Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2021-06-10

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 10
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,067 head
407 vs last sale 660 15 vs year ago 1,052 · +1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
18 vs last sale 178 20 vs year ago 140 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
29 vs last sale 75 46 vs year ago 92 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady-1.00 lower with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.42/cwt on 508 head.
Average price
$132.42
508 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.02
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2650133.02864490
Medium and Large 2-3556115.9964518thin
One grade step is worth $17.02/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale508 hd
132.42
KY average26 barns · 5,950 hd
131.40
+1.02
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,810101.591,83920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55276.151,18241
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25874.0993246
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13471.928157thin

Every lot, as filed

80 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,19085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521137.95/cwt122.00–148.0071923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480138.67/cwt128.00–147.0066617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2958112.28/cwt111.00–112.501,07621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432163.04/cwt151.00–168.0070410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290165.38/cwt157.50–173.004802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628131.42/cwt117.00–137.0082554
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815122.00/cwt122.00–122.009942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733134.95/cwt124.00–135.5098951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688142.03/cwt136.00–145.0097714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added518152.00/cwt152.00–152.0078714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added687146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0037
SteersMedium and Large 1-2890121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2732120.65/cwt118.00–127.0088328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574153.63/cwt141.00–159.5088228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added419174.66/cwt174.00–176.007326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added517169.49/cwt164.00–170.0087623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added822128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0529
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,040104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320162.00/cwt162.00–162.005181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2791121.06/cwt115.00–122.0095883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added473153.76/cwt151.00–155.5072725
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673134.80/cwt130.00–138.0090711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627128.82/cwt121.00–140.008085
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523154.23/cwt147.00–161.0080718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added288170.00/cwt170.00–170.004904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added635138.52/cwt137.70–140.25880125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2367152.00/cwt152.00–152.005582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535147.41/cwt145.50–150.007897
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735128.00/cwt128.00–128.009412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815111.00/cwt111.00–111.009051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,405900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,6451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2880820.00/cwt820.00–820.007,2161
CowsLean 85-90%1,12975.24/cwt70.50–78.008494
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56364.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0002
CowsLean 85-90%1,14067.50/cwt65.00–69.007703
Bulls1,850109.00/cwt101.50–116.502,01711
Bulls1,88794.72/cwt92.00–99.501,7877
Bulls1,32084.83/cwt77.00–90.001,1202
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26879.85/cwt75.00–87.501,01219
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25170.85/cwt66.50–74.0088625
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3901,600.00/cwt1,550.00–1,650.0022,2402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0016,9004
Dairy SteersLarge 399066.00/cwt66.00–66.006532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55580.04/cwt75.00–87.501,24524
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,420.00/cwt1,420.00–1,420.0020,5902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3451,014.67/cwt850.00–1,110.0013,64710
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3255123.00/cwt123.00–123.003141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375125.41/cwt109.00–137.004703
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54571.54/cwt66.50–74.001,10515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24859.85/cwt57.00–62.007472
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007982
SteersMedium and Large 2-3532134.00/cwt134.00–134.007132
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3625111.58/cwt108.00–115.006972
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2800913.33/cwt840.00–950.007,3073
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525120.68/cwt120.00–121.006343
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490112.00/cwt112.00–112.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2342152.50/cwt152.50–152.505222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666126.54/cwt116.00–135.0084329
SteersMedium and Large 2-3785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3765104.87/cwt101.00–106.508024
SteersMedium and Large 2-362084.00/cwt84.00–84.005211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3690111.00/cwt111.00–111.007662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768134.71/cwt123.00–141.001,03536
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571143.04/cwt141.00–145.008174
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007602
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628106.85/cwt91.00–115.006713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364152.00/cwt140.00–160.005537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2838119.85/cwt117.50–124.501,00421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430141.54/cwt133.00–147.006095
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2908110.07/cwt110.00–110.5099928
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481151.83/cwt140.00–160.007306
BullsMedium and Large 1-2448152.00/cwt152.00–152.006815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626149.72/cwt134.00–154.0093750
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585137.72/cwt123.00–148.0080635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469152.20/cwt147.00–161.007149

How this sale compares

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.