Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-09-19

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 19
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,505 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 2,403▲ 420 vs year ago 2,085 · +20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 338▼ 39 vs year ago 230 · −17.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 33▼ 63 vs year ago 101 · −62.4%
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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 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand, except for the 700-800 lbs steers that were 2.00 to 3.00 lower but with a limited supply. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while heifers over 500 lbs were mostly steady to 3.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with 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 $246.65/cwt on 236 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −156.91 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$246.65
236 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,362
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.63
vs KY average
+9.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550250.601,378205
Medium and Large 2568220.531,25231
One grade step is worth $30.07/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale236 hd
246.65
—
KY average25 barns · 1,214 hd
232.02
+14.63
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
+9.64
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−156.91
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—High1,729152.492,63722
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,463133.481,95340
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,189129.661,54241
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,007113.081,13943
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00398.509872thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,0984thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$1,3878
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)905$1,1642thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)853$1,0192thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,125$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,239$1,8194thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,6901thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy296355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0513
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326314.27/cwt310.00–325.001,02518
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326295.10/cwt290.00–305.009625
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364334.29/cwt325.00–336.001,21717
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368281.22/cwt280.00–285.001,0354
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384303.65/cwt290.00–310.001,16614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2903
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424294.48/cwt287.50–300.001,24910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455185.00/cwt185.00–185.008421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470298.11/cwt297.00–303.001,40127
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483255.51/cwt242.50–260.001,2344
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488279.52/cwt276.50–285.001,36416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514301.28/cwt300.00–302.001,54911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522266.60/cwt255.00–272.501,39212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528282.73/cwt275.00–293.001,49325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562216.34/cwt216.00–220.001,21612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572267.93/cwt257.00–273.501,53358
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584241.10/cwt227.50–247.501,40811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623224.10/cwt214.00–235.001,39617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627262.76/cwt259.00–264.501,64826
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627246.80/cwt237.50–255.001,54777
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3634201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,27413
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674243.06/cwt230.00–247.001,638100
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683223.31/cwt217.50–229.001,5252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2716218.65/cwt212.50–225.001,5664
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724240.94/cwt230.00–246.501,74429
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3401
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763219.50/cwt219.00–220.001,6756
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771231.50/cwt223.00–242.501,7856
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823226.27/cwt220.00–227.501,86247
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830236.70/cwt236.50–236.751,96561
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added858232.51/cwt228.50–236.101,995240
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870217.36/cwt210.00–220.001,89110
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875201.27/cwt200.00–202.501,7612
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8002
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added916224.75/cwt224.75–224.752,05958
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245290.00/cwt290.00–290.007111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255225.00/cwt225.00–225.005741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265240.95/cwt230.00–255.006395
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310295.00/cwt295.00–295.009152
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316247.42/cwt237.00–260.007827
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3327211.77/cwt202.50–217.006924
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328272.59/cwt262.50–282.508946
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369247.46/cwt232.50–257.0091318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370267.56/cwt260.00–280.0099010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405215.00/cwt215.00–215.008711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421252.99/cwt249.00–265.001,06533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435241.35/cwt235.00–245.001,05014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470234.91/cwt230.00–240.001,10416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481250.28/cwt245.00–261.001,20423
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524221.28/cwt217.50–225.001,1606
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526236.51/cwt230.00–242.501,24462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556269.40/cwt269.40–269.401,49889
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567235.81/cwt229.00–247.001,33754
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578220.35/cwt212.50–227.501,27425
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625225.97/cwt217.00–236.001,41280
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629246.75/cwt246.75–246.751,55270
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630207.45/cwt190.00–215.001,3074
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653252.39/cwt252.00–253.251,648259
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1933
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677204.03/cwt197.00–207.501,3813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681231.23/cwt217.00–236.001,57584
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2707207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4675
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714234.39/cwt232.50–234.751,67469
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717225.96/cwt214.00–229.001,62058
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1931
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764218.20/cwt208.00–221.001,66740
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765189.01/cwt183.00–192.001,4464
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830157.64/cwt150.00–165.001,3082
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2264276.82/cwt275.00–280.007315
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280250.65/cwt240.00–262.507022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0722
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336258.98/cwt247.50–262.508704
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338291.71/cwt285.00–305.009866
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370307.47/cwt305.00–310.001,1382
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380292.49/cwt285.00–297.501,11110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2392255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0002
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430280.56/cwt272.50–285.001,20615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3432206.01/cwt200.00–217.508903
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1091
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481287.93/cwt280.00–292.001,3853
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516276.48/cwt267.50–286.001,4276
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522254.52/cwt239.00–262.501,3297
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3544229.89/cwt222.00–232.501,2514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553256.22/cwt252.00–262.501,4175
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569239.75/cwt232.50–243.001,36419
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626236.03/cwt229.00–245.001,47810
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678219.99/cwt207.00–225.001,4927
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735223.22/cwt220.00–227.501,6417
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6722
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7311
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7172
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880173.39/cwt170.00–180.001,5263
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,013128.45/cwt122.00–135.001,3012
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 342092.50/cwt92.50–92.503891
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Large 3165122.50/cwt122.50–122.502021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,715158.42/cwt150.00–166.002,71712
Bulls——1,733142.75/cwt138.50–149.002,4749
Bulls——1,865169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,1521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92792.54/cwt84.00–101.008589
Cows—Lean 85-90%996113.11/cwt103.00–119.001,12718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056123.19/cwt120.00–128.001,30113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105130.77/cwt130.00–132.001,4453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140116.67/cwt112.00–119.001,3304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191141.97/cwt139.00–145.001,6917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195128.52/cwt120.00–138.001,53630
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461122.28/cwt116.00–125.001,7875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462141.71/cwt139.00–146.002,0729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464132.78/cwt127.00–138.001,94426
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%91585.00/cwt85.00–85.007781
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2211
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,690.00/head1,690.00–1,690.001,6901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28531,018.87/head975.00–1,060.001,0192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29001,140.50/head1,025.00–1,235.001,1412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,163.65/head1,130.00–1,200.001,1642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,469.03/head1,190.00–1,800.001,4696
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,098.44/head2,000.00–2,275.002,0984

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.