Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-03-14

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 14
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,876 head
▲ 851 vs last sale 2,025▲ 628 vs year ago 2,248 · +27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 111▲ 105 vs year ago 150 · +70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 120▲ 69 vs year ago 10 · +690.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 300-700 lbs were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater and with a good supply, while yearling steers were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 higher, while the 450-600 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 higher and with good demand. However, the 600-700 lbs heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for quality, however they were quick to discount heavy conditioned, horned, and off colored calves. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.14/cwt on 378 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −139.42 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$264.14
378 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,478
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.25
vs KY average
−12.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559266.621,491346
Medium and Large 2527257.001,3545thin
Medium and Large 2-3573233.671,33827
One grade step is worth $32.95/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale378 hd
264.14
—
KY average26 barns · 2,056 hd
260.89
+3.25
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−12.03
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−139.42
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—High1,658142.882,36935
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,458127.281,85623
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,190125.101,48934
CowsLean 85-90%High985104.031,02540
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage865149.411,2922thin

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)1,180$1,75227
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,58218
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,234$1,5634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,3422thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$1,2923thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$1,2263thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,1901thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,420$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$2,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$2,0501thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205360.00/cwt360.00–360.007382
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1021
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293357.75/cwt355.00–358.001,04811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330376.72/cwt375.00–380.001,2433
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334391.57/cwt390.00–400.001,30814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,2691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378388.87/cwt380.00–395.001,4709
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381365.67/cwt360.00–375.001,3935
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419338.15/cwt330.00–347.001,41719
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430395.37/cwt380.00–398.001,70010
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,4391
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468304.91/cwt300.00–320.001,42713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480334.97/cwt330.00–344.001,60815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,32511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490357.84/cwt350.00–361.001,75320
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515269.17/cwt262.00–275.001,3864
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522336.72/cwt320.00–340.001,75848
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524306.01/cwt292.50–312.501,60320
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553330.37/cwt330.00–332.501,82714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574289.99/cwt280.00–295.001,66515
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591309.13/cwt302.00–309.751,827112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609293.87/cwt280.00–299.001,790127
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5384
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631269.93/cwt268.00–277.001,70318
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666276.24/cwt270.00–285.501,84042
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668249.42/cwt232.00–254.001,6668
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669259.08/cwt251.00–267.001,73353
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702268.49/cwt262.50–270.001,885112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3718216.59/cwt210.00–220.001,5553
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736241.71/cwt231.00–245.001,77943
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8894
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3788219.96/cwt214.00–223.001,7336
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,03662
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825231.89/cwt228.00–237.001,91316
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875226.12/cwt225.50–228.501,97929
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913226.75/cwt226.75–226.752,07060
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2926213.41/cwt200.00–220.001,9766
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4601
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030176.01/cwt175.00–177.001,8132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2228299.67/cwt290.00–310.006832
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235264.29/cwt250.00–272.506213
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265225.00/cwt225.00–225.005961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275302.55/cwt295.00–310.008325
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283330.00/cwt330.00–330.009342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315285.72/cwt280.00–290.009005
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0891
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330302.19/cwt292.50–312.0099714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365329.16/cwt329.00–330.001,2016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366313.56/cwt305.00–320.001,14816
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3379291.68/cwt280.00–297.001,10515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415285.68/cwt280.00–297.501,18627
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417305.22/cwt300.00–312.001,27321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420248.30/cwt245.00–262.001,0437
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437274.28/cwt270.00–275.001,19913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463282.89/cwt270.00–287.501,31024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465296.99/cwt290.00–304.001,38134
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476258.77/cwt252.50–270.001,2329
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519239.67/cwt227.50–247.001,2445
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3545
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533268.80/cwt260.00–274.001,43344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537286.94/cwt284.00–292.001,54149
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556273.06/cwt266.00–285.001,51853
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571259.46/cwt244.00–265.001,482200
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585232.31/cwt230.00–242.001,35922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621250.98/cwt244.00–262.001,559205
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623234.89/cwt225.00–240.001,46315
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3679214.74/cwt213.00–218.001,4584
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681224.47/cwt213.00–229.001,52914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684235.92/cwt235.50–244.001,61480
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730220.93/cwt210.00–225.001,61313
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756231.74/cwt231.00–232.001,75223
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2789219.19/cwt209.00–225.001,72923
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8052
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3832170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4142
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5531
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6521
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940196.17/cwt194.00–207.501,8446
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225360.00/cwt360.00–360.008101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2281333.63/cwt330.00–342.009386
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315280.00/cwt280.00–280.008823
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320321.50/cwt320.00–322.001,0294
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321384.41/cwt380.00–400.001,2349
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2329347.98/cwt340.00–352.501,1454
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373356.03/cwt342.50–360.001,32820
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378382.06/cwt380.00–385.001,4445
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,2241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426319.00/cwt310.00–330.001,35918
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431340.21/cwt332.00–350.001,4667
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462285.10/cwt280.00–302.001,31718
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470322.03/cwt317.00–327.001,5144
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3509249.02/cwt240.00–255.001,2685
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513308.13/cwt305.00–320.001,58120
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515293.22/cwt285.00–301.001,51010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3782
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574295.94/cwt282.50–302.001,6997
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3587265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5562
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618261.52/cwt260.00–272.501,6168
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2661246.74/cwt232.00–248.001,63113
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6011
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830217.94/cwt200.00–221.001,8097
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2877210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8427
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,130149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice865149.41/cwt149.00–150.001,2922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293118.87/cwt118.00–120.001,5372
Bulls——1,402133.09/cwt125.00–140.001,86614
Bulls——1,885152.63/cwt145.00–166.002,87719
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86184.76/cwt81.00–89.007307
Cows—Lean 85-90%94597.15/cwt90.00–100.0091812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034109.66/cwt104.00–119.501,13414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081123.82/cwt121.00–132.001,3387
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166117.36/cwt109.00–119.001,36810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200128.32/cwt120.00–139.001,54024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451132.22/cwt125.50–142.001,91914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470119.59/cwt113.00–123.501,7589
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27701,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29281,226.08/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,341.86/head1,030.00–1,600.001,3422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29831,291.86/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,752.38/head1,125.00–2,150.001,75227
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2341,562.99/head1,550.00–1,575.001,5634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,581.54/head1,125.00–1,875.001,58218
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2972,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2752

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.