Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-04-20

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 20
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,610 head
▼ 360 vs last sale 1,970▼ 1,106 vs year ago 2,716 · −40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 245▲ 0 vs year ago 270 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 77▲ 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-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00.-3.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.82/cwt on 619 head.
Average price
$198.82
619 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,151
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2583201.971,178572
Medium and Large 2-3526160.5084447
One grade step is worth $41.48/cwt here — about $334 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 sale619 hd
198.82
—
KY average22 barns · 6,168 hd
196.37
+2.45
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—Low1,548110.291,70815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,494104.821,56716
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15095.511,09884
CowsLean 85-90%High94675.527158thin

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)1,279$1,39715
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,377$1,30410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$9852thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$9351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$1,29832
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,0822thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230230.00/cwt230.00–230.005292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270330.00/cwt330.00–330.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289251.03/cwt227.50–265.007258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335233.87/cwt220.00–250.007839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375267.48/cwt262.00–278.001,00331
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378198.11/cwt185.00–212.507492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382241.69/cwt220.00–250.009238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420254.97/cwt250.00–260.001,0714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3427188.17/cwt170.00–212.508033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428237.49/cwt220.00–247.501,01629
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472191.20/cwt170.00–219.009026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479234.15/cwt227.50–245.001,12248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482261.25/cwt260.00–262.001,25928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518250.83/cwt247.50–252.501,2993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524230.57/cwt220.00–240.001,20833
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533188.33/cwt175.00–216.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571230.09/cwt220.00–238.001,31420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573249.25/cwt242.00–263.001,42835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577202.58/cwt200.00–210.001,1694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614246.73/cwt241.00–250.001,51532
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623181.18/cwt160.00–193.001,1299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625214.51/cwt200.00–223.001,3418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665177.19/cwt162.50–189.001,1783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676210.52/cwt200.00–222.001,42311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677236.39/cwt230.00–239.001,60016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725219.95/cwt213.00–224.001,59523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731192.00/cwt180.00–201.001,4046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807183.25/cwt183.00–184.001,4794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added887192.92/cwt190.00–205.001,7115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225227.50/cwt227.50–227.505121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270216.32/cwt210.00–230.005849
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322210.30/cwt200.00–226.0067720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353236.66/cwt232.50–237.508356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374172.93/cwt160.00–180.006475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379215.06/cwt200.00–226.0081534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417171.56/cwt157.50–182.5071510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425209.22/cwt192.00–220.0088964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479220.63/cwt220.00–222.001,05755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484206.54/cwt190.00–215.001,00049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493177.95/cwt175.00–184.008773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521203.56/cwt187.00–208.001,06142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522160.78/cwt155.00–175.008396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565153.72/cwt142.50–172.0086911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571195.50/cwt182.00–205.001,11643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627183.17/cwt173.00–192.501,14835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630144.84/cwt142.50–146.009123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678147.76/cwt141.00–162.001,0026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684185.74/cwt172.00–190.001,27033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721169.98/cwt163.00–173.001,2269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement761199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,514120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2837161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856193.75/cwt193.75–193.751,65941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245255.00/cwt255.00–255.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270215.00/cwt215.00–215.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278275.00/cwt275.00–275.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321242.88/cwt220.00–257.507807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376234.66/cwt210.00–250.0088222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430218.66/cwt202.50–237.5094018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469220.60/cwt200.00–237.501,03515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479171.97/cwt160.00–187.508246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520241.35/cwt240.00–242.001,2553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524223.65/cwt196.00–236.001,17216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569219.87/cwt195.00–232.501,25116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573182.06/cwt180.00–184.001,0432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605160.00/cwt160.00–160.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy626220.55/cwt215.00–226.001,38116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629186.14/cwt180.00–196.001,1715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy653235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681189.52/cwt180.00–205.001,29114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768179.70/cwt167.50–186.001,3809
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2899165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,48310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3965118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3215134.00/cwt134.00–134.002884
Dairy Steers—Large 3280137.00/cwt137.00–137.003841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39095.85/cwt94.00–97.001,3322
Bulls——1,537110.38/cwt105.00–115.001,69710
Bulls——1,692119.60/cwt119.00–121.002,0243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91877.54/cwt77.00–78.007122
Cows—Lean 85-90%95386.00/cwt86.00–86.008202
Cows—Lean 85-90%95769.26/cwt62.00–73.006634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10080.12/cwt75.00–83.008816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11690.31/cwt84.00–94.001,00834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183101.62/cwt95.00–112.001,20244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43396.96/cwt96.00–98.001,3892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510107.79/cwt102.00–113.001,62813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210985.00/head985.00–985.009852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2791,397.02/head1,125.00–1,550.001,39715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3771,304.01/head975.00–1,650.001,30410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,082.32/head975.00–1,175.001,0822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,298.36/head1,065.00–1,620.001,29832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.