Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-10-05

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 5
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,418 head
▼ 820 vs last sale 2,238▼ 293 vs year ago 1,711 · −17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 202▲ 34 vs year ago 163 · +20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 26▲ 66 vs year ago 24 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly lower. Feeder steers 300-400 lbs were steady, while 400-700 lbs steers were 4.00 to 8.00 lower with heavy discounts on color and quality. Yearling steers over 700 lbs were steady with good demand. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were sharply lower, while 500-700 lbs heifers were 4.00 to 8.00 lower with heavy discounts on fat bawling calves. Feeder bulls were 4.00 to 8.00 lower through the weight classes with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand for slaughter animals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.90/cwt on 641 head.
Average price
$210.90
641 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,297
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$723
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$81.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2656223.801,468412
Medium and Large 2-3543192.741,047206
Small and Medium 1-2523142.4574523
One grade step is worth $81.35/cwt here — about $723 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 sale641 hd
210.90
—
KY average25 barns · 5,840 hd
195.24
+15.65
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—Average1,565118.461,85419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48296.101,42517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24094.831,17657
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96378.7575843
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120154.081,7262thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,10114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$1,07317
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$9333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$8901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$6773thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$4182thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,520$1,8164thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,368$1,4696
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,390$1,3701thin

Every lot

128 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 2-3255212.00/cwt212.00–212.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2347242.00/cwt242.00–242.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358221.22/cwt220.00–222.507922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363246.62/cwt242.50–252.508953
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428199.35/cwt180.00–220.008535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432265.49/cwt260.00–285.001,14718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436246.17/cwt230.00–256.001,0735
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2453157.54/cwt150.00–165.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477230.89/cwt220.00–235.001,1015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477195.82/cwt187.50–205.009346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484264.78/cwt257.00–270.001,28226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521195.54/cwt187.50–202.001,0194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531232.96/cwt220.00–244.001,23715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573203.53/cwt172.50–215.001,1667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579227.64/cwt220.00–238.501,31835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617206.17/cwt197.50–211.001,2726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628242.09/cwt240.00–243.001,52017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628227.48/cwt220.00–234.001,42954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672224.52/cwt222.00–225.001,5096
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683203.67/cwt175.00–210.001,39112
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3714196.45/cwt180.00–205.001,40311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727230.78/cwt220.00–233.001,67813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759230.45/cwt220.00–232.001,74923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817230.31/cwt220.00–234.251,88236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867223.01/cwt217.00–224.001,93314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3920180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3960135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2998182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215185.00/cwt185.00–185.003981
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2218152.18/cwt152.00–152.503323
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2268140.76/cwt135.00–152.503773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285235.00/cwt235.00–235.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3289214.06/cwt200.00–220.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3311196.80/cwt190.00–200.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336222.46/cwt220.00–230.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373186.22/cwt175.00–197.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375221.11/cwt220.00–225.008297
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2380142.50/cwt142.50–142.505421
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2420152.50/cwt152.50–152.506411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431225.29/cwt220.00–235.0097139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434201.50/cwt177.00–217.5087534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471227.35/cwt217.50–231.001,07125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474196.87/cwt182.00–212.5093311
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2495162.50/cwt162.50–162.508041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521195.49/cwt170.00–212.501,01940
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526226.50/cwt215.00–232.001,19130
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2540135.96/cwt120.00–160.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569187.84/cwt166.00–202.501,06944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571218.32/cwt216.00–223.001,24723
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2593143.53/cwt137.00–150.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,47878
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3616187.47/cwt171.00–206.001,15535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622217.46/cwt216.00–225.001,35323
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676189.94/cwt174.00–204.001,28427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4484
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743207.71/cwt200.00–210.001,54313
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,776131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823203.91/cwt183.00–205.501,67814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2857205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,75720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3885176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5581
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2935105.00/cwt105.00–105.009821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3940152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280232.00/cwt232.00–232.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3293175.04/cwt167.00–200.005134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417208.95/cwt202.00–217.508716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424248.22/cwt243.00–255.001,0529
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426262.10/cwt260.00–265.001,1176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475229.79/cwt224.00–241.001,0927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481205.63/cwt195.00–216.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518202.75/cwt180.00–217.001,0504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521223.77/cwt220.00–235.001,16613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2552209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1549
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577193.41/cwt180.00–200.001,1163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627182.01/cwt180.00–185.001,1418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680176.51/cwt170.00–190.001,2005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684184.28/cwt182.00–194.001,2605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710174.49/cwt174.00–175.001,2392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2841193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6233
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381
Dairy Steers—Large 3307100.00/cwt100.00–100.003072
Dairy Steers—Large 348572.00/cwt72.00–72.003491
Dairy Steers—Large 384085.00/cwt85.00–85.007141
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,120154.08/cwt150.00–159.001,7262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400113.77/cwt104.00–119.501,59311
Bulls——1,791124.92/cwt120.00–129.002,2378
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82754.24/cwt34.00–68.004498
Cows—Lean 85-90%925107.95/cwt106.00–110.009992
Cows—Lean 85-90%98476.18/cwt73.00–82.0075014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00987.90/cwt84.00–94.0088719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21576.00/cwt76.00–76.009231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22387.51/cwt85.00–89.001,07012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23895.03/cwt90.00–102.001,17635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274105.88/cwt103.00–112.501,3499
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44597.51/cwt96.00–100.501,4098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50589.38/cwt87.00–92.001,3456
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,537105.78/cwt104.50–108.501,6263
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,816.08/head1,500.00–2,150.001,8164
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2610380.00/head380.00–380.003802
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2657390.00/head330.00–450.003902
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2720418.47/head400.00–440.004182
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2792435.00/head360.00–510.004352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153932.77/head910.00–980.009333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,212.43/head1,040.00–1,280.001,21212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2761,165.33/head800.00–1,220.001,16515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3681,469.47/head1,160.00–1,630.001,4696
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701

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.