Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-04-20

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 20
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919
← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
▼ 546 vs last sale 1,265▲ 719 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 121▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 39▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $445.93/cwt on 52 head, up $40.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +45.15 against this barn's trailing median of $400.78.
Average price
$445.93
▲ 40.58 vs prior sale
52 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,310
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$69.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.34
vs KY average
+23.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515449.922,31949
Medium and Large 2-3562380.812,1403thin
One grade step is worth $69.11/cwt here — about $178 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 sale52 hd
445.93
—
KY average26 barns · 1,213 hd
421.58
+24.34
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
+23.76
This barn, trailing median29 sales
400.78
+45.15
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—Average1,838216.033,9708thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,585180.402,8598thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,239176.372,18629
CowsLean 85-90%Average952161.111,5348thin

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)1,260$2,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$2,1542thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$3,2501thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,2101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2312704.94/cwt700.00–720.002,1995
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315760.00/cwt760.00–760.002,3942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367595.64/cwt590.00–607.002,1863
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385633.75/cwt630.00–640.002,4404
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8671
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed403645.58/cwt645.00–647.002,6027
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411616.51/cwt610.00–625.002,5347
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413528.97/cwt525.00–532.002,1853
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1572
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429570.59/cwt565.00–595.002,4487
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456550.78/cwt550.00–555.002,51213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,5109
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487532.42/cwt530.00–545.002,59320
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512562.46/cwt557.00–570.002,8806
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529515.79/cwt500.00–525.002,72910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,5811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564496.22/cwt495.00–505.002,7998
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,5131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579441.28/cwt435.00–442.502,55519
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614434.63/cwt432.50–436.002,6695
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618413.10/cwt407.00–425.002,5536
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673411.01/cwt410.00–412.002,7662
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675397.03/cwt390.00–400.002,6805
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,4492
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717372.49/cwt365.00–382.502,6719
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722404.01/cwt400.00–407.002,91713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4611
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773357.28/cwt350.00–365.002,7622
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,8954
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878320.99/cwt320.00–322.002,8182
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7411
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,030265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,7301
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,9251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,0761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4391
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,9001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed308660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,0333
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320485.00/cwt480.00–490.001,5522
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334543.69/cwt535.00–550.001,8164
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336588.48/cwt580.00–590.001,9776
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,2334
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371560.24/cwt555.00–570.002,0785
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381538.78/cwt535.00–547.002,0533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383516.57/cwt515.00–520.001,9783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408526.70/cwt517.00–530.002,1494
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408468.43/cwt465.00–475.001,9113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415501.15/cwt495.00–510.002,0808
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed428555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,3759
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433452.57/cwt450.00–455.001,9602
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460474.11/cwt462.50–482.002,18115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469504.33/cwt497.50–505.002,36558
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0796
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,1574
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503469.59/cwt460.00–471.002,36224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514439.52/cwt425.00–446.002,25919
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573373.71/cwt372.50–375.002,1412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578381.60/cwt375.00–385.002,2063
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609367.18/cwt355.00–371.502,23629
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633347.49/cwt345.00–350.002,2002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664377.03/cwt370.00–379.502,50312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679359.95/cwt355.00–362.502,4444
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683332.53/cwt330.00–335.002,2712
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,74615
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5731
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,72367
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771348.73/cwt345.00–350.002,6894
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,7581
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2912292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,6632
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,7282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3316500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5804
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340597.44/cwt595.00–600.002,0318
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,2401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375563.29/cwt560.00–565.002,1123
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3408472.91/cwt450.00–495.001,9292
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed409629.29/cwt620.00–635.002,5748
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,3581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420526.11/cwt520.00–540.002,2107
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425504.05/cwt500.00–512.002,1423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed455585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,6621
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455553.54/cwt550.00–557.002,5192
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461526.31/cwt520.00–540.002,42610
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3271
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2491515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,5293
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508511.29/cwt510.00–527.002,59713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,8071
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,6711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy551477.00/cwt477.00–477.002,6283
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567434.63/cwt430.00–452.002,4648
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3596400.99/cwt400.00–405.002,3905
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620421.82/cwt405.00–430.002,6157
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,5013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5742
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7472
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6041
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3905250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2631
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,020225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,725213.11/cwt209.00–215.003,6764
Bulls——1,945225.93/cwt222.00–230.004,3943
Bulls——1,965198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,8911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%790148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1691
Cows—Lean 85-90%910184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6741
Cows—Lean 85-90%979156.51/cwt155.00–158.001,5324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000165.43/cwt164.00–167.001,6542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143187.61/cwt185.00–192.002,1446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251169.91/cwt165.00–172.002,1268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285176.63/cwt173.00–180.002,27014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554179.61/cwt177.00–182.002,7916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,1521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705174.50/cwt174.50–174.502,9751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985204.88/cwt195.00–217.002,0182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,154.13/head1,775.00–2,500.002,1542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751

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.
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