Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-03-02

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 2
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,387 head
▲ 817 vs last sale 1,570▼ 104 vs year ago 2,491 · −4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 170▲ 31 vs year ago 197 · +15.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 40▲ 82 vs year ago 34 · +241.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher, with instances of 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for groups and weaned packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.68/cwt on 1,084 head.
Average price
$190.68
1,084 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$36.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559192.161,0751,014
Medium 1-2395172.506812thin
Medium and Large 2-3545170.8893160
Large 1-2564155.818798thin
One grade step is worth $36.35/cwt here — about $196 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 sale1,084 hd
190.68
—
KY average23 barns · 5,545 hd
181.27
+9.41
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—Low1,663126.582,10525
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,598100.221,60123
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21597.981,19063
CowsLean 85-90%Average93184.9979120
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155122.501,4151thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,189$1,18220
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$1,13615
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,021$96916
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,293$1,6062thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,179$1,30720

Every lot

143 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200252.50/cwt252.50–252.505052
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270232.50/cwt232.50–232.506281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275255.00/cwt255.00–255.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy298310.00/cwt310.00–310.009245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333252.16/cwt242.50–260.0084020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384263.38/cwt250.00–267.501,01115
Steers—Medium 1-2420182.50/cwt182.50–182.507671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430252.67/cwt245.00–262.501,08629
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3432231.00/cwt227.50–233.009987
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437275.12/cwt270.00–285.001,20214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471227.56/cwt219.00–237.001,07239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477241.07/cwt240.00–246.001,15043
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3492211.39/cwt207.00–212.501,0405
Steers—Large 1-2500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515187.43/cwt185.00–190.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519210.66/cwt200.00–219.001,09325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524229.79/cwt222.50–235.001,20430
Steers—Medium 1-2540162.00/cwt162.00–162.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575225.36/cwt219.00–229.001,29693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588200.65/cwt190.00–210.001,18024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608217.89/cwt216.00–221.001,32562
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3616184.58/cwt183.00–188.001,1377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621198.44/cwt193.00–205.501,23212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657185.52/cwt180.00–197.501,21919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675177.32/cwt176.00–178.001,1973
Steers—Large 1-2685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729175.29/cwt175.00–180.001,27831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732187.52/cwt185.00–190.001,37365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755179.43/cwt172.50–185.001,35510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2811173.97/cwt170.00–178.001,4114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added858174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,49360
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873167.29/cwt160.00–171.001,46024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added976165.75/cwt165.75–165.751,61855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,135119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy257230.00/cwt230.00–230.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282195.80/cwt190.00–202.505529
Heifers—Large 1-2290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295182.50/cwt182.50–182.505381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309213.13/cwt207.50–220.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325231.79/cwt230.00–232.0075310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325200.83/cwt200.00–202.506533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360235.59/cwt232.50–245.008484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374215.90/cwt209.00–225.0080716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380199.29/cwt195.00–201.007577
Heifers—Medium 1-2385167.50/cwt167.50–167.506451
Heifers—Medium 1-2405177.50/cwt177.50–177.507191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407238.54/cwt237.00–240.0097169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412226.67/cwt222.00–229.0093441
Heifers—Large 1-2425187.50/cwt187.50–187.507971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430192.06/cwt190.00–193.008263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436204.94/cwt195.00–212.5089450
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471183.94/cwt181.00–187.0086622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472197.84/cwt190.00–205.0093470
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477210.62/cwt210.00–217.001,00544
Heifers—Large 1-2495174.00/cwt174.00–174.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510163.79/cwt162.00–165.008355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519194.74/cwt191.00–197.751,011130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522180.83/cwt170.00–188.0094429
Heifers—Large 1-2557149.00/cwt149.00–149.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560191.99/cwt190.75–193.001,075137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573163.60/cwt161.00–166.009372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581187.23/cwt176.00–189.751,08857
Heifers—Large 1-2600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618184.73/cwt180.00–189.001,14251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622154.60/cwt152.00–158.009623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635167.35/cwt160.00–177.001,06316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667175.75/cwt175.75–175.751,17270
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667148.00/cwt148.00–148.009872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679165.23/cwt151.00–168.501,12226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710142.75/cwt139.00–144.001,0144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714164.55/cwt153.00–166.501,1758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736168.22/cwt167.00–169.751,238159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783149.37/cwt141.00–159.001,1704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3792131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0382
Heifers—Large 1-2795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810116.00/cwt116.00–116.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823132.03/cwt124.00–140.001,0873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3995119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225210.00/cwt210.00–210.004732
Bulls—Medium 1-2230165.00/cwt165.00–165.003801
Bulls—Medium 1-2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283234.93/cwt232.50–237.506652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331252.86/cwt245.00–260.0083712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377234.89/cwt230.00–247.5088618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380211.00/cwt211.00–211.008021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy391262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434240.52/cwt235.00–247.501,04410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434216.00/cwt212.50–220.0093711
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Bulls—Large 1-2463180.00/cwt180.00–180.008332
Bulls—Medium 1-2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484225.65/cwt222.50–232.501,0926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy516221.06/cwt217.50–223.001,1413
Bulls—Large 1-2520147.50/cwt147.50–147.507671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526208.47/cwt205.00–210.001,09720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526193.26/cwt193.00–194.001,0174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567192.45/cwt187.50–200.001,09114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618175.72/cwt172.00–180.001,0867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678178.12/cwt172.00–183.001,2087
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2704171.71/cwt169.00–184.001,2097
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720155.62/cwt147.00–164.001,1202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3935109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2942125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2993133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3213
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3521109.00/cwt109.00–109.005684
Dairy Steers—Large 363595.00/cwt95.00–95.006031
Dairy Steers—Large 3720104.00/cwt104.00–104.007491
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,155122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,4151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,593118.91/cwt117.00–120.501,8948
Bulls——1,663127.21/cwt123.50–129.002,11611
Bulls——1,757135.66/cwt130.00–140.502,3846
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88284.80/cwt82.00–89.507488
Cows—Lean 85-90%95377.90/cwt74.00–80.507426
Cows—Lean 85-90%97592.32/cwt90.50–94.509006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15588.90/cwt84.00–92.001,02710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21395.82/cwt92.00–101.501,16236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254107.89/cwt103.50–117.001,35317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52891.50/cwt90.00–93.001,3982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,552105.52/cwt103.00–110.501,6389
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64497.70/cwt93.00–102.501,60612
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,606.11/head1,190.00–1,900.001,6062
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,021969.37/head730.00–1,600.0096916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,135.76/head875.00–1,625.001,13615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1891,182.22/head660.00–1,375.001,18220
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1791,307.11/head830.00–1,760.001,30720

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.