Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-02-23

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 23
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,570 head
▼ 1,054 vs last sale 2,624▼ 297 vs year ago 1,867 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 201▲ 30 vs year ago 140 · +21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 181▲ 15 vs year ago 25 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. 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.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $197.18/cwt on 578 head.
Average price
$197.18
578 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,242
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2634197.921,255556
Medium and Large 2-3518178.4392422
One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $331 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 sale578 hd
197.18
—
KY average23 barns · 5,544 hd
189.55
+7.63
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—High1,795124.512,23418
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,559101.361,58032
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18992.021,09457
CowsLean 85-90%Low90975.886896thin

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)1,295$1,3362thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$1,0746
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,0252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$8102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,4252thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341239.70/cwt238.00–240.008176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370227.07/cwt220.00–232.0084010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375244.32/cwt235.00–257.5091611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413164.28/cwt162.50–166.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417223.01/cwt204.00–230.0093032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430233.51/cwt232.50–236.001,00410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476212.13/cwt197.50–226.001,01035
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3481186.07/cwt184.00–187.508955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490232.41/cwt231.00–232.501,13916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524180.41/cwt165.00–185.009456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529222.10/cwt220.00–224.001,17519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537207.50/cwt193.00–211.001,11424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564216.26/cwt212.00–220.001,22022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569202.57/cwt190.00–211.001,15339
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580185.50/cwt185.00–186.001,0762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616197.47/cwt194.00–201.001,21626
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,0844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630184.79/cwt175.50–193.001,16425
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666202.31/cwt194.00–215.001,34757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676183.90/cwt177.00–192.001,24328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716177.11/cwt169.00–182.001,26828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736185.05/cwt184.75–186.001,36240
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763174.47/cwt168.00–182.001,33118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816178.80/cwt170.50–181.501,45992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820163.07/cwt150.00–169.001,3374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2856163.00/cwt162.00–165.001,3953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2978146.73/cwt142.50–150.001,4357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,075133.51/cwt133.00–134.001,4352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283174.02/cwt171.00–180.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327174.85/cwt165.00–182.505723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328191.71/cwt190.00–194.006294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370141.44/cwt130.00–160.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380179.78/cwt170.00–188.0068315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403198.00/cwt198.00–198.0079851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430180.77/cwt165.00–188.0077722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3437166.00/cwt166.00–166.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470178.70/cwt163.00–187.0084055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474155.85/cwt147.00–165.007397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516179.29/cwt179.00–180.0092524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524174.42/cwt160.00–178.0091472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529146.63/cwt134.00–155.007767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571165.32/cwt155.00–177.5094468
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575153.00/cwt153.00–153.008802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625164.23/cwt149.00–169.001,02668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3666145.46/cwt141.00–147.009694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675160.69/cwt149.50–170.001,08545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,18115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724149.08/cwt140.00–158.001,0798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3791137.49/cwt135.00–139.001,0888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813124.99/cwt122.00–128.001,0164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925136.66/cwt136.00–137.001,2643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,011129.63/cwt129.00–134.001,3118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,290119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,5351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312224.00/cwt224.00–224.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325213.18/cwt210.00–217.506934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383215.00/cwt215.00–215.008233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390227.00/cwt227.00–227.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436214.06/cwt210.00–222.509339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440187.50/cwt187.50–187.508251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475207.50/cwt207.50–207.509861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475199.00/cwt199.00–199.009453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy504201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,01319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582186.44/cwt174.00–197.001,0856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2641178.22/cwt170.00–180.001,1429
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670160.86/cwt158.00–174.001,07814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723147.03/cwt145.00–148.001,0633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2816145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,646112.92/cwt108.00–119.001,8596
Bulls——1,869130.30/cwt122.00–143.002,43512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75552.00/cwt52.00–52.003931
Cows—Lean 85-90%90277.60/cwt76.00–80.007003
Cows—Lean 85-90%99585.25/cwt85.00–85.508482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15480.12/cwt75.00–84.0092510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18389.11/cwt85.00–93.501,05423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20999.76/cwt94.00–116.001,20624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51886.38/cwt83.00–89.001,3113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554106.77/cwt100.00–120.001,65919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58095.56/cwt92.00–99.001,51010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825810.00/head810.00–810.008102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29231,074.10/head975.00–1,200.001,0746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,336.49/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252

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.