Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-04-27

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 27
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919
← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
974 head
▲ 255 vs last sale 719▲ 974 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 60▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 12▲ 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 under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $427.20/cwt on 77 head, down $18.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +26.42 against this barn's trailing median of $400.78.
Average price
$427.20
▼ 18.73 vs prior sale
77 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,293
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.40
vs KY average
+3.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533436.002,32558
Medium and Large 2553407.742,25412thin
Medium and Large 2-3537387.632,0837thin
One grade step is worth $48.37/cwt here — about $242 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 sale77 hd
427.20
—
KY average27 barns · 1,382 hd
415.80
+11.40
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
+3.13
This barn, trailing median29 sales
400.78
+26.42
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—High1,771200.843,5574thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,521181.892,7678thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,237178.622,20927
CowsLean 85-90%Average937173.661,6288thin

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)940$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$2,5434thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)870$1,9862thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)620$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$3,7274thin

Every lot

139 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 1-2215720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,5481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,8761
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381607.00/cwt607.00–607.002,3138
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,3862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1408
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435524.94/cwt520.00–547.002,28314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518511.70/cwt510.00–525.002,65117
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520461.74/cwt460.00–465.002,4014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522481.52/cwt472.00–495.002,51412
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3543444.05/cwt443.00–455.002,41111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563467.67/cwt460.00–475.002,63338
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567482.88/cwt480.00–490.002,7387
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575451.09/cwt450.00–455.002,5949
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3589442.14/cwt442.00–442.502,6047
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,8802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,8462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613429.92/cwt420.00–440.002,6356
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661429.70/cwt422.00–432.502,84010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3661360.41/cwt360.00–362.002,3825
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681401.02/cwt394.00–417.502,73122
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,9334
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764381.75/cwt375.00–384.002,9178
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773355.47/cwt354.00–357.002,7482
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6691
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3818310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5362
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826348.70/cwt335.00–354.002,88014
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827370.00/cwt370.00–370.003,06051
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added879361.00/cwt361.00–361.003,17365
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,6881
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,9678
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7991
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,9741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2180520.00/cwt520.00–520.009361
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2183619.86/cwt610.00–630.001,1342
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy195650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,2681
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235532.34/cwt525.00–540.001,2512
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy242650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265646.13/cwt640.00–650.001,7124
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272543.25/cwt540.00–550.001,4783
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2287610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,7512
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2471
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,9384
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319602.55/cwt595.00–610.001,9224
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328545.27/cwt540.00–550.001,7882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9203
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365497.00/cwt497.00–497.001,8141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed379601.32/cwt600.00–605.002,2797
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379511.46/cwt500.00–525.001,93811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1951
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429465.80/cwt460.00–477.001,99815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433451.56/cwt445.00–455.001,9557
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435485.87/cwt482.00–492.502,11411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470472.38/cwt470.00–474.002,22015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476461.43/cwt450.00–467.502,19618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492444.55/cwt442.00–450.002,1875
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516449.36/cwt447.00–453.002,31916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527433.24/cwt420.00–445.002,28328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527390.28/cwt385.00–397.502,0575
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2544416.43/cwt415.00–417.502,2657
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553441.66/cwt440.00–445.002,4423
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563381.00/cwt380.00–382.002,1452
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565395.57/cwt392.50–400.002,2355
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569422.05/cwt415.00–430.002,40111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624358.66/cwt355.00–370.002,23810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy626413.75/cwt413.75–413.752,59082
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1861
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,41320
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,3683
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670320.07/cwt315.00–325.002,1442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678343.74/cwt335.00–350.002,33115
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2739338.71/cwt325.00–340.002,50311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2756330.01/cwt320.00–335.002,4953
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2842320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6942
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,8537
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871349.25/cwt349.25–349.253,04263
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,5001
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,028278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,8583
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,070265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,8361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy152945.00/cwt945.00–945.001,4362
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2168910.00/cwt910.00–910.001,5293
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,5751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3225550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2381
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4951
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy272696.61/cwt695.00–700.001,8959
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,8152
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280546.00/cwt542.00–550.001,5292
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy303607.44/cwt600.00–615.001,8412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9554
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8983
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,2883
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9754
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2414518.02/cwt510.00–525.002,1454
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3417500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,4982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3458482.49/cwt480.00–485.002,2102
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2497495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,4602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy501520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,6056
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529470.66/cwt460.00–485.002,49025
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3531450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3903
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576439.38/cwt427.00–447.002,53110
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614425.75/cwt420.00–428.002,61410
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2694400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7767
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2724367.49/cwt360.00–370.002,6614
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7361
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,8292
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3871200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7423
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,030200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,7221
Bulls——1,755199.18/cwt198.00–200.003,4962
Bulls——1,955237.00/cwt237.00–237.004,6331
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%863182.32/cwt180.00–187.001,5733
Cows—Lean 85-90%965177.48/cwt177.00–178.001,7132
Cows—Lean 85-90%993162.44/cwt159.00–165.001,6133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210172.85/cwt170.00–178.002,09112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228194.00/cwt193.00–195.002,3823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294183.45/cwt180.00–188.002,37410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513183.53/cwt179.00–187.002,7776
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545176.97/cwt176.00–178.002,7342
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120218.21/cwt206.00–229.002,4445
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,985.56/head1,875.00–2,100.001,9862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,543.44/head1,975.00–2,950.002,5434
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29683,816.28/head3,450.00–4,200.003,8162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0854,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5504,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
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