Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-03-16

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 16
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,248 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 2,330▲ 252 vs year ago 1,996 · +12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 140▼ 17 vs year ago 167 · −10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 150▼ 55 vs year ago 65 · −84.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.93/cwt on 879 head.
Average price
$191.93
879 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,126
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.77
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2589193.131,137845
Medium and Large 2-3536162.2687034
One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $267 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 sale879 hd
191.93
—
KY average24 barns · 7,067 hd
188.16
+3.77
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—Low1,673128.172,14415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518105.761,60519
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,164100.401,16934
CowsLean 85-90%Low92482.9276625
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,213140.001,6982thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$1,2701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,1812thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$9851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,3002thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$1,6501thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235258.59/cwt255.00–262.506082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy248285.00/cwt285.00–285.007074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285268.60/cwt260.00–277.507664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290283.59/cwt280.00–285.008227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2302231.55/cwt228.00–250.006997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy309280.87/cwt275.00–300.0086810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376248.16/cwt239.00–255.0093320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381268.37/cwt261.00–275.001,02211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424262.00/cwt249.00–280.001,11126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428218.99/cwt210.00–235.009376
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3431176.72/cwt145.00–192.507623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456245.50/cwt240.00–250.001,11922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478232.21/cwt210.00–239.001,11050
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490172.50/cwt172.50–172.508451
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522215.31/cwt200.00–225.001,12415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567235.04/cwt227.00–238.001,33366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580218.97/cwt204.00–225.001,27053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629197.95/cwt193.00–209.001,24525
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634216.82/cwt214.00–222.001,375103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660215.09/cwt213.00–216.001,42010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676199.99/cwt189.00–209.501,35261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3693186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719187.32/cwt178.00–188.501,34797
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725194.79/cwt190.00–195.001,41265
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760184.61/cwt176.00–187.501,40340
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813172.67/cwt172.00–173.001,4043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819182.07/cwt181.50–184.501,49116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,56219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2952168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,082146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228190.00/cwt190.00–190.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260162.50/cwt162.50–162.504231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265190.00/cwt190.00–190.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315157.50/cwt157.50–157.504964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327248.37/cwt237.50–260.008128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329213.34/cwt205.00–227.007027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358189.23/cwt184.00–199.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373213.54/cwt200.00–225.007976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376240.26/cwt237.00–243.0090341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408242.73/cwt235.00–250.0099015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430180.37/cwt172.50–188.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431224.70/cwt195.00–230.5096827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469173.70/cwt160.00–186.008156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471204.05/cwt190.00–219.0096165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533188.76/cwt177.00–192.501,00651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540164.45/cwt159.00–170.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545206.17/cwt195.00–206.601,12494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563194.95/cwt194.00–195.001,09863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577185.04/cwt175.00–192.001,06847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580171.47/cwt171.00–172.509953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624192.56/cwt186.25–196.751,202152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625176.83/cwt168.00–185.001,10564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659187.32/cwt187.00–187.501,23417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678153.25/cwt145.00–159.001,0395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679173.84/cwt163.00–181.251,18033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730157.81/cwt145.00–165.501,15212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3747137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756172.50/cwt171.75–172.701,30481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770133.27/cwt124.00–138.001,0263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774165.62/cwt151.00–168.001,28247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3890129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245247.50/cwt247.50–247.506061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270167.47/cwt150.00–177.504523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282256.04/cwt220.00–272.507223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2344242.78/cwt220.00–267.508359
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373243.91/cwt236.00–260.0091010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425226.63/cwt200.00–250.009636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488224.14/cwt210.00–227.501,09412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488149.50/cwt149.00–150.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523211.35/cwt180.00–229.001,1058
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557222.46/cwt203.00–229.001,23918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623198.09/cwt189.00–204.001,2344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663188.48/cwt182.00–195.001,2502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712179.24/cwt165.00–186.001,2764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3091
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3357127.50/cwt127.50–127.504557
Dairy Steers—Large 3-444084.00/cwt84.00–84.003704
Dairy Steers—Large 3556144.00/cwt144.00–144.008015
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added677140.62/cwt140.50–142.0095226
Dairy Steers—Large 3877115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0092
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,213140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,288107.94/cwt107.00–109.001,3902
Bulls——1,713116.67/cwt113.50–123.001,9995
Bulls——1,744140.41/cwt130.50–150.002,4498
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89074.59/cwt68.00–79.0066411
Cows—Lean 85-90%93885.62/cwt82.00–88.008038
Cows—Lean 85-90%96894.58/cwt90.50–100.509166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01887.49/cwt87.00–88.008913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15695.08/cwt90.00–99.001,09915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199107.80/cwt100.50–125.001,29316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498108.81/cwt102.00–122.001,63014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57497.22/cwt96.00–98.501,5305
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,180.84/head1,175.00–1,185.001,1812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701

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.