Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-09-26

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 26
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,827 head
▼ 678 vs last sale 2,505▼ 411 vs year ago 2,238 · −18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 191▲ 4 vs year ago 202 · +2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 38▲ 0 vs year ago 26 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was lower with a plainer than average quality offering. Feeder steers 650 lbs and under were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand, while the yearling steers were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Feeder buyers were selective today, but willing to pay premiums for yearlings and some weaned packages of calves. However concerns over severe storms with excessive flooding coupled with the plainer than average quality offering limited buyers interest and gave a softer undertone to the market. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $265.55/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −191.72 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$265.55
106 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,463
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$26.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.07
vs KY average
−8.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544275.631,49865
Medium and Large 2563249.571,40541
One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale106 hd
265.55
—
KY average26 barns · 1,097 hd
263.48
+2.07
National average169 barns · 10,664 hd
274.29
−8.74
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−191.72
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—High1,707151.662,58916
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,504123.031,85043
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,230120.471,48135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,068111.101,18654
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240149.001,8481thin

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)1,135$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,5566
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,5113thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,3132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,1851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,588$2,0382thin

Every lot

106 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275255.00/cwt255.00–255.007011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319289.62/cwt287.50–300.009246
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328277.50/cwt277.50–277.509102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365277.99/cwt270.00–282.501,0153
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373322.44/cwt320.00–327.501,2033
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385298.05/cwt290.00–308.001,14726
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413267.55/cwt260.00–270.001,1054
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426287.52/cwt280.00–292.501,22511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458180.00/cwt180.00–180.008243
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2459260.46/cwt250.00–267.501,19610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479277.58/cwt270.00–288.001,3309
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,5347
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522288.08/cwt280.00–295.001,50428
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533257.37/cwt247.50–264.001,37215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572257.86/cwt256.00–272.501,47530
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580245.07/cwt240.00–252.501,42126
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616225.93/cwt210.00–232.501,39245
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623240.96/cwt235.00–253.001,50128
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0561
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674238.51/cwt230.00–247.001,60829
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715236.30/cwt222.50–241.001,69017
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770232.55/cwt220.00–239.001,79172
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2779204.65/cwt202.00–215.001,5945
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added786245.03/cwt243.50–246.751,926125
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826221.41/cwt210.00–231.001,82913
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,03564
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2884226.20/cwt221.00–227.002,00061
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added927225.51/cwt224.50–226.502,090117
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2945190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7961
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2959216.30/cwt209.00–220.002,0746
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,026214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,1965
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,040160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6641
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,054215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,26655
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250255.00/cwt255.00–255.006381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275227.50/cwt227.50–227.506262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305272.50/cwt272.50–272.508311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325228.33/cwt227.50–230.007423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363147.50/cwt147.50–147.505353
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365266.65/cwt260.00–275.009736
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378242.27/cwt230.00–252.0091624
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006681
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431221.03/cwt210.00–230.009538
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432245.79/cwt240.00–249.001,06210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471228.63/cwt220.00–234.001,0779
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475172.50/cwt172.50–172.508191
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478235.06/cwt230.00–240.001,12427
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512214.45/cwt212.50–220.001,0988
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521235.48/cwt228.00–238.501,22746
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572214.23/cwt200.00–220.001,2257
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577228.85/cwt222.50–235.501,32049
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622225.32/cwt224.00–230.001,40159
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639205.92/cwt200.00–208.001,31612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655231.43/cwt229.00–233.501,51634
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2694212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4715
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712212.69/cwt208.00–215.001,51445
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727230.49/cwt226.50–232.001,67698
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2731197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4403
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2751205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5409
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770214.20/cwt213.00–219.251,64980
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3371
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854213.75/cwt213.75–213.751,82522
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6596
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,077142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5292
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290257.50/cwt257.50–257.507471
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0382
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355250.00/cwt250.00–250.008881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1585
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429249.13/cwt242.50–252.501,0696
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457228.66/cwt222.50–230.001,0456
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482274.18/cwt272.50–277.501,3223
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531263.51/cwt260.00–264.001,3998
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576223.75/cwt212.50–230.001,28917
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659216.77/cwt212.50–221.001,4294
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2736210.81/cwt202.50–217.501,55210
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2762174.44/cwt160.00–197.501,3294
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4722
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3625146.62/cwt142.50–150.009166
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,240149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,8481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,504143.36/cwt136.00–147.502,1567
Bulls——1,815167.00/cwt167.00–167.003,0311
Bulls——1,871157.01/cwt152.00–161.002,9388
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94890.62/cwt79.00–98.008596
Cows—Lean 85-90%978135.42/cwt132.00–139.001,3242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076110.34/cwt100.00–116.501,18735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123120.29/cwt118.00–123.501,35111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220129.38/cwt128.00–134.001,5784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223122.30/cwt118.00–127.001,49620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245113.90/cwt109.00–117.001,41811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,382114.83/cwt109.00–118.001,5875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514123.18/cwt119.00–126.501,86532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,551129.06/cwt127.00–134.002,0026
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,312.88/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,556.45/head1,175.00–1,850.001,5566
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,511.14/head1,125.00–1,850.001,5113
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4831
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6452,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2775975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.