Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-07-16

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 16
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▼ 1,229 vs last sale 1,825▼ 899 vs year ago 1,495 · −60.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 111▼ 23 vs year ago 147 · −15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 57▼ 10 vs year ago 24 · −41.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were sharply lower across most weight classes with a good supply and limited demand. Increased heat and humidity coupled with more negative pressure from the futures market has limited some buyers interests and the premiums they are willing to pay. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a large supply and moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $427.27/cwt on 12 head, down $53.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −30.01 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$427.27
▼ 53.19 vs prior sale
12 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,306
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$53.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.17
vs KY average
−11.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543440.522,3909thin
Medium and Large 2-3531387.502,0583thin
One grade step is worth $53.02/cwt here — about $332 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 sale12 hd
427.27
—
KY average26 barns · 700 hd
451.44
−24.17
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
−11.88
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−30.01
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—Average1,695215.113,64531
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,162188.682,19324
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482188.492,79324
CowsLean 85-90%High1,057163.281,72617

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)1,482$2,8343thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,315$2,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$2,9352thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$3,0751thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5341
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360547.83/cwt540.00–560.001,9725
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2003
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3408385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415507.74/cwt500.00–520.002,10711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418462.72/cwt450.00–475.001,9342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed452500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452483.11/cwt460.00–487.002,1847
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512438.77/cwt435.00–440.002,2474
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0583
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567441.92/cwt430.00–455.002,5065
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed642455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,9214
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4191
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6852
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677408.26/cwt405.00–420.002,7649
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,4031
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738367.61/cwt367.00–370.002,7135
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829338.68/cwt330.00–345.002,80818
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added928324.08/cwt320.00–326.253,007171
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2929322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,99129
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3250420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320434.74/cwt425.00–445.001,3913
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338479.96/cwt475.00–485.001,6222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378469.27/cwt455.00–475.001,77410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,5281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417445.66/cwt430.00–452.001,85812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423420.02/cwt415.00–425.001,7773
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483434.56/cwt427.00–442.502,09929
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492396.87/cwt395.00–397.501,9534
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4041
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524396.59/cwt382.50–407.502,07811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539369.04/cwt355.00–377.501,98911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1758
Heifers550–600Large 2570342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573347.39/cwt337.00–350.001,9915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open604367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2205
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616337.76/cwt325.00–347.502,0817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open653357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3315
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675328.85/cwt320.00–337.002,2203
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9461
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3681
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open745342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,5483
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3841
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,088225.65/cwt215.00–237.002,4553
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,110237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,6361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2190560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,0641
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2287480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3782
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4791
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315520.06/cwt515.00–525.001,6384
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377528.56/cwt510.00–540.001,9933
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,1731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1061
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431491.32/cwt475.00–505.002,11810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2447462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,0652
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476449.44/cwt440.00–467.002,13914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,3351
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519430.52/cwt415.00–435.002,23417
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0801
Bulls500–550Large 2520380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572436.22/cwt420.00–442.002,4959
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,3621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,5151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638373.38/cwt365.00–380.002,3826
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668365.63/cwt352.00–380.002,4422
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2756316.66/cwt315.00–317.502,3943
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3792
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,110242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,6921
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3630280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7641
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3757275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,302200.75/cwt190.00–204.002,6145
Bulls——1,673230.75/cwt226.00–236.003,8607
Bulls——1,806213.12/cwt208.00–220.003,84919
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011154.62/cwt150.00–159.001,5638
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123174.61/cwt168.00–182.001,9618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,141184.29/cwt175.00–191.002,10319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242205.36/cwt199.00–214.002,5515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,476185.62/cwt173.00–190.002,74016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494194.22/cwt193.00–197.002,9028
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,934.54/head2,800.00–3,075.002,9352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0702,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4822,833.86/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8343
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2503,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1971

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.