Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-03-21

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 21
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,150 head
▼ 726 vs last sale 2,876▲ 502 vs year ago 1,648 · +30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 255▲ 96 vs year ago 175 · +54.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 79▲ 51 vs year ago 10 · +510.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly steady, but stronger in a few spots with most of the gains seen in the weaned and value added packages. Good quality 300-450 lbs steers were steady to 3.00 higher, and the 500-650 lbs steers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher with strong demand, while yearling steers were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and good demand, however the 550-600 lbs heifers were noted as 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $317.76/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −139.52 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$317.76
166 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.37
vs KY average
−0.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542325.071,763129
Medium and Large 2542295.411,60133
Medium and Large 2-3551266.251,4674thin
One grade step is worth $58.82/cwt here — about $296 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale166 hd
317.76
—
KY average25 barns · 1,439 hd
304.39
+13.37
National average173 barns · 12,551 hd
318.29
−0.53
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−139.52
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
516465414363median 457.2703/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $376.90, median $457.27 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—Low1,681149.532,51425
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183126.801,49952
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,470126.781,86438
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,013112.071,13549
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,092157.431,7193thin

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$1,63411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$1,38412
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$1,3668
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$9522thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)868$1,2564thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,480$2,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,375$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$2,2394thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)913$1,8064thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215315.00/cwt315.00–315.006771
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245342.50/cwt342.50–342.508391
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250330.00/cwt330.00–330.008251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285352.46/cwt350.00–355.001,0052
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,0382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340369.45/cwt360.00–380.001,25615
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2351377.46/cwt365.00–382.501,3255
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383399.61/cwt395.00–400.001,53112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383333.58/cwt325.00–342.501,2782
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419393.06/cwt385.00–401.001,64739
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4192
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437343.83/cwt337.50–352.501,5038
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464349.44/cwt347.50–352.501,62116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477328.79/cwt322.50–337.501,56837
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481306.68/cwt297.50–317.501,47512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518320.01/cwt307.50–327.501,65813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519303.40/cwt290.00–306.001,57520
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529339.06/cwt332.00–349.001,79470
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3537272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560323.72/cwt320.00–327.501,81312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573298.69/cwt292.50–307.501,71134
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577283.11/cwt270.00–287.501,63413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619309.53/cwt297.00–314.001,91620
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632281.00/cwt270.00–286.001,77695
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637261.17/cwt252.50–265.001,66420
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663281.75/cwt277.50–285.001,86841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682236.54/cwt222.50–240.001,6135
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690254.64/cwt245.00–264.001,75732
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725242.18/cwt235.00–246.001,75631
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727262.46/cwt252.50–269.001,90888
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,6802
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772239.48/cwt227.50–247.001,84935
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826238.75/cwt230.00–244.501,97278
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8671
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8281
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875229.90/cwt220.00–232.002,01250
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added938229.35/cwt218.00–230.002,15166
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2970199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,9302
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990215.98/cwt215.00–220.002,1385
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,012203.30/cwt199.00–214.002,05714
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,058190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0105
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy218355.00/cwt355.00–355.007743
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280290.00/cwt290.00–290.008121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2286319.37/cwt315.00–322.509134
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327332.79/cwt325.00–335.001,0889
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335245.00/cwt245.00–245.008214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337301.08/cwt300.00–312.501,01513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2347282.50/cwt282.50–282.509802
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370328.60/cwt322.50–330.001,21611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379303.01/cwt300.00–305.001,1485
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383281.46/cwt270.00–285.001,07811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415270.89/cwt267.50–277.501,1249
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421282.62/cwt272.50–292.501,19011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430307.47/cwt297.50–313.001,32222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462255.89/cwt247.50–262.501,1823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473285.15/cwt275.00–290.001,34924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480300.91/cwt292.50–309.001,44440
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534285.73/cwt275.00–290.501,52671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2536235.70/cwt232.50–242.501,2633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537258.72/cwt252.50–263.001,38913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3674
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567252.61/cwt242.50–260.001,43221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572269.61/cwt262.00–277.001,54268
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623253.73/cwt242.50–260.001,58181
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624234.29/cwt225.00–240.001,46218
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640218.75/cwt217.50–220.001,4002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675243.49/cwt239.00–255.001,64435
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681224.54/cwt216.00–230.001,52914
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703236.45/cwt236.00–238.001,66254
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5615
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728220.25/cwt210.00–223.001,60310
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782213.68/cwt210.00–220.001,6718
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2712
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823223.94/cwt221.00–227.001,84384
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210335.00/cwt335.00–335.007041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008102
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315315.00/cwt315.00–315.009921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345398.08/cwt392.00–400.001,37312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345355.00/cwt352.50–360.001,2253
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,2681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368360.31/cwt357.50–370.001,32610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423365.36/cwt360.00–370.001,5457
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423301.82/cwt292.50–312.501,2773
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2446341.14/cwt327.50–342.501,52111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458306.28/cwt300.00–312.501,4032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478323.14/cwt317.50–337.501,5454
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505311.67/cwt307.50–320.001,5743
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4042
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537286.84/cwt280.00–297.501,5405
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590226.67/cwt225.00–230.001,3373
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612240.41/cwt240.00–241.001,4715
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,6953
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2707236.65/cwt235.00–240.001,6733
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825225.52/cwt220.00–232.001,8617
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2910192.57/cwt187.50–200.001,7524
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3640137.50/cwt137.50–137.508801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,092157.43/cwt147.50–166.001,7193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,190125.75/cwt121.00–128.001,4964
Bulls——1,599140.58/cwt134.00–149.002,2488
Bulls——1,883162.36/cwt150.00–180.003,05713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81788.66/cwt88.00–89.007243
Cows—Lean 85-90%90193.99/cwt90.00–100.008476
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031112.76/cwt102.00–119.501,16328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075125.37/cwt120.00–135.001,34812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140120.28/cwt111.00–124.501,37124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219132.39/cwt125.00–149.001,61428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438121.18/cwt112.00–124.001,74314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489130.05/cwt125.00–137.501,93624
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2850937.26/head880.00–990.009372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000951.50/head925.00–975.009522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,473.14/head1,100.00–1,900.001,47310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,366.13/head1,025.00–1,650.001,3668
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,634.02/head1,190.00–2,120.001,63411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28681,255.82/head1,130.00–1,370.001,2564
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29131,805.55/head1,650.00–2,100.001,8064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,227.53/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2283
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6052,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751

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.