Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-09-24

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 24
● Final171 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,326 head
▲ 1,015 vs last sale 1,311▲ 809 vs year ago 1,517 · +53.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 64▲ 3 vs year ago 114 · +2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 28▼ 67 vs year ago 134 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand with moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $403.83/cwt on 130 head, up $9.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.44 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$403.83
▲ 9.41 vs prior sale
130 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,207
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.55
vs KY average
−1.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546405.902,218118
Medium and Large 2545397.502,1663thin
Medium and Large 2-3549378.872,0799thin
One grade step is worth $27.02/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale130 hd
403.83
—
KY average28 barns · 944 hd
388.29
+15.55
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−1.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−53.44
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—Low1,621183.062,96725
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,276143.721,83437
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,545138.752,14411
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low982121.371,1917thin

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)1,263$2,9176
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$2,6398
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)887$2,4002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$2,07810
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,490$2,8342thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$2,3714thin

Every lot

171 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2541
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326510.17/cwt500.00–527.501,6638
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337542.22/cwt537.50–555.001,82710
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2348497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,7313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed352560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382493.47/cwt480.00–505.001,88510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,1031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed418510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1326
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424497.12/cwt492.50–500.002,10814
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440461.38/cwt455.00–467.502,03018
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,9691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472428.83/cwt427.50–430.002,02417
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478467.06/cwt460.00–475.002,2335
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478443.05/cwt435.00–450.002,11829
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483419.99/cwt417.50–422.502,0297
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508434.09/cwt430.00–440.002,2058
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509451.15/cwt450.00–452.502,29613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526393.97/cwt392.50–395.002,0725
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528413.20/cwt400.00–422.502,18239
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1663
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565394.39/cwt390.00–402.502,22832
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0774
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582377.80/cwt370.00–389.002,19926
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607394.67/cwt390.00–400.002,39616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625367.68/cwt350.00–374.002,29829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,1501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1392
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667366.64/cwt365.00–370.002,44518
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680355.87/cwt340.00–361.002,42038
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710368.31/cwt367.50–369.002,615121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711352.62/cwt347.50–362.502,50723
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2727337.95/cwt335.00–341.002,4572
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0761
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764351.50/cwt351.50–351.502,68561
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783331.57/cwt330.00–340.002,59638
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821314.52/cwt313.00–328.502,58268
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831330.99/cwt330.00–340.002,75124
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,2661
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2893316.22/cwt313.00–317.502,82456
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added940317.46/cwt316.50–318.502,984120
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,1361
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970276.60/cwt272.50–285.002,6833
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2983266.64/cwt265.00–270.002,6213
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,036266.68/cwt265.00–275.002,7636
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,040240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4961
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,067265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,82817
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,069289.00/cwt289.00–289.003,08997
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,075245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,6341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers55 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220360.00/cwt360.00–360.007921
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235410.00/cwt410.00–410.009641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2276438.94/cwt430.00–445.001,2114
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3296412.49/cwt410.00–415.001,2214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325413.41/cwt410.00–415.001,3443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338432.67/cwt425.00–440.001,4622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed366447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,6384
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367431.31/cwt422.50–435.001,5838
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371403.22/cwt400.00–410.001,4964
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4597
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3393385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415382.58/cwt380.00–385.001,5883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421413.65/cwt410.00–415.001,74113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424405.19/cwt392.50–407.501,71814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435372.47/cwt370.00–375.001,6202
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470361.56/cwt360.00–365.001,69913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475377.95/cwt370.00–387.501,79529
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478394.02/cwt392.50–400.001,88310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed495427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,1161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7104
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,9964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522342.69/cwt335.00–357.501,78916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533367.76/cwt362.50–372.501,96030
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540331.66/cwt330.00–335.001,7916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8761
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0517
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3564327.22/cwt325.00–329.001,84611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581341.02/cwt330.00–355.001,98134
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2602322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622328.49/cwt320.00–335.002,04326
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622312.90/cwt310.00–315.001,9468
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638364.91/cwt347.50–365.502,32887
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660322.14/cwt310.00–329.002,12626
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3662288.12/cwt287.50–290.001,9074
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670303.79/cwt302.50–307.502,0354
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686340.17/cwt335.00–340.502,33481
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710327.70/cwt324.00–330.002,32744
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715320.45/cwt312.50–322.502,29139
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715282.52/cwt280.00–285.002,0202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4192
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3771264.16/cwt262.50–265.002,0373
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773288.75/cwt287.50–290.002,2322
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827306.37/cwt304.50–313.002,5349
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2002
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840300.25/cwt300.25–300.252,52240
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3941
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,70051
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2892307.14/cwt305.00–307.252,74060
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920257.51/cwt252.50–260.002,3693
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2927296.97/cwt295.00–302.502,75316
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4911
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200601.00/cwt601.00–601.001,2021
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278501.75/cwt495.00–510.001,3956
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280454.91/cwt450.00–460.001,2742
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy291530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5424
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3312425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3264
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed315595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,8741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,6581
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2343471.11/cwt460.00–477.501,6165
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368505.10/cwt500.00–510.001,8594
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370534.93/cwt530.00–540.001,9792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3378459.83/cwt455.00–465.001,7382
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422497.35/cwt490.00–505.002,09910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3423436.67/cwt435.00–440.001,8473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434454.80/cwt447.50–460.001,9748
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455416.18/cwt410.00–422.501,8942
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465433.40/cwt427.50–440.002,0158
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2507374.85/cwt370.00–385.001,90012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3516346.24/cwt342.50–350.001,7876
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1262
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy564386.21/cwt380.00–390.002,1788
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587354.18/cwt350.00–370.002,0799
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615338.49/cwt330.00–347.002,08214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3619321.24/cwt320.00–325.001,9884
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665315.42/cwt310.00–322.002,0984
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1021
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3707292.49/cwt290.00–295.002,0683
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy710347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,4642
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2717318.60/cwt312.50–330.002,2847
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2758290.50/cwt290.00–291.002,2022
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760286.99/cwt285.00–288.002,1813
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2777307.51/cwt300.00–320.002,3893
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy793335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6573
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820254.63/cwt252.00–260.002,0883
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2987265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6162
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,1161
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,050240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5201
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548174.89/cwt171.00–179.002,70710
Bulls——1,604184.36/cwt180.00–188.002,9579
Bulls——1,767194.73/cwt192.00–199.003,4416
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%963117.45/cwt114.00–121.001,1312
Cows—Lean 85-90%98094.24/cwt90.00–98.009242
Cows—Lean 85-90%985157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000134.61/cwt131.00–138.001,3462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154161.61/cwt160.00–163.001,8655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233131.13/cwt129.00–134.001,6178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281148.11/cwt143.00–154.001,89713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357139.56/cwt135.00–142.001,89411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,8961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532137.67/cwt135.00–140.002,1097
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602144.53/cwt142.00–148.002,3153
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,834.40/head2,650.00–3,000.002,8342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1412,639.14/head2,025.00–2,950.002,6398
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,917.17/head2,350.00–3,500.002,9176
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2873193.38/cwt181.00–205.001,6882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27602,077.53/head1,525.00–2,200.002,07810
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28872,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,371.14/head2,150.00–2,850.002,3714

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.