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

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 10
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,531 head
▲ 219 vs last sale 1,312▼ 306 vs year ago 1,837 · −16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 169▼ 22 vs year ago 240 · −9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 12▼ 10 vs year ago 34 · −29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good supply of good quality feeder cattle. Feeder steers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater, with several spots of sharply higher cattle, with a good supply and strong demand. No trends on the yearling due to limited number of comparisons, however they appeared stronger as well. Feeder heifers 550 lbs and under sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand, while heifers 550 lbs and over were firmly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.85/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −161.71 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$241.85
100 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,299
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.37
vs KY average
−10.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536245.741,31681
Medium and Large 2545226.691,23618thin
Medium and Large 2-3505200.001,0101thin
One grade step is worth $45.74/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale100 hd
241.85
—
KY average26 barns · 1,284 hd
236.48
+5.37
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−10.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−161.71
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—Average1,590155.322,46927
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,484134.241,99135
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,215130.671,58853
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,017117.221,19258
HeifersChoiceAverage1,486179.002,6604thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,075159.721,7174thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165159.651,86012

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)1,405$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$1,8355
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,420$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,3382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,2851thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,570$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,6501thin

Every lot

121 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2301300.00/cwt300.00–300.009033
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321347.87/cwt332.50–355.001,1174
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345265.00/cwt265.00–265.009141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379339.62/cwt332.00–342.501,2877
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409324.38/cwt320.00–330.001,32735
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421310.44/cwt300.00–317.501,30713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430280.06/cwt277.50–282.501,2042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476283.80/cwt282.00–285.001,3515
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481296.22/cwt290.00–305.001,42536
Steers450–500Large 1492200.00/cwt200.00–200.009842
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520270.15/cwt255.00–272.501,4059
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523312.59/cwt302.50–322.501,6358
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527286.70/cwt280.00–295.001,51145
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573280.23/cwt274.00–292.001,60658
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578262.44/cwt257.50–270.001,51711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584252.69/cwt250.00–262.001,4767
Steers550–600Large 1585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622270.34/cwt263.00–280.001,68235
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625250.55/cwt242.50–260.001,56611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660237.47/cwt235.00–240.001,5674
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666259.11/cwt250.00–265.001,7266
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8392
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8235
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726241.44/cwt237.50–248.001,7539
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2726222.86/cwt222.00–225.001,6184
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773234.92/cwt230.00–240.001,8162
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,07813
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871235.68/cwt229.00–239.002,0539
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874246.97/cwt242.50–250.002,1595
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9471
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030197.54/cwt190.00–205.002,0352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260205.00/cwt205.00–205.005331
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295272.50/cwt272.50–272.508041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340282.50/cwt282.50–282.509611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368255.63/cwt250.00–260.009417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383295.68/cwt290.00–300.001,13217
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386282.33/cwt270.00–287.501,09012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416256.41/cwt247.50–265.001,06733
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422279.44/cwt279.00–280.001,1799
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425237.88/cwt232.00–245.001,0115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460230.57/cwt230.00–235.001,0619
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481259.58/cwt249.00–270.001,24968
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508262.05/cwt260.00–263.001,33115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517249.17/cwt240.00–257.501,28836
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542230.03/cwt217.00–238.001,24716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572233.47/cwt225.00–238.001,33530
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620228.90/cwt220.00–238.001,41940
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633211.32/cwt207.50–215.001,3382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646249.75/cwt249.75–249.751,61380
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676214.10/cwt208.00–220.001,4474
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686222.81/cwt222.25–243.001,52880
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712215.16/cwt212.00–220.001,5325
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,746130
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,87718
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818195.36/cwt192.00–197.001,5983
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5183
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2874202.05/cwt197.50–205.001,7666
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2927198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8352
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7191
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,7721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324345.38/cwt337.00–355.001,1195
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325315.10/cwt300.00–325.001,0243
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355355.22/cwt353.00–357.501,2612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366299.34/cwt297.50–300.001,0964
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387322.77/cwt310.00–327.001,2494
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415319.79/cwt317.50–322.501,32711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433288.42/cwt280.00–302.501,2498
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3434207.66/cwt203.00–222.509014
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436262.44/cwt250.00–277.001,1447
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2459268.36/cwt265.00–275.001,2326
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477288.73/cwt280.00–300.001,37722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513287.18/cwt282.50–289.001,4737
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533242.89/cwt237.50–245.001,2956
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537269.89/cwt265.00–275.001,4497
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562243.15/cwt240.00–246.001,36716
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572257.45/cwt250.00–267.001,47319
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5803
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623225.27/cwt210.00–235.001,4033
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2682239.98/cwt230.00–245.001,6379
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722221.35/cwt213.00–227.001,5989
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7181
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5461
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 366572.50/cwt72.50–72.504821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,165159.65/cwt154.00–167.001,86012
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,075159.72/cwt151.00–169.001,7174
Heifers—Choice1,486179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,6604
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,546144.76/cwt137.00–149.002,23810
Bulls——1,584159.35/cwt150.00–166.002,52414
Bulls——1,762171.72/cwt168.00–177.003,0263
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83087.60/cwt65.00–95.007278
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006113.10/cwt105.00–119.001,13818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037123.62/cwt120.00–129.501,28223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,154135.43/cwt131.00–146.001,5639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210127.70/cwt121.00–135.001,54530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215142.04/cwt137.00–150.001,72616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240117.43/cwt111.50–120.001,4567
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455143.88/cwt139.00–153.002,09311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492130.62/cwt125.00–137.001,94922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548120.98/cwt120.00–122.001,8732
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5702,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,337.62/head1,325.00–1,350.001,3382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,680.68/head1,500.00–1,875.001,6814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.