Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-10-03

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 3
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,312 head
▼ 515 vs last sale 1,827▼ 106 vs year ago 1,418 · −7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 206▼ 28 vs year ago 197 · −14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 26▼ 78 vs year ago 90 · −86.7%
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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 650 lbs and under were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher but with limited comparisons. Good quality feeder heifers 650 lbs and under were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand, while the 700 lbs and over were unevenly steady with a moderate supply. Slaughter cows were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher 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 $232.18/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −171.38 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$232.18
157 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,278
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$481
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$74.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.64
vs KY average
−14.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549234.881,289140
Medium and Large 2570213.111,21416thin
Medium and Large 2-3505160.008081thin
One grade step is worth $74.88/cwt here — about $481 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 sale157 hd
232.18
—
KY average25 barns · 924 hd
234.83
−2.64
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−14.60
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−171.38
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—Average1,703159.212,71121
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,501130.711,96129
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,264126.001,59333
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,017112.321,14252
SteersSelectLow1,275115.001,4661thin

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)1,120$1,4163thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$1,6632thin

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy180350.00/cwt350.00–350.006301
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235260.00/cwt260.00–260.006111
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245330.00/cwt330.00–330.008091
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295305.00/cwt305.00–305.009001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323325.69/cwt317.50–333.501,0522
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386306.15/cwt300.00–310.001,18213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437297.28/cwt287.00–303.001,2999
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487288.93/cwt281.00–299.001,40713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487261.63/cwt260.00–267.501,2749
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516227.51/cwt225.00–230.001,1746
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531282.05/cwt270.00–289.001,49849
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2546249.44/cwt245.00–266.001,36220
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561257.35/cwt245.00–263.001,4448
Steers550–600Large 1-2570244.01/cwt242.00–245.001,3913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575276.60/cwt270.00–284.001,59031
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575224.23/cwt215.00–230.001,2893
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620269.87/cwt265.00–274.001,67338
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627235.80/cwt230.00–242.501,4786
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628252.64/cwt243.50–263.501,58730
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3651185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2048
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682241.74/cwt230.00–249.001,64957
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713228.53/cwt220.00–237.001,6292
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768234.92/cwt224.00–242.001,80424
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805222.55/cwt215.00–230.001,7922
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2181
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9122
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,012220.50/cwt220.50–220.502,23155
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2242227.47/cwt227.00–230.005506
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265277.50/cwt277.50–277.507351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281236.64/cwt230.00–250.006653
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317250.00/cwt250.00–250.007932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327261.18/cwt255.00–270.008545
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335225.00/cwt225.00–225.007541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360218.56/cwt218.00–220.007877
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363268.28/cwt265.00–270.009743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2391240.51/cwt235.00–247.009407
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420198.37/cwt195.00–200.008333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437242.08/cwt235.00–252.001,05813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2439220.14/cwt210.00–224.0096626
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481245.99/cwt240.00–252.501,18344
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482221.96/cwt210.00–230.001,07021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520238.13/cwt230.00–248.001,23872
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531219.32/cwt210.00–226.001,1655
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575228.42/cwt225.00–236.001,31351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2587210.28/cwt205.00–220.001,23411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,42417
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615225.86/cwt215.00–233.001,38953
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630210.83/cwt210.00–212.501,3283
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,66083
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666223.19/cwt219.00–228.001,48631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685193.80/cwt187.50–200.001,3282
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,74020
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2791204.79/cwt204.00–207.001,6205
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3842
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6045
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4661
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6461
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3242242.00/cwt242.00–242.005862
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250295.00/cwt295.00–295.007382
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3321240.00/cwt240.00–240.007703
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334269.87/cwt262.50–275.009015
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340304.93/cwt300.00–310.001,0372
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0852
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1591
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367270.07/cwt262.50–285.009913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3413230.00/cwt230.00–230.009503
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437289.49/cwt282.50–300.001,26511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438262.35/cwt257.50–272.501,1493
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473278.46/cwt267.50–285.001,3176
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0791
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3293
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523232.11/cwt220.00–241.001,21426
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566232.53/cwt217.00–240.001,3166
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583256.20/cwt250.00–263.001,49419
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619241.29/cwt238.00–251.001,4948
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645224.21/cwt212.50–230.001,4463
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660226.61/cwt225.00–229.001,4965
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670203.72/cwt200.00–207.501,3652
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4413
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765215.96/cwt213.00–222.001,6523
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8066
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3425147.50/cwt147.50–147.506271
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,275115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,317140.05/cwt135.00–145.001,8443
Bulls——1,760159.68/cwt153.00–165.002,81014
Bulls——1,793171.91/cwt169.00–176.003,0824
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93593.56/cwt76.00–99.008758
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003129.00/cwt127.00–132.001,2944
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023120.86/cwt118.00–125.001,23616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043110.10/cwt100.00–117.501,14824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238125.29/cwt120.00–129.501,55122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238115.50/cwt112.00–119.001,4304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362134.21/cwt130.00–141.001,8287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484125.72/cwt120.00–129.501,86612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496135.24/cwt130.00–141.002,02316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,775118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,0951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,415.59/head1,250.00–1,575.001,4163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2907143.08/cwt140.00–147.001,2983
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.