Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-03-16

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 16
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▼ 282 vs last sale 882▲ 600 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 40▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 29▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.11/cwt on 39 head, down $17.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −10.67 against this barn's trailing median of $400.78.
Average price
$390.11
▼ 17.44 vs prior sale
39 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,158
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.34
vs KY average
−26.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549396.592,17832
Medium and Large 2543367.501,9942thin
Medium and Large 2-3584357.702,0905thin
One grade step is worth $38.89/cwt here — about $88 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 sale39 hd
390.11
—
KY average27 barns · 1,255 hd
404.45
−14.34
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−26.01
This barn, trailing median29 sales
400.78
−10.67
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

29 sales
460413366319median 400.7803/0204/2006/1508/1710/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.93, low $332.55, median $400.78 across 29 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—High1,670207.873,47115
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,219175.582,14025
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,595174.392,7827thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low952156.271,48816
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,173193.352,2683thin

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)1,066$2,9826
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$2,4083thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)795$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)923$3,0162thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)740$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$4,16910
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$2,2501thin

Every lot

145 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2247610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5072
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6802
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3287450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy314618.43/cwt605.00–625.001,9424
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed318580.39/cwt570.00–590.001,8462
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330545.91/cwt540.00–552.001,8022
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,7341
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365511.67/cwt505.00–515.001,8683
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370540.91/cwt537.50–545.002,0013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed380570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386581.42/cwt577.00–585.002,24411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418504.04/cwt500.00–510.002,1075
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,3915
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed438537.49/cwt535.00–540.002,3542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,0361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463528.54/cwt522.00–535.002,4472
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479511.63/cwt500.00–520.002,45114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505520.57/cwt520.00–522.002,6297
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517512.44/cwt505.00–515.002,6499
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529489.76/cwt482.00–497.002,5919
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537462.60/cwt462.00–465.002,4845
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561472.49/cwt470.00–480.002,6514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,2911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584455.09/cwt445.00–460.002,6588
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611429.01/cwt420.00–435.002,6215
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2647406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,6274
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,7783
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,5541
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,6662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,84111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768355.44/cwt349.50–364.002,73021
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819338.01/cwt336.00–346.002,7685
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7221
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,0041
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added991309.00/cwt309.00–309.003,06247
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2175500.00/cwt500.00–500.008751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2221606.84/cwt600.00–610.001,3413
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2272547.00/cwt547.00–547.001,4884
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3292350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0221
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,7835
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313502.52/cwt500.00–505.001,5732
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed322550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5581
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345472.00/cwt472.00–472.001,6282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368537.50/cwt535.00–545.001,9788
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415475.37/cwt460.00–480.001,97312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420451.67/cwt450.00–455.001,89714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457478.55/cwt475.00–480.002,1877
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472438.64/cwt435.00–440.002,0706
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479463.76/cwt455.00–467.002,22118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487448.39/cwt445.00–450.002,1846
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8941
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522425.60/cwt420.00–435.002,2226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526399.80/cwt390.00–415.002,10310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0031
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2634
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581374.93/cwt367.00–382.002,17812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3594355.25/cwt350.00–357.002,1104
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615345.52/cwt340.00–350.002,1254
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663341.62/cwt337.50–343.002,26510
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1571
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710330.07/cwt325.00–334.002,3437
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2371
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,50266
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2421
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9461
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3907252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,2862
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,3511
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,7011
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2151
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,095245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,6831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1611
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4362
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323598.25/cwt595.00–600.001,9323
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed357595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,1242
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380553.83/cwt550.00–555.002,1054
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405544.94/cwt540.00–550.002,2072
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0661
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2439529.21/cwt522.00–535.002,3234
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475512.01/cwt505.00–515.002,4324
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3484447.76/cwt445.00–452.002,1675
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520495.80/cwt492.00–502.502,5786
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,1203
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537431.82/cwt425.00–445.002,3195
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy552462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,5502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563442.41/cwt435.00–450.002,4913
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,4341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610416.62/cwt405.00–422.502,5413
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640383.33/cwt382.50–385.002,4533
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3221
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662377.27/cwt375.00–380.002,4989
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3743303.74/cwt300.00–307.502,2572
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6881
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2916292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,6753
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,055260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7431
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,130267.50/cwt267.50–267.503,0231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3467372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,7372
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3582330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9212
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3630272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7142
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,173193.35/cwt193.00–194.002,2683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,193172.19/cwt165.00–176.002,0543
Bulls——1,714211.02/cwt203.00–214.003,6175
Bulls——1,843220.91/cwt219.00–224.004,0717
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%926158.21/cwt154.00–162.001,4657
Cows—Lean 85-90%943168.93/cwt166.00–173.001,5933
Cows—Lean 85-90%953143.02/cwt142.00–144.001,3632
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004150.02/cwt148.00–152.001,5064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154175.35/cwt171.00–179.002,02411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255166.14/cwt163.00–168.002,0857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285185.38/cwt181.00–189.002,3827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495186.00/cwt185.00–187.002,7812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,633158.89/cwt158.00–160.002,5952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,637176.98/cwt175.00–179.002,8973
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1374,169.27/head2,650.00–4,700.004,16910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0322,407.92/head2,250.00–2,600.002,4083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0662,982.26/head1,950.00–3,650.002,9826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29233,015.72/head2,100.00–3,650.003,0162
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2151

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.