Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-04-18

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 18
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,060 head
▲ 721 vs last sale 1,339▲ 450 vs year ago 1,610 · +28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 125▼ 46 vs year ago 270 · −17.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 36▼ 32 vs year ago 120 · −26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.89/cwt on 338 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.67 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$265.89
338 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,469
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.00
vs KY average
+1.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553268.471,485299
Medium and Large 2-3549246.091,35239
One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $133 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 sale338 hd
265.89
—
KY average24 barns · 1,730 hd
254.89
+11.00
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
+1.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−137.67
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—Average1,604159.292,55520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,669127.772,13312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188126.531,50342
CowsLean 85-90%Average957117.651,12625
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,222146.211,7873thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,6255
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,117$1,5479
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$1,2192thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,0832thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,163$1,7942thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,91418

Every lot

126 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280320.00/cwt320.00–320.008961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337316.90/cwt312.50–320.001,06810
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343353.76/cwt352.50–355.001,2132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358374.31/cwt370.00–382.501,3403
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372328.91/cwt325.00–335.001,2247
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3872
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415292.53/cwt292.00–295.001,2146
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417347.13/cwt344.00–355.001,4487
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421325.74/cwt320.00–335.001,37122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2446309.29/cwt300.00–310.001,37913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480284.92/cwt280.00–287.501,36819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486300.33/cwt292.00–308.001,46067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511311.31/cwt310.00–317.501,59129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529297.56/cwt287.00–305.001,57446
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529278.11/cwt275.00–280.001,4717
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5686
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573293.46/cwt282.00–300.001,68230
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575303.01/cwt302.50–305.001,74210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy585320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615275.86/cwt270.00–277.001,6976
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618276.03/cwt270.00–278.001,7064
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619288.31/cwt280.00–297.501,78541
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy631317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,0005
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633305.56/cwt305.00–310.001,93418
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663277.45/cwt270.00–285.001,83912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675293.01/cwt290.00–300.001,97815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3686260.81/cwt260.00–262.501,7893
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2711237.23/cwt232.00–238.501,68711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720252.24/cwt243.00–261.001,81620
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725271.99/cwt270.00–274.001,9726
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,91137
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774242.21/cwt232.50–245.001,87546
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821228.07/cwt220.00–231.001,87223
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2876219.92/cwt218.00–223.001,9269
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,99158
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7581
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,015182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,8521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282335.51/cwt335.00–337.0094612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283302.92/cwt297.50–310.008575
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3283283.78/cwt282.50–285.008032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300330.00/cwt325.00–335.009902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311303.09/cwt300.00–310.009436
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325289.90/cwt285.00–292.509424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3384282.52/cwt280.00–287.501,0856
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385305.55/cwt290.00–307.501,17612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420264.69/cwt262.00–267.501,1127
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425278.39/cwt270.00–287.501,18316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429295.06/cwt292.50–300.001,26631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459304.81/cwt303.00–307.001,39918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473288.90/cwt280.00–297.501,36685
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474274.27/cwt270.00–277.001,30013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521267.86/cwt260.00–274.001,39662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539281.84/cwt281.00–285.001,51973
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3539252.94/cwt252.00–255.001,36322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563237.22/cwt235.00–240.001,33617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571268.17/cwt260.00–269.001,531104
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572253.36/cwt242.50–259.001,44960
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610218.74/cwt217.50–220.001,3342
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613250.20/cwt249.00–251.001,53413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619238.12/cwt230.00–245.001,47417
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657248.19/cwt244.00–248.501,63188
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681231.24/cwt222.00–238.001,57539
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4002
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718233.71/cwt232.00–235.001,678146
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730213.91/cwt205.00–220.001,5625
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5351
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773192.44/cwt190.00–195.001,4882
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7785
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6681
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7701
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3926175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6214
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2234335.00/cwt335.00–335.007846
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3243280.00/cwt280.00–280.006803
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273337.57/cwt330.00–345.009222
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336352.62/cwt350.00–357.001,18516
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2339306.17/cwt300.00–315.001,0384
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370358.88/cwt350.00–365.001,32810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377321.92/cwt310.00–332.501,2148
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421312.73/cwt300.00–317.001,3178
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422325.57/cwt322.50–330.001,3745
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2457298.10/cwt285.00–299.501,36223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,4511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483270.84/cwt270.00–272.501,3089
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510258.18/cwt257.00–262.001,3179
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527277.25/cwt268.00–285.001,46132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy546287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5673
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3577240.61/cwt240.00–242.501,3884
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583271.21/cwt262.50–280.001,5812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617259.58/cwt245.00–265.001,60215
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635238.52/cwt237.00–240.001,5152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659247.96/cwt243.00–264.001,63417
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770218.53/cwt215.00–222.001,6839
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3917186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7062
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,9011
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,218141.82/cwt140.00–144.001,7272
Heifers—Select and Choice1,230155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538156.95/cwt153.00–160.002,4149
Bulls——1,570147.87/cwt145.00–151.502,3225
Bulls——1,706168.87/cwt165.00–175.002,8815
Bulls——1,855189.50/cwt189.50–189.503,5151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%939106.81/cwt104.00–109.001,0034
Cows—Lean 85-90%959116.42/cwt111.50–119.501,11612
Cows—Lean 85-90%963124.11/cwt120.00–128.001,1959
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177125.57/cwt121.00–129.001,47824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202133.91/cwt130.00–138.001,61012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203115.61/cwt110.00–119.001,3916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,8231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,594133.67/cwt130.50–137.502,1314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,730125.80/cwt122.00–128.002,1767
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,793.71/head1,525.00–2,050.001,7942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29081,218.80/head1,025.00–1,375.001,2192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,082.50/head1,040.00–1,125.001,0832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,546.62/head1,175.00–1,900.001,5479
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,624.98/head1,325.00–2,175.001,6255
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,914.05/head1,525.00–2,450.001,91418

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.