Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-01-12

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 12
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,808 head
▲ 1,012 vs last sale 796▲ 393 vs year ago 1,415 · +27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 200▲ 66 vs year ago 145 · +45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 45▲ 125 vs year ago 29 · +431.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher; over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 Higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher; under 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good 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.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers Heifers

51hd 600lbs $186.75 BLK/Few CHX 68hd 656lbs $168 Mix

74hd 661lbs $180.50 BLK/Few CHX 37hd 657lbs $159.75 BLK/Few CHX

22hd 695lbs $173 BLK

59hd 782lbs $180.40 BLK/Few CHX

22hd 790lbs $166 BLK

49hd 1005lbs $158.50 BLK/Few CHX

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $175.21/cwt on 743 head.
Average price
$175.21
743 head · 671 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.37
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2672175.801,182727
Medium and Large 2-3602148.1489116thin
One grade step is worth $27.66/cwt here — about $291 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 sale743 hd
175.21
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KY average24 barns · 8,660 hd
176.57
−1.37
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—High1,59796.541,54216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57184.041,32021
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26279.801,00753
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07871.8177428
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140116.001,3221thin

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)1,213$1,6253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,58711
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,476$1,3625
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,387$1,2757
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,252$9113thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)965$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)940$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,160$1,0601thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,544$1,4925
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,496$1,7937
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,117$1,38011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,34820

Every lot

112 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 1-2235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300207.50/cwt207.50–207.506231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323219.15/cwt217.50–220.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371203.92/cwt190.00–212.5075710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383226.93/cwt225.00–227.508699
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420217.77/cwt204.00–225.009157
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434196.73/cwt196.00–197.508546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470189.51/cwt180.00–197.508918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473202.79/cwt198.00–207.5095913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517197.31/cwt190.00–204.001,02023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529182.73/cwt170.00–189.0096723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,1018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577153.19/cwt140.00–162.508843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587179.13/cwt166.00–185.501,05179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610182.91/cwt176.00–186.751,11678
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620142.06/cwt140.00–144.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634163.41/cwt151.00–170.001,03644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668178.09/cwt170.50–180.501,190104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671161.77/cwt150.00–170.001,08570
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678141.99/cwt140.00–145.009635
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710137.50/cwt137.50–137.509761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727153.00/cwt140.00–160.001,11224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,27919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771158.30/cwt153.00–161.001,2206
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781174.45/cwt166.00–180.401,362104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816168.66/cwt165.00–173.001,37628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872146.42/cwt145.00–149.001,2775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,005158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,59349
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285149.19/cwt147.50–151.004252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323165.64/cwt150.00–170.005359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363157.99/cwt156.00–160.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393181.17/cwt181.00–182.0071212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415171.45/cwt155.00–187.5071231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428182.45/cwt179.00–195.0078125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473143.54/cwt142.00–145.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476165.74/cwt150.00–178.0078942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518140.51/cwt140.00–141.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526156.89/cwt145.00–166.5082588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569175.67/cwt173.50–178.001,00025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573152.82/cwt139.00–160.5087655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576131.39/cwt130.00–133.5075710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614128.05/cwt127.50–130.0078612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621151.56/cwt145.50–154.5094128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633161.73/cwt160.00–162.001,0247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656165.09/cwt159.75–168.001,083105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3659126.78/cwt120.00–130.008354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664145.67/cwt133.00–156.0096716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715116.66/cwt110.00–119.008344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722139.88/cwt125.50–144.251,01032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3915113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2272177.47/cwt172.50–180.004833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320217.65/cwt211.00–219.006966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325212.50/cwt212.50–212.506911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373206.49/cwt202.50–211.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377157.30/cwt150.00–162.505933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414212.90/cwt203.00–216.0088111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455205.00/cwt205.00–205.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492172.86/cwt165.00–178.008505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513184.28/cwt182.00–186.009457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523179.20/cwt161.00–197.0093728
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530143.00/cwt143.00–143.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581169.43/cwt161.00–172.0098410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627157.67/cwt138.00–162.0098914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653153.42/cwt145.00–160.001,00212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2748143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2776130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815131.50/cwt131.00–132.001,0722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0981
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,140116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35879.04/cwt72.00–85.001,0733
Bulls——1,43090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2871
Bulls——1,53297.78/cwt89.00–103.001,4989
Bulls——2,088112.49/cwt108.00–117.002,3493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93055.14/cwt54.00–56.005132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07970.85/cwt64.00–78.0076422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14385.46/cwt84.00–89.009774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19671.14/cwt63.00–74.0085115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27193.83/cwt87.00–112.001,1939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29479.92/cwt75.00–85.501,03429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54189.14/cwt85.00–93.001,3749
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59380.21/cwt75.00–84.501,27812
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5441,491.67/head1,330.00–1,800.001,4925
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,225.66/head875.00–1,800.001,2264
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,771.90/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7723
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1961,239.56/head1,150.00–1,375.001,2404
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2361,179.30/head970.00–1,525.001,17910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3071,440.82/head1,300.00–1,650.001,4417
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3981,695.95/head1,300.00–1,850.001,6963
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5451,870.00/head1,870.00–1,870.001,8705
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,252910.91/head850.00–950.009113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,586.77/head1,325.00–1,850.001,58711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3871,275.00/head1,075.00–1,400.001,2757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4761,361.71/head1,350.00–1,370.001,3625
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601

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.