Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-03-30

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 30
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,972 head
▲ 324 vs last sale 1,648▲ 257 vs year ago 1,715 · +15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 175▼ 39 vs year ago 245 · −15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 10▼ 56 vs year ago 75 · −74.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with high demand on 400lb-600lb. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $210.99/cwt on 667 head.
Average price
$210.99
667 head · 622 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,313
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2625213.581,336626
Medium and Large 2-3576171.5698741
One grade step is worth $42.02/cwt here — about $349 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 sale667 hd
210.99
—
KY average23 barns · 6,418 hd
207.51
+3.49
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—High1,647120.101,97813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,539103.411,59221
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16496.851,12758
CowsLean 85-90%Average91582.2975316

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)1,300$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,5755

Every lot

106 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230300.00/cwt300.00–300.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245250.00/cwt250.00–250.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250222.50/cwt222.50–222.505561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280262.55/cwt260.00–275.007356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335277.47/cwt272.50–306.0093012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338240.00/cwt240.00–240.008115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360225.14/cwt220.00–230.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375142.50/cwt142.50–142.505341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376272.96/cwt262.50–279.001,02635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427252.24/cwt240.00–267.001,07751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433225.00/cwt225.00–225.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433165.21/cwt157.50–170.007157
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3484175.39/cwt162.50–201.008495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486229.53/cwt207.00–237.501,11638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490242.13/cwt240.00–243.501,18633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518235.36/cwt232.50–243.001,21917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519210.81/cwt200.00–227.001,09444
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533185.31/cwt160.00–192.509888
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565218.35/cwt200.00–226.001,23427
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3508
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619209.81/cwt190.00–230.001,29915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626230.96/cwt221.00–238.001,44627
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3643180.79/cwt170.00–182.501,1627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668191.60/cwt182.50–205.001,28028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671215.18/cwt212.50–220.501,44446
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680159.62/cwt140.00–169.001,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,40111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719174.27/cwt171.00–180.001,25346
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3748157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771178.13/cwt170.00–185.001,37326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813172.15/cwt159.00–182.001,40013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843188.34/cwt185.00–190.501,588103
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916165.66/cwt150.00–173.001,51713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030160.85/cwt160.00–163.001,6577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,146153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7535
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225227.50/cwt227.50–227.505121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282213.70/cwt205.00–240.006039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320212.24/cwt198.50–227.5067913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330237.50/cwt237.50–237.507844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3337179.96/cwt165.00–185.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy359240.22/cwt238.00–244.008628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3364166.31/cwt152.50–185.006056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366207.07/cwt197.50–228.0075826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425235.20/cwt228.00–240.001,00022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430181.38/cwt160.00–187.507806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433213.57/cwt200.00–221.0092528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472209.15/cwt199.50–216.0098763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477178.92/cwt150.00–187.5085315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479226.61/cwt222.50–228.001,085127
Heifers—Large 1-2484181.50/cwt181.50–181.508787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522189.24/cwt180.00–201.0098814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578206.87/cwt204.00–208.001,1967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578193.12/cwt180.00–202.001,11675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3597179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3616143.76/cwt142.50–145.008864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634180.04/cwt175.00–185.001,14138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669174.73/cwt168.00–184.501,16920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730173.91/cwt170.50–177.001,27089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2734167.12/cwt165.00–168.501,2275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2821165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2869155.72/cwt153.00–158.501,3538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312271.77/cwt252.50–280.0084811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2347222.50/cwt222.50–222.507724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377234.60/cwt220.00–237.508846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3398172.50/cwt172.50–172.506874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418254.62/cwt240.00–258.001,06419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435225.70/cwt202.50–237.0098213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477218.41/cwt200.00–237.501,04210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3506170.00/cwt170.00–170.008603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514219.98/cwt197.00–229.001,13132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571206.04/cwt197.00–225.001,17624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615162.50/cwt162.50–162.509992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632195.26/cwt186.00–206.001,23421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658188.00/cwt187.00–189.001,2375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711165.79/cwt152.50–174.001,17914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,2831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2811159.34/cwt151.00–163.501,2923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2957128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,610117.65/cwt109.00–124.001,89412
Bulls——2,090149.50/cwt149.50–149.503,1251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88884.35/cwt81.00–87.007494
Cows—Lean 85-90%92291.65/cwt89.00–94.508456
Cows—Lean 85-90%92671.55/cwt60.00–79.506636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11283.84/cwt73.00–89.0093210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16294.63/cwt90.00–99.001,10026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190105.38/cwt100.00–112.001,25422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48297.14/cwt95.00–99.501,4405
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,557105.37/cwt100.50–111.501,64116
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,3991
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002

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.