Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-04-06

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 6
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,521 head
▼ 451 vs last sale 1,972▲ 135 vs year ago 1,386 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 206▼ 15 vs year ago 184 · −8.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 19▼ 12 vs year ago 50 · −24.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady up 3.00-4.00, feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Feeders had good buyer demand for all classes and for weaned packages. Slaughter cows were up 4.00-5.00 with great buyer demand, slaughter bulls were down 1.00-2.00 and had lower receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $222.13/cwt on 725 head.
Average price
$222.13
725 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,406
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$341
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2635223.781,420696
Medium and Large 2-3591182.591,08029
One grade step is worth $41.19/cwt here — about $341 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 sale725 hd
222.13
—
KY average23 barns · 5,758 hd
209.72
+12.41
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—Low1,585115.271,82722
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,554106.551,65615
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210100.331,21448
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08988.8096717
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,315120.001,5781thin

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)1,122$1,4753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$1,1473thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,018$1,4705
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)980$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)945$9201thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,365$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)989$1,2784thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2217270.00/cwt270.00–270.005862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270255.45/cwt250.00–260.006906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285305.62/cwt300.00–311.008716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323236.11/cwt222.50–262.507633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329283.41/cwt270.00–290.0093211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360282.66/cwt272.00–292.501,01815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378257.79/cwt241.00–266.0097410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380198.88/cwt154.00–217.507565
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3407201.00/cwt201.00–201.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423261.93/cwt250.00–270.001,10821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425232.79/cwt230.00–240.0098928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462253.74/cwt250.00–257.501,17219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485190.41/cwt170.00–210.009234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489236.63/cwt230.00–245.001,15718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525254.29/cwt254.00–255.001,33510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530237.44/cwt217.00–245.001,25831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569232.87/cwt210.00–241.001,32538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,42817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585192.75/cwt182.50–203.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610183.42/cwt171.00–199.001,1196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612238.82/cwt236.50–242.501,46240
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630216.77/cwt202.00–229.001,36619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3674184.17/cwt182.00–187.501,2416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680220.21/cwt200.00–222.501,497217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716186.18/cwt178.00–188.501,33317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,5627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788185.87/cwt177.00–190.001,46518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802201.20/cwt201.20–201.201,614115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808172.31/cwt160.00–178.001,3928
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873169.72/cwt164.00–175.001,4828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,4546
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3955123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2968148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,016146.63/cwt144.00–148.001,4903
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267232.61/cwt230.00–237.0062112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329210.20/cwt207.00–220.006925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331225.89/cwt225.00–227.507488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360224.00/cwt224.00–224.0080610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379210.05/cwt197.00–220.0079615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410218.17/cwt217.00–220.0089412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428162.92/cwt161.00–165.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433207.37/cwt200.00–211.0089829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461199.11/cwt185.00–204.0091822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465216.79/cwt216.00–218.001,00813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517190.98/cwt180.00–198.0098723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575189.98/cwt184.50–199.501,09226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602193.37/cwt192.00–207.001,16444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy608196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,1954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625184.27/cwt179.50–186.251,15217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy657190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,25710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669181.81/cwt174.00–183.001,21615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,29214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852169.40/cwt169.40–169.401,44342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,3218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2904128.49/cwt127.00–129.001,1624
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290237.50/cwt237.50–237.506891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311283.41/cwt275.00–289.008815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380251.20/cwt247.50–255.009552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421256.42/cwt253.00–257.501,08012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435230.22/cwt226.00–242.501,0014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537210.04/cwt192.50–219.001,1289
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578199.56/cwt195.00–204.001,1532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668195.88/cwt186.00–201.001,3083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721161.34/cwt150.00–167.001,1633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,315120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,303105.39/cwt97.00–109.001,3738
Bulls——1,730115.75/cwt111.50–119.502,00210
Bulls——1,784133.84/cwt126.00–142.002,3884
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04595.87/cwt92.50–99.001,0028
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10585.74/cwt81.00–88.509476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14586.46/cwt82.00–92.0099011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17276.07/cwt71.00–79.008923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225100.84/cwt93.00–106.501,23525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238111.99/cwt107.50–124.001,38612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495114.36/cwt112.00–116.501,7104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,576103.71/cwt97.50–109.501,63411
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,469.84/head1,450.00–1,475.001,4705
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,474.80/head1,385.00–1,550.001,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,147.11/head1,075.00–1,210.001,1473
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29891,278.46/head725.00–1,685.001,2784

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.