Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-08-03

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 3
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,464 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 1,292▲ 242 vs year ago 1,222 · +19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 90▲ 180 vs year ago 85 · +211.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 61▼ 3 vs year ago 35 · −8.6%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $255.75/cwt on 676 head.
Average price
$255.75
676 head · 640 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$576
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.18
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2654258.651,691602
Medium and Large 2525239.381,25753
Medium and Large 2-3521214.141,11521
One grade step is worth $44.51/cwt here — about $576 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 sale676 hd
255.75
—
KY average25 barns · 3,606 hd
247.57
+8.18
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—Low1,460131.021,91345
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,531121.911,86622
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,212110.311,337102
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044102.101,06635
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290128.001,6511thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,64414
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$1,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$1,2812thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$9192thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$1,6501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,294$1,6004thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280235.00/cwt235.00–235.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331283.86/cwt280.00–292.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1031
Steers—Medium and Large 2370246.56/cwt241.00–250.009126
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385211.25/cwt200.00–222.508132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389265.13/cwt255.00–276.001,0316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411263.44/cwt250.00–266.001,08320
Steers—Medium and Large 2417242.02/cwt237.00–245.001,0097
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428216.96/cwt210.00–220.009294
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473218.56/cwt217.00–220.001,0342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474261.16/cwt250.00–269.001,23826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481275.84/cwt270.00–288.001,32723
Steers—Medium and Large 2486241.07/cwt230.00–247.001,1728
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500223.33/cwt220.00–230.001,1173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521280.60/cwt275.00–283.001,462115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522259.78/cwt250.00–267.501,35616
Steers—Medium and Large 2526240.17/cwt237.00–242.501,26312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567256.53/cwt253.00–265.001,45526
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567217.43/cwt212.50–222.501,2335
Steers—Medium and Large 2571238.68/cwt235.00–243.001,3637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy572271.21/cwt271.00–272.001,5515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,60923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613245.03/cwt241.00–257.001,50222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6578
Steers—Medium and Large 2631237.83/cwt232.00–239.001,5019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667238.63/cwt232.00–243.001,59214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,70416
Steers—Medium and Large 2685228.99/cwt228.00–230.001,5692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,77532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723228.98/cwt227.00–231.001,6562
Steers—Medium and Large 2725217.03/cwt215.00–219.001,5732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772252.78/cwt250.00–254.001,951121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775198.67/cwt192.00–205.001,5402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838240.50/cwt240.50–240.502,01559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855245.30/cwt245.30–245.302,09759
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285267.00/cwt267.00–267.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288253.08/cwt242.50–260.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315276.00/cwt276.00–276.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370213.81/cwt210.00–217.5079110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374247.05/cwt240.00–250.009249
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393220.00/cwt220.00–220.008653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424229.57/cwt220.00–232.509735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428197.46/cwt190.00–205.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435252.13/cwt237.00–255.001,09730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470227.28/cwt220.00–232.501,06811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471213.07/cwt210.00–215.001,0044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474247.04/cwt235.00–256.001,17141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516257.56/cwt257.00–258.751,32965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517223.58/cwt222.00–227.001,1568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527234.95/cwt232.50–237.001,2388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531208.61/cwt201.00–217.001,1084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy539259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3965
Heifers—Large 1540242.52/cwt240.00–245.001,3102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572212.24/cwt207.00–217.001,2146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573238.18/cwt229.00–246.001,36546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy585248.74/cwt247.00–250.001,4554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587253.40/cwt253.40–253.401,48772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2591225.84/cwt222.00–227.001,3356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2606216.40/cwt210.00–225.001,3117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616233.72/cwt227.50–240.001,44048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3656201.50/cwt200.00–202.001,3224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667233.65/cwt217.00–234.001,558102
Heifers—Large 1676231.50/cwt231.00–233.001,5654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715225.20/cwt218.00–227.001,61010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3772135.65/cwt127.00–140.001,0473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773215.58/cwt205.00–221.001,6663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2870167.44/cwt165.00–170.001,4572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement927199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,84510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2979184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,060160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3338222.44/cwt220.00–230.007524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,0912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385227.50/cwt227.50–227.508762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2397247.00/cwt247.00–247.009811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400222.50/cwt222.50–222.508901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433249.14/cwt247.50–250.001,0793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441232.33/cwt230.00–237.001,0253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467256.91/cwt255.00–265.001,2008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471203.75/cwt200.00–205.009604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478228.68/cwt220.00–236.001,0936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517206.68/cwt205.00–210.001,0693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518248.41/cwt242.50–260.001,2875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523223.83/cwt220.00–232.501,1715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576243.48/cwt235.00–256.001,40213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614237.76/cwt236.00–240.001,4607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677223.57/cwt220.00–226.001,51412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770176.92/cwt173.00–181.001,3622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777201.33/cwt190.00–210.001,5647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2824164.87/cwt160.00–170.001,3592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2990150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4852
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,290128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250115.37/cwt112.00–120.001,4427
Bulls——1,456131.52/cwt125.00–136.501,91528
Bulls——1,620140.59/cwt137.00–146.002,27810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99576.00/cwt76.00–76.007561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029116.43/cwt114.00–121.001,1986
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034107.53/cwt101.00–113.001,1129
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05696.37/cwt90.00–100.001,01819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09890.02/cwt89.00–91.009883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12499.34/cwt94.00–104.001,11720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233111.00/cwt105.00–115.001,36956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251120.80/cwt116.00–133.001,51123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494128.53/cwt122.00–132.501,9207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518113.49/cwt112.50–114.501,7232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553119.64/cwt116.00–126.501,85813
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2720850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2875918.93/head800.00–1,025.009192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,280.84/head1,250.00–1,310.001,2812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,705.52/head1,250.00–1,860.001,70613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2990925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4531,724.61/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7252

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.