Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-04-11

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 11
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,339 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 1,359▼ 631 vs year ago 1,970 · −32.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 96▼ 120 vs year ago 245 · −49.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 30▼ 41 vs year ago 77 · −53.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the market was mixed and uneven in spots with an average quality offering. Lighter weight steers 500 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand, while the 500-750 lbs steers were steady to 6.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were were steady to 6.00 higher with good demand, while heifers over 600 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower with a good supply. Feeder buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned and harder conditioned calves, while heavily discounting fat bawling calves. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady with a good supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $301.73/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −155.54 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$301.73
100 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$341
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.47
vs KY average
−3.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528310.711,64279
Medium and Large 2556268.761,49420
Medium and Large 2-3515252.501,3001thin
One grade step is worth $58.21/cwt here — about $341 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale100 hd
301.73
—
KY average25 barns · 1,085 hd
294.26
+7.47
National average170 barns · 11,306 hd
305.47
−3.74
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−155.54
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—High1,798154.662,78027
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,497132.211,97914
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,240129.581,60734
CowsLean 85-90%Low986117.241,15744
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240165.002,0461thin

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)1,039$1,3325
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,1851thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,1301thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)818$1,1392thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,045$1,7263thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,1839

Every lot

109 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2319317.03/cwt310.00–320.001,0116
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328326.10/cwt320.00–340.001,0703
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367320.32/cwt315.00–330.001,1763
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390377.45/cwt365.00–380.001,47213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390340.49/cwt340.00–342.501,3285
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427335.14/cwt325.00–345.001,43130
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443311.21/cwt295.00–315.001,3798
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474312.60/cwt310.00–320.001,48221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484289.82/cwt280.00–295.001,4037
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511320.53/cwt312.50–325.001,63838
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520272.81/cwt265.00–282.501,4194
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524300.73/cwt287.50–307.501,57622
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565267.75/cwt260.00–273.001,51316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567306.40/cwt305.00–307.501,73714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572291.98/cwt290.00–292.501,6705
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608248.62/cwt240.00–251.001,5125
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615277.45/cwt267.50–279.001,70618
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619284.08/cwt280.00–292.501,7588
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665259.33/cwt250.00–268.001,72535
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5882
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673281.54/cwt273.00–288.001,89563
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720248.92/cwt245.00–252.001,7928
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782229.83/cwt225.00–240.001,7973
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811226.66/cwt217.50–230.001,83865
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2853227.40/cwt224.00–230.001,94017
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923209.60/cwt202.00–217.501,9352
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added956213.75/cwt213.75–213.752,04359
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6561
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4631
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,002194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,94430
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283320.00/cwt320.00–320.009063
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317281.02/cwt275.00–285.008915
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328293.93/cwt290.00–307.009647
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337326.93/cwt320.00–330.001,1026
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371280.58/cwt270.00–290.001,0418
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374303.66/cwt295.00–310.001,13611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413249.02/cwt240.00–257.501,0282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414292.01/cwt285.00–300.001,2099
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy442315.76/cwt305.00–322.001,39620
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3685
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465260.16/cwt250.00–272.501,21017
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469285.65/cwt278.00–293.001,34031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523273.66/cwt273.00–277.001,43112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528248.44/cwt240.00–255.001,31225
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583249.73/cwt237.50–255.001,45653
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585140.00/cwt140.00–140.008191
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628232.27/cwt222.00–235.001,45929
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,58529
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679229.08/cwt222.00–233.001,55519
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707235.16/cwt235.00–236.001,66365
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723221.33/cwt220.00–223.001,6009
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767213.33/cwt205.00–219.001,6365
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,77465
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6422
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2866180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5596
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2257300.00/cwt300.00–300.007712
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275315.00/cwt315.00–315.008661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280250.00/cwt250.00–250.007001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2347297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,0322
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376330.97/cwt320.00–340.001,2449
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410216.16/cwt212.50–220.008864
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2414334.09/cwt332.00–340.001,3836
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470313.50/cwt305.00–322.001,4732
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510292.90/cwt287.50–300.001,4945
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,7026
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3862
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2601246.30/cwt246.00–257.001,48037
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2646237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5315
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4691
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716226.75/cwt225.00–230.001,6244
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7216
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2870197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,7181
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2958195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8683
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6413
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3390147.50/cwt147.50–147.505751
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,240165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,702150.56/cwt141.00–159.002,56310
Bulls——1,809169.53/cwt160.00–188.003,06711
Bulls——1,936134.23/cwt120.00–139.002,5996
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81062.00/cwt62.00–62.005021
Cows—Lean 85-90%898101.35/cwt93.00–106.009107
Cows—Lean 85-90%965115.21/cwt107.00–123.001,11220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063130.19/cwt125.00–137.001,38416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214133.53/cwt127.00–144.501,62122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287122.35/cwt115.00–126.501,57512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492138.30/cwt133.50–144.502,0638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503124.08/cwt120.00–129.001,8656
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,726.36/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7263
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28181,139.37/head1,050.00–1,225.001,1392
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,049.23/head1,885.00–2,600.002,0496
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2512,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0391,331.51/head975.00–1,510.001,3325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2961

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.