Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-09-17

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 17
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,311 head
▲ 266 vs last sale 1,045▼ 597 vs year ago 1,908 · −31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 83▼ 86 vs year ago 150 · −57.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 76▼ 36 vs year ago 64 · −56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold mostly steady but there were some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Bawling and fleshy calves facing some discounts and met with moderate demand. Good demand for weaned preconditioned calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate 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 $394.42/cwt on 59 head, down $20.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −62.85 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$394.42
▼ 20.05 vs prior sale
59 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,172
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.70
vs KY average
−8.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548399.122,18653
Medium and Large 2592360.002,1312thin
Medium and Large 2-3570349.381,9904thin
One grade step is worth $49.75/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale59 hd
394.42
—
KY average24 barns · 717 hd
390.73
+3.70
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
−8.94
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−62.85
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—Average1,671196.383,2828thin
CowsLean 85-90%High887148.571,3186thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,221147.071,79635
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,685145.092,4449thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,067187.522,0004thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,410$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$2,4435
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$2,3984thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,405$3,6501thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3302460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3892
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330550.30/cwt530.00–555.001,8165
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335500.00/cwt495.00–505.001,6752
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367508.31/cwt505.00–510.001,8656
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408486.69/cwt480.00–490.001,9863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8782
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424468.41/cwt457.50–475.001,98617
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,09718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485434.16/cwt431.00–440.002,10626
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488417.83/cwt417.50–420.002,0397
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522409.68/cwt407.00–420.002,13913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543396.70/cwt380.00–400.002,15420
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559400.96/cwt395.00–404.002,24110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0073
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587378.00/cwt374.00–390.002,2198
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy595420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610396.50/cwt396.50–396.502,41913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614339.78/cwt325.00–350.002,0865
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620322.56/cwt320.00–325.002,0002
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633374.96/cwt372.00–380.002,37329
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670339.44/cwt330.00–345.002,27420
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670321.68/cwt320.00–322.502,1556
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683362.02/cwt360.00–370.002,47338
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5996
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769332.92/cwt332.50–333.002,5606
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777350.20/cwt347.50–351.002,72193
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3786300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3584
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815321.34/cwt320.00–322.002,6199
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3661
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4651
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2857323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,7685
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895322.22/cwt320.75–323.002,884172
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2916295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7024
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added982309.75/cwt309.75–309.753,04244
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,010298.25/cwt298.25–298.253,012110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3233367.37/cwt365.00–370.008562
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2243414.95/cwt410.00–420.001,0082
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0071
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313420.04/cwt415.00–425.001,3152
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3316392.45/cwt390.00–400.001,2404
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374419.35/cwt417.50–422.501,5688
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380437.18/cwt435.00–438.001,66128
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380379.87/cwt375.00–385.001,4442
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7092
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420398.41/cwt392.50–402.501,67311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,5624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469395.73/cwt390.00–402.501,85627
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480376.19/cwt365.00–387.501,80634
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482357.44/cwt352.50–360.001,7235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511359.67/cwt350.00–365.001,8388
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,1084
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530317.41/cwt312.50–322.501,6822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532374.45/cwt371.00–380.001,99227
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578338.80/cwt325.00–345.001,95812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579355.79/cwt350.00–360.002,06011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583321.69/cwt320.00–322.501,8753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619341.75/cwt341.00–342.502,11516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619319.83/cwt311.00–330.001,9809
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,9212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673334.65/cwt334.00–335.002,25220
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673286.25/cwt282.50–290.001,9264
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677319.35/cwt310.00–327.502,1628
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3704283.52/cwt280.00–290.001,9965
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,4067
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738301.35/cwt297.50–310.002,22411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,4889
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773286.72/cwt280.00–290.002,2168
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4191
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2857260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2287
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3872245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2223500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1155
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1962
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,2401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2336480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6137
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6791
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,6631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,6894
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431463.34/cwt462.00–472.001,9977
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438432.01/cwt425.00–440.001,8926
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9792
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490414.17/cwt402.50–420.002,0293
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512403.65/cwt392.00–410.002,06717
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515376.20/cwt370.00–380.001,9374
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525354.04/cwt350.00–360.001,8593
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1846
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560376.71/cwt375.00–380.002,1109
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578352.42/cwt350.00–355.002,0372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2502
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2629352.13/cwt342.50–355.002,2157
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2664316.35/cwt310.00–325.002,1019
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8361
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9741
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728310.61/cwt307.50–317.002,2613
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775278.35/cwt275.00–280.002,1573
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6431
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3870250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1751
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,2601
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3905250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2632
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0702
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4611
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,005192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,9301
Heifers—Select and Choice1,087186.02/cwt182.00–189.002,0223
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,6701
Bulls——1,672192.21/cwt187.00–198.003,2145
Bulls——1,775179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,1771
Bulls——1,900231.00/cwt231.00–231.004,3891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%765163.25/cwt162.00–165.001,2492
Cows—Lean 85-90%860142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2211
Cows—Lean 85-90%973148.47/cwt144.00–153.001,4452
Cows—Lean 85-90%985126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136163.60/cwt160.00–169.001,8584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160132.06/cwt129.00–135.001,5324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217143.32/cwt138.00–145.001,74412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263149.66/cwt146.00–158.001,89015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,597142.64/cwt141.00–145.002,2783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,773150.28/cwt149.00–152.002,6643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,783156.03/cwt154.00–158.002,7822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8431
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053208.43/cwt207.00–210.002,1952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1062,443.47/head2,250.00–2,650.002,4435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1282,398.14/head1,250.00–2,750.002,3984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.