00/cwt134.00–142.001,0019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779141.41/cwt139.00–142.001,1025
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,534104.46/cwt100.00–107.501,6027
Bulls——1,803114.20/cwt109.00–119.002,05910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03677.22/cwt75.00–82.508005
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04063.55/cwt62.00–65.006612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05569.31/cwt66.00–74.507319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16067.82/cwt63.00–71.007878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17178.21/cwt74.00–83.0091621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22087.45/cwt83.50–95.001,06724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48878.72/cwt75.00–81.001,1719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52687.03/cwt83.00–97.501,32818
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,082.89/head970.00–1,230.001,08319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,141919.05/head870.00–1,050.009196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0404
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0311,220.61/head1,030.00–1,600.001,2214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,380.00/head1,380.00–1,380.001,3802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,520.00/head1,520.00–1,520.001,5201

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.