Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-06-08

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 8
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,567 head
▲ 508 vs last sale 1,059▼ 237 vs year ago 1,804 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 227▲ 32 vs year ago 181 · +17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 174▼ 47 vs year ago 89 · −52.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feed steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $229.49/cwt on 694 head.
Average price
$229.49
694 head · 664 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2670231.091,548639
Medium and Large 2-3588210.991,24155
One grade step is worth $20.10/cwt here — about $307 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 sale694 hd
229.49
—
KY average27 barns · 5,930 hd
230.88
−1.39
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—Low1,747131.422,29621
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232110.841,36653
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,690110.631,87026
CowsLean 85-90%High96196.0592319
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,450124.811,8103thin

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)1,126$1,1197
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$1,0382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,0323thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$9901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,4066
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,326$1,3653thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277255.00/cwt255.00–255.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305252.50/cwt252.50–252.507701
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318220.00/cwt220.00–220.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369271.12/cwt267.50–274.001,00015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387253.05/cwt242.00–257.509798
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421246.88/cwt240.00–255.001,03918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426258.48/cwt258.00–260.001,1014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429229.32/cwt227.50–232.509844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473263.87/cwt259.00–266.001,24822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474247.85/cwt240.00–257.501,17548
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478232.57/cwt230.00–235.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516254.76/cwt253.00–260.001,31528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521242.01/cwt236.00–252.001,26152
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3526229.51/cwt229.00–230.001,2078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570242.14/cwt232.50–249.001,38049
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,49022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580226.50/cwt226.00–228.001,3144
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3607220.44/cwt215.00–221.001,33818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622232.19/cwt224.00–240.001,44454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624247.34/cwt242.00–254.501,54344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6075
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675211.35/cwt207.50–216.001,4277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679225.34/cwt219.00–233.001,53041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3711157.54/cwt146.00–195.001,1208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712226.91/cwt223.00–230.001,61622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720211.78/cwt200.00–219.001,52519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791198.79/cwt193.00–200.001,57219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825112.00/cwt112.00–112.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860205.38/cwt193.00–210.001,76626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,90363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added947196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,85612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,098184.75/cwt184.75–184.752,02956
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230222.00/cwt222.00–222.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295241.33/cwt240.00–242.007123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321240.47/cwt240.00–242.507725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323227.82/cwt222.00–230.007369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333203.96/cwt200.00–212.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360208.97/cwt207.00–212.507523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372229.10/cwt220.00–235.0085213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430244.90/cwt240.00–249.001,05310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431228.47/cwt222.00–237.5098519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436210.00/cwt210.00–210.009163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468247.16/cwt246.00–249.001,1575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470217.80/cwt215.00–220.001,0249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481238.64/cwt232.00–245.001,14822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522227.98/cwt220.00–235.001,19046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526240.60/cwt238.00–243.001,2668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3541215.05/cwt210.00–217.501,1633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559235.48/cwt235.00–238.001,31625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573226.33/cwt214.00–230.001,29798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579206.79/cwt202.50–213.001,1977
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613196.77/cwt195.00–202.001,20618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,38822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620243.25/cwt243.25–243.251,50883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622217.35/cwt205.00–223.501,35237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672229.80/cwt221.50–232.001,544103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678210.45/cwt206.00–216.001,42744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683194.17/cwt190.00–197.501,3269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728187.86/cwt183.00–195.001,3687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3728161.42/cwt158.00–165.001,1752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770161.34/cwt160.00–162.001,2423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772186.26/cwt179.00–187.501,4389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322234.22/cwt231.00–240.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2396235.65/cwt230.00–247.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3411232.99/cwt231.00–237.009583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423263.47/cwt263.00–265.001,1144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424251.80/cwt242.50–257.001,0684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452268.37/cwt262.00–270.001,2135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473251.41/cwt247.00–257.001,18918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485234.87/cwt230.00–237.501,1394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528232.55/cwt222.00–237.001,2287
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533210.80/cwt210.00–212.501,1243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572231.71/cwt225.00–237.001,3258
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3608202.53/cwt200.00–205.001,2312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624220.81/cwt210.00–227.001,3788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660210.63/cwt201.00–218.001,3904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3693186.24/cwt182.50–190.001,2912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720189.69/cwt185.00–200.001,3666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753191.25/cwt190.00–192.501,4402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2872180.98/cwt175.00–184.001,5786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3945120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3960119.03/cwt116.00–122.001,1432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,035130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,125133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Dairy Steers—Large 3540137.00/cwt137.00–137.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,450124.81/cwt124.00–126.001,8103
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,718123.99/cwt122.00–126.502,1304
Bulls——1,720141.72/cwt140.00–144.502,4383
Bulls——1,761131.33/cwt127.00–136.002,31314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92186.08/cwt85.00–89.007936
Cows—Lean 85-90%97696.03/cwt93.00–98.009377
Cows—Lean 85-90%983106.05/cwt104.00–110.001,0426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206110.85/cwt106.00–114.501,33726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218104.38/cwt100.00–107.001,27113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295116.83/cwt115.00–120.001,51314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650115.77/cwt114.00–118.001,9107
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690102.45/cwt98.00–105.001,7313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,708109.91/cwt107.00–113.001,87716
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,405.60/head700.00–1,740.001,4066
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3261,364.93/head990.00–1,550.001,3653
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,031.74/head635.00–1,200.001,0323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1261,119.44/head875.00–1,440.001,1197
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,038.02/head910.00–1,160.001,0382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880990.00/head990.00–990.009901

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.