Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-04-04

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 4
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,359 head
▼ 697 vs last sale 2,056▼ 162 vs year ago 1,521 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 167▼ 73 vs year ago 169 · −43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 51▼ 8 vs year ago 38 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mixed and with a softer undertone due in part to a lower than normal quality offering. Feeder steers 300-500 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand, while the 500-800 lbs steers were 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Additionally, yearling steers 800 lbs and over were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were 2.00 to 10.00 lower, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady with an average supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.11/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.45 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$262.11
155 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,448
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.27
vs KY average
−8.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553262.391,450154
Medium and Large 2-3550220.001,2101thin
One grade step is worth $42.39/cwt here — about $240 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 sale155 hd
262.11
—
KY average24 barns · 1,207 hd
252.85
+9.27
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−8.48
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−141.45
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—Low1,768158.672,80515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,265127.491,61230
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,515125.601,90315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,076115.541,24426
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,201152.231,8284thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,287$1,7923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$1,5652thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$1,3172thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)808$1,3272thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,1713thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,1005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,4251thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268302.43/cwt300.00–305.008112
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275345.00/cwt345.00–345.009491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3073
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320346.61/cwt340.00–350.001,1093
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335387.17/cwt385.00–395.001,2977
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355400.25/cwt390.00–403.001,4215
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372376.03/cwt370.00–385.001,39910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388344.95/cwt340.00–355.001,3385
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5264
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423353.42/cwt345.00–362.501,49519
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429339.72/cwt327.50–342.501,4578
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432304.25/cwt302.00–307.501,31410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469307.34/cwt300.00–310.001,4415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476323.80/cwt315.00–335.001,54110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519298.07/cwt292.50–310.001,54724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531284.21/cwt275.00–287.501,5098
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531276.12/cwt272.00–280.001,4664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4271
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570273.95/cwt265.00–279.001,56210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582286.20/cwt282.00–300.001,66642
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617304.68/cwt294.00–311.001,88014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624279.82/cwt273.00–290.001,74611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625260.48/cwt255.00–264.001,62813
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663251.63/cwt237.00–257.001,66813
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666271.62/cwt262.50–278.001,80911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718261.87/cwt259.50–265.001,88016
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736242.31/cwt231.00–245.001,78310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2746220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6413
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771247.42/cwt230.00–250.001,9088
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2779222.56/cwt212.50–227.501,7344
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810228.46/cwt216.00–236.001,85116
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830210.12/cwt200.00–215.001,7443
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5771
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2853220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8773
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874231.88/cwt231.50–232.002,02750
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2958204.09/cwt200.00–212.501,9554
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,040208.75/cwt208.75–208.752,17147
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337282.56/cwt280.00–292.5095210
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0635
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368227.48/cwt225.00–230.008372
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0364
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371304.25/cwt300.00–310.001,1298
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422280.50/cwt272.00–287.501,18417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443294.04/cwt292.00–302.001,30324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480284.54/cwt277.00–286.001,36615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4375
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518260.36/cwt252.50–269.001,34927
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554266.32/cwt261.00–267.001,47598
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580250.98/cwt240.00–258.001,45629
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3608217.34/cwt217.00–217.501,3213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625225.00/cwt222.50–227.501,4062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,6129
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654248.86/cwt248.00–250.001,6287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664232.23/cwt220.00–237.001,5427
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717213.26/cwt206.00–220.001,5297
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,75930
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,80173
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804225.36/cwt225.00–229.501,81275
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6401
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2910160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4561
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,8091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383376.37/cwt367.00–380.001,4419
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423338.64/cwt335.00–342.501,4322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460291.37/cwt280.00–297.001,3406
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485314.59/cwt310.00–332.001,52617
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527289.77/cwt287.00–295.001,52716
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574266.99/cwt265.00–270.001,5335
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2633249.43/cwt240.00–252.501,5798
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3657242.15/cwt235.00–244.001,5915
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7041
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6222
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3480167.50/cwt167.50–167.508041
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3630157.50/cwt157.50–157.509921
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,201152.23/cwt150.00–159.001,8284
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,641152.33/cwt145.00–158.002,5006
Bulls——1,703134.65/cwt134.00–135.002,2932
Bulls——1,895170.96/cwt163.00–183.003,2407
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91094.74/cwt90.00–100.008623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079114.68/cwt105.50–119.501,23715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134124.95/cwt120.00–129.501,4178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264118.34/cwt112.00–124.001,49610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265132.06/cwt127.00–143.001,67120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491120.77/cwt115.00–124.501,8018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,542131.13/cwt129.50–133.502,0227
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28081,327.01/head1,125.00–1,500.001,3272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,316.70/head1,200.00–1,425.001,3172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,565.29/head1,450.00–1,725.001,5652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2871,791.74/head1,725.00–1,850.001,7923
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,171.03/head1,650.00–2,650.002,1713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1801,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3582,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.