Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-08-31

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 31
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,258 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 2,084▲ 811 vs year ago 1,447 · +56.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 156▲ 18 vs year ago 190 · +9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
306 head
▲ 215 vs last sale 91▲ 280 vs year ago 26 · +1,076.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week because the market was closed due to high temperatures. However, the market appeared strong with good demand for high quality feeder steers and heifers of all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were strong as well with several buyers in the market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $242.92/cwt on 919 head.
Average price
$242.92
919 head · 761 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$462
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2768243.901,872873
Medium and Large 2-3629224.301,41046
One grade step is worth $19.60/cwt here — about $462 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 sale919 hd
242.92
—
KY average25 barns · 6,003 hd
242.96
−0.05
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—Low1,591131.892,09830
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,521114.621,74316
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242112.231,394131
CowsLean 85-90%Average98794.7393533

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,60071
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,211$1,5537
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,302$1,49815
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,239$1,47790
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$1,42812
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)953$1,3478
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)888$1,1934thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$1,1899
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,1202thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$1,0334thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)820$9251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,530$2,1001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,397$2,0064thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,149$1,8632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$1,6774thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$1,5172thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320284.75/cwt280.00–287.0091110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325255.03/cwt250.00–260.008293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375255.01/cwt250.00–277.509566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382289.32/cwt280.00–295.001,10511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420276.66/cwt267.00–282.001,1625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437279.02/cwt272.50–295.001,2197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460279.87/cwt272.00–285.001,28719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468260.04/cwt250.00–267.001,21717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523259.20/cwt252.00–268.001,35616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525245.73/cwt235.00–247.501,29010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526276.58/cwt270.00–280.001,45523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568228.26/cwt227.00–235.001,2979
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572268.46/cwt265.00–275.001,53631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577249.92/cwt237.50–257.001,44234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617261.99/cwt253.00–269.001,61629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620244.56/cwt235.00–249.001,51630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy622272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,6925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3636230.84/cwt230.00–232.501,4686
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660220.06/cwt219.00–227.501,4528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666243.81/cwt243.00–247.001,62420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675257.59/cwt250.00–262.001,73934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715227.53/cwt219.00–235.001,62719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723249.49/cwt248.00–255.501,80420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3726194.85/cwt190.00–205.001,4153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8325
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3767202.90/cwt198.50–206.001,5565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781225.53/cwt220.00–235.001,7619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804227.36/cwt220.00–234.001,82874
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3823193.77/cwt192.50–195.001,5952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832249.20/cwt248.00–249.252,073123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2856229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,9607
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921233.44/cwt228.00–233.752,150204
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added976223.55/cwt222.50–224.502,182111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,9071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3218226.29/cwt222.50–230.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273220.00/cwt220.00–220.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328236.06/cwt235.00–242.5077414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335255.00/cwt255.00–255.008546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367234.23/cwt230.00–242.008608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380206.90/cwt200.00–212.507867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422231.97/cwt220.00–237.5097919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425212.25/cwt212.00–212.509022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432245.70/cwt243.00–247.001,0619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470238.42/cwt227.00–243.001,12136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473249.63/cwt246.00–252.001,18113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475222.41/cwt220.00–226.001,05610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514230.79/cwt227.00–235.001,18610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520243.46/cwt237.00–248.001,26619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522253.24/cwt250.00–262.001,32248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571251.67/cwt250.00–253.501,43740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574238.14/cwt230.00–247.001,36745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575212.21/cwt210.00–219.001,2204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616253.75/cwt253.75–253.751,56382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618235.83/cwt230.00–243.501,45752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628223.10/cwt215.00–225.001,40114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3666217.74/cwt210.00–224.001,45011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,68880
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674239.53/cwt227.50–242.001,61470
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2701230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715209.33/cwt207.00–215.001,49710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732239.63/cwt234.00–240.251,754105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773232.14/cwt232.10–235.001,79472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3777200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779225.49/cwt214.00–229.001,75713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2826205.59/cwt195.00–209.001,6985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,9282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added864218.25/cwt218.25–218.251,88665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3868188.11/cwt165.00–200.001,6333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3950180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,005150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,020127.50/cwt125.00–130.001,3012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,090140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,180174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,0531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2262264.27/cwt255.00–270.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265230.00/cwt230.00–230.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy292282.50/cwt282.50–282.508252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310242.00/cwt242.00–242.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3322220.00/cwt220.00–220.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350222.50/cwt222.50–222.507791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372262.07/cwt257.00–267.009754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390288.95/cwt282.50–292.001,1273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432245.14/cwt235.00–255.001,05916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436266.07/cwt265.00–267.001,16010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466262.33/cwt262.00–262.501,2223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472239.36/cwt237.00–242.001,1309
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478211.37/cwt205.00–220.001,0104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517232.12/cwt227.50–242.501,20027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573232.77/cwt225.00–242.001,33415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627204.82/cwt200.00–206.001,2845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633221.89/cwt217.00–229.001,4054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666219.99/cwt215.00–225.001,4655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3737180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4402
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 360690.00/cwt90.00–90.005453
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21892.84/cwt92.00–94.001,1312
Bulls——1,368119.93/cwt115.00–128.001,6417
Bulls——1,701139.59/cwt131.00–151.502,37421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95685.59/cwt80.00–89.0081812
Cows—Lean 85-90%983107.66/cwt104.00–113.001,0589
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02094.17/cwt90.00–99.0096112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17486.21/cwt84.00–89.001,0124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186125.01/cwt120.50–135.001,48312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249101.74/cwt98.00–105.001,27117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250113.55/cwt106.00–119.001,41998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506113.99/cwt109.00–118.001,7179
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,534106.45/cwt105.00–108.501,6334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548127.38/cwt125.50–130.001,9723
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3972,006.45/head1,875.00–2,050.002,0064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,193.42/head975.00–1,350.001,1934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29511,188.89/head960.00–1,425.001,1899
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29531,347.49/head1,050.00–1,700.001,3478
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,032.52/head825.00–1,225.001,0334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,428.18/head1,340.00–1,625.001,42812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,553.15/head1,150.00–1,725.001,5537
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,600.33/head1,200.00–1,850.001,60071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,476.81/head1,050.00–1,740.001,47790
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3021,497.76/head1,225.00–1,825.001,49815
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,517.47/head1,225.00–1,700.001,5172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,878.34/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8782
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.