Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-06-27

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 27
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,889 head
▲ 1,095 vs last sale 794▲ 961 vs year ago 928 · +103.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
329 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 185▲ 114 vs year ago 215 · +53.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 203 vs last sale 24▲ 188 vs year ago 39 · +482.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly steady to stronger in spots with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 300-650 lbs were steady with a good supply, while the yearling steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a large supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $301.26/cwt on 158 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −156.01 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$301.26
158 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$35.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.36
vs KY average
+2.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559307.581,720130
Medium and Large 2573271.921,55828
One grade step is worth $35.66/cwt here — about $162 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 sale158 hd
301.26
—
KY average24 barns · 801 hd
300.90
+0.36
National average143 barns · 6,512 hd
299.26
+2.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−156.01
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—High1,642172.182,82849
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,476150.342,22050
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,208149.121,80192
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,042136.401,422118
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150178.002,0472thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,453188.262,7353thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375168.512,3172thin

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)1,200$1,87427
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,72838
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$1,6153thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,57613
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,049$2,1884thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)931$1,8956
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,515$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,157$2,40810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,366$2,39534
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$2,0251thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250350.00/cwt350.00–350.008751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305280.00/cwt280.00–280.008541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330345.30/cwt335.00–350.001,1393
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3073
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417379.68/cwt372.00–385.001,5835
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420353.46/cwt350.00–357.001,4852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430292.47/cwt290.00–295.001,2582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469347.11/cwt346.00–352.001,6288
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481327.89/cwt321.00–340.001,57720
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485292.09/cwt277.00–300.001,41711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513255.52/cwt250.00–267.001,3113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518307.36/cwt290.00–310.001,59216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533314.44/cwt312.00–317.001,67641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572290.29/cwt280.00–300.001,66029
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580273.89/cwt267.50–285.001,58925
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590312.66/cwt305.00–321.001,84544
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614315.08/cwt308.00–319.001,93523
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632282.64/cwt269.00–288.001,78638
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2634250.77/cwt248.00–267.001,59013
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2656269.21/cwt262.50–273.001,76617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3662220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4562
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680289.05/cwt285.00–297.001,96630
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2703243.37/cwt240.00–247.501,7114
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730261.44/cwt252.00–267.501,9098
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740280.42/cwt276.00–285.002,07592
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770275.50/cwt275.50–275.502,12125
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777269.57/cwt252.50–271.502,09528
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2793245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9433
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818253.56/cwt245.00–263.002,0747
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,2823
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2888240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,13111
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901256.75/cwt256.75–256.752,31357
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2933215.99/cwt212.00–220.002,0152
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,078233.50/cwt233.50–233.502,517200
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy233334.19/cwt320.00–350.007792
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280250.00/cwt250.00–250.007001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2309272.51/cwt270.00–275.008424
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326287.08/cwt280.00–300.0093610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy346330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350222.50/cwt222.50–222.507791
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363260.02/cwt255.00–270.009443
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386323.12/cwt320.00–335.001,2475
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387297.10/cwt290.00–310.001,1509
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423272.60/cwt270.00–275.001,1532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425226.17/cwt220.00–230.009617
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435307.73/cwt302.50–319.001,33913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436288.63/cwt280.00–295.001,25813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465295.99/cwt295.00–300.001,3765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474264.86/cwt262.00–272.001,2557
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480282.53/cwt272.00–292.501,35634
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3484236.92/cwt220.00–240.001,1478
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519276.47/cwt275.00–282.001,43523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521239.10/cwt231.00–245.001,2466
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526262.01/cwt247.50–267.001,37830
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,58570
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576261.81/cwt252.50–269.001,50847
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578241.43/cwt235.00–245.001,3955
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615229.99/cwt227.50–232.501,4148
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616249.74/cwt240.00–254.501,53851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626275.20/cwt261.00–278.251,723105
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672253.06/cwt246.00–255.001,70146
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672232.45/cwt220.00–237.501,5626
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735227.47/cwt222.50–230.001,6723
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742241.54/cwt237.00–249.001,792167
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8376
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325323.62/cwt320.00–330.001,0524
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412311.76/cwt300.00–317.501,2843
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429332.75/cwt325.00–345.001,4277
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3459238.97/cwt225.00–255.001,0974
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484321.27/cwt320.00–325.001,5554
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3261
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532291.31/cwt280.00–302.501,5507
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575286.30/cwt277.00–288.001,6467
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586258.53/cwt252.00–264.001,51517
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619261.94/cwt252.50–267.001,62110
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5784
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670253.43/cwt250.00–257.001,6984
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677236.47/cwt227.50–247.501,6013
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722242.47/cwt230.00–245.001,7516
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2771235.69/cwt230.00–252.501,81710
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2812210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7052
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2836243.19/cwt242.50–245.002,0335
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9271
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1841
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,375168.51/cwt165.00–172.002,3172
Steers—Choice1,453188.26/cwt183.00–192.002,7353
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,150178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,0472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,379154.75/cwt147.00–159.002,13410
Bulls——1,653170.69/cwt161.00–179.002,82226
Bulls——1,790185.35/cwt181.00–199.003,31811
Bulls——2,008206.30/cwt205.00–207.504,1432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%69893.06/cwt92.00–94.006502
Cows—Lean 85-90%948113.11/cwt102.00–120.001,0726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029132.93/cwt121.00–144.001,36878
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114151.92/cwt145.00–165.001,69232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197157.43/cwt150.00–167.001,88437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216143.81/cwt130.00–149.001,74954
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462156.70/cwt150.00–170.002,29126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492143.44/cwt132.00–149.002,14024
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,615.29/head1,400.00–1,825.001,6153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,576.26/head1,275.00–1,700.001,57613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,728.48/head1,200.00–2,175.001,72838
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,873.52/head1,250.00–2,050.001,87427
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28701,826.01/head1,575.00–2,175.001,8263
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,656.99/head2,000.00–3,000.002,6577
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2812,203.54/head1,800.00–2,350.002,20418
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,434.58/head1,875.00–3,050.002,43512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7213,136.29/head2,600.00–3,300.003,1364
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29311,894.77/head1,375.00–2,250.001,8956
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0492,188.17/head1,750.00–2,550.002,1884

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.