Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-08-22

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 22
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,294 head
▼ 219 vs last sale 1,513▼ 790 vs year ago 2,084 · −37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 207▲ 63 vs year ago 156 · +40.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 32▼ 15 vs year ago 91 · −16.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was softer with a plainer quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 6.00 to 10.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. More downward movement in the futures market this week, coupled with health concerns has lowered interest and demand for feeder cattle. Today buyers were willing to pay premiums for weaned packages and groups of calves, while severely discounting plainer quality and bawling calves. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.80/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −160.76 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$242.80
128 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,331
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.47
vs KY average
−1.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547249.981,36884
Medium and Large 2548232.681,27440
Medium and Large 2-3570193.201,1014thin
One grade step is worth $56.78/cwt here — about $267 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 sale128 hd
242.80
—
KY average26 barns · 1,112 hd
242.33
+0.47
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−1.61
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−160.76
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—High1,663167.332,78322
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,473145.732,14659
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,189144.541,71869
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,042128.011,33443
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160180.002,0881thin

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)1,198$1,9602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,6484thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)949$1,6204thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,047$1,5698
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$1,5142thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,405$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,345$2,7585
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,341$2,7275
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,301$2,36610

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2213292.35/cwt290.00–295.006232
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220252.50/cwt252.50–252.505561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282280.00/cwt280.00–280.007902
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323301.34/cwt300.00–302.509732
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340237.50/cwt237.50–237.508081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2352277.50/cwt277.50–277.509772
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382284.10/cwt280.00–300.001,08511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408291.30/cwt287.00–300.001,1893
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430268.96/cwt260.00–277.501,1575
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4071
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477256.63/cwt247.00–265.001,22422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478279.40/cwt270.00–282.501,3369
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2511245.19/cwt230.00–250.001,25310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522287.01/cwt282.00–297.501,49812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532269.45/cwt260.00–277.001,43312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561248.33/cwt247.50–250.001,3933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571267.52/cwt260.00–275.001,52817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626267.48/cwt256.00–277.001,67431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629250.69/cwt247.00–255.001,57728
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668246.43/cwt241.00–251.001,64631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673230.47/cwt230.00–233.001,55120
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726234.12/cwt227.00–246.001,70028
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764230.10/cwt221.00–240.001,75812
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817231.37/cwt227.00–233.001,89017
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4852
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2892205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8292
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8001
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added960220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,11255
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,042214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,23054
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,1471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225275.00/cwt275.00–275.006191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258275.00/cwt275.00–275.007102
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271224.03/cwt220.00–227.506075
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305270.00/cwt270.00–270.008244
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323250.50/cwt240.00–257.5080919
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325198.95/cwt180.00–210.006473
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374236.83/cwt222.00–245.008868
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008391
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416236.26/cwt225.00–242.5098314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421254.81/cwt250.00–260.001,0734
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470244.97/cwt232.50–250.001,15129
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471218.44/cwt210.00–222.001,0295
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479260.33/cwt255.00–272.501,24726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527251.89/cwt242.50–261.501,32751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531232.35/cwt220.00–240.001,23422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568233.09/cwt227.00–239.001,32418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570193.20/cwt180.00–197.501,1014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579247.02/cwt237.00–254.001,43033
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622258.81/cwt254.00–259.751,610113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630226.00/cwt225.00–227.001,4245
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631237.98/cwt227.50–247.501,50244
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668237.98/cwt227.50–244.501,59016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686216.86/cwt212.00–227.001,48811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7688
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719230.40/cwt220.00–237.001,65738
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735207.19/cwt200.00–210.001,5238
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3743182.51/cwt180.00–185.001,3562
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760190.48/cwt189.00–192.001,4482
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5952
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5151
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3131
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6291
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2237305.00/cwt305.00–305.007232
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332263.45/cwt262.00–265.008754
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2389244.08/cwt230.00–247.509495
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417263.28/cwt260.00–265.001,0983
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2439235.01/cwt230.00–252.501,0328
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462258.05/cwt250.00–270.001,1928
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474236.09/cwt230.00–245.001,11914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515205.99/cwt205.00–207.001,0612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524238.10/cwt232.00–252.501,24813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3605
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566232.44/cwt225.00–240.001,3166
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618214.17/cwt212.50–215.001,3243
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2634233.66/cwt220.00–242.501,48115
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671222.39/cwt217.50–223.001,4929
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4462
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730201.27/cwt200.00–202.501,4692
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3771
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2774206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5945
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2806186.37/cwt182.00–187.501,5025
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5941
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6221
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,160180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,0881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293148.91/cwt140.00–156.001,9256
Bulls——1,797170.36/cwt165.00–175.003,06111
Bulls——1,812182.75/cwt179.00–186.003,3115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75594.00/cwt94.00–94.007101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013118.13/cwt109.00–124.001,19715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,030129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3291
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061132.72/cwt126.00–146.001,40824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133151.12/cwt148.00–155.001,7123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181154.08/cwt150.00–172.001,82015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194142.13/cwt133.00–149.001,69753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458156.33/cwt150.00–170.002,27913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477142.74/cwt133.00–149.502,10846
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29391,390.85/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,758.34/head2,100.00–3,050.002,7585
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3532,958.34/head2,150.00–3,225.002,9584
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5042,743.82/head2,675.00–2,950.002,7444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29491,620.26/head1,350.00–1,850.001,6204
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,568.56/head1,275.00–1,700.001,5698
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,513.53/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,648.23/head1,450.00–1,975.001,6484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,960.18/head1,800.00–2,075.001,9602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.