Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-02-01

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 1
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,933 head
269 vs last sale 1,664 966 vs year ago 967 · +99.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
64 vs last sale 130 20 vs year ago 214 · 9.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
8 vs last sale 31 79 vs year ago 102 · 77.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the market was STRONGER with a good supply of good quality cattle. Feeder steers were SHARPLY HIGHER across the board, as buyers were willing to pay large premiums for good quality packages of calves and yearlings. Feeder heifers followed a similar path and were 8.00 to sharply higher across the weight breaks with good demand for weaned and guaranteed open heifers. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.42/cwt on 801 head.
Average price
$223.42
801 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$66.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.98
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2617226.991,400724
Medium and Large 2558205.991,15050
Medium and Large 2-3649160.011,03827
One grade step is worth $66.98/cwt here — about $362 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 sale801 hd
223.42
KY average24 barns · 8,021 hd
219.44
+3.98
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
BullsHigh1,443126.861,83113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,595112.311,79130
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,226109.461,34235
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04393.9298022

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,148$1,4844thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,274$1,4614thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,214$1,4415
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,3251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,073$1,5302thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,060$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)855$9542thin

Every lot, as filed

142 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 2-3620182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3835152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527299.02/cwt294.00–309.001,57643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added727235.98/cwt234.00–239.001,71670
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,042175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8242
SteersMedium and Large 21,075160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy423312.73/cwt306.00–319.501,32331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy473304.69/cwt300.00–308.001,44116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added622232.39/cwt230.00–239.501,44557
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added817205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,67964
SteersMedium and Large 2-3675198.75/cwt197.50–200.001,3422
SteersMedium and Large 2-3880190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added686250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7158
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570290.17/cwt290.00–292.501,65429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310238.35/cwt227.50–242.007395
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2808202.81/cwt200.00–203.501,63910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy291332.00/cwt332.00–332.009664
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy372304.02/cwt301.00–312.001,1317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515232.67/cwt225.00–237.001,19841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added557241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579230.90/cwt220.00–237.501,337113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285278.96/cwt267.50–285.007953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added661223.78/cwt219.00–234.001,47956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528244.86/cwt241.00–249.001,29371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481236.65/cwt230.00–240.001,13814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728208.36/cwt201.00–216.501,517130
HeifersMedium and Large 2847175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4822
HeifersMedium and Large 2567215.06/cwt200.00–219.001,2198
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431241.92/cwt233.00–250.001,04312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665210.35/cwt200.00–216.501,39920
HeifersMedium and Large 2525214.78/cwt212.00–217.501,1282
HeifersMedium and Large 2630201.77/cwt197.50–207.001,27114
HeifersMedium and Large 2368208.35/cwt200.00–217.507673
HeifersMedium and Large 2717175.03/cwt170.00–180.001,2554
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,035180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8634
SteersMedium and Large 2467263.52/cwt252.50–274.001,23120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2985200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9708
SteersMedium and Large 2-3583176.63/cwt170.00–190.001,0303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy341321.90/cwt312.50–330.001,09811
SteersMedium and Large 2690220.99/cwt220.00–222.001,5252
SteersMedium and Large 2640237.23/cwt227.50–238.001,51821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2220272.50/cwt272.50–272.506001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572264.89/cwt261.00–275.001,51523
SteersMedium and Large 2790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
SteersMedium and Large 2435255.70/cwt250.00–267.501,1123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2864205.54/cwt199.00–213.001,77627
SteersMedium and Large 2245240.00/cwt240.00–240.005881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328302.56/cwt300.00–305.009922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729221.71/cwt218.50–230.001,61634
SteersMedium and Large 2527269.41/cwt260.00–271.001,42014
SteersMedium and Large 2577245.65/cwt231.00–250.001,41713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426299.49/cwt296.00–301.001,2767
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671237.64/cwt230.00–245.001,59540
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,075188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,0212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added879228.50/cwt228.50–228.502,00960
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519285.68/cwt277.00–292.001,48317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780218.46/cwt210.00–223.001,70438
SteersMedium and Large 1-2828223.12/cwt210.00–227.001,84747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930187.72/cwt183.00–192.501,7462
Dairy SteersLarge 3820107.50/cwt107.50–107.508821
Dairy SteersLarge 351275.00/cwt75.00–75.003842
Dairy SteersLarge 335597.50/cwt97.50–97.503461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616268.35/cwt261.00–272.501,65362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480290.76/cwt280.00–296.001,39616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632243.95/cwt236.00–255.001,54229
BullsMedium and Large 2-3275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528272.96/cwt270.00–285.001,44115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy446286.50/cwt285.00–300.001,27810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy465276.07/cwt270.00–282.501,2845
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy383311.21/cwt305.00–317.501,1922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy345320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1041
CowsLean 85-90%1,00579.51/cwt71.00–85.007996
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,594111.94/cwt105.00–115.501,78414
Bulls1,565137.62/cwt133.00–140.002,1544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63396.54/cwt96.00–97.001,5765
CowsLean 85-90%986109.27/cwt106.00–112.501,0776
CowsLean 85-90%1,10093.36/cwt89.00–99.001,02710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,578119.95/cwt116.00–125.001,89311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28798.21/cwt97.00–99.001,2645
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234121.23/cwt116.00–130.001,4968
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209107.73/cwt101.00–115.501,30222
Bulls1,243110.04/cwt104.00–116.501,3682
Bulls1,431125.52/cwt120.00–129.001,7967
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2741,461.12/head1,400.00–1,510.001,4614
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2725155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1241
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0731,530.13/head1,475.00–1,585.001,5302
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2855953.60/head835.00–1,075.009542
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2141,440.73/head1,175.00–1,585.001,4415
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,483.85/head1,175.00–1,635.001,4844
BullsMedium and Large 1-2679210.46/cwt204.00–214.001,4294
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580242.62/cwt237.00–247.001,4073
BullsMedium and Large 2-3732162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1862
BullsMedium and Large 2830183.34/cwt182.00–184.001,5223
BullsMedium and Large 2505241.26/cwt240.00–242.501,2182
BullsMedium and Large 2473248.03/cwt237.00–255.001,1734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718204.57/cwt196.00–209.001,4693
BullsMedium and Large 2365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008761
BullsMedium and Large 2630201.39/cwt192.50–210.001,2692
BullsMedium and Large 2-3610187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1441
BullsMedium and Large 2405237.50/cwt237.50–237.509621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2393261.13/cwt260.00–267.501,02613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624222.66/cwt210.00–229.001,38952
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3532150.00/cwt150.00–150.007986
HeifersMedium and Large 2465221.60/cwt217.00–226.001,0302
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3855145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
HeifersMedium and Large 2655205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3431
HeifersMedium and Large 2860175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3685180.96/cwt175.00–187.001,2402
HeifersMedium and Large 2778181.26/cwt180.00–182.501,4102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3634179.77/cwt160.00–189.001,1407
HeifersMedium and Large 2220220.00/cwt220.00–220.004842
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3723133.42/cwt130.00–137.009652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy426259.67/cwt257.00–269.001,10613
HeifersMedium and Large 2290245.47/cwt242.50–247.007123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy370271.25/cwt260.00–280.001,00417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250310.00/cwt310.00–310.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008601
HeifersMedium and Large 2423214.59/cwt200.00–220.009086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366253.13/cwt240.00–258.0092612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240257.50/cwt257.50–257.506181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy333277.00/cwt277.00–277.009223
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3822144.68/cwt131.00–152.501,1896
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy469253.05/cwt242.00–257.001,18716
BullsMedium and Large 2315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
BullsMedium and Large 2773184.89/cwt180.00–190.001,4292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424262.80/cwt260.00–267.501,1145
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526255.46/cwt246.00–263.001,3446
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300275.00/cwt275.00–275.008251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2205280.00/cwt280.00–280.005741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620222.20/cwt216.00–230.001,3789
BullsMedium and Large 2-3408200.00/cwt200.00–200.008162
BullsMedium and Large 2-3940147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470258.00/cwt250.00–262.001,2133
BullsMedium and Large 1-2935155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4491

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.