Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-02-29

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 29
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,293 head
▼ 1,049 vs last sale 2,342▼ 1,094 vs year ago 2,387 · −45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 226▼ 32 vs year ago 228 · −14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 33▼ 3 vs year ago 116 · −2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 350 lbs and under were 3.00 to 6.00 lower, while the 450-600 lbs steers were 8.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand. Additionally, Yearling steers 750 lbs and over were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply. Feeder heifers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in some spots as several buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for good quality feeders with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher 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 $269.52/cwt on 510 head.
Average price
$269.52
510 head · 674 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$45.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.51
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2674270.411,823500
Medium and Large 2684224.881,53810thin
One grade step is worth $45.53/cwt here — about $285 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 sale510 hd
269.52
—
KY average25 barns · 5,937 hd
260.01
+9.51
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—Low1,663137.482,28612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,536120.671,85345
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,308118.571,55142
CowsLean 85-90%High1,182101.521,20043
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,166150.341,7537thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,305$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,5282thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$1,49220
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$1,4137
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,413$2,2913thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,371$2,00531
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,5944thin

Every lot

117 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 1-2240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383340.17/cwt337.00–347.501,3035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416305.05/cwt300.00–310.001,2695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425321.46/cwt317.50–330.001,36613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472284.05/cwt280.00–290.001,3418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476318.90/cwt307.00–323.001,5187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524281.62/cwt280.00–282.501,4764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535317.57/cwt306.00–322.001,69934
Steers—Medium and Large 2570255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571308.71/cwt295.00–312.001,76399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574278.83/cwt270.00–287.501,6005
Steers—Medium and Large 2608223.83/cwt217.50–230.001,3612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622272.03/cwt262.00–276.001,69217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633251.73/cwt245.00–258.001,5938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661244.45/cwt237.50–250.001,6164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672258.20/cwt253.00–260.001,73559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720236.29/cwt223.00–240.001,7015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725250.33/cwt242.50–255.001,81522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,96370
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769236.35/cwt227.50–244.001,8187
Steers—Medium and Large 2776217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6843
Steers—Medium and Large 2823208.38/cwt205.00–210.001,7153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832227.07/cwt222.50–236.001,88981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853207.49/cwt205.00–210.001,7702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868233.69/cwt232.75–234.002,02832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2953206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200310.00/cwt310.00–310.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210282.50/cwt282.50–282.505933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy284315.00/cwt315.00–315.008957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy303313.80/cwt307.50–320.009512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310237.50/cwt237.50–237.507362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332265.87/cwt262.50–272.508833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365294.31/cwt282.50–299.001,07411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371275.96/cwt262.50–280.001,0247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380252.50/cwt252.50–252.509602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410270.77/cwt260.00–277.501,11017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422296.38/cwt283.00–302.501,25124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455238.46/cwt235.00–242.001,0852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477260.98/cwt252.50–270.001,24512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479281.68/cwt272.50–292.001,34923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520263.32/cwt259.00–272.001,36918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528240.30/cwt232.00–246.001,2696
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562255.96/cwt249.00–260.001,43832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573234.79/cwt227.50–242.501,3456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611253.97/cwt244.00–259.001,55234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620155.00/cwt155.00–155.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623235.33/cwt227.50–240.001,4666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2657207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661253.77/cwt245.00–254.501,67785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669222.30/cwt215.00–231.001,4877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709247.01/cwt232.00–249.001,75159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715219.44/cwt204.00–223.001,56977
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720193.79/cwt187.50–200.001,3952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774215.88/cwt210.00–228.001,6716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775206.25/cwt206.00–207.001,5984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2814214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,7425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3873150.03/cwt140.00–160.001,3102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2960170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280340.00/cwt340.00–340.009525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2307293.26/cwt280.00–300.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326328.00/cwt320.00–340.001,0699
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330242.50/cwt242.50–242.508001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368322.13/cwt317.50–327.001,1856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,46010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428308.37/cwt300.00–320.001,32012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469274.65/cwt266.00–280.001,2888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528269.08/cwt262.50–280.001,4216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563269.60/cwt267.00–275.001,5183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705218.98/cwt205.00–224.001,54412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5441
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,166150.34/cwt144.00–164.001,7537
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7481
Bulls——1,659143.25/cwt136.00–152.002,3779
Bulls——1,753122.78/cwt120.00–125.002,1522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07983.30/cwt75.00–91.008999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09399.36/cwt97.00–102.001,0862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,182101.55/cwt93.00–110.001,20023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262112.76/cwt104.00–119.001,42319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,266116.36/cwt112.50–128.001,47311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,371125.66/cwt120.00–134.001,72321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489116.20/cwt109.00–119.501,73022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580124.95/cwt120.00–129.501,97423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0651,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,594.02/head1,500.00–1,685.001,5944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,014.79/head1,725.00–2,350.002,01529
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,361.96/head2,350.00–2,375.002,3622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8502,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2913882.74/head750.00–1,000.008834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,527.50/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,643.83/head1,450.00–1,975.001,64416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,469.64/head1,020.00–1,800.001,4706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.