Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-10-26

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 26
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,056 head
▼ 249 vs last sale 1,305▼ 361 vs year ago 1,417 · −25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 266▼ 85 vs year ago 267 · −31.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 76▲ 96 vs year ago 26 · +369.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers 300-400 lbs were sharply higher, and 450-550 lbs steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand. However yearling steers were 8.00 to sharply lower with moderate interest in single head or small group offerings. Feeder heifers were 3.00 lower to sharply lower with heavy discounts on off colored, heavy condition, or bawling calves. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a good supply, while Slaughter bulls were mostly steady with 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 $203.16/cwt on 308 head.
Average price
$203.16
308 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$609
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$100.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520215.581,121174
Medium and Large 2-3531189.801,008129
Small and Medium 2-3443115.505115thin
One grade step is worth $100.08/cwt here — about $609 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 sale308 hd
203.16
—
KY average27 barns · 5,109 hd
203.90
−0.74
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—Average1,539113.541,74718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46495.931,40416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24493.261,16074
CowsLean 85-90%Average99480.8980455

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)1,225$1,3459
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,264$1,2989
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,2705
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,2084thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,035$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$1,0116
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,093$8744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,360$1,4877
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$1,4786
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,139$1,2456

Every lot

116 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300297.50/cwt297.50–297.508931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325220.00/cwt220.00–220.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340250.00/cwt240.00–260.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384264.62/cwt262.50–265.001,01613
Steers—Medium and Large 2385237.00/cwt237.00–237.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393282.43/cwt270.00–284.001,11011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431236.48/cwt232.50–245.001,0198
Steers—Medium and Large 2475225.99/cwt225.00–227.001,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476258.49/cwt252.50–261.001,23014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488247.57/cwt232.50–250.001,20821
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524203.11/cwt202.50–205.001,0644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527241.08/cwt227.50–248.001,27037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528251.24/cwt250.00–252.501,3272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3559209.88/cwt201.00–211.001,17312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569226.99/cwt220.00–232.501,29225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620230.47/cwt220.00–239.001,42928
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3621207.41/cwt187.50–217.501,28813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3666198.42/cwt192.50–207.501,32126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669222.79/cwt210.00–225.001,49030
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712220.36/cwt215.00–223.001,5696
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3721201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783215.90/cwt208.00–220.001,69022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4451
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,8571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965177.49/cwt172.50–187.501,7134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,060161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3277130.00/cwt130.00–130.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285162.68/cwt152.50–172.504642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305195.00/cwt195.00–195.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330213.29/cwt210.00–220.007043
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3340107.50/cwt107.50–107.503661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379198.57/cwt180.00–207.0075314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383214.26/cwt210.00–220.0082121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415215.79/cwt205.00–222.5089625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420191.51/cwt187.50–200.008045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478189.45/cwt180.00–200.0090625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479216.19/cwt208.00–223.001,03636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516222.36/cwt210.00–228.001,14737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533190.10/cwt172.50–200.001,01324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562229.70/cwt224.00–234.001,29114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575196.64/cwt180.00–210.001,13133
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621219.61/cwt213.00–232.001,36418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625185.40/cwt170.00–203.001,15918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660171.33/cwt170.00–172.001,1313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681205.28/cwt204.00–207.001,3987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0681
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773195.33/cwt190.00–205.001,5109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3917137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,035112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,1641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2274213.69/cwt207.50–222.505864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275252.00/cwt252.00–252.006937
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290183.59/cwt152.50–210.005324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318242.60/cwt240.00–245.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373263.48/cwt260.00–270.009833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373227.95/cwt222.50–235.008505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385205.13/cwt200.00–210.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418253.04/cwt250.00–255.001,0585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420212.47/cwt210.00–215.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434233.05/cwt220.00–245.001,01125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473237.32/cwt222.00–246.001,12319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484204.47/cwt200.00–210.009905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515201.14/cwt192.00–210.001,0364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530229.34/cwt218.00–237.001,21610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576210.51/cwt207.00–217.001,21315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581193.14/cwt182.00–211.001,1229
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617185.76/cwt185.00–187.001,1464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674202.28/cwt190.00–207.001,3635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723194.23/cwt186.00–200.001,40411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771195.54/cwt186.00–198.001,5085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3772147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808190.36/cwt185.00–193.001,5383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3838124.96/cwt120.00–130.001,0472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3995105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,414109.56/cwt100.00–117.001,54914
Bulls——1,975127.49/cwt123.00–130.002,5184
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88360.83/cwt50.00–69.005375
Cows—Lean 85-90%98476.82/cwt71.00–84.0075632
Cows—Lean 85-90%999101.07/cwt100.00–102.001,0104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05691.58/cwt86.00–98.0096714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22584.91/cwt79.00–89.001,04025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239104.55/cwt100.00–115.001,29517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26293.78/cwt90.00–99.001,18432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463104.75/cwt104.00–105.501,5322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46494.67/cwt89.00–99.501,38614
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965137.54/cwt137.00–138.001,3272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27651,010.95/head975.00–1,025.001,0116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,208.45/head910.00–1,400.001,2084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,270.41/head1,025.00–1,375.001,2705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093874.00/head810.00–950.008744
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,344.52/head1,025.00–1,500.001,3459
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2641,297.84/head1,000.00–1,510.001,2989
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,161.88/head1,010.00–1,350.001,1624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,346.31/head1,150.00–1,525.001,3462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,487.36/head1,475.00–1,500.001,4877
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,543.83/head1,475.00–1,575.001,5444

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.