Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-06-15

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 15
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,430 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 1,567▲ 1,119 vs year ago 311 · +359.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 213▲ 176 vs year ago 78 · +225.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 42▲ 45 vs year ago 13 · +346.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $237.82/cwt on 590 head.
Average price
$237.82
590 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,488
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.55
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2630239.211,507537
Medium and Large 2-3585223.751,31053
One grade step is worth $15.46/cwt here — about $197 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 sale590 hd
237.82
—
KY average25 barns · 6,374 hd
224.28
+13.55
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—High1,737124.112,15516
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,540103.881,60013
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,281102.291,31061
CowsLean 85-90%Average93394.018778thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,300123.501,6061thin

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)1,321$1,5835
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$1,2685
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,0515
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$8006
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,615$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,570$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,294$1,49311

Every lot

112 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 1-2200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273244.68/cwt240.00–250.006684
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3317220.00/cwt220.00–220.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335251.00/cwt251.00–251.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350237.50/cwt237.50–237.508312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378260.98/cwt260.00–265.009875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383246.78/cwt240.00–256.0094512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419268.34/cwt267.00–270.001,1247
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429241.70/cwt240.00–243.001,0377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430257.36/cwt250.00–262.501,10750
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457250.62/cwt242.50–255.001,14535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474262.63/cwt262.00–267.001,24524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519267.69/cwt265.00–268.001,38929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523251.67/cwt240.00–258.001,31653
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528233.51/cwt230.00–237.501,2339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571229.51/cwt220.00–238.001,31120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579248.48/cwt248.00–249.001,4396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605261.50/cwt261.00–262.001,58223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615245.55/cwt240.00–255.001,51068
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3629224.82/cwt222.00–231.001,41417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654251.99/cwt251.00–254.001,6486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679237.32/cwt231.00–244.001,61119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3688210.94/cwt209.00–215.001,45114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711238.24/cwt236.50–240.001,69440
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727213.99/cwt208.00–220.001,55615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765206.05/cwt199.00–215.001,57630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823201.82/cwt200.00–207.501,6614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2943191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added950207.95/cwt207.95–207.951,97656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,025193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,97817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,027195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0037
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2207232.50/cwt232.50–232.504812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281229.97/cwt220.00–235.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310216.67/cwt215.00–220.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317236.19/cwt227.50–241.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340257.50/cwt257.50–257.508761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375227.52/cwt220.00–232.5085313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378213.02/cwt210.00–215.008055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422207.93/cwt205.00–210.008775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425231.57/cwt220.00–237.5098437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438244.49/cwt242.50–247.501,0715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467214.93/cwt210.00–217.501,0043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477231.19/cwt220.00–238.001,10336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526229.23/cwt220.00–238.001,20646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538215.13/cwt214.00–217.001,1577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554245.04/cwt240.00–250.001,3586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566233.16/cwt220.00–239.001,32057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587216.19/cwt215.00–218.001,2695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622195.42/cwt194.00–202.501,2166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635217.81/cwt205.00–222.001,38372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665213.09/cwt205.00–218.001,41722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,47623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729186.42/cwt176.00–190.001,35913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3743167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,4818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,61873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3766174.99/cwt170.00–176.001,3406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769188.15/cwt175.00–191.501,4475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825157.95/cwt156.00–160.001,3032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,61112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2916142.52/cwt140.00–147.501,3053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3920120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355212.50/cwt212.50–212.507541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390245.00/cwt245.00–245.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442239.04/cwt235.00–240.001,0575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463219.19/cwt217.50–220.001,0153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3503210.66/cwt210.00–211.001,0603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535231.75/cwt231.00–235.001,2405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565224.64/cwt220.00–229.001,2693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy593250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611199.60/cwt192.50–201.001,2206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622225.65/cwt220.00–230.001,4047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674211.58/cwt205.00–220.001,4266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3701165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725204.09/cwt203.00–207.501,4804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2923162.72/cwt150.00–169.001,5023
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,300123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,6061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,690115.68/cwt111.50–118.001,9555
Bulls——1,744134.22/cwt132.00–136.002,3414
Bulls——1,766124.35/cwt121.50–126.002,1967
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87889.05/cwt88.00–90.007822
Cows—Lean 85-90%94193.89/cwt92.50–95.508845
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,0501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26095.50/cwt91.00–99.501,20320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283104.76/cwt100.00–109.501,34436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345111.63/cwt110.00–113.501,5015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53497.25/cwt93.00–99.501,4924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538104.34/cwt101.00–108.501,6056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553111.80/cwt110.00–113.501,7363
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,452.77/head890.00–1,950.001,45310
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5701,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,050.79/head800.00–1,420.001,0515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0161,268.22/head1,175.00–1,530.001,2685
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3211,582.64/head1,485.00–1,700.001,5835
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835800.00/head800.00–800.008006
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815114.00/cwt114.00–114.009291

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.