Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-09-21

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 21
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,085 head
▼ 336 vs last sale 2,421▲ 1,038 vs year ago 1,047 · +99.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 250▲ 75 vs year ago 155 · +48.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 68▼ 19 vs year ago 120 · −15.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 400 lbs mostly steady with 500 to 600 lbs steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while steers over 600 lbs were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower with 500 to 600 lbs heifers down sharply. Feeder bulls were steady to up 2.00 with a good supply and good demand for weaned calves. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were steady with a good offering of slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $246.58/cwt on 868 head.
Average price
$246.58
868 head · 700 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$492
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.52
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2703248.431,747833
Medium and Large 2-3619202.611,25535
One grade step is worth $45.82/cwt here — about $492 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 sale868 hd
246.58
—
KY average26 barns · 7,277 hd
246.06
+0.52
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—Average1,751126.982,22418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,601103.671,65917
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25199.621,246113
CowsLean 85-90%Low94382.0777448
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100132.001,4521thin

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)1,184$1,3909
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,3764thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$1,30919
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,26613
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$1,0388
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$1,0137
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,577$1,56310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320250.84/cwt240.00–255.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365208.11/cwt200.00–212.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376288.94/cwt272.00–300.001,0868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381255.30/cwt242.50–262.509734
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3407215.00/cwt215.00–215.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429281.49/cwt265.00–299.001,20820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438246.67/cwt242.50–250.001,0803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476271.87/cwt262.00–287.501,29443
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483203.65/cwt200.00–207.509842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484244.73/cwt237.00–255.001,18417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3502202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526260.18/cwt254.00–269.001,36949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540240.87/cwt220.00–249.501,30121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566230.41/cwt223.00–246.001,30433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578259.81/cwt253.00–267.501,50224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,2102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607269.09/cwt251.00–273.001,63353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618232.99/cwt225.00–245.001,44013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3621212.09/cwt190.00–220.001,3176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656233.13/cwt222.50–244.501,52931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683194.11/cwt183.00–217.501,3267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696257.09/cwt250.50–257.751,78963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723250.14/cwt237.00–256.501,809119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728220.35/cwt215.00–227.001,6049
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755187.48/cwt185.00–190.001,4152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772237.03/cwt235.00–237.501,83027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775215.85/cwt213.00–225.001,67313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834253.72/cwt240.00–255.002,11668
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3834205.66/cwt200.00–207.001,7155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877239.94/cwt239.35–240.252,104181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882225.47/cwt221.00–230.001,98918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3950180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,032194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,00212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3243203.36/cwt200.00–210.004943
Heifers—Medium 2-3250132.50/cwt132.50–132.503311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3274198.46/cwt185.00–205.005449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292236.62/cwt235.00–237.006915
Heifers—Medium 2-3316125.00/cwt125.00–125.003954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317229.38/cwt225.00–238.007273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320252.00/cwt252.00–252.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328201.75/cwt195.00–210.006625
Heifers—Medium 2-3365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372252.76/cwt249.00–257.509404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372234.96/cwt225.00–245.0087415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378176.78/cwt170.00–190.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423252.51/cwt242.50–259.001,06829
Heifers—Medium 2-3425147.50/cwt147.50–147.506271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430227.69/cwt220.00–236.0097923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440200.75/cwt195.00–215.008837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468242.49/cwt241.00–247.501,13513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470196.02/cwt180.00–215.0092114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472227.83/cwt219.00–232.501,07544
Heifers—Medium 2-3478144.87/cwt140.00–150.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526200.47/cwt162.50–212.501,05421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531224.20/cwt215.00–230.001,19158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564204.50/cwt182.50–213.001,15318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577224.50/cwt217.00–232.501,295108
Heifers—Medium 2-3587165.21/cwt151.00–168.009706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588237.34/cwt237.00–239.001,39612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623195.59/cwt185.00–217.501,21916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625231.08/cwt220.00–235.001,44426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628252.41/cwt245.00–253.501,585221
Heifers—Medium 2-3658130.09/cwt107.50–152.508562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663179.56/cwt170.00–192.501,1905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683240.59/cwt239.00–242.751,64381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728215.83/cwt215.00–219.001,57128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735197.31/cwt192.00–200.001,4503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766227.96/cwt227.00–228.501,74620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776219.87/cwt218.00–222.001,70611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3781162.49/cwt162.00–163.001,2694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2808219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,77017
Heifers—Medium 2-3825120.95/cwt105.00–137.509982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3853163.79/cwt150.00–177.501,3972
Heifers—Medium 2-3900127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240232.00/cwt232.00–232.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273220.00/cwt220.00–220.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3287175.00/cwt175.00–175.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315213.98/cwt202.50–220.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322266.26/cwt260.00–277.508576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333248.33/cwt245.00–250.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2354249.87/cwt237.00–262.508854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3358211.33/cwt200.00–222.507572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379283.25/cwt275.00–300.001,0746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416282.19/cwt269.00–302.001,1748
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425198.33/cwt180.00–225.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435251.63/cwt240.00–260.001,09511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479245.12/cwt240.00–265.001,1745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483195.95/cwt187.00–205.009464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520181.61/cwt162.50–200.009442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523238.35/cwt230.00–241.001,24716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574225.10/cwt220.00–227.001,2928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575197.50/cwt180.00–212.501,13615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615188.37/cwt170.00–200.001,1585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616222.39/cwt220.00–227.501,3704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663205.88/cwt187.50–210.001,36510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667221.66/cwt217.50–223.001,4784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3713206.71/cwt205.00–210.001,4743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721218.31/cwt217.00–221.001,5743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3772194.36/cwt187.50–200.001,5004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3803198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,053127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,3433
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3350102.50/cwt102.50–102.503591
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,100132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,547101.49/cwt77.50–118.001,5703
Bulls——1,644124.70/cwt121.50–128.002,0505
Bulls——1,866135.77/cwt130.00–142.502,53310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Cows—Lean 85-90%89270.43/cwt50.00–79.0062818
Cows—Lean 85-90%98293.07/cwt89.00–99.5091412
Cows—Lean 85-90%98284.98/cwt80.00–88.5083517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19592.25/cwt81.00–97.501,10243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275102.51/cwt98.00–109.501,30763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374118.83/cwt110.50–128.501,6337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45893.01/cwt88.00–97.501,3564
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600114.86/cwt111.50–116.501,8383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,658104.58/cwt100.50–108.501,73410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28931,013.28/head925.00–1,125.001,0137
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,266.34/head975.00–1,450.001,26613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,037.94/head575.00–1,275.001,0388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,375.86/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,389.76/head1,175.00–1,875.001,3909
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2021,309.48/head1,100.00–1,525.001,30919
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,354.82/head1,000.00–1,850.001,3555
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2881,516.73/head1,385.00–1,650.001,5172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-22,0951,771.28/head1,400.00–2,125.001,7715

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.