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Spot on! The "o" ("open") inserts a blank line AND switches the editor session to input mode, placing you on that line! Therefore "p" is not a command any more but a mere character (which is duly...

Just eliminate step 4. In this case p will paste that yanked line below where the cursor is. P will insert it above.

I use Y to copy a line and P to paste the line. Make sure that you are not in insert mode first. You can hit ESC to toggle back to command mode.

Have you looked at this?

My vi/vim cheatsheet...

A quick search of this forum should help you solve your requirement. See this one example using awk:

https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-and-scripting/218015-avg-using-awk.html