Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-09-12

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 12
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,403 head
▲ 216 vs last sale 2,187▼ 18 vs year ago 2,421 · −0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
338 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 228▲ 88 vs year ago 250 · +35.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 24▼ 35 vs year ago 68 · −51.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was mixed with a mostly good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 2.00 to 8.00 higher good demand, while the yearling steers were unevenly steady with a good supply. Feeder heifers 500-600 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand, while the 400 lbs and under were 7.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves today, however they discounted plainer quality, off color and bawling calves severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher 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 $273.38/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −183.89 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$273.38
161 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,477
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.41
vs KY average
+5.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532279.781,490125
Medium and Large 2568251.691,42835
Medium and Large 2-3540232.501,2561thin
One grade step is worth $47.28/cwt here — about $234 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 sale161 hd
273.38
—
KY average24 barns · 1,103 hd
262.97
+10.41
National average178 barns · 13,815 hd
268.20
+5.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−183.89
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—High1,611158.072,54635
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,202128.411,54374
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,500127.031,90558
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,075115.781,24484
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,115153.001,7061thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,525158.382,4152thin

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)1,078$1,6155
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,5401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,2002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,4003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,575$2,3851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,8535
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,7001thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292300.00/cwt300.00–300.008762
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330290.44/cwt280.00–302.509589
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338260.00/cwt260.00–260.008792
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340172.50/cwt172.50–172.505871
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370202.50/cwt202.50–202.507491
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371282.02/cwt280.00–300.001,04610
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378263.66/cwt260.00–270.009978
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415225.00/cwt225.00–225.009341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421301.70/cwt300.00–305.001,2706
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425268.36/cwt250.00–273.001,14112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478271.45/cwt270.00–275.001,2987
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491289.09/cwt285.00–300.001,41924
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509298.40/cwt290.00–305.001,51918
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520280.14/cwt270.00–288.001,45761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2547264.02/cwt250.00–267.501,4445
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558272.03/cwt260.00–278.001,51846
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571249.63/cwt235.00–258.001,42530
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2609224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3647
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,64623
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620239.12/cwt230.00–247.501,48338
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659265.17/cwt263.00–268.001,74725
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682238.51/cwt230.00–247.001,62744
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724243.49/cwt227.00–245.801,76387
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6751
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777236.37/cwt227.50–240.501,837155
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820222.35/cwt212.00–229.001,8238
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838233.49/cwt233.00–233.501,95767
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874227.85/cwt222.00–233.751,991144
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7021
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8991
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added943226.55/cwt225.00–228.002,136110
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2984206.45/cwt202.50–216.502,03144
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271228.99/cwt222.50–245.006214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308240.00/cwt240.00–240.007396
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334215.95/cwt210.00–227.507217
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360185.00/cwt185.00–185.006661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374236.46/cwt232.50–242.0088417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378252.52/cwt250.00–255.009552
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410201.34/cwt197.50–205.008252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421245.66/cwt227.00–251.001,03425
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432267.48/cwt255.00–272.501,15631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477244.85/cwt240.00–252.501,16845
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481231.61/cwt220.00–242.501,11424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,27044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523237.49/cwt229.50–248.001,24254
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538220.51/cwt210.00–225.001,18612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556263.50/cwt263.50–263.501,46585
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571239.99/cwt233.50–248.001,37067
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581223.98/cwt220.00–227.501,30124
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Full605197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608228.04/cwt220.00–232.001,3866
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611243.00/cwt240.00–245.501,485142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620211.24/cwt200.00–217.501,31017
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671235.34/cwt233.00–235.501,57993
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690216.68/cwt211.00–219.001,49524
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2654
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729219.32/cwt212.50–224.001,59934
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760211.04/cwt202.50–217.501,60414
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824211.76/cwt211.00–212.001,74529
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7161
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2943189.15/cwt187.50–192.501,7843
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added961204.25/cwt204.25–204.251,96354
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,115171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,9129
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270232.50/cwt232.50–232.506282
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290257.50/cwt257.50–257.507471
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2297300.00/cwt300.00–300.008912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310270.00/cwt270.00–270.008371
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0232
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378291.42/cwt282.50–300.001,1024
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420253.42/cwt250.00–259.001,0648
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425273.10/cwt260.00–280.001,1613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479276.09/cwt265.00–280.001,32214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479241.42/cwt237.50–247.501,1565
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518229.44/cwt220.00–240.001,1884
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525266.06/cwt255.00–272.501,3979
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4571
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613225.76/cwt220.00–232.501,38413
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4512
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710207.98/cwt205.00–220.001,4775
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6172
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2872173.51/cwt172.50–174.001,5137
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3252
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3724183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,32522
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,525158.38/cwt152.00–167.502,4152
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,115153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,456145.28/cwt140.00–150.002,1157
Bulls——1,631158.82/cwt152.00–167.002,59023
Bulls——1,735172.51/cwt169.00–183.002,9935
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95892.45/cwt80.00–98.508866
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058130.48/cwt130.00–131.001,3804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081113.27/cwt101.00–119.001,22448
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093123.54/cwt120.00–127.501,35026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159130.33/cwt125.00–139.001,51135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232119.44/cwt115.00–124.001,47228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261145.15/cwt141.00–150.001,83011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380149.08/cwt141.50–165.002,0576
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469131.09/cwt127.00–139.501,92612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527122.50/cwt115.00–126.501,87140
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0641,499.99/head1,240.00–1,975.001,5004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1352,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,925.79/head1,650.00–2,100.001,9263
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,744.67/head1,500.00–1,975.001,7452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5752,385.00/head2,385.00–2,385.002,3851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003

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.