Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-09-14

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 14
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,421 head
▲ 766 vs last sale 1,655▲ 955 vs year ago 1,466 · +65.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 185▲ 90 vs year ago 160 · +56.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 67▲ 53 vs year ago 15 · +353.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were unevenly steady, with most interest in weaned calves. Feeder heifers were steady to up 2.00-4.00, with 600-700lbs value added heifers up sharply. Feeder bulls were steady. Slaughter cows were mostly steady, slaughter bulls were steady to slightly down on lower dressing bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $241.37/cwt on 1,182 head.
Average price
$241.37
1,182 head · 777 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$952
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3
$89.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2783242.541,9001,146
Medium and Large 2-3587208.851,22633
Medium 2-3618153.339483thin
One grade step is worth $89.21/cwt here — about $952 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 sale1,182 hd
241.37
—
KY average26 barns · 8,591 hd
246.25
−4.88
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—Average1,550125.791,94922
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,719116.692,0066thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244110.991,38188
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,048100.941,05827
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,575123.001,9371thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120135.001,5121thin

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)1,600$1,7851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,312$1,6444thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)989$1,3755
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,3163thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$1,2349
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)955$1,1801thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)980$1,0202thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$1,1653thin

Every lot

141 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318266.40/cwt262.50–270.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3343214.95/cwt207.50–222.507372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366259.14/cwt250.00–267.5094817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390228.94/cwt227.50–232.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3414224.49/cwt212.50–232.009296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420283.58/cwt270.00–302.001,19157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421250.59/cwt245.00–262.501,0555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477254.64/cwt238.00–265.001,21529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481282.54/cwt276.00–297.001,35930
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483222.48/cwt202.00–232.001,0753
Steers—Medium 2-3505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519193.75/cwt182.50–207.501,0064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522272.26/cwt260.00–280.001,42147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527245.64/cwt220.00–257.501,29540
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577236.99/cwt220.00–254.501,36780
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578269.52/cwt260.00–275.001,55831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613234.23/cwt220.00–247.501,43627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624263.67/cwt257.00–280.001,64541
Steers—Medium 2-3625160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633196.02/cwt192.00–200.001,2412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3657207.38/cwt195.00–215.001,3624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668255.39/cwt251.00–258.001,70620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670239.56/cwt220.00–248.001,60553
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725228.10/cwt221.00–235.001,6542
Steers—Medium 2-3725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745243.50/cwt242.00–245.001,81424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775233.13/cwt220.00–239.001,8077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,9084
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,97220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823235.12/cwt227.00–240.001,93511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3823199.12/cwt187.50–205.001,6393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2896228.50/cwt228.50–228.502,04712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed898244.25/cwt244.25–244.252,19362
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,7781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925234.37/cwt228.50–237.252,168208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2958221.26/cwt220.00–222.502,1202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added987228.50/cwt228.50–228.502,25558
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3995175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,030226.21/cwt224.25–226.752,330257
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,170157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,8431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230230.00/cwt230.00–230.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3243195.21/cwt165.00–210.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265242.50/cwt242.50–242.506431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3316196.93/cwt190.00–207.506228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334225.02/cwt220.00–230.007524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377236.53/cwt227.50–248.0089216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378250.86/cwt250.00–252.509483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379198.38/cwt180.00–217.0075211
Heifers—Medium 2-3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421188.34/cwt170.00–207.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425242.16/cwt230.00–251.001,02921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432258.66/cwt252.50–263.001,11722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457257.20/cwt256.00–257.501,17510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475200.07/cwt180.00–217.0095010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477238.88/cwt222.50–250.001,13962
Heifers—Medium 2-3515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522233.99/cwt220.00–247.501,22177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524201.14/cwt185.00–217.001,05413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,3948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572237.09/cwt222.00–249.501,35658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578199.52/cwt180.00–215.001,15312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621239.36/cwt222.50–247.501,48691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621196.93/cwt170.00–212.501,22314
Heifers—Medium 2-3635147.00/cwt147.00–147.009331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy655261.60/cwt261.60–261.601,71379
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668209.11/cwt192.50–219.501,39736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,69818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,75818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710227.18/cwt218.00–231.001,61310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3717195.17/cwt185.00–199.001,3997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,80818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767223.61/cwt217.00–230.001,7159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3789195.31/cwt134.00–206.001,54110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810163.63/cwt150.00–182.001,3256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3880180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885217.79/cwt216.00–218.001,92722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2903206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8609
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3940176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,055183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,9313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,117141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215210.00/cwt210.00–210.004521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363240.25/cwt235.00–247.508728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387261.66/cwt260.00–265.001,0133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405222.00/cwt222.00–222.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1201
Bulls—Medium 2-3435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437285.68/cwt270.00–295.001,2485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475215.74/cwt210.00–227.501,0255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480281.25/cwt277.50–285.001,3502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490245.96/cwt230.00–260.001,20516
Bulls—Medium 2-3503139.98/cwt135.00–145.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521201.27/cwt180.00–215.001,0498
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527227.31/cwt220.00–245.001,19821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565229.28/cwt227.00–230.001,2959
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571204.03/cwt165.00–215.001,16514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615186.50/cwt180.00–190.001,1473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629217.00/cwt207.00–225.001,36517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3672183.52/cwt180.00–197.501,2335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683205.80/cwt205.00–207.501,4063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723172.49/cwt140.00–190.001,2474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2748222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3955120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,040104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0822
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Dairy Steers—Large 3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007482
Dairy Steers—Large 3695152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0601
Dairy Steers—Large 371080.00/cwt80.00–80.005681
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,120135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250110.46/cwt100.00–117.501,3817
Bulls——1,679140.62/cwt136.00–152.502,3618
Bulls——1,701124.16/cwt120.00–131.002,1127
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99897.17/cwt94.50–99.009705
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031103.81/cwt100.00–107.501,07013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07288.00/cwt81.00–91.509435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138112.49/cwt109.00–117.001,2804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15095.11/cwt85.00–99.501,0948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233106.75/cwt100.00–110.501,31627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248113.60/cwt111.00–118.001,41842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326123.02/cwt119.50–129.001,63111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710122.50/cwt122.50–122.502,0952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,724113.79/cwt112.00–115.501,9624
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,575123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,9371
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29801,020.05/head1,010.00–1,030.001,0202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29551,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29891,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,316.32/head1,180.00–1,560.001,3163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1711,234.00/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2349
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3121,643.53/head1,510.00–1,690.001,6444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6001,785.00/head1,785.00–1,785.001,7851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,143.13/head750.00–1,400.001,1432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3751

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.