Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-03-30

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 30
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919
← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,636 head
▲ 777 vs last sale 859▲ 1,636 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 93▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 25▲ 28 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 steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was 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 $435.71/cwt on 282 head, up $11.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +34.93 against this barn's trailing median of $400.78.
Average price
$435.71
▲ 11.38 vs prior sale
282 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,356
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.82
vs KY average
+12.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541437.442,366273
Medium and Large 2523405.622,1213thin
Medium and Large 2-3544371.982,0246thin
One grade step is worth $65.46/cwt here — about $342 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 sale282 hd
435.71
—
KY average25 barns · 1,793 hd
415.89
+19.82
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
+12.52
This barn, trailing median29 sales
400.78
+34.93
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—Low1,724208.153,58913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,548183.142,8346thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,222177.882,17436
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low945159.841,5116thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,565198.003,0991thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,650210.573,4742thin

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)1,233$3,2052thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,174$2,5445
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$2,3572thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,345$2,7732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,258$2,6302thin

Every lot

143 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 · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215770.00/cwt770.00–770.001,6561
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4951
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265730.00/cwt730.00–730.001,9351
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,7693
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5423
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed334721.58/cwt720.00–725.002,41012
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336606.01/cwt590.00–610.002,0365
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343691.16/cwt660.00–697.002,3716
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373623.23/cwt620.00–625.002,3256
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385610.67/cwt600.00–617.502,3518
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385576.19/cwt575.00–577.002,2185
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410562.47/cwt560.00–565.002,3062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed411654.21/cwt650.00–660.002,68914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424631.05/cwt611.00–637.002,67617
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429576.33/cwt575.00–577.002,4723
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430600.84/cwt580.00–605.002,58421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465572.00/cwt572.00–572.002,6603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472543.97/cwt530.00–557.002,56818
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473525.02/cwt520.00–527.502,4833
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476504.32/cwt500.00–507.502,4014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511544.21/cwt540.50–547.502,78128
Steers500–550Large 1-2521454.00/cwt454.00–454.002,36519
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525485.42/cwt485.00–487.502,5486
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527518.23/cwt502.00–530.002,73150
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550528.00/cwt528.00–528.002,90411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560508.10/cwt505.00–510.002,84540
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,6594
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,5931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597476.28/cwt476.00–482.002,84321
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628371.70/cwt370.00–372.502,3343
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630413.38/cwt407.00–430.002,60413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631462.18/cwt448.00–465.002,91675
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy634470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,98016
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675391.80/cwt390.00–397.002,6454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676428.93/cwt426.00–432.002,9008
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687410.13/cwt400.00–420.002,81853
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711371.53/cwt360.00–387.502,6425
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712407.88/cwt400.00–411.002,90414
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780354.99/cwt350.00–360.002,7693
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820350.68/cwt343.00–358.002,87622
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3827327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,7082
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865329.71/cwt320.00–337.002,8526
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,6261
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9044
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added948340.50/cwt340.50–340.503,22854
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0451
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,020270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7541
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,032321.50/cwt321.50–321.503,31856
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,8831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed200695.00/cwt695.00–695.001,3901
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230662.00/cwt662.00–662.001,5231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3268493.20/cwt487.00–500.001,3222
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270547.08/cwt540.00–555.001,4772
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7362
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310499.92/cwt495.00–505.001,5502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331534.19/cwt520.00–547.001,76810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342511.91/cwt507.00–517.001,7516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371513.03/cwt510.00–515.001,9035
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376577.91/cwt560.00–595.002,1738
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380493.35/cwt490.00–495.001,8753
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387536.42/cwt525.00–540.002,0764
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0093
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed418541.17/cwt540.00–542.002,26219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418508.00/cwt500.00–512.502,12329
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2377
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0661
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460463.52/cwt462.00–465.002,1322
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,26415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467475.37/cwt467.00–485.002,22010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3508377.51/cwt375.00–380.001,9182
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522428.26/cwt412.00–435.002,23629
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523405.62/cwt402.00–410.002,1213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535445.32/cwt437.00–451.002,382187
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562369.22/cwt360.00–372.502,0754
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568423.43/cwt412.00–425.002,40542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575396.19/cwt387.50–405.002,27815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,56885
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641383.66/cwt380.00–395.002,45945
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2457
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2699345.14/cwt340.00–345.252,41347
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5635
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725323.96/cwt315.00–337.002,34911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3731305.28/cwt302.00–312.002,2323
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3401
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790336.21/cwt336.00–352.002,65674
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6071
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Replacement791382.00/cwt382.00–382.003,0226
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2831313.25/cwt312.00–317.002,6034
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3091
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7411
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278590.27/cwt580.00–600.001,6412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330614.71/cwt612.00–620.002,0293
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2396617.00/cwt617.00–617.002,4433
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3406457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,8553
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410517.47/cwt515.00–520.002,1222
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411604.95/cwt590.00–635.002,4866
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443540.22/cwt532.00–552.002,3934
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470539.76/cwt520.00–550.002,5378
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515447.04/cwt445.00–449.002,3024
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5971
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2552478.32/cwt475.00–480.002,6403
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,8421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3582395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2997
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625437.64/cwt425.00–442.502,7354
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6351
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,6202
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2707347.38/cwt347.00–347.502,4564
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2784339.86/cwt332.50–352.002,6654
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3705147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0401
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3880160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4081
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,650210.57/cwt210.00–211.003,4742
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,565198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,0991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,573207.96/cwt203.00–214.003,2714
Bulls——1,633193.41/cwt189.00–196.003,1585
Bulls——1,990226.78/cwt224.00–231.004,5134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%780134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0451
Cows—Lean 85-90%910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6381
Cows—Lean 85-90%977164.01/cwt161.00–166.001,6023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,6071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175166.42/cwt160.00–169.001,9556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198176.60/cwt172.00–180.002,11616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270184.25/cwt181.00–189.002,34014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545185.32/cwt185.00–186.002,8633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550180.97/cwt177.00–184.002,8053
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,773.14/head2,650.00–2,900.002,7732
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205199.87/cwt195.00–204.002,4082
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,630.32/head1,225.00–3,400.002,6302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28902,357.02/head1,850.00–2,800.002,3572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1742,544.04/head1,575.00–3,200.002,5445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2333,205.27/head3,025.00–3,400.003,2052

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
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