Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-04-25

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 25
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,543 head
▼ 517 vs last sale 2,060▼ 583 vs year ago 2,126 · −27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 224▼ 83 vs year ago 280 · −29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 88▼ 26 vs year ago 75 · −34.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold fully steady. 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 $270.71/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.85 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$270.71
160 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,440
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.94
vs KY average
+0.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527274.531,446137
Medium and Large 2-3565247.941,40023
One grade step is worth $26.60/cwt here — about $46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale160 hd
270.71
—
KY average27 barns · 1,708 hd
261.77
+8.94
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
+0.52
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−132.85
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—High1,757166.712,92914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,554125.321,94721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256123.721,55469
CowsLean 85-90%High958115.041,10219
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,198140.231,6802thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,61512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$1,5615
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)888$1,3732thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$9501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,043$1,5892thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$1,8544thin

Every lot

131 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 1-2245365.00/cwt365.00–365.008942
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245342.50/cwt342.50–342.508391
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270305.00/cwt305.00–305.008241
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283381.56/cwt380.00–385.001,0803
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317338.12/cwt335.00–350.001,0725
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332371.74/cwt370.00–372.501,2346
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340322.50/cwt315.00–330.001,0972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350359.68/cwt355.00–360.001,25916
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377333.03/cwt327.50–340.001,2565
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4847
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428321.84/cwt320.00–327.501,3774
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433291.03/cwt290.00–292.001,2602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435308.64/cwt305.00–312.501,3434
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,3821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,5747
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471309.86/cwt309.00–315.001,45915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4313
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511316.44/cwt310.00–320.001,61711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513297.76/cwt290.00–307.501,52816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533281.85/cwt280.00–285.001,5028
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7326
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573278.34/cwt277.50–280.001,5953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581268.73/cwt267.50–270.001,5616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582297.81/cwt286.00–302.501,73334
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619290.98/cwt282.00–297.001,80113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621315.49/cwt307.00–318.001,95940
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2641271.17/cwt270.00–277.001,7386
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9506
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666273.73/cwt270.00–285.001,82313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3682240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6372
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2692264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8272
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723274.48/cwt272.50–282.001,98414
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725247.05/cwt240.00–250.001,7915
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,01814
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812235.18/cwt230.00–242.501,91010
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865230.37/cwt227.00–233.001,9936
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2912217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9842
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,012188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,9032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270282.00/cwt282.00–282.007611
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275305.89/cwt302.50–310.008413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy314333.23/cwt330.00–340.001,04610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315315.29/cwt302.00–320.009934
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2348300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0443
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3366293.72/cwt290.00–295.001,0754
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376312.89/cwt302.50–321.001,17640
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427301.77/cwt290.00–306.001,28928
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432313.97/cwt310.00–317.001,35622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432283.98/cwt282.00–287.501,22712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470307.86/cwt300.00–312.001,44714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472282.00/cwt280.00–285.001,3313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473288.86/cwt282.00–299.001,36644
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506289.11/cwt285.00–290.001,46331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508276.43/cwt265.00–280.001,40468
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534260.47/cwt260.00–262.001,3918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577258.89/cwt248.00–262.001,49437
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581241.25/cwt240.00–242.501,40215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619255.62/cwt255.00–256.251,582180
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620241.09/cwt230.00–248.001,49553
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633221.14/cwt217.00–225.001,4007
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664232.79/cwt230.00–240.001,5469
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3679224.76/cwt223.00–227.001,5268
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703235.40/cwt226.00–237.501,65517
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7765
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7335
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6141
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added799224.10/cwt224.10–224.101,791125
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8183
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7141
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added899201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,81145
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2218338.98/cwt332.50–342.507393
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250320.00/cwt320.00–320.008002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3272285.00/cwt285.00–285.007752
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310306.72/cwt305.00–310.009513
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322364.13/cwt362.50–365.001,1723
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335337.20/cwt327.00–345.001,1307
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2356315.72/cwt312.00–317.001,1244
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2591
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3394285.91/cwt282.50–287.001,1264
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,40111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426326.81/cwt315.00–332.501,39211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440308.71/cwt305.00–312.501,3582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3452295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3332
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479309.70/cwt307.00–312.501,48312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513290.68/cwt280.00–294.001,49125
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3544275.61/cwt270.00–277.001,49910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy562300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6862
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578256.39/cwt251.00–267.001,4823
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619262.32/cwt255.00–271.001,62418
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685259.01/cwt250.00–262.501,7749
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705242.67/cwt240.00–244.001,7113
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3706227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6033
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3764215.96/cwt202.00–225.001,6504
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2772239.01/cwt232.00–244.001,84512
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7112
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,026163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6727
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006312
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007661
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,198140.23/cwt140.00–140.501,6802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,641156.33/cwt154.00–158.002,5655
Bulls——1,719162.08/cwt160.00–168.002,7864
Bulls——1,868176.68/cwt173.00–179.003,3003
Bulls——1,955186.98/cwt185.50–188.503,6552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%938102.61/cwt100.00–105.009623
Cows—Lean 85-90%950115.44/cwt111.00–119.001,09712
Cows—Lean 85-90%995123.14/cwt121.50–124.001,2254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204116.37/cwt110.00–119.501,40121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266124.58/cwt120.00–129.501,57737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322134.85/cwt132.00–139.501,78311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524134.08/cwt130.50–137.502,0435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550124.62/cwt121.00–129.501,93212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,601116.45/cwt114.00–119.001,8644
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,588.79/head1,575.00–1,600.001,5892
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0532,005.58/head1,800.00–2,125.002,0063
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,373.03/head1,175.00–1,650.001,3732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,561.27/head1,025.00–2,000.001,5615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,614.76/head1,070.00–1,875.001,61512
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.