Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-04-06

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 6
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919
Feeder Cattle receipts
914 head
▼ 722 vs last sale 1,636▲ 914 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 69▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 28▲ 11 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 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $514.28/cwt on 88 head, up $8.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 28 comparable sales and sits +51.58 against this barn's trailing median of $462.70.
Average price
$514.28
▲ 8.12 vs prior sale
88 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+27.88
vs KY average
+23.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547515.602,82086
Medium and Large 2-3555457.502,5392thin
One grade step is worth $58.10/cwt here — about $281 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale88 hd
514.28
—
KY average23 barns · 797 hd
486.40
+27.88
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
+23.45
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.70
+51.58
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—Low1,777222.883,9609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,610178.882,88010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244174.292,16932
CowsLean 85-90%Low985164.251,61813
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,353199.632,7014thin

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)1,330$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,276$2,8764thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,263$3,6372thin

Every lot

121 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 1-2Fancy235700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6452
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5931
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,9664
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285690.35/cwt670.00–700.001,9673
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311629.97/cwt622.50–645.001,9593
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed315705.00/cwt705.00–705.002,2212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,2582
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3337575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9384
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371614.99/cwt600.00–622.502,2829
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376630.73/cwt625.00–632.502,3724
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410631.00/cwt631.00–631.002,5877
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418507.96/cwt502.00–510.002,12310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422600.13/cwt595.00–602.502,53316
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434545.36/cwt540.00–557.002,36718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462557.11/cwt555.00–560.002,5747
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483537.30/cwt520.00–547.502,59527
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483502.07/cwt500.00–505.002,4256
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524519.69/cwt510.00–528.002,72316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529538.91/cwt538.50–540.002,85114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,6981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554519.14/cwt510.00–520.002,87647
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3731
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579453.59/cwt450.00–465.002,6269
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605488.09/cwt482.50–490.002,9538
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614495.74/cwt494.50–501.003,04470
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619461.48/cwt455.00–470.002,85716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,8071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3667400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6682
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674416.43/cwt408.00–427.002,80718
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy701425.50/cwt425.50–425.502,98310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3722337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4334
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731382.54/cwt380.00–385.002,7964
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748398.18/cwt394.00–399.002,97890
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,5861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,9452
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778365.73/cwt360.00–375.002,8459
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808359.35/cwt350.00–364.002,9043
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,0524
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883328.11/cwt320.00–332.002,8973
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918318.39/cwt305.00–332.002,9232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2105600.00/cwt600.00–600.006301
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy170700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,1901
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,1401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6451
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3631
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2281558.15/cwt550.00–560.001,5685
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2761
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330506.77/cwt500.00–515.001,6723
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360538.24/cwt535.00–545.001,9383
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375502.52/cwt500.00–505.001,8846
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379516.01/cwt510.00–530.001,95616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428468.93/cwt460.00–480.002,0079
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434494.10/cwt490.00–500.002,14418
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440450.67/cwt450.00–452.001,9833
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458496.76/cwt490.00–499.002,27512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466449.53/cwt445.00–452.502,0955
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478475.23/cwt460.00–482.502,27222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9892
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518450.00/cwt444.00–456.002,33112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532419.95/cwt407.00–425.002,23420
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568433.21/cwt430.00–438.002,46119
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579385.06/cwt380.00–387.502,2294
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582421.69/cwt414.00–428.002,45420
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,1601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,4685
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633374.60/cwt360.00–379.002,37116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637390.50/cwt390.50–390.502,4877
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665337.44/cwt335.00–340.002,2442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675346.29/cwt342.00–350.002,3373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678373.53/cwt367.50–377.502,53312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700368.50/cwt368.50–368.502,58058
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5581
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,9814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy155800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,2401
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed165900.00/cwt900.00–900.001,4851
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,1701
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4351
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,8151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,2721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2386561.21/cwt550.00–565.002,1664
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428511.02/cwt500.00–520.002,1875
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432593.64/cwt570.00–607.002,5653
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455532.00/cwt532.00–532.002,4211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460474.59/cwt470.00–477.002,1833
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,5866
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518453.32/cwt451.00–465.002,3486
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585457.56/cwt450.00–465.002,6772
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy685400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695360.50/cwt360.00–361.002,5052
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,7532
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2847324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,7442
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3381
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,353199.63/cwt198.00–202.002,7014
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,558202.25/cwt199.00–209.003,1513
Bulls——1,782225.67/cwt222.00–229.004,0213
Bulls——1,990240.72/cwt240.00–242.004,7903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%977164.25/cwt160.00–169.001,6059
Cows—Lean 85-90%995177.51/cwt177.00–178.001,7662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013150.99/cwt150.00–152.001,5302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050153.88/cwt148.00–158.001,6162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209164.71/cwt161.00–169.001,9916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257182.92/cwt180.00–185.002,29911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280174.56/cwt171.00–178.002,23413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555184.20/cwt181.00–188.002,8646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675172.21/cwt170.00–176.002,8853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,745167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,9141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2762,875.76/head2,750.00–3,125.002,8764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2633,636.53/head3,250.00–4,050.003,6372

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.