Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-02-15

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 15
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,047 head
▼ 1,609 vs last sale 3,656▼ 577 vs year ago 2,624 · −22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 374▼ 53 vs year ago 201 · −26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 147▼ 125 vs year ago 181 · −69.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was STRONGER. Light weight steers 300-450 lbs were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply, while 400-700 lbs steers were sharply higher with strong demand. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were sharply higher with strong demand and heifers 600 lbs and over were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Buyers were extremely active and most were willing to pay premiums for good quality feeder calves with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $261.34/cwt on 913 head.
Average price
$261.34
913 head · 664 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$77.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2667262.231,749875
Medium and Large 2549249.281,36833
Medium and Large 2-3811185.201,5025thin
One grade step is worth $77.03/cwt here — about $248 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 sale913 hd
261.34
—
KY average25 barns · 5,903 hd
248.75
+12.59
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—High1,820131.722,3987thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,508111.991,68921
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,193110.171,31553
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02094.5396430
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,386147.752,0484thin

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)1,246$1,7418
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,3812thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$1,3059
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,1101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,0993thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)830$1,0092thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,412$1,9288
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,375$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,5251thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245307.50/cwt305.00–310.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2297300.00/cwt300.00–300.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 2340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341326.82/cwt315.00–332.001,1144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342290.00/cwt290.00–290.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 2365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375309.99/cwt302.50–315.001,16215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380336.58/cwt323.00–341.001,2796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419303.25/cwt301.00–310.001,27113
Steers—Medium and Large 2422264.62/cwt260.00–267.501,1175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436329.54/cwt325.00–331.001,43754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470314.88/cwt307.00–322.001,48029
Steers—Medium and Large 2480257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483296.97/cwt290.00–305.001,43412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529267.90/cwt260.00–280.001,41715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535294.27/cwt283.00–300.001,57456
Steers—Medium and Large 2545242.50/cwt235.00–250.001,3222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563291.02/cwt287.00–296.001,63863
Steers—Medium and Large 2581252.75/cwt242.00–254.001,46817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585274.34/cwt267.00–275.001,60530
Steers—Medium and Large 2603210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620276.83/cwt270.00–289.001,71686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627258.48/cwt244.00–264.001,62136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665262.99/cwt255.00–269.001,74961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669238.89/cwt230.00–244.001,59830
Steers—Medium and Large 2721212.50/cwt207.50–215.001,5323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728232.94/cwt224.00–239.001,69631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729240.63/cwt240.00–244.001,75465
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782235.65/cwt231.00–247.501,84393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788212.79/cwt202.50–219.001,67712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9009
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826212.30/cwt201.00–214.001,75417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9384
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3872190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2911182.27/cwt180.00–190.001,6609
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added934223.00/cwt222.50–223.502,083110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2983199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,9568
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,000148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265302.00/cwt302.00–302.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281293.01/cwt285.00–295.008235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300245.00/cwt245.00–245.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325277.81/cwt267.50–287.5090310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371240.99/cwt240.00–242.0089410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,2451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425272.78/cwt271.00–285.001,15933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428235.25/cwt220.00–242.001,00711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428208.22/cwt200.00–212.508913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437262.04/cwt250.00–267.001,14561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463251.53/cwt250.00–255.001,16513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469284.09/cwt275.00–290.001,33280
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474263.06/cwt255.00–272.001,24712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480197.00/cwt197.00–197.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518243.15/cwt234.00–247.001,26046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522253.28/cwt249.00–263.001,32240
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536224.41/cwt217.00–227.501,20327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571243.97/cwt240.00–246.501,39354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577236.28/cwt227.50–241.001,36332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588218.71/cwt215.00–225.001,2868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630238.34/cwt234.00–241.101,502163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632216.68/cwt210.00–226.001,36925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,51213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663201.22/cwt192.00–206.001,3343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675217.23/cwt207.00–224.001,46630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716221.18/cwt216.00–225.251,58428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733190.99/cwt187.50–195.001,4005
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756217.25/cwt217.25–217.251,64226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757198.00/cwt192.00–200.001,49912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2832195.06/cwt180.00–199.001,62314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,065134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,080117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,2691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390310.57/cwt302.00–325.001,2113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470314.64/cwt312.00–320.001,4796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481272.64/cwt262.50–277.001,31116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517265.08/cwt252.00–270.001,3709
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580239.57/cwt232.50–245.001,3906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625223.28/cwt217.50–230.001,3966
Bulls—Medium and Large 2642211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2682207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723206.57/cwt200.00–213.001,4942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2772174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2815160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6001
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,008120.52/cwt111.00–130.001,2152
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,060124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3142
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3265145.00/cwt145.00–145.003842
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,386147.75/cwt139.00–153.002,0484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,654127.00/cwt123.00–129.002,1014
Bulls——2,042138.01/cwt137.50–138.502,8183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76066.00/cwt66.00–66.005021
Cows—Lean 85-90%95281.82/cwt76.00–84.007795
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03891.85/cwt85.00–97.5095314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055107.48/cwt101.50–114.501,13410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183115.75/cwt112.00–119.501,36924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185106.97/cwt100.00–111.501,26825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30696.65/cwt91.00–99.001,2624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503117.43/cwt114.50–124.501,76510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536108.05/cwt100.00–113.501,66010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2730800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2858781.11/head760.00–800.007812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,380.99/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,249.09/head1,175.00–1,330.001,2492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2461,741.45/head1,425.00–1,950.001,7418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,455.26/head1,260.00–1,625.001,4557
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28301,009.01/head910.00–1,100.001,0092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4121,928.31/head1,550.00–2,175.001,9288

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.