Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-03-23

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 23
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,648 head
▼ 600 vs last sale 2,248▲ 111 vs year ago 1,537 · +7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 150▼ 35 vs year ago 210 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 55 vs year ago 65 · −84.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs steady; over 500 lbs steady-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady-2.00 lower; over 500 lbs steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower. 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 $210.75/cwt on 674 head.
Average price
$210.75
674 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,330
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2633211.371,337659
Medium and Large 2-3552183.641,01315thin
One grade step is worth $27.73/cwt here — about $324 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 sale674 hd
210.75
—
KY average24 barns · 5,570 hd
206.22
+4.53
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—High1,699122.812,08627
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49198.401,46723
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15492.581,06942
CowsLean 85-90%Low97279.877768thin

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)1,110$9632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,4252thin

Every lot

100 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 1-2240270.00/cwt270.00–270.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265234.76/cwt220.00–260.006224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295275.00/cwt275.00–275.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310245.66/cwt230.00–250.007628
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331262.39/cwt260.00–265.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2359244.35/cwt229.00–252.5087710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360210.07/cwt205.00–215.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361268.45/cwt260.00–285.009699
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423226.32/cwt215.00–237.5095737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429244.39/cwt240.00–267.501,04814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458242.46/cwt240.00–245.001,1104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473228.01/cwt210.00–233.001,07828
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473193.21/cwt177.00–197.509145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522220.34/cwt200.00–231.001,15041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530243.10/cwt237.00–248.501,28858
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535172.50/cwt172.50–172.509231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568219.41/cwt200.00–228.001,2467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584236.26/cwt229.00–239.001,38033
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632196.87/cwt195.00–203.001,24415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637222.09/cwt220.00–232.001,41577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,40667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656205.60/cwt189.00–209.501,34931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683183.98/cwt180.00–186.001,2573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,40319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761177.64/cwt171.00–185.501,35275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802174.38/cwt173.00–175.001,39946
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,58062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915167.52/cwt160.00–175.001,5334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,120155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2217215.00/cwt215.00–215.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy252255.00/cwt255.00–255.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282225.94/cwt221.00–232.006378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3306181.50/cwt180.00–182.505555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318231.19/cwt230.00–233.0073510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330205.97/cwt200.00–220.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350187.50/cwt187.50–187.506561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367224.05/cwt217.00–229.0082216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379232.36/cwt230.00–237.0088120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422229.60/cwt227.00–232.0096947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433209.03/cwt190.00–215.0090524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3448185.00/cwt185.00–185.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466223.86/cwt222.00–225.001,04313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476200.40/cwt184.00–215.0095449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480179.26/cwt170.00–187.008606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514206.06/cwt206.00–207.001,05953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527191.06/cwt181.00–198.001,00743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540175.00/cwt175.00–175.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560192.35/cwt184.00–195.001,07737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617193.17/cwt188.50–199.001,19234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626158.65/cwt158.00–160.009933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629182.04/cwt171.00–188.001,14532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3653156.03/cwt143.00–163.001,0193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670173.09/cwt162.50–178.501,16017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701172.83/cwt171.75–177.001,21234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3713142.81/cwt132.00–154.001,0182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721160.03/cwt155.00–165.001,1544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782155.92/cwt140.00–162.001,21930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814165.22/cwt165.00–165.251,34523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2912146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,096143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,56744
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320244.30/cwt230.00–260.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2358204.69/cwt190.00–220.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418246.29/cwt240.00–252.501,0292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433227.57/cwt220.00–230.009857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482220.28/cwt205.00–235.001,06224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482176.26/cwt130.00–190.008507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520207.22/cwt200.00–222.501,07810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3537180.00/cwt180.00–180.009672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576210.41/cwt204.00–217.501,2126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664184.31/cwt181.00–186.001,2249
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2704166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770168.25/cwt167.50–169.001,2968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,070120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3925108.00/cwt108.00–108.009991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,613100.43/cwt90.00–106.501,6203
Bulls——1,700132.99/cwt125.00–145.002,26112
Bulls——1,719118.22/cwt113.00–123.502,03212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96484.72/cwt82.00–87.508174
Cows—Lean 85-90%97975.01/cwt73.00–77.007344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12984.33/cwt71.00–88.5095217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16593.14/cwt89.00–98.001,08517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186108.90/cwt103.00–116.001,2928
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46085.92/cwt85.00–87.001,2542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493104.89/cwt100.00–112.501,56610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49494.77/cwt89.00–99.501,41611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110963.09/head730.00–1,125.009632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,580.00/head1,580.00–1,580.001,5801

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.