Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-06-01

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 1
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,059 head
▲ 173 vs last sale 886▲ 411 vs year ago 648 · +63.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 139▲ 55 vs year ago 172 · +32.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 198▲ 119 vs year ago 55 · +216.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. 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 $219.87/cwt on 479 head.
Average price
$219.87
479 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,279
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2586222.901,306439
Medium and Large 2-3537186.611,00240
One grade step is worth $36.29/cwt here — about $304 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 sale479 hd
219.87
—
KY average18 barns · 3,436 hd
211.90
+7.96
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—High1,564125.481,96218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,567110.871,73713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189108.631,29272
CowsLean 85-90%High93395.8589439
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,302133.671,7403thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$1,4575
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,311$1,45642
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$8751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,141$1,5994thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,417$1,87149
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,4101thin

Every lot

119 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 1-2205272.00/cwt272.00–272.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2264229.18/cwt220.00–235.006056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313252.50/cwt252.50–252.507908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy352264.00/cwt264.00–264.009298
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375243.19/cwt234.00–249.0091217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390202.50/cwt202.50–202.507901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426239.86/cwt230.00–245.001,02226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466249.45/cwt242.00–257.001,16231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3476236.00/cwt234.00–237.501,1234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478260.46/cwt259.00–262.001,24512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518237.83/cwt227.00–245.001,23223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523221.30/cwt220.00–222.501,1572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528252.49/cwt250.00–255.001,3334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569237.79/cwt230.00–247.501,35335
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573223.80/cwt220.00–225.001,2824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,5035
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610218.64/cwt217.00–222.001,3343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616252.40/cwt250.00–254.001,55510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2644238.59/cwt231.00–245.001,53717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672229.07/cwt226.00–232.501,5396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675214.05/cwt206.00–220.001,44513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725211.68/cwt204.00–220.001,5357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6694
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2877167.98/cwt166.00–170.001,4735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,013164.02/cwt160.00–166.001,6623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225206.89/cwt200.00–210.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286215.03/cwt207.50–220.006156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315205.00/cwt205.00–205.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334219.51/cwt210.00–225.0073311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370213.41/cwt207.00–220.007907
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3386190.00/cwt190.00–190.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397240.00/cwt240.00–240.009532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412202.49/cwt200.00–207.508348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423222.85/cwt212.00–232.5094315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425235.87/cwt233.00–241.001,00211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470231.86/cwt230.00–239.001,0905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478224.07/cwt215.00–229.001,07120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478206.24/cwt205.00–207.509862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518202.51/cwt200.00–205.001,0499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520224.18/cwt214.00–232.001,16636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,29584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554221.56/cwt220.00–222.501,2277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583205.33/cwt199.00–212.001,19729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3589193.48/cwt192.00–195.001,1404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613181.49/cwt181.00–182.001,1132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614192.99/cwt191.00–196.001,1859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616204.39/cwt203.00–209.001,2595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy666235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,56582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675189.01/cwt187.00–192.001,2767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678180.65/cwt177.00–182.501,2253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686226.81/cwt223.50–228.001,55669
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720143.78/cwt140.00–147.501,0352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723182.82/cwt179.00–189.001,3227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773177.72/cwt176.00–179.001,37410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813181.52/cwt174.00–183.001,4766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2887158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,4062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2901140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,080151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319225.06/cwt220.00–230.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322251.00/cwt251.00–251.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy352242.00/cwt242.00–242.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381229.91/cwt220.00–237.008764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425221.34/cwt220.00–222.009413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431260.04/cwt259.00–262.001,12118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433236.08/cwt227.00–241.001,0229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483232.38/cwt225.00–240.001,12210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526220.21/cwt215.00–232.001,15810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3543211.26/cwt210.00–212.501,1472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574232.11/cwt220.00–237.501,33210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625210.93/cwt205.00–217.501,3183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3676196.01/cwt190.00–199.001,3253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720176.31/cwt174.00–180.001,2693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758176.93/cwt170.00–184.001,3412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3662124.00/cwt124.00–124.008212
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,255125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5691
Steers—Select and Choice1,325138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,8292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,431121.90/cwt118.00–129.501,7447
Bulls——1,591134.80/cwt130.00–139.502,1458
Bulls——1,800109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,9623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92285.65/cwt80.00–89.007908
Cows—Lean 85-90%933106.28/cwt103.00–111.5099210
Cows—Lean 85-90%93794.76/cwt90.00–100.0088821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,106100.46/cwt96.00–103.501,11117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181109.16/cwt104.00–113.501,28941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313116.98/cwt114.00–123.001,53614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518114.08/cwt113.00–115.501,7327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580107.74/cwt106.00–110.501,7025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,840104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9141
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1411,599.00/head1,170.00–1,900.001,5994
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,456.53/head1,075.00–1,720.001,4575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3111,455.72/head800.00–1,670.001,45642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4171,871.12/head1,000.00–2,290.001,87149

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.