Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-06-25

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 25
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,703 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 1,743▲ 1,149 vs year ago 554 · +207.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 148▲ 58 vs year ago 55 · +105.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 16▲ 17 vs year ago 14 · +121.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $465.79/cwt on 68 head, down $20.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +8.52 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$465.79
▼ 20.96 vs prior sale
68 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.22
vs KY average
−2.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555468.212,59762
Medium and Large 2-3563440.832,4836thin
One grade step is worth $27.38/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale68 hd
465.79
—
KY average25 barns · 690 hd
459.57
+6.22
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−2.67
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
+8.52
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
516465414363median 457.2703/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $376.90, median $457.27 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Low1,786226.934,05224
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,425185.712,64715
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,213184.812,24219
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,068171.831,83525

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,267$2,6363thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,312$2,6183thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,070$1,9751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,603$4,4032thin

Every lot

126 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278594.77/cwt590.00–600.001,6532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319559.96/cwt555.00–570.001,7868
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9891
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416541.20/cwt535.00–550.002,2514
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419516.51/cwt510.00–525.002,16420
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462506.49/cwt500.00–520.002,34017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,5495
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479484.98/cwt480.00–490.002,3235
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518445.02/cwt440.00–450.002,3052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529490.89/cwt487.50–495.002,5979
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532474.55/cwt465.00–485.002,52514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553472.14/cwt470.00–472.502,6117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572458.19/cwt447.00–465.002,62132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586438.73/cwt435.00–440.002,5714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627437.43/cwt430.00–447.502,74328
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628459.18/cwt451.50–466.752,884174
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3629419.89/cwt417.00–422.502,6414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653441.67/cwt440.00–445.002,8849
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660424.42/cwt420.00–437.002,80115
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3679402.59/cwt400.00–410.002,73411
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy713417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,9773
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715378.55/cwt370.00–387.502,70716
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720395.54/cwt392.50–405.002,8484
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771395.25/cwt395.25–395.253,047137
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780361.76/cwt351.00–368.002,82221
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820361.79/cwt360.00–362.502,9677
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823350.66/cwt335.00–355.002,8868
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825321.73/cwt319.00–330.002,6544
Steers850–900Large 2-3855315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6931
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874356.55/cwt350.00–368.503,116176
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2874342.06/cwt337.50–345.002,9905
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3898319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,86510
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,7831
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925323.24/cwt315.00–327.502,9903
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2956348.00/cwt348.00–348.003,3275
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,068325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,47152
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,127287.00/cwt287.00–287.003,23410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy261620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6183
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3278527.30/cwt520.00–535.001,4662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290600.08/cwt585.00–607.001,74010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326606.44/cwt600.00–620.001,9773
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339516.10/cwt505.00–520.001,7505
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374527.94/cwt520.00–535.001,97414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386498.99/cwt495.00–500.001,9265
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410511.65/cwt510.00–515.002,0983
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432469.22/cwt455.00–477.502,02711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433486.23/cwt482.50–490.002,1052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3441445.67/cwt440.00–447.001,9655
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460435.05/cwt430.00–440.002,0012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2479
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482456.77/cwt445.00–462.502,20216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515449.42/cwt440.00–452.502,31518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532403.88/cwt400.00–405.002,14911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537425.45/cwt407.50–437.502,28526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574395.65/cwt380.00–412.002,27143
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3587376.32/cwt372.00–382.502,2095
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588436.43/cwt435.00–437.002,5667
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612421.23/cwt417.50–421.502,57889
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626376.62/cwt370.00–382.502,35815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633393.58/cwt391.00–395.002,49114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3643352.51/cwt350.00–355.002,2672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3671344.24/cwt342.00–345.002,3104
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685371.55/cwt361.00–377.002,54530
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736324.20/cwt322.00–330.002,3865
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777329.74/cwt317.50–337.002,5625
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805331.67/cwt320.00–337.502,6703
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813336.50/cwt336.50–336.502,73653
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5091
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2909293.31/cwt290.00–300.002,6666
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2218660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,4392
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258634.95/cwt630.00–640.001,6382
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285607.37/cwt600.00–615.001,7312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335545.00/cwt540.00–550.001,8262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350572.50/cwt560.00–585.002,0042
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,3561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438520.89/cwt505.00–525.002,2819
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3873
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3285
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2091
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516450.40/cwt440.00–455.002,32414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2791
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572443.16/cwt430.00–450.002,5356
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3582414.21/cwt407.50–420.002,4113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy591455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,68929
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy604440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,65810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635419.26/cwt417.00–420.002,6624
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666372.56/cwt360.00–382.502,4815
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy680391.80/cwt391.00–400.002,66415
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3692350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4222
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725361.92/cwt357.00–367.002,6247
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3367340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2482
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3455382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,7404
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3661335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2143
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3792289.45/cwt205.00–310.002,2925
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3885215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9031
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3922202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,8672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,255205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,5732
Bulls——1,807221.28/cwt210.00–230.003,99915
Bulls——1,892245.29/cwt236.00–259.004,6417
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072179.30/cwt172.00–189.001,92216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074162.11/cwt157.00–169.001,7418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196179.77/cwt167.00–185.002,15011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236191.75/cwt187.00–202.002,3708
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365181.16/cwt176.00–186.002,4737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478189.69/cwt188.00–193.002,8048
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6034,402.89/head4,250.00–4,500.004,4032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2672,636.48/head2,500.00–2,725.002,6363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,776.27/head2,600.00–2,950.002,7762
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,222200.00/cwt189.00–210.002,4445

This sale against other markets

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.