Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-11-14

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 14
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,158 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 1,312▼ 762 vs year ago 1,920 · −39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 213▼ 44 vs year ago 218 · −20.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 117▼ 16 vs year ago 41 · −39.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned preconditioned feeder packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $276.45/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −180.83 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$276.45
55 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,517
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.54
vs KY average
−28.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555284.361,57739
Medium and Large 2530263.491,39612thin
Medium and Large 2-3547238.131,3014thin
One grade step is worth $46.24/cwt here — about $276 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 sale55 hd
276.45
—
KY average24 barns · 880 hd
271.90
+4.54
National average190 barns · 31,255 hd
305.44
−28.99
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−180.83
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—Average1,703149.332,54212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,249111.301,39191
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,570111.201,74613
CowsLean 85-90%Average932104.8797824
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,135155.251,7622thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,255128.001,6062thin

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)1,155$1,8093thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$1,3752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$1,3251thin

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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230350.00/cwt350.00–350.008051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335323.78/cwt317.00–330.001,0857
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1462
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2118
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375300.41/cwt290.00–310.001,1279
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2394336.02/cwt330.00–340.001,3245
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3508
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419312.96/cwt307.50–320.001,31117
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425286.21/cwt282.50–290.001,2166
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2105
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460284.26/cwt280.00–292.501,3083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477276.40/cwt272.50–282.501,3186
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487304.23/cwt300.00–308.001,48217
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524283.44/cwt272.50–287.501,4856
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524264.94/cwt260.00–267.001,38811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534294.86/cwt290.00–298.001,57512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573286.39/cwt282.50–292.501,64110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583268.48/cwt265.00–271.001,56510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615271.29/cwt270.00–272.501,66823
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621257.36/cwt250.00–267.001,59816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625242.56/cwt240.00–245.001,5162
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659258.60/cwt257.00–261.001,70434
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667247.85/cwt237.00–251.001,65332
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3672230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5466
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,91459
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6571
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731239.75/cwt230.00–246.001,75318
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6883
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775230.91/cwt230.00–237.501,7908
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,91117
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823228.93/cwt220.00–231.001,88415
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8661
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8121
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,000182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,8251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2217272.50/cwt272.50–272.505912
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263280.36/cwt272.50–287.507372
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295255.00/cwt255.00–255.007521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318253.63/cwt250.00–257.508076
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0054
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340271.59/cwt260.00–277.009236
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369258.16/cwt250.00–262.509537
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373250.97/cwt250.00–252.009362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403276.29/cwt272.50–279.001,11312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3412246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424262.30/cwt252.00–267.501,11222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463235.43/cwt235.00–237.501,0906
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472247.72/cwt240.00–252.501,16912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2588
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509255.13/cwt254.00–260.001,29911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529223.61/cwt222.00–227.501,1835
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534240.64/cwt232.50–247.501,28532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4674
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572238.62/cwt230.00–245.001,36521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595226.08/cwt226.00–227.501,34517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613245.32/cwt243.00–250.001,5043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617233.95/cwt227.00–241.001,44343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3637223.40/cwt222.50–224.001,4235
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy646259.60/cwt259.60–259.601,67781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660226.30/cwt221.00–230.001,49417
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673204.63/cwt202.00–207.001,3774
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720209.34/cwt200.00–216.001,5076
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3231
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762205.69/cwt200.00–207.001,56721
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220280.00/cwt280.00–280.006161
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230325.00/cwt325.00–325.007481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2257297.50/cwt297.50–297.507652
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290325.00/cwt325.00–325.009431
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2317324.64/cwt320.00–327.001,0293
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385304.71/cwt300.00–317.501,1737
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1642
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,2211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473298.73/cwt292.00–302.501,4139
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475265.51/cwt265.00–266.001,2614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476280.77/cwt280.00–282.001,3368
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522259.31/cwt255.00–266.001,35420
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3562237.73/cwt237.00–240.001,3364
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4971
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579251.05/cwt239.00–257.501,45412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3606226.33/cwt225.00–229.001,3723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607231.60/cwt230.00–232.501,4069
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,60714
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674228.57/cwt220.00–235.001,54110
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3872
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716232.30/cwt220.00–239.001,66316
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2757203.30/cwt200.00–205.001,5393
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2811205.80/cwt201.00–215.001,6695
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3831172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4333
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7721
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3880185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6281
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,250140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7501
Steers—Select and Choice1,260116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4621
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,100167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,8431
Heifers—Select and Choice1,170143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,549137.02/cwt136.00–139.002,1224
Bulls——1,643145.94/cwt144.50–148.002,3983
Bulls——1,861161.20/cwt156.00–167.003,0005
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%876115.49/cwt112.00–118.001,0124
Cows—Lean 85-90%942105.12/cwt102.00–109.5099013
Cows—Lean 85-90%94698.35/cwt96.00–100.009307
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238106.48/cwt103.00–108.501,31821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244120.19/cwt118.00–126.001,4958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254111.79/cwt109.00–117.001,40262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563111.97/cwt109.00–115.501,75012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,6831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,375.14/head1,075.00–1,650.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,808.91/head1,575.00–1,975.001,8093
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3451

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.