Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-10-12

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 12
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,837 head
▲ 419 vs last sale 1,418▲ 345 vs year ago 1,492 · +23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 197▼ 15 vs year ago 255 · −5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 90▼ 51 vs year ago 85 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the market was mostly higher for good quality feeder cattle, however there were heavy discounts seen for color, quality, and condition. Yearling steers were steady, while steers 650 lbs and under were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers 350-450 lbs were mostly steady, while 600 lbs heifers and over were sharply higher, with gains of 10.00 or more seen with a good supply and good demand. Feeder bulls 400-500 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 lower, while the rest of the weight groups were Sharply higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and the most gains seen in high dressing cows, slaughter bulls were mostly steady with a good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.46/cwt on 719 head.
Average price
$223.46
719 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,366
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$625
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$92.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2633239.551,516491
Medium and Large 2-3562191.981,079212
Small and Medium 2-3606147.0389116thin
One grade step is worth $92.52/cwt here — about $625 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 sale719 hd
223.46
—
KY average26 barns · 5,202 hd
209.27
+14.20
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—Average1,726123.822,13815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,529105.941,62025
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21398.591,19668
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00881.5582234
HeifersChoiceAverage1,260125.001,5751thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,384172.842,39210
SteersSelectAverage1,170141.001,6501thin

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)1,481$1,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,356$1,3097
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)2,005$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,545$1,7465
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,018$1,4923thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337260.00/cwt260.00–260.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345282.50/cwt282.50–282.509751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383263.83/cwt260.00–265.001,0104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386278.65/cwt270.00–285.001,07612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421254.87/cwt250.00–265.001,0735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430234.49/cwt227.50–242.001,0087
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3431179.10/cwt157.50–222.507723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477182.79/cwt160.00–220.008729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488229.03/cwt225.00–240.001,11810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy493259.77/cwt256.00–287.001,28112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516256.27/cwt249.00–265.001,32221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529235.37/cwt224.00–245.001,24529
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538215.44/cwt195.00–220.001,1599
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568213.63/cwt182.50–221.001,21317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580232.24/cwt223.00–242.501,34730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626232.99/cwt225.00–242.501,45922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630216.71/cwt214.00–222.001,36510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662233.60/cwt231.00–240.001,5465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,76412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673204.97/cwt182.50–220.001,37918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713182.30/cwt160.00–207.501,3003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726228.48/cwt220.00–231.001,65914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775232.52/cwt220.00–240.001,80224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2806230.70/cwt224.00–233.001,8597
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3955185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added977226.25/cwt226.25–226.252,210119
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285220.00/cwt220.00–220.006271
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3320161.33/cwt160.00–162.505162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324236.45/cwt230.00–240.007666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328204.73/cwt200.00–210.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345262.50/cwt262.50–262.509061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369221.09/cwt217.50–230.0081610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383203.53/cwt192.50–210.0078011
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3405141.40/cwt120.00–152.505733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424190.98/cwt165.00–210.0081017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438226.95/cwt215.00–230.009945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476185.41/cwt167.00–212.5088323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479225.98/cwt220.00–237.001,08222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,1986
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3513155.19/cwt140.00–162.507963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518201.58/cwt170.00–220.001,04451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520234.00/cwt227.00–241.001,21737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563234.24/cwt226.00–239.001,31948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580192.35/cwt167.50–208.001,11642
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3585160.00/cwt160.00–160.009361
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3605157.50/cwt157.50–157.509531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,51846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628185.53/cwt167.50–202.501,16528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633233.25/cwt226.00–235.001,47639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,55513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662253.80/cwt250.70–256.951,680163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675191.36/cwt176.00–215.001,29223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3712187.54/cwt186.00–195.001,3356
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3735145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763229.23/cwt220.00–230.751,74985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3849180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5285
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3864140.64/cwt140.00–142.501,2154
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3920115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3988133.32/cwt130.00–135.001,3173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,098150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6474
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225255.00/cwt255.00–255.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3273208.85/cwt207.50–210.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322232.12/cwt220.00–242.507473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340285.07/cwt270.00–290.009694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355205.00/cwt205.00–205.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370266.86/cwt260.00–270.009874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410259.92/cwt251.00–270.001,0667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430234.57/cwt227.50–245.001,0096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431214.04/cwt180.00–222.509238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466233.85/cwt230.00–242.501,09010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481209.59/cwt170.00–221.001,00813
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522231.40/cwt230.00–245.001,20812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532197.93/cwt175.00–220.001,0537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565205.72/cwt170.00–215.001,16213
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623194.55/cwt190.00–195.001,21211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2642217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667209.00/cwt200.00–214.001,3945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675191.61/cwt190.00–195.001,2933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703209.56/cwt202.00–212.001,47310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3718183.75/cwt182.50–185.001,3192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2809194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4511
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3870142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873192.39/cwt185.00–200.001,6802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2982145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,065130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,125124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,250125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357070.00/cwt70.00–70.003991
Dairy Steers—Large 3695105.00/cwt105.00–105.007301
Dairy Steers—Large 399592.50/cwt92.50–92.509201
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,170141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6501
Steers—Choice1,384172.84/cwt170.00–175.502,39210
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,260125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,435114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,6361
Bulls——1,743129.24/cwt129.00–129.502,2532
Bulls——1,748123.73/cwt121.00–126.002,16312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86648.36/cwt35.00–65.004195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00277.97/cwt71.00–82.0078111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02991.62/cwt84.00–97.5094315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16399.63/cwt99.00–101.001,1593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18597.40/cwt94.00–101.001,15423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21289.05/cwt84.00–92.001,07919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239106.62/cwt102.50–113.001,32126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,507110.77/cwt106.00–123.501,66915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56398.69/cwt95.00–103.501,54310
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-22,0052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2865750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3561,308.69/head1,100.00–1,365.001,3097
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4811,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,571.39/head1,350.00–1,775.001,5712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6181,863.21/head1,575.00–2,150.001,8633
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2843121.06/cwt120.00–122.001,0212

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.