Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2023-08-10

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 10
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,852 head
388 vs last sale 1,464 41 vs year ago 1,893 · 2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
17 vs last sale 265 48 vs year ago 200 · +24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
74 vs last sale 32 32 vs year ago 74 · +43.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last Thursday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $250.37/cwt on 779 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +20.11 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.
Average price
$250.37
779 head · 730 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$462
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.38
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2736250.991,848748
Medium and Large 2-3588235.571,38531
One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about $462 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 sale779 hd
250.37
KY average27 barns · 6,117 hd
245.99
+4.38
This barn, trailing median1 sales
230.27
+20.11
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
BullsLow1,534130.362,00031
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,564115.731,81021
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243112.351,396109
CowsLean 85-90%Average960106.531,02243
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155145.001,6751thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210143.001,7301thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,370$1,77825
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,309$1,59832
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$1,1533thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,193$1,5173thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,5307
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$1,6007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,1751thin

Every lot, as filed

146 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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533240.26/cwt235.00–242.501,2818
SteersMedium and Large 2-3770217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785236.16/cwt235.00–240.001,8548
SteersMedium and Large 2-3685235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy327280.00/cwt280.00–280.009162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290285.00/cwt285.00–285.008272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529248.90/cwt242.50–252.501,3178
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy520278.42/cwt272.00–282.501,4485
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435238.46/cwt235.00–242.001,0372
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added660252.19/cwt249.60–254.751,664159
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added576254.64/cwt252.50–255.251,46788
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy363303.72/cwt300.00–307.501,1032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy483272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3143
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy573277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,58716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy445267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820191.10/cwt187.00–195.001,5672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,032182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added747217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added774214.35/cwt214.00–215.001,65911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added531243.07/cwt243.00–244.001,29115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added621239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,48720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2933133.43/cwt130.00–142.001,2457
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,085165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,185160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2962171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288223.98/cwt220.00–230.006453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2317230.00/cwt230.00–230.007292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2868177.65/cwt167.00–183.001,5423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374236.42/cwt230.00–247.0088413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2223231.90/cwt220.00–235.005175
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422236.97/cwt230.00–247.001,00013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476240.76/cwt230.00–245.501,14653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2773203.70/cwt197.00–207.001,5757
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569236.62/cwt229.00–246.001,34663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2233270.16/cwt265.00–275.006292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2995197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,9601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724237.47/cwt230.00–245.001,71948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2880230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3472245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1563
SteersMedium and Large 2-3915189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,7291
SteersMedium and Large 2-3727220.97/cwt217.00–225.001,6063
SteersMedium and Large 2-3623233.78/cwt232.00–237.501,4563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added621268.50/cwt268.50–268.501,66738
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added553269.50/cwt269.50–269.501,49035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2819237.29/cwt235.00–242.501,9435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2587259.99/cwt250.00–265.001,52647
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619253.76/cwt243.00–260.001,57150
SteersMedium and Large 2-3555244.32/cwt240.00–247.001,3566
SteersMedium and Large 1-2917230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1092
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added383287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2382276.69/cwt276.00–280.001,0576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433259.98/cwt255.00–262.501,1266
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674249.05/cwt239.00–253.001,67920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471259.23/cwt250.00–265.001,22118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added892240.13/cwt240.00–243.002,14261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added732252.79/cwt251.00–254.501,85048
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added506267.30/cwt266.00–268.001,35317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added837250.70/cwt250.70–250.702,098135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added756253.75/cwt253.75–253.751,91824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added679256.40/cwt255.50–257.501,74113
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,167170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9842
Dairy SteersLarge 3473155.00/cwt155.00–155.007335
Dairy SteersLarge 31,115117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,3101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added961235.60/cwt235.60–235.602,26459
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added923234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,16059
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572237.86/cwt232.00–248.001,36119
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478241.47/cwt230.00–247.001,15415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2945175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2835186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381256.31/cwt250.00–260.009779
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added315301.00/cwt301.00–301.009482
CowsLean 85-90%957110.90/cwt107.00–115.001,06121
HeifersSelect and Choice1,155145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191104.24/cwt100.00–108.001,24127
CowsBoner 80-85%1,322123.37/cwt120.00–127.001,63113
CowsLean 85-90%97399.24/cwt96.00–104.0096619
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,484105.92/cwt100.00–109.001,5724
SteersSelect and Choice1,210143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7301
CowsLean 85-90%892122.09/cwt116.00–126.001,0893
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,613114.90/cwt110.50–119.501,85311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,528123.78/cwt121.50–127.501,8916
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248113.44/cwt109.00–119.501,41669
Bulls1,242119.43/cwt115.00–124.001,4839
Bulls1,569130.19/cwt126.00–135.002,04312
Bulls1,756140.41/cwt137.00–145.002,46610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3091,598.00/head960.00–1,800.001,59832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29461,152.85/head1,140.00–1,160.001,1533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3701,777.74/head1,660.00–1,960.001,77825
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,600.36/head1,150.00–2,025.001,6007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2750132.00/cwt132.00–132.009901
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1931,517.14/head1,290.00–1,675.001,5173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,530.24/head1,185.00–1,950.001,5307
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy340282.00/cwt282.00–282.009592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy251287.50/cwt287.50–287.507224
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy383286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,0955
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy413273.35/cwt270.00–274.001,12911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3735194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy630251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395237.00/cwt237.00–237.009361
BullsMedium and Large 2-3270217.50/cwt217.50–217.505871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3531220.91/cwt217.00–222.501,1735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429259.00/cwt250.00–267.001,11113
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578227.55/cwt225.00–230.001,3152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2292262.00/cwt262.00–262.007652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323263.02/cwt260.00–270.008504
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3676209.52/cwt207.50–210.001,4165
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,133165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728201.07/cwt195.00–205.001,4648
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3358222.48/cwt220.00–225.007962
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3727182.09/cwt179.00–187.001,32410
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3582211.15/cwt209.00–220.001,22926
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3841142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1943
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280213.62/cwt210.00–217.505982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524235.56/cwt226.00–241.001,23426
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3622213.99/cwt210.00–217.001,3319
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3542217.48/cwt215.00–220.001,1794
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428223.60/cwt220.00–227.009572
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3482227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0972
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305212.50/cwt212.50–212.506481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,075136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy428250.81/cwt250.00–251.001,07311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy458249.63/cwt247.00–250.001,1438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622228.05/cwt220.00–237.501,41830
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3970118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521236.56/cwt232.50–240.001,23211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy388252.04/cwt250.00–255.009785
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2685228.71/cwt217.50–234.001,56742
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,035160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy273244.68/cwt240.00–250.006682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy241255.00/cwt255.00–255.006153
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615204.94/cwt202.50–207.501,2602
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,045116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3658204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610218.00/cwt210.00–226.001,3304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2757212.36/cwt207.00–216.001,6085
BullsMedium and Large 1-2671228.67/cwt227.00–230.001,5347
BullsMedium and Large 2-3426244.18/cwt242.50–245.001,0406
BullsMedium and Large 2-3495229.38/cwt227.50–232.501,1354
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3830187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5521

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.