Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-04-13

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 13
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,265 head
▲ 351 vs last sale 914▲ 1,265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 80▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 11▲ 39 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 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady except for a few higher dressing individuals that sold sharply higher. 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 $405.35/cwt on 68 head, down $20.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +4.57 against this barn's trailing median of $400.78.
Average price
$405.35
▼ 20.42 vs prior sale
68 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,251
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$21.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.17
vs KY average
−22.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552409.462,26054
Medium and Large 2-3561392.602,2015thin
Medium and Large 2572387.762,2179thin
One grade step is worth $21.70/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale68 hd
405.35
—
KY average26 barns · 1,392 hd
414.52
−9.17
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−22.04
This barn, trailing median29 sales
400.78
+4.57
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—High1,672220.923,69436
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,595182.362,90911
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,269181.052,29852
CowsLean 85-90%Average933164.231,53312
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,990226.004,4971thin

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)1,075$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$2,0752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)705$1,8001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$3,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,233$3,8217

Every lot

134 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2236710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,6763
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2279712.40/cwt705.00–715.001,9884
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,8741
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2319610.06/cwt600.00–615.001,9466
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329714.98/cwt700.00–720.002,3524
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330651.87/cwt645.00–655.002,1513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351647.51/cwt647.00–650.002,27312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364610.28/cwt602.00–625.002,2214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed412627.00/cwt627.00–627.002,58310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427586.48/cwt585.00–595.002,50413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429545.60/cwt540.00–547.502,34111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430561.91/cwt550.00–575.002,41613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,2982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472534.50/cwt527.00–540.002,5237
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,4288
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478563.49/cwt555.00–570.002,69352
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517484.66/cwt477.50–487.502,5066
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524511.80/cwt507.00–517.002,68215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528453.28/cwt450.00–460.002,3933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562480.26/cwt477.50–482.002,6998
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571468.35/cwt457.00–474.002,67439
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623461.34/cwt452.50–462.002,87423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628431.70/cwt420.00–440.002,7119
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681387.16/cwt380.00–405.002,63716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683420.64/cwt410.00–426.002,87320
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2709365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5885
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727383.54/cwt375.00–388.002,7887
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739392.41/cwt392.00–400.002,90019
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769381.06/cwt380.00–390.002,93013
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776369.76/cwt365.00–372.252,86948
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3781357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,7923
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801366.25/cwt366.25–366.252,93466
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,99510
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6401
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855314.97/cwt310.00–320.002,6932
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908332.25/cwt332.25–332.253,01716
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2931316.08/cwt310.00–320.002,9435
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,060252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,6711
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,125230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,5881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,2711
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy276598.08/cwt595.00–605.001,6513
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288572.57/cwt570.00–575.001,6492
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,9709
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9041
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed355600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,13010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384534.96/cwt530.00–545.002,0547
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9062
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388512.97/cwt507.50–520.001,99034
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3392455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7842
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed403535.68/cwt532.50–545.002,1598
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8953
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422478.80/cwt470.00–495.002,02117
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3431446.70/cwt445.00–450.001,9259
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433511.86/cwt510.00–522.002,21619
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474495.55/cwt487.50–497.002,34944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476464.80/cwt459.00–482.002,21224
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484445.34/cwt440.00–450.002,15515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0983
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523421.89/cwt412.00–427.002,20625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535406.67/cwt405.00–407.502,1763
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558412.97/cwt410.00–425.002,30410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,2333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587391.26/cwt387.50–400.002,29719
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590378.31/cwt375.00–380.002,2326
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625380.17/cwt370.00–390.002,37645
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625363.37/cwt360.00–365.002,2713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628411.41/cwt400.00–417.002,584157
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669371.97/cwt362.00–377.002,48847
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670386.32/cwt380.00–390.002,58811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674355.21/cwt352.50–357.002,3945
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703348.75/cwt347.50–350.002,4522
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720352.14/cwt349.25–355.002,5352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2682
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767351.16/cwt349.25–360.002,69341
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,6041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817313.78/cwt312.00–322.502,5646
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834346.18/cwt345.00–349.002,88717
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added916320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9313
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,040240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,3391
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255730.00/cwt730.00–730.001,8621
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330517.00/cwt517.00–517.001,7061
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2336592.23/cwt590.00–600.001,9904
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,2521
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419502.89/cwt497.00–510.002,10712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433559.10/cwt550.00–575.002,4218
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,3182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458537.54/cwt530.00–545.002,4622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461562.50/cwt562.50–562.502,5933
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477477.62/cwt477.00–482.002,2788
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513516.99/cwt505.00–520.002,6525
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520494.42/cwt485.00–497.502,5716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530470.23/cwt460.00–475.002,4923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3542442.35/cwt440.00–447.002,3983
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,5851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570453.22/cwt450.00–460.002,5833
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623426.66/cwt425.00–427.002,6586
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666398.17/cwt390.00–415.002,6525
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,8261
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,990226.00/cwt226.00–226.004,4971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,632233.02/cwt229.00–238.003,8038
Bulls——1,645219.04/cwt215.00–226.003,60320
Bulls——1,731208.24/cwt205.00–212.003,6057
Bulls——2,120250.50/cwt250.50–250.505,3111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%917165.25/cwt160.00–168.001,5153
Cows—Lean 85-90%930153.59/cwt150.00–156.001,4285
Cows—Lean 85-90%935173.67/cwt173.00–174.001,6243
Cows—Lean 85-90%995186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078166.99/cwt166.00–168.001,8002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241175.45/cwt170.00–179.002,17723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299184.26/cwt180.00–188.002,39419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329193.04/cwt190.00–200.002,5668
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559176.22/cwt174.00–179.002,7475
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,591184.46/cwt183.00–187.002,9354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695193.49/cwt193.00–194.003,2802
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103226.19/cwt222.50–230.002,4952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,075.48/head1,775.00–2,350.002,0752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,661.02/head2,950.00–4,250.003,6614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3034,034.85/head3,200.00–4,475.004,0353
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.