Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-02-09

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 9
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,857 head
▲ 1,890 vs last sale 967▲ 1,452 vs year ago 1,405 · +103.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 214▼ 100 vs year ago 300 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 102▲ 36 vs year ago 4 · +900.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher; over 500 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher; yearling steers steady on light test.Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower. There was good 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 $167.84/cwt on 1,233 head.
Average price
$167.84
1,233 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$323
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.92
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2616168.521,0391,194
Medium and Large 2-3486147.1871639
One grade step is worth $21.34/cwt here — about $323 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 sale1,233 hd
167.84
—
KY average25 barns · 7,330 hd
165.92
+1.92
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—High1,623110.341,79123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51087.301,31829
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18081.4996244
CowsLean 85-90%Average99873.907378thin

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)1,268$1,1285
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,348$1,1102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$1,0714thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$6801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,5564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$8001thin

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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225202.50/cwt202.50–202.504561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260182.50/cwt182.50–182.504751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy272250.35/cwt247.50–252.506815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305212.50/cwt205.00–220.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3312155.63/cwt153.00–170.004867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336256.75/cwt241.00–259.008638
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368182.90/cwt180.00–186.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374253.71/cwt230.00–272.5094920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382210.16/cwt202.50–222.508033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428212.58/cwt200.00–222.509107
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428162.31/cwt145.00–185.0069517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432247.70/cwt230.00–265.001,07029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469242.00/cwt227.50–249.001,13523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3476178.00/cwt162.50–187.508475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479218.16/cwt200.00–225.001,04517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517172.03/cwt159.00–186.0088910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520221.82/cwt210.00–231.001,15320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534199.14/cwt191.00–209.001,06340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573200.17/cwt186.00–209.001,14750
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578167.91/cwt152.50–184.009712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583209.57/cwt208.00–220.001,22249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623182.77/cwt170.00–190.001,13932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631192.63/cwt189.00–199.001,215173
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631159.02/cwt134.00–167.501,0037
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3669159.61/cwt152.00–169.001,06811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673180.47/cwt170.00–190.001,215110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709179.95/cwt173.00–183.301,276145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720165.67/cwt159.00–170.001,1938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766164.02/cwt161.00–165.001,25636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783172.12/cwt171.00–175.001,34832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3797151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817154.37/cwt149.00–156.001,2615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856160.90/cwt160.00–164.001,37780
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3922138.02/cwt132.00–141.001,2733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935152.14/cwt146.00–153.001,4238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,075119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233168.06/cwt162.50–173.003926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273170.94/cwt167.50–175.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy289191.84/cwt190.00–193.005545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330177.75/cwt170.00–187.505875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331196.58/cwt191.00–205.0065113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345146.00/cwt146.00–146.005047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370196.05/cwt190.00–205.0072520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374165.38/cwt165.00–167.506197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377144.00/cwt144.00–144.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3411150.67/cwt150.00–155.006198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419187.96/cwt181.00–197.0078824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430168.84/cwt161.00–180.0072613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470136.00/cwt120.00–152.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475172.85/cwt160.00–179.0082130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481184.86/cwt183.00–190.0088950
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518181.65/cwt173.00–185.50941177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521153.57/cwt140.00–158.008007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526166.06/cwt155.00–172.0087332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574147.53/cwt139.00–152.008479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576172.20/cwt170.00–173.5099238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576159.96/cwt153.00–167.0092151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628166.86/cwt163.50–168.001,048154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633155.99/cwt145.00–160.0098768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660169.72/cwt165.00–173.251,120133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671156.97/cwt145.00–160.251,05355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3689137.49/cwt135.00–141.009474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722151.36/cwt140.00–155.001,09380
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733169.96/cwt158.50–171.251,246143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775146.34/cwt136.00–147.501,13410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823143.09/cwt137.00–146.001,1783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848155.25/cwt155.25–155.251,31744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,30227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,100133.00/cwt130.00–136.001,4632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310182.50/cwt182.50–182.505661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328234.36/cwt227.50–245.007694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388240.96/cwt234.00–248.009357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390213.00/cwt213.00–213.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421196.50/cwt180.00–205.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437242.17/cwt225.00–252.501,05813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473230.24/cwt220.00–255.001,08910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475198.75/cwt197.50–200.009442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510212.63/cwt208.00–217.501,0847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513165.00/cwt165.00–165.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566193.32/cwt190.00–197.501,0946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583180.68/cwt172.00–185.001,0537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625183.89/cwt173.00–187.501,1496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673163.45/cwt153.00–175.001,10026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685135.00/cwt135.00–135.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2827134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45589.92/cwt88.00–92.001,3082
Bulls——1,564106.42/cwt95.00–115.501,66414
Bulls——1,790124.02/cwt118.00–134.002,2207
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92866.50/cwt65.00–67.506173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03879.68/cwt77.50–85.508274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04573.00/cwt73.00–73.007631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10870.24/cwt60.50–77.0077811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18681.76/cwt77.50–88.5097023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24693.23/cwt89.50–98.501,16210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46974.77/cwt69.00–77.001,0985
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49983.17/cwt79.50–88.001,24712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53796.65/cwt90.00–115.001,48612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,071.48/head700.00–1,260.001,0714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,127.72/head920.00–1,400.001,1285
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,109.61/head990.00–1,200.001,1102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,556.12/head1,400.00–1,800.001,5564

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.