Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-03-09

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 9
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919
← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
882 head
▼ 937 vs last sale 1,819▲ 882 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 96▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 25▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $491.53/cwt on 204 head, up $27.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 28 comparable sales and sits +28.83 against this barn's trailing median of $462.70.
Average price
$491.53
▲ 27.60 vs prior sale
204 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,755
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$492
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$85.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.92
vs KY average
+19.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561494.662,777195
Medium and Large 2533430.862,2956thin
Medium and Large 2-3559409.162,2863thin
One grade step is worth $85.50/cwt here — about $492 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale204 hd
491.53
—
KY average23 barns · 976 hd
466.61
+24.92
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
+19.33
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.70
+28.83
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

28 sales
528467406345median 462.7003/0204/2006/1509/1410/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.28, low $359.46, median $462.70 across 28 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—High1,796195.413,5099thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460169.002,4671thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,243165.442,05718
CowsLean 85-90%Low805133.001,0711thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,178198.832,3422thin

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)1,053$3,0053thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$2,9313thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,294$2,83110
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,545$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$3,6873thin

Every lot

140 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)
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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4993
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275502.00/cwt502.00–502.001,3811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385520.38/cwt500.00–530.002,0033
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,3001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed412615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,5342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429528.52/cwt520.00–542.002,26712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443513.52/cwt510.00–517.002,2752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468513.20/cwt500.00–520.002,4029
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482529.68/cwt529.00–530.002,55315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3498485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4153
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514438.16/cwt437.50–440.002,2524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526486.15/cwt477.00–495.002,5574
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526454.78/cwt442.00–470.002,3924
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3543421.24/cwt420.00–422.502,2872
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy546520.82/cwt515.00–521.002,84494
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy562510.17/cwt506.00–517.502,86725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570416.25/cwt415.00–417.502,3732
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576436.91/cwt420.00–447.002,51727
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594468.00/cwt468.00–468.002,78041
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,6225
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608417.16/cwt404.00–430.002,5362
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,5841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652414.85/cwt407.00–416.002,7058
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3653358.76/cwt355.00–362.502,3432
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy658445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,92845
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679387.93/cwt385.00–392.502,63415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,4981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717394.45/cwt384.00–397.002,82833
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720342.99/cwt335.00–352.502,4705
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772366.20/cwt362.00–379.002,82714
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2779355.33/cwt352.50–356.002,7685
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,5281
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,6651
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4901
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2876334.86/cwt322.00–338.002,9335
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,2351
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,8691
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,015247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,5121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3230390.00/cwt390.00–390.008971
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,5001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2266510.42/cwt500.00–530.001,3584
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320514.51/cwt502.00–520.001,6465
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332480.08/cwt470.00–490.001,5948
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6041
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358537.50/cwt537.50–537.501,9243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381499.73/cwt492.00–510.001,9049
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383473.49/cwt472.00–475.001,8132
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3389438.98/cwt437.50–440.001,7085
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435479.33/cwt475.00–492.002,0856
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456485.92/cwt480.00–490.002,2165
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466458.93/cwt450.00–472.002,13921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482440.28/cwt437.50–442.002,1225
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512423.05/cwt420.00–430.002,16610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy516441.70/cwt440.00–450.002,2796
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520380.70/cwt380.00–382.001,9803
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522413.02/cwt407.00–417.502,1563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,1581
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575368.49/cwt365.00–372.502,1196
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585412.06/cwt411.00–420.002,41124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587392.69/cwt390.00–402.002,3058
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,49583
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613352.98/cwt345.00–365.002,1644
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628325.14/cwt320.00–330.002,0422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3671321.23/cwt320.00–327.002,1558
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2785
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681353.62/cwt340.00–357.002,40816
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,6051
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4494
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720318.70/cwt312.00–327.002,2959
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,62210
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,4753
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3241
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,7032
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,3681
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4441
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,8711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2165510.00/cwt510.00–510.008421
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3652
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3300505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2311538.66/cwt530.00–547.001,6754
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333586.80/cwt580.00–600.001,9543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338608.40/cwt605.00–610.002,0563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360521.01/cwt520.00–522.001,8764
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3363505.07/cwt500.00–510.001,8333
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380563.52/cwt562.00–565.002,1412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383544.85/cwt535.00–550.002,0873
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418522.57/cwt510.00–535.002,1842
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,1472
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,1181
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3851
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,1252
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,3214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9665
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522410.18/cwt400.00–420.002,1415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,55311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,1201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577430.93/cwt422.00–440.002,4864
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,71620
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,0401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638389.41/cwt382.00–397.002,4842
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy652390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5432
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669370.56/cwt362.00–380.002,4799
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2709364.30/cwt361.00–367.502,5835
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740340.00/cwt337.00–343.002,5162
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763334.11/cwt327.00–341.002,5492
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2812332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,6962
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,4241
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,8981
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3880277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,4381
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2977285.12/cwt272.50–298.002,7864
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3881
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,178198.83/cwt197.00–201.002,3422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483181.89/cwt181.00–183.002,6972
Bulls——1,493190.51/cwt187.00–193.002,8442
Bulls——2,042202.77/cwt198.00–214.004,1415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%805133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205153.80/cwt150.00–157.001,8533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236167.90/cwt165.00–172.002,0758
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236159.00/cwt156.00–161.001,9654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310179.10/cwt175.00–182.002,3463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,4671
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5452,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4971
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0533,005.30/head2,300.00–3,800.003,0053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2942,831.47/head1,800.00–3,800.002,83110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,930.87/head2,600.00–3,400.002,9313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29303,687.46/head3,400.00–3,850.003,6873

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
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