Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-05-23

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, May 23
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,160 head
▼ 435 vs last sale 1,595▲ 274 vs year ago 886 · +30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 258▲ 16 vs year ago 139 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 16▼ 59 vs year ago 198 · −29.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mixed with a mostly plain quality offering. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower with a good supply except for the 550-650 lbs steers who were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher or greater across the weight breaks with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.59/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −126.97 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$276.59
145 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,478
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$32.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.83
vs KY average
+0.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533279.971,491130
Medium and Large 2551247.361,36315thin
One grade step is worth $32.61/cwt here — about $127 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 sale145 hd
276.59
—
KY average27 barns · 1,629 hd
265.76
+10.83
National average163 barns · 12,702 hd
276.46
+0.13
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−126.97
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—Low1,727165.762,86313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,184146.261,73155
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,493144.252,15437
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010131.671,33033
SteersChoiceHigh1,140192.002,1892thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203156.021,8772thin

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)1,030$1,6373thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$1,6274thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,5183thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)971$1,4433thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)890$1,1201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$1,0401thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)815$1,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,070$2,4642thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)989$2,7005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,68548

Every lot

114 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320409.57/cwt405.00–417.001,3114
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3194
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363396.61/cwt395.00–400.001,4403
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365331.80/cwt325.00–335.001,2113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382364.96/cwt350.00–370.001,3944
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423338.23/cwt335.00–350.001,43112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428320.16/cwt310.00–330.001,37022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485303.56/cwt292.50–312.001,47223
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490322.50/cwt317.50–327.501,5802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518320.29/cwt312.00–327.501,65922
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521298.20/cwt290.00–307.501,55411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530269.33/cwt260.00–277.501,4273
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566285.32/cwt282.00–287.001,6159
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568304.95/cwt297.00–310.001,73226
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626278.63/cwt270.00–289.001,74417
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627304.92/cwt303.00–308.001,91216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5703
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy653250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6333
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669293.20/cwt284.00–299.501,96226
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675259.71/cwt257.00–264.001,7535
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707274.83/cwt273.00–277.001,94311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719260.29/cwt247.00–264.001,87118
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775245.59/cwt243.00–255.001,90317
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1632
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866245.07/cwt230.00–246.002,12217
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2949220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,08833
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324321.08/cwt310.00–332.501,04014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337351.26/cwt347.00–355.001,1849
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369287.47/cwt282.50–290.001,0614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379327.31/cwt325.00–330.001,24113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385235.00/cwt235.00–235.009051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388317.49/cwt305.00–322.501,23218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423231.32/cwt230.00–232.509782
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424293.66/cwt280.00–300.001,24514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425269.42/cwt262.50–277.501,1459
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426329.24/cwt320.00–337.001,4038
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460238.00/cwt232.00–240.001,0954
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471265.81/cwt250.00–280.001,2524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474313.14/cwt306.00–322.501,48437
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477297.64/cwt287.50–302.001,42017
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511299.72/cwt287.00–304.001,53250
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523276.73/cwt267.00–282.501,44747
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2541259.83/cwt257.00–262.501,4066
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558239.04/cwt225.00–243.001,3349
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578265.18/cwt263.00–266.001,53312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579248.63/cwt240.00–255.001,44021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625249.52/cwt242.50–260.001,56039
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625234.54/cwt230.00–237.501,4665
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667263.07/cwt261.50–264.751,755161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683233.89/cwt224.00–239.001,5979
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717199.59/cwt192.00–207.501,4314
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731231.01/cwt227.50–235.001,6896
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2831216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7953
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,97613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265240.00/cwt240.00–240.006361
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310323.77/cwt322.50–325.001,0042
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335370.30/cwt360.00–380.001,2412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3765
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382347.48/cwt340.00–360.001,32712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425316.94/cwt305.00–322.501,3473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,2631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479310.06/cwt305.00–320.001,48524
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2492265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3042
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516308.37/cwt300.00–310.001,5916
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535277.36/cwt270.00–285.001,4842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2556286.63/cwt282.50–293.001,5945
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560276.02/cwt270.00–277.501,54610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605273.53/cwt267.00–280.001,6554
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632240.26/cwt235.00–252.501,5189
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3633210.98/cwt210.00–212.001,3362
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671241.31/cwt236.00–250.001,6197
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2724228.15/cwt220.00–235.001,6524
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760244.46/cwt239.00–250.001,8582
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7692
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7861
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5601
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7041
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,140192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,1892
Steers—Select and Choice1,203156.02/cwt152.00–160.001,8772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,145138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5801
Bulls——1,758184.35/cwt179.00–187.003,2413
Bulls——1,781158.73/cwt152.00–168.002,8278
Bulls——1,790194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,4731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%948130.70/cwt125.00–138.001,23913
Cows—Lean 85-90%991111.97/cwt100.00–119.001,1108
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090145.86/cwt140.00–154.501,59012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164136.50/cwt129.00–141.501,58918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193151.01/cwt142.00–164.501,80237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408153.60/cwt147.00–170.002,16313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525140.34/cwt130.00–145.002,14022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,693126.50/cwt126.00–127.002,1422
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,463.55/head1,600.00–3,200.002,4642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978177.41/cwt160.00–193.501,7356
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29711,442.90/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,637.06/head1,450.00–2,000.001,6373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,517.81/head1,350.00–1,625.001,5183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2091,627.02/head1,475.00–1,750.001,6274
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2022,711.74/head2,225.00–3,000.002,71234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,621.59/head2,350.00–2,900.002,62214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.