Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-08-15

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 15
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,513 head
▲ 907 vs last sale 606▼ 571 vs year ago 2,084 · −27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 103▲ 51 vs year ago 156 · +32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 14▼ 59 vs year ago 91 · −64.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher and sharply higher in a few spots, with a good supply and strong demand. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while the 400-500 lbs heifers were sharply higher and the 500-700 were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with strong demand. Buyers were active and willing to pay premiums today for weaned packages and harder conditioned calves with a more favorable body condition. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls steady with 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 $294.77/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −162.50 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$294.77
92 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$532
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$97.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.88
vs KY average
+14.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539297.501,60286
Medium and Large 2557266.791,4855thin
Medium and Large 2-3535200.001,0701thin
One grade step is worth $97.50/cwt here — about $532 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 sale92 hd
294.77
—
KY average24 barns · 820 hd
286.90
+7.88
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
+14.43
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−162.50
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—Average1,583175.792,78323
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,516149.282,26254
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208143.081,72849
CowsLean 85-90%High989137.421,36041
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,010167.501,6921thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,123181.712,0412thin

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)1,542$2,2252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,8132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,1673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,042$1,7497

Every lot

122 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215310.00/cwt310.00–310.006671
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2276330.00/cwt330.00–330.009114
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328308.95/cwt300.00–317.501,0132
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355225.00/cwt225.00–225.007991
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418293.66/cwt287.00–307.501,22710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457281.31/cwt280.00–282.001,2863
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472303.70/cwt290.00–310.001,43319
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515307.39/cwt305.00–308.001,58324
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526291.09/cwt288.00–298.001,53132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564301.19/cwt296.00–304.001,69920
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566261.32/cwt257.00–270.001,4793
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584286.92/cwt277.50–294.001,67610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609298.73/cwt297.00–304.001,81936
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609278.93/cwt275.00–285.001,69925
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623268.83/cwt265.00–272.501,6752
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656283.38/cwt283.00–284.001,85921
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2674251.05/cwt244.00–260.001,6927
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677270.46/cwt268.00–273.001,83125
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2704231.50/cwt230.00–232.001,6304
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724249.21/cwt238.00–255.001,80435
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2776230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7854
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785255.50/cwt255.50–255.502,00641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787238.79/cwt230.00–242.001,87951
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812227.81/cwt220.00–231.001,8506
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824245.88/cwt241.75–247.252,026111
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7002
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868245.94/cwt243.25–249.002,135133
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2882229.58/cwt225.00–235.002,0256
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added943235.16/cwt230.00–236.752,218106
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added955232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,2161
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2983217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,1333
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,017217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,2072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215250.00/cwt250.00–250.005381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282287.50/cwt287.50–287.508115
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315280.00/cwt280.00–280.008823
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318248.33/cwt240.00–260.007905
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328228.51/cwt227.00–230.007502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368264.72/cwt257.00–272.0097416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377286.44/cwt280.00–291.001,08011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419288.62/cwt280.00–300.001,20911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420222.14/cwt215.00–230.009332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429267.00/cwt252.50–275.001,14521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3452236.00/cwt232.00–240.001,0674
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471284.06/cwt275.00–292.501,33821
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474259.53/cwt250.00–270.001,23010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521234.80/cwt230.00–242.501,22312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524255.43/cwt249.00–265.001,33861
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530271.69/cwt271.00–275.001,44011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567230.70/cwt222.00–240.001,3088
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570268.78/cwt267.00–270.001,5329
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575257.21/cwt248.00–265.001,47925
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622247.43/cwt237.50–255.001,53932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3331
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676240.33/cwt232.00–248.001,62546
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7416
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742221.34/cwt205.00–225.001,64213
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2533
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768212.83/cwt205.00–226.001,63511
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829226.86/cwt224.00–230.001,88142
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8061
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2881201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285279.57/cwt277.00–285.007973
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009302
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318273.66/cwt270.00–277.508702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345237.50/cwt237.50–237.508191
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360232.50/cwt232.50–232.508371
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1688
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377288.25/cwt280.00–300.001,08711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3419238.30/cwt232.50–242.509985
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429288.60/cwt287.50–290.001,2387
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0352
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468265.76/cwt252.00–277.001,2445
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475292.30/cwt282.00–305.001,38812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508290.03/cwt280.00–297.001,47310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578241.09/cwt235.00–255.001,3944
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619244.03/cwt229.00–250.001,51115
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2647220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4232
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2717205.60/cwt202.00–212.531,47410
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6261
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3261
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830199.12/cwt195.00–207.501,6533
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3631
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3661
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,141144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6433
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3795147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1691
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,123181.71/cwt172.00–192.002,0412
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,010167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,378153.74/cwt151.00–155.002,1194
Bulls——1,547169.89/cwt160.00–177.002,6289
Bulls——1,675186.92/cwt180.00–195.003,1318
Bulls——1,790201.97/cwt201.00–203.003,6152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Cows—Lean 85-90%978135.93/cwt125.00–147.001,32925
Cows—Lean 85-90%983117.38/cwt112.00–123.001,1545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048154.91/cwt148.00–169.001,62310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174126.26/cwt121.00–129.001,48211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213156.79/cwt150.00–164.001,90218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222139.98/cwt131.00–148.001,71120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,8031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484155.71/cwt150.00–165.002,31123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543145.09/cwt136.00–149.002,23930
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,813.15/head1,775.00–1,850.001,8132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5422,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28251,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0103
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,166.55/head2,025.00–2,300.002,1673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,305.25/head1,850.00–2,600.002,3052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.