Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-03-07

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 7
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,025 head
▲ 732 vs last sale 1,293▼ 305 vs year ago 2,330 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 196▼ 29 vs year ago 140 · −20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 113▼ 30 vs year ago 150 · −20.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the market was stronger with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 higher or greater across the weight breaks, with several groups gaining over 15.00. There was strong demand for good quality feeders steers and heifers as buyers were extremely active and willing to pay premiums for quality. Slaughter cows were steady 2.00 higher with a good supply, and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.41/cwt on 207 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −125.15 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$278.41
207 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,524
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$53.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.47
vs KY average
+6.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547280.981,537197
Medium and Large 2551227.811,25610thin
One grade step is worth $53.17/cwt here — about $281 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale207 hd
278.41
—
KY average23 barns · 1,675 hd
257.95
+20.47
National average176 barns · 15,352 hd
271.91
+6.50
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−125.15
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
461408355302median 403.5603/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.90, low $316.07, median $403.56 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,571135.392,12713
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,271123.621,57127
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,617119.091,92621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,044109.811,14722
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,047140.861,4753thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,076165.651,7828thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203166.001,9977thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$1,62434
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,54311
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)942$1,4752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$1,4425
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)952$1,5236
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)988$1,5003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)903$1,2562thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,250$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,363$2,02914
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)983$1,7294thin

Every lot

132 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)
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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337387.41/cwt380.00–402.001,3063
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363379.22/cwt370.00–382.501,3774
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384362.39/cwt360.00–367.501,3926
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424370.62/cwt362.50–382.001,57121
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425320.79/cwt312.50–330.001,3637
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431356.98/cwt352.50–360.001,5395
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466346.87/cwt342.00–360.001,61615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476301.68/cwt295.00–305.001,4366
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483324.57/cwt322.00–327.501,56815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526320.93/cwt310.00–328.001,68853
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531297.89/cwt290.00–309.001,58219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542264.97/cwt258.00–282.501,4367
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572303.54/cwt297.50–309.001,73625
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578178.85/cwt165.00–186.001,0343
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582270.53/cwt265.00–272.501,5745
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614291.63/cwt284.00–304.501,79193
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631266.50/cwt260.00–280.001,68226
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2641251.53/cwt237.50–255.001,6125
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680268.71/cwt262.00–280.001,82716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683240.38/cwt235.00–244.001,6425
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691258.35/cwt250.00–258.751,78534
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726235.78/cwt220.00–241.501,71211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729254.09/cwt249.00–264.001,852103
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5831
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7741
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787246.77/cwt244.50–254.001,94247
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830231.32/cwt224.00–238.001,9207
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859233.42/cwt232.00–234.002,00531
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873220.76/cwt210.00–225.001,9274
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8771
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960213.56/cwt213.00–214.002,05016
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225260.00/cwt260.00–260.005851
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2262248.12/cwt240.00–265.006503
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326268.66/cwt252.50–275.008767
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330287.50/cwt287.50–287.509492
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368322.38/cwt310.00–331.001,18615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3372193.68/cwt180.00–205.007203
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375267.81/cwt257.50–277.501,0047
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382286.61/cwt280.00–302.501,09516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420207.50/cwt207.50–207.508722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421295.46/cwt280.00–300.001,24412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422318.23/cwt305.00–325.001,34335
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436264.63/cwt257.50–277.501,1546
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482275.29/cwt265.00–287.501,32754
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482260.12/cwt252.50–265.001,25415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486299.56/cwt290.00–310.001,45674
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503221.62/cwt215.00–235.001,1153
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517275.87/cwt269.00–285.001,42612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528302.25/cwt302.25–302.251,59696
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540255.15/cwt242.50–262.001,37818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572230.46/cwt222.50–234.001,3187
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577266.32/cwt259.00–276.001,53746
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585247.34/cwt240.00–256.001,44725
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619265.36/cwt250.00–267.501,643110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629233.79/cwt226.00–242.001,47164
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667242.91/cwt242.00–243.001,62077
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673212.75/cwt210.00–217.501,4323
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680232.42/cwt228.00–235.001,58025
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3492
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723237.51/cwt230.00–238.501,71765
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724211.65/cwt208.00–218.001,53211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790226.20/cwt225.50–231.001,78775
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821217.23/cwt215.00–219.001,78339
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6151
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920189.76/cwt177.50–192.501,74610
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008262
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320270.00/cwt270.00–270.008641
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373334.71/cwt332.00–340.001,2483
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383361.47/cwt350.00–370.001,3844
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393307.45/cwt300.00–315.001,2082
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408376.57/cwt370.00–380.001,5363
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431340.67/cwt337.50–342.501,4684
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460340.33/cwt330.00–345.001,5668
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472310.11/cwt302.50–322.501,46410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525300.02/cwt290.00–305.001,5756
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569271.81/cwt262.50–282.501,5478
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623237.61/cwt234.00–242.501,4805
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668240.97/cwt231.00–245.001,6105
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2711217.33/cwt210.00–222.501,54512
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1602
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6934
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6711
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2853203.25/cwt202.50–204.001,7342
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,102127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,4052
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3468142.50/cwt142.50–142.506673
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,203166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,9977
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,076165.65/cwt157.50–166.501,7828
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,190117.09/cwt114.00–120.001,3933
Bulls——1,627130.64/cwt126.00–137.002,1265
Bulls——1,743151.13/cwt142.00–161.002,6345
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94393.91/cwt89.00–99.008866
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072110.79/cwt101.00–114.001,1889
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096122.18/cwt116.00–129.001,3397
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251115.50/cwt110.00–118.001,44510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283128.40/cwt120.00–136.001,64717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568115.13/cwt108.00–118.001,80510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,656125.15/cwt120.50–133.002,07210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6911
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,047140.86/cwt137.50–142.501,4753
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29831,729.10/head1,150.00–2,225.001,7294
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3292,024.97/head1,525.00–2,150.002,02511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4731,942.70/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5152,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29421,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2995950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1521,641.97/head1,050.00–2,000.001,64233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,441.65/head1,225.00–1,700.001,4425
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,543.32/head1,325.00–1,775.001,54311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29031,255.61/head1,175.00–1,325.001,2562
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29521,523.09/head1,025.00–1,675.001,5236
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502

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.