Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-07-18

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 18
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,199 head
▼ 853 vs last sale 2,052▼ 417 vs year ago 1,616 · −25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 270▼ 88 vs year ago 237 · −37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 60▼ 24 vs year ago 38 · −63.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 350-500 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand, while steers over 600 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply, while the 650-750 lbs heifers were sharply higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.24/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −149.32 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$254.24
103 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,399
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.23
vs KY average
−3.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550258.431,42188
Medium and Large 2555231.251,28414thin
Medium and Large 2-3540207.501,1211thin
One grade step is worth $50.93/cwt here — about $300 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 sale103 hd
254.24
—
KY average24 barns · 1,012 hd
262.48
−8.23
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−3.56
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−149.32
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—Low1,693160.642,71936
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,502137.992,07228
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,240134.671,67035
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,020125.971,28532
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,115182.002,0291thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,343$1,8422thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$2,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,488$2,6944thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320300.00/cwt300.00–300.009601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387329.88/cwt317.00–334.001,2778
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy389349.41/cwt340.00–352.501,3594
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413327.07/cwt322.00–331.001,3517
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432302.65/cwt300.00–307.001,3078
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472290.54/cwt285.00–305.001,37111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475260.18/cwt257.00–270.001,2364
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,5888
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526287.05/cwt277.50–297.001,51017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2547242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6529
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577270.98/cwt265.00–272.501,5645
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608289.63/cwt285.00–290.001,76114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622268.20/cwt257.50–275.001,66835
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663289.50/cwt281.00–298.001,91920
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672248.77/cwt245.00–250.001,6724
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682263.09/cwt257.00–275.001,7949
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734253.51/cwt245.00–258.001,8619
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761258.10/cwt258.10–258.101,96455
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773244.54/cwt244.00–250.001,89072
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819248.64/cwt246.00–249.502,03616
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7181
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2887233.61/cwt227.00–243.002,07210
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2941210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9763
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,0295
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,056200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323279.85/cwt270.00–290.009043
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325262.50/cwt262.50–262.508531
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3327216.53/cwt210.00–225.007083
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363303.81/cwt302.00–305.001,1035
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366244.97/cwt240.00–250.008975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376210.00/cwt210.00–210.007904
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378285.36/cwt280.00–292.001,0794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425273.43/cwt270.00–275.001,1623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433205.00/cwt205.00–205.008884
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435311.71/cwt304.00–322.501,3567
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440287.87/cwt280.00–300.001,2678
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0534
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471266.24/cwt255.00–270.001,2548
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476290.70/cwt285.00–300.001,38427
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531227.98/cwt222.50–232.501,2115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537249.10/cwt240.00–260.001,33839
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,5676
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558271.93/cwt270.00–275.001,51718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564256.66/cwt247.00–267.501,44825
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569233.07/cwt227.00–242.001,3269
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623226.85/cwt217.50–235.001,41311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626258.90/cwt258.00–260.001,62142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630239.32/cwt230.00–245.001,50813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660230.94/cwt220.00–232.501,52410
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664275.38/cwt275.25–276.001,82992
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684249.18/cwt237.00–255.501,704117
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710207.61/cwt200.00–215.001,4742
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715248.37/cwt246.50–253.001,77611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3717186.64/cwt185.00–187.501,3383
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7885
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822225.17/cwt224.50–234.001,85170
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007382
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328292.99/cwt280.00–300.009613
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331251.28/cwt245.00–260.008325
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2364299.20/cwt295.00–300.001,0896
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424285.06/cwt280.00–290.001,2095
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433324.19/cwt320.00–330.001,4043
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2456280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2773
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535282.02/cwt280.00–287.501,5096
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2542260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4092
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563266.67/cwt263.00–277.501,5014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2606253.19/cwt242.50–257.001,53410
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671244.60/cwt237.50–255.001,64111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713202.53/cwt200.00–205.001,4442
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720246.75/cwt239.00–255.001,77715
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8161
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2858234.90/cwt225.00–240.002,0153
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3396127.50/cwt127.50–127.505053
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006792
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3573142.50/cwt142.50–142.508173
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3717137.50/cwt137.50–137.509865
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,115182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,0291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,687165.41/cwt157.50–173.002,79021
Bulls——1,687147.49/cwt132.00–156.002,48812
Bulls——1,757179.87/cwt177.00–183.003,1603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75394.75/cwt90.00–99.007132
Cows—Lean 85-90%979142.12/cwt139.00–145.501,3916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020116.53/cwt112.00–119.001,1896
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064127.21/cwt120.00–136.501,35418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228136.03/cwt129.50–144.501,67020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240126.18/cwt122.00–128.001,56511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299151.19/cwt148.00–159.001,9644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499137.16/cwt129.00–144.502,05624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,537153.92/cwt152.00–156.502,3663
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3431,841.76/head1,100.00–2,275.001,8422
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,488.57/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4892
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950172.07/cwt168.00–177.001,6353

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.