Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-06-29

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 29
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
928 head
▼ 847 vs last sale 1,775▲ 4 vs year ago 924 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 322▼ 27 vs year ago 242 · −11.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 109▼ 29 vs year ago 68 · −42.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $218.63/cwt on 405 head.
Average price
$218.63
405 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,345
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$370
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.25
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2624220.051,373376
Medium and Large 2-3501200.341,00329
One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $370 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 sale405 hd
218.63
—
KY average23 barns · 4,328 hd
211.39
+7.25
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—High1,470121.261,78313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,569110.061,7279thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,220101.821,243106
CowsLean 85-90%Low92596.8389642
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,110131.001,4541thin

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)1,350$1,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,2423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,221$1,47413

Every lot

111 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205255.00/cwt255.00–255.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310245.16/cwt240.00–250.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378266.33/cwt265.00–267.501,00711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384246.25/cwt240.00–250.009464
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430251.37/cwt247.50–257.501,08113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460230.00/cwt227.50–232.501,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476248.59/cwt240.00–254.001,18319
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518233.22/cwt230.00–234.001,2088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520244.73/cwt235.00–252.501,27322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571240.23/cwt230.00–245.001,37248
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3587220.68/cwt219.00–227.001,2956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,57111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622243.71/cwt231.00–249.001,51629
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623223.04/cwt221.00–227.001,3906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669224.92/cwt224.00–227.001,50515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710178.97/cwt177.00–185.001,2714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730207.09/cwt199.00–215.001,51217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767212.59/cwt211.00–216.001,63110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779222.37/cwt220.00–224.001,7325
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7203
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2971172.97/cwt165.00–175.001,6805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,6541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,115152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,6951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2237227.50/cwt227.50–227.505392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273239.61/cwt237.00–242.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280222.50/cwt222.50–222.506231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315241.73/cwt241.00–242.507614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333231.76/cwt222.50–239.0077213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365211.58/cwt210.00–212.507724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375233.56/cwt231.00–237.5087618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy396247.00/cwt247.00–247.0097810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427231.93/cwt225.00–239.0099020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433215.84/cwt212.00–220.009355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471243.61/cwt241.00–249.001,1479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473229.38/cwt220.00–236.001,08525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483208.77/cwt205.00–212.501,0084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508202.48/cwt200.00–207.501,0297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524220.96/cwt215.00–229.001,15820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,41711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581215.35/cwt209.50–224.001,25126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608211.12/cwt203.00–216.001,28412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618192.25/cwt192.00–192.501,1882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668210.23/cwt197.50–213.001,40415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719188.89/cwt183.00–194.001,3589
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743223.70/cwt215.00–224.201,662144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753174.48/cwt169.00–180.001,3142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,5166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870149.85/cwt140.00–158.001,3047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2952131.76/cwt130.00–137.001,2544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added990154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,062150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325243.14/cwt232.50–247.007905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340221.00/cwt221.00–221.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371227.91/cwt220.00–232.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3402222.00/cwt222.00–222.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423238.80/cwt230.00–247.501,0102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476235.74/cwt229.00–240.001,1226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579226.80/cwt220.00–233.001,31315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623234.11/cwt230.00–238.001,4594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3687195.48/cwt192.50–197.501,3434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710163.33/cwt160.00–170.001,1603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3895101.00/cwt101.00–101.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2995125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,005110.43/cwt108.50–124.001,1108
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3683144.00/cwt144.00–144.009845
Dairy Steers—Large 3831140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1635
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,110131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,223110.07/cwt105.00–114.501,3464
Bulls——1,510122.07/cwt117.00–125.001,8437
Bulls——1,825140.80/cwt137.50–143.502,5702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91687.66/cwt85.00–90.008038
Cows—Lean 85-90%92395.06/cwt90.00–99.5087719
Cows—Lean 85-90%933103.96/cwt100.00–109.0097015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19795.47/cwt92.00–100.501,14342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233104.70/cwt101.00–109.501,29154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251112.99/cwt110.00–118.501,41410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535115.69/cwt110.00–119.001,7764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,596105.55/cwt102.50–108.001,6855
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2211,473.98/head1,000.00–1,925.001,47413
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,241.92/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.