Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-04-27

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 27
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,126 head
▲ 516 vs last sale 1,610▲ 526 vs year ago 1,600 · +32.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 270▲ 30 vs year ago 250 · +12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 120▲ 25 vs year ago 50 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $221.17/cwt on 821 head.
Average price
$221.17
821 head · 670 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,481
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$398
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2671221.531,486812
Medium and Large 2-3574189.531,0889thin
One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $398 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 sale821 hd
221.17
—
KY average25 barns · 5,403 hd
214.27
+6.90
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—High1,554113.101,75815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52895.421,45817
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15392.501,06744
CowsLean 85-90%Average91874.896885thin

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)1,123$1,2784thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,2036
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,0426
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$1,50721
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$1,2652thin

Every lot

99 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 1-2240235.00/cwt235.00–235.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284246.33/cwt230.00–252.507004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324240.93/cwt235.00–250.0078126
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335212.50/cwt212.50–212.507121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363238.54/cwt227.00–247.5086628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426261.49/cwt250.00–270.001,11418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428243.20/cwt227.00–247.001,04146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470251.21/cwt250.00–255.001,18117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478237.93/cwt220.00–245.001,13736
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527237.21/cwt219.00–247.001,25065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529252.78/cwt252.50–253.001,3377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575254.16/cwt251.00–266.001,46143
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579229.00/cwt220.00–242.501,32623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy593206.27/cwt202.50–207.001,2236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621242.01/cwt239.00–243.001,50312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633222.15/cwt200.00–227.001,40623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654235.32/cwt230.00–246.001,53918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663175.33/cwt157.50–192.501,1622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670215.02/cwt205.00–224.501,44116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy673182.86/cwt172.50–188.001,2313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723214.57/cwt212.50–217.001,55111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733204.33/cwt180.00–208.001,49824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769192.25/cwt180.00–200.001,47820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,732244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831187.58/cwt186.00–193.001,55913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866194.41/cwt193.00–195.001,68488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2889186.42/cwt184.00–187.001,6575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,5661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,71213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,090153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,6682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270158.41/cwt157.50–160.004283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290211.00/cwt211.00–211.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3331172.90/cwt140.00–190.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337214.53/cwt200.00–225.007238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365180.71/cwt165.00–196.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380215.22/cwt200.00–230.0081855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421219.27/cwt217.00–220.5092314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425208.88/cwt190.00–215.5088857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430161.65/cwt150.00–186.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458176.73/cwt175.00–180.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475207.52/cwt190.00–216.0098673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513212.54/cwt200.00–215.001,0906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524201.77/cwt180.00–213.001,05784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573200.61/cwt181.00–216.001,14947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607210.14/cwt209.50–217.001,27660
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624185.41/cwt175.00–196.001,15748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,35577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666191.99/cwt174.00–196.001,27922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3669160.19/cwt152.50–166.001,07214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710170.42/cwt167.00–179.001,21012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760168.58/cwt160.00–176.001,28120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835170.22/cwt157.00–175.001,42127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2887167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4816
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2214233.99/cwt222.50–237.505014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2274237.18/cwt225.00–247.506509
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2359222.90/cwt210.00–244.008008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417180.00/cwt180.00–180.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422236.53/cwt220.00–245.009989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy446260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476236.35/cwt229.00–243.001,12518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513233.71/cwt221.00–242.001,19914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570215.18/cwt195.00–235.001,2273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628204.05/cwt182.50–211.001,2817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2851159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,3575
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3405107.50/cwt107.50–107.504353
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,435102.52/cwt100.00–104.001,4715
Bulls——1,533113.35/cwt109.00–119.001,7386
Bulls——1,736125.94/cwt122.00–131.502,1864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84369.01/cwt68.00–70.005822
Cows—Lean 85-90%96876.47/cwt74.00–79.007402
Cows—Lean 85-90%97083.50/cwt83.50–83.508101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10790.45/cwt84.00–94.501,00126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15781.85/cwt80.50–83.009473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23298.18/cwt95.00–105.001,21015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50993.40/cwt91.00–95.001,4099
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55699.22/cwt95.50–104.001,5447
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28601,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,371.28/head1,100.00–1,650.001,3714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,541.98/head980.00–1,825.001,54216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28851,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,041.92/head800.00–1,270.001,0426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,278.25/head1,075.00–1,350.001,2784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,202.80/head1,075.00–1,320.001,2036

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.