Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, May 4
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,379 head
▲ 405 vs last sale 974▲ 1,379 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 59▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 28▲ 38 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $480.64/cwt on 59 head, up $9.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 28 comparable sales and sits +17.94 against this barn's trailing median of $462.70.
Average price
$480.64
▲ 9.07 vs prior sale
59 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$49.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.21
vs KY average
−6.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544483.462,63255
Medium and Large 2-3533450.002,3962thin
Medium and Large 2558433.752,4182thin
One grade step is worth $49.71/cwt here — about $214 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 sale59 hd
480.64
—
KY average25 barns · 1,025 hd
474.43
+6.21
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−6.91
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.70
+17.94
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—Average1,723218.653,7676thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,193177.782,12143
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,551176.582,7397thin
CowsLean 85-90%High942162.051,52710

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,232$2,8945
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$2,3232thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)648$1,9545
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,535$3,2242thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,449$4,1765

Every lot

124 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,3751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320648.95/cwt645.00–650.002,0775
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322607.57/cwt600.00–620.001,9568
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377601.73/cwt600.00–610.002,2696
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382570.81/cwt565.00–575.002,18011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3407436.67/cwt435.00–440.001,7776
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429546.55/cwt540.00–550.002,34512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430560.55/cwt560.00–565.002,41017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2448522.00/cwt522.00–522.002,3394
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475467.77/cwt462.00–475.002,2224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3903
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508524.35/cwt515.00–530.002,66418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518459.98/cwt455.00–470.002,38312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580442.07/cwt440.00–457.002,5648
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,4801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585476.21/cwt470.00–480.002,78617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,9528
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622459.45/cwt455.00–469.002,8589
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4882
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,7601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679430.03/cwt428.00–445.002,9208
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720370.99/cwt370.00–372.002,6712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731398.70/cwt396.50–415.002,91480
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,6971
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773379.26/cwt370.00–384.002,9323
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779393.25/cwt393.25–393.253,06370
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5671
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835369.50/cwt369.50–369.503,08570
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867331.87/cwt330.00–337.502,8774
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7441
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,6331
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7913
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7361
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,065332.00/cwt332.00–332.003,536245
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322538.40/cwt537.00–545.001,73410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,8361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330507.03/cwt500.00–515.001,6735
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed351585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381514.41/cwt502.00–525.001,96016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8723
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1651
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3414440.64/cwt440.00–442.501,8244
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed417515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1486
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426488.08/cwt480.00–495.002,07911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431460.41/cwt455.00–470.001,9849
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed458500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2904
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476448.88/cwt440.00–460.002,13735
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484478.00/cwt470.00–485.002,3145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9432
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512434.79/cwt432.50–440.002,22610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516408.24/cwt400.00–420.002,10719
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517373.91/cwt370.00–380.001,9336
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559385.10/cwt382.00–387.002,1538
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575371.23/cwt370.00–372.502,1352
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591405.75/cwt402.00–427.502,39845
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609379.95/cwt375.00–382.502,31410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,1784
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,3111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,6315
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741338.60/cwt327.50–340.002,5099
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2844300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5326
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3661
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865330.50/cwt330.50–330.502,85971
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7841
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3031
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,067257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,7422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2293540.04/cwt535.00–545.001,5822
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9532
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,2691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,3201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,3592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426485.01/cwt470.00–490.002,0664
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482462.97/cwt460.00–465.002,2325
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,4011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed495700.00/cwt700.00–700.003,4651
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1531
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535450.09/cwt440.00–460.002,4082
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555460.61/cwt455.00–462.002,5565
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623404.53/cwt397.00–412.002,5202
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,5891
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773336.52/cwt332.00–340.002,6013
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5351
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813328.56/cwt320.00–340.002,6715
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8201
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590206.59/cwt205.00–208.003,2852
Bulls——1,670217.52/cwt217.00–218.003,6332
Bulls——1,908231.84/cwt230.00–234.004,4242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%823146.93/cwt146.00–148.001,2092
Cows—Lean 85-90%944163.35/cwt160.00–168.001,5424
Cows—Lean 85-90%983178.13/cwt174.00–182.001,7512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018158.51/cwt158.00–159.001,6142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162166.99/cwt163.00–170.001,9409
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178189.60/cwt184.00–195.002,2338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208177.88/cwt172.00–183.002,14926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548180.24/cwt178.00–183.002,7904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555171.70/cwt170.00–173.002,6703
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5353,223.94/head2,850.00–3,550.003,2242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26481,953.82/head1,825.00–2,150.001,9545
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28052,323.21/head1,975.00–2,550.002,3232
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4494,176.38/head3,550.00–4,675.004,1765
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,894.42/head1,875.00–3,300.002,8945
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013213.09/cwt192.50–230.002,1595

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.