Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-05-04

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, May 4
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,258 head
▼ 868 vs last sale 2,126▼ 290 vs year ago 1,548 · −18.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 151 vs last sale 280▼ 46 vs year ago 175 · −26.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 75▼ 103 vs year ago 144 · −71.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and steers over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.51/cwt on 505 head.
Average price
$200.51
505 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,138
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557205.351,145442
Medium and Large 2-3637166.601,06063
One grade step is worth $38.74/cwt here — about $84 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 sale505 hd
200.51
—
KY average23 barns · 4,926 hd
193.79
+6.72
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—Low1,661125.622,08612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,545106.151,63910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19597.371,16373
CowsLean 85-90%Low95789.7485924

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$9001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,565$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,45210

Every lot

121 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285255.00/cwt255.00–255.007271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310294.55/cwt290.00–302.009138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316260.00/cwt260.00–260.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371281.78/cwt270.00–284.001,04531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379248.54/cwt235.00–267.5094210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421252.09/cwt242.50–256.001,06142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426260.42/cwt260.00–262.501,1096
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445232.50/cwt230.00–235.001,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471258.13/cwt252.00–263.001,21617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478240.96/cwt232.50–245.001,15234
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524241.48/cwt230.00–249.001,26523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533255.17/cwt251.00–257.001,36012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558221.01/cwt220.00–222.001,2332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561256.71/cwt251.00–259.501,44019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580239.10/cwt229.00–247.501,38715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611243.95/cwt238.00–248.001,49115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3621209.41/cwt206.00–212.501,30010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625223.41/cwt214.00–230.001,39624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3669199.33/cwt197.00–201.001,3346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670217.77/cwt207.00–223.001,45915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676231.33/cwt229.00–239.501,56440
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718186.02/cwt180.00–193.001,33613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3726174.25/cwt173.00–178.001,2654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775189.51/cwt180.00–197.001,46915
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820162.55/cwt155.00–170.001,3332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2862185.71/cwt184.00–186.001,6017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,095135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,135145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230213.09/cwt210.00–217.504905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280214.32/cwt210.00–220.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy314228.48/cwt227.50–230.007178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323216.73/cwt202.50–220.0070013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365195.21/cwt190.00–200.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374207.98/cwt194.00–220.0077815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380232.67/cwt231.00–236.0088414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422227.24/cwt226.00–232.0095920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428192.99/cwt190.00–198.008265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432208.52/cwt200.00–215.0090126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,09515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476211.13/cwt195.00–219.001,00533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476191.55/cwt190.00–192.509126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513219.12/cwt217.00–222.001,12430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520204.78/cwt195.00–213.001,06523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520191.73/cwt191.00–192.509972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561219.71/cwt215.00–222.001,23315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566185.73/cwt181.00–187.001,0517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575198.42/cwt194.00–208.001,14120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623192.19/cwt183.00–198.001,19748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624172.50/cwt169.00–173.001,07617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649212.75/cwt212.75–212.751,38178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670197.01/cwt196.00–198.001,3202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675185.57/cwt185.00–191.001,25314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676172.79/cwt170.00–177.001,1688
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726188.69/cwt186.00–189.001,37028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736173.87/cwt167.50–175.001,28012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3773154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782168.06/cwt159.00–174.001,3148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2827124.10/cwt118.00–132.001,0269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3843112.50/cwt112.00–115.009486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3868107.96/cwt105.00–111.009372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3930110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2933127.25/cwt127.00–127.501,1872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3965108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270215.00/cwt215.00–215.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334280.00/cwt280.00–280.009355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375223.38/cwt220.00–230.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385215.00/cwt215.00–215.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414220.55/cwt215.00–227.509135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466237.57/cwt230.00–244.001,10715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530219.59/cwt210.00–229.001,1642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy559242.26/cwt230.00–244.001,3548
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575206.96/cwt200.00–225.001,1905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613200.12/cwt192.00–206.001,2276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630183.69/cwt180.00–187.501,1572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710180.64/cwt174.00–184.001,2833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2797149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3905109.00/cwt109.00–109.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2930141.64/cwt140.00–145.001,3173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,165120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3426163.00/cwt163.00–163.0069414
Dairy Steers—Large 3452119.00/cwt119.00–119.005382
Dairy Steers—Large 3550157.00/cwt157.00–157.0086410
Dairy Steers—Large 3683149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,02110
Dairy Steers—Large 3880148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,3075
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,275115.47/cwt114.00–117.001,4723
Bulls——1,734127.02/cwt123.00–129.002,2037
Bulls——1,983135.92/cwt134.00–138.002,6952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95490.80/cwt87.00–94.0086616
Cows—Lean 85-90%96279.05/cwt76.00–83.007604
Cows—Lean 85-90%96696.20/cwt95.00–100.009294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16987.59/cwt84.00–91.001,02416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17795.77/cwt92.00–101.001,12734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239106.54/cwt102.00–111.501,32023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533111.83/cwt107.50–115.001,7145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,556100.47/cwt96.00–104.001,5635
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,451.54/head950.00–1,700.001,45210

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.