Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2024-04-25

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 25
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,543 head
517 vs last sale 2,060 583 vs year ago 2,126 · 27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
27 vs last sale 224 83 vs year ago 280 · 29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
39 vs last sale 88 26 vs year ago 75 · 34.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold fully steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.71/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 141.65 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.
Average price
$270.71
160 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,440
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.94
vs KY average
+0.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527274.531,446137
Medium and Large 2-3565247.941,40023
One grade step is worth $26.60/cwt here — about $46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
461418376333median 412.3612/1802/2604/2306/1808/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.90, low $346.97, median $412.36 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale160 hd
270.71
KY average27 barns · 1,708 hd
261.77
+8.94
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
+0.52
This barn, trailing median31 sales
412.36
−141.65
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
BullsHigh1,757166.712,92914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,554125.321,94721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256123.721,55469
CowsLean 85-90%High958115.041,10219
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,198140.231,6802thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,61512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$1,5615
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)888$1,3732thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$9501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,043$1,5892thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$1,8544thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450432313.97/cwt310.00–317.001,35622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600578256.39/cwt251.00–267.001,4823
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-27351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450426326.81/cwt315.00–332.501,39211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300280375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500479309.70/cwt307.00–312.501,48312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750703235.40/cwt226.00–237.501,65517
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,026163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427301.77/cwt290.00–306.001,28928
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473288.86/cwt282.00–299.001,36644
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550513290.68/cwt280.00–294.001,49125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513297.76/cwt290.00–307.501,52816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275305.89/cwt302.50–310.008413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850808225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800782258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,01814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315315.29/cwt302.00–320.009934
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700685259.01/cwt250.00–262.501,7749
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865230.37/cwt227.00–233.001,9936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812235.18/cwt230.00–242.501,91010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428321.84/cwt320.00–327.501,3774
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377333.03/cwt327.50–340.001,2565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577258.89/cwt248.00–262.001,49437
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664232.79/cwt230.00–240.001,5469
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471309.86/cwt309.00–315.001,45915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582297.81/cwt286.00–302.501,73334
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283381.56/cwt380.00–385.001,0803
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666273.73/cwt270.00–285.001,82313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619290.98/cwt282.00–297.001,80113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550508276.43/cwt265.00–280.001,40468
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400350359.68/cwt355.00–360.001,25916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650619255.62/cwt255.00–256.251,582180
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,5261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750734242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725247.05/cwt240.00–250.001,7915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250245365.00/cwt365.00–365.008942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950912217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7335
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650619262.32/cwt255.00–271.001,62418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950925185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7112
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0431,588.79/head1,575.00–1,600.001,5892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250218338.98/cwt332.50–342.507393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620241.09/cwt230.00–248.001,49553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400365345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376312.89/cwt302.50–321.001,17640
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350314333.23/cwt330.00–340.001,04610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,40111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350322364.13/cwt362.50–365.001,1723
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300250320.00/cwt320.00–320.008002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335337.20/cwt327.00–345.001,1307
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800772239.01/cwt232.00–244.001,84512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0532,005.58/head1,800.00–2,125.002,0063
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,614.76/head1,070.00–1,875.001,61512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400350365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600562300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705242.67/cwt240.00–244.001,7113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28881,373.03/head1,175.00–1,650.001,3732
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2975131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2771
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715950.00/head950.00–950.009501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601116.45/cwt114.00–119.001,8644
HeifersSelect and Choice1,198140.23/cwt140.00–140.501,6802
Bulls1,955186.98/cwt185.50–188.503,6552
CowsLean 85-90%995123.14/cwt121.50–124.001,2254
CowsLean 85-90%950115.44/cwt111.00–119.001,09712
CowsLean 85-90%938102.61/cwt100.00–105.009623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,266124.58/cwt120.00–129.501,57737
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550124.62/cwt121.00–129.501,93212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,524134.08/cwt130.50–137.502,0435
Bulls1,719162.08/cwt160.00–168.002,7864
CowsBoner 80-85%1,322134.85/cwt132.00–139.501,78311
Bulls1,641156.33/cwt154.00–158.002,5655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,5747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300285402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1471
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007661
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006312
Bulls1,868176.68/cwt173.00–179.003,3003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204116.37/cwt110.00–119.501,40121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650610235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4341
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600581268.73/cwt267.50–270.001,5616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1291,561.27/head1,025.00–2,000.001,5615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500470307.86/cwt300.00–312.001,44714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400393377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4847
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350332371.74/cwt370.00–372.501,2346
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500452295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3332
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600581241.25/cwt240.00–242.501,40215
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700682240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6372
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550534260.47/cwt260.00–262.001,3918
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450433291.03/cwt290.00–292.001,2602
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6141
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500481297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4313
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900870197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450432283.98/cwt282.00–287.501,22712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700679224.76/cwt223.00–227.001,5268
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600550260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,012188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,9032
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435308.64/cwt305.00–312.501,3434
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550544275.61/cwt270.00–277.001,49910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950945177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900899201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,81145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800799224.10/cwt224.10–224.101,791125
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250245342.50/cwt342.50–342.508391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550511316.44/cwt310.00–320.001,61711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350317338.12/cwt335.00–350.001,0725
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650641271.17/cwt270.00–277.001,7386
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550533281.85/cwt280.00–285.001,5028
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340322.50/cwt315.00–330.001,0972
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400356315.72/cwt312.00–317.001,1244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9506
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621315.49/cwt307.00–318.001,95940
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350348300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0443
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310306.72/cwt305.00–310.009513
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440308.71/cwt305.00–312.501,3582
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573278.34/cwt277.50–280.001,5953
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750723274.48/cwt272.50–282.001,98414
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270305.00/cwt305.00–305.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400366293.72/cwt290.00–295.001,0754
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650633221.14/cwt217.00–225.001,4007
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700692264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550506289.11/cwt285.00–290.001,46331
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750706227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6033
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300272285.00/cwt285.00–285.007752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500472282.00/cwt280.00–285.001,3313
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5681
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,3821
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400394285.91/cwt282.50–287.001,1264
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800764215.96/cwt202.00–225.001,6504
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270282.00/cwt282.00–282.007611

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.