Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-06-20

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 20
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
794 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 867▼ 981 vs year ago 1,775 · −55.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 211▼ 137 vs year ago 322 · −42.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 13▼ 85 vs year ago 109 · −78.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower in spots, however weaned packages and value added cattle were 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Buyers today were willing to pay premiums for weaned and preconditioned cattle as higher temperatures and humidity have increased health concerns. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with 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 $270.30/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.26 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$270.30
87 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,485
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$731
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$137.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.06
vs KY average
+3.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552277.661,53176
Medium and Large 2526237.151,2489thin
Medium and Large 2-3572140.008012thin
One grade step is worth $137.66/cwt here — about $731 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale87 hd
270.30
—
KY average23 barns · 983 hd
267.25
+3.06
National average151 barns · 8,584 hd
267.22
+3.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−133.26
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—Low1,824177.143,23029
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,479153.572,27145
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,219149.181,81852
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,050135.831,42637
SteersSelectAverage1,395140.001,9531thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$1,4982thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,440$2,5772thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$2,2455
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,0564thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2236340.00/cwt340.00–340.008023
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270332.50/cwt332.50–332.508983
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,1911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3572
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470313.46/cwt310.00–317.501,4735
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3507214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0852
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514311.70/cwt305.00–317.501,60210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573294.87/cwt285.00–302.001,6905
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8747
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630291.99/cwt280.00–297.001,84012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2657260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7082
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687277.12/cwt270.00–283.001,90412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737261.65/cwt250.00–272.501,92811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,06670
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760236.25/cwt235.00–237.501,7962
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,94814
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2Fleshy827227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8772
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834262.85/cwt262.85–262.852,19262
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,0461
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2906228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,0664
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0402
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,043223.50/cwt223.50–223.502,33154
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,075226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,43054
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225370.00/cwt370.00–370.008331
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235280.00/cwt280.00–280.006581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255307.50/cwt307.50–307.507841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323300.00/cwt300.00–300.009692
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358312.93/cwt311.00–317.501,1205
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366253.85/cwt245.00–260.009295
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390296.68/cwt290.00–302.501,1576
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413256.86/cwt250.00–270.001,0613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438289.59/cwt282.50–297.501,2687
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475295.83/cwt295.00–300.001,40512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475278.58/cwt277.50–282.001,3234
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506269.04/cwt260.00–272.501,36111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511237.77/cwt232.00–247.501,2157
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,57460
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572140.00/cwt140.00–140.008012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574244.50/cwt242.50–245.001,4035
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3632
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1973
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635236.12/cwt227.50–240.001,4997
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,80882
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6995
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660271.83/cwt262.50–274.251,794107
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676221.49/cwt220.00–222.501,4975
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,67714
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764223.30/cwt215.00–226.001,7068
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5311
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5711
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215382.50/cwt382.50–382.508221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280330.00/cwt330.00–330.009241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1382
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369335.43/cwt327.50–340.001,2385
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415217.00/cwt217.00–217.009011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427329.34/cwt320.00–337.501,4068
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4672
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2862
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538259.26/cwt251.00–270.001,3953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575273.78/cwt270.00–280.001,5744
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619271.74/cwt260.00–275.001,6829
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715236.69/cwt225.00–245.001,6924
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760221.96/cwt210.00–228.001,6873
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2901
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4381
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2828207.49/cwt205.00–210.001,7182
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,395140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,771153.49/cwt148.00–158.002,7185
Bulls——1,817169.70/cwt165.00–175.503,08310
Bulls——1,823185.33/cwt181.00–190.003,37910
Bulls——1,908204.80/cwt199.50–213.003,9084
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%969111.12/cwt100.00–118.501,0775
Cows—Lean 85-90%98572.00/cwt72.00–72.007091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064154.67/cwt145.00–165.001,64613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065132.63/cwt122.00–144.001,41318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160141.95/cwt130.00–149.501,64726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278157.54/cwt150.50–164.002,01325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438144.12/cwt136.00–149.502,07212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494157.00/cwt150.00–167.002,34633
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,576.52/head2,325.00–2,800.002,5772
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,262.50/head2,125.00–2,400.002,2632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,289.98/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5852,623.58/head2,575.00–2,675.002,6242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,498.05/head1,285.00–1,700.001,4982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938181.18/cwt176.00–190.001,6993

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.