Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-02-13

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 13
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
934 head
▼ 1,322 vs last sale 2,256▼ 1,113 vs year ago 2,047 · −54.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 219▼ 65 vs year ago 148 · −43.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 89▼ 22 vs year ago 56 · −39.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 500 lbs and under were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand, while the 500-700 lbs steers were steady to 3.00 lower with a good supply. Yearling steers appeared steady but with a light test. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with moderate demand, while heifers over 500 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply. Adverse weather and very muddy conditions limited receipts and buyers interest today, however buyers were still willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves. Slaughter cow and bulls were steady with a lighter supply and good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.02/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −123.55 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$280.02
76 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,468
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$53.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.94
vs KY average
−16.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523285.501,49367
Medium and Large 2540247.951,3404thin
Medium and Large 2-3525232.181,2195thin
One grade step is worth $53.32/cwt here — about $275 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 sale76 hd
280.02
—
KY average25 barns · 941 hd
271.07
+8.94
National average157 barns · 11,394 hd
297.00
−16.98
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−123.55
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

34 sales
461408355302median 403.5603/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.90, low $316.07, median $403.56 across 34 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—Average1,679175.452,94613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,197138.651,65924
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,501138.612,08122
CowsLean 85-90%High995128.311,27714
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,735127.002,2031thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,005113.001,1361thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140143.001,6301thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$1,9873thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)892$1,7173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)890$1,7994thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)832$1,7686
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,810$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$1,8002thin

Every lot

106 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)
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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1292
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0871
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,44810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423325.56/cwt320.00–337.001,3773
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427369.69/cwt360.00–375.001,57913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5474
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473293.59/cwt280.00–300.001,3893
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475340.24/cwt330.00–350.001,61610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493321.43/cwt321.00–325.001,5859
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526274.87/cwt270.00–282.501,4465
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531319.05/cwt317.50–322.501,6946
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535303.90/cwt298.00–315.001,62615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7897
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584293.32/cwt285.00–300.001,7136
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589264.35/cwt245.00–272.501,5574
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611298.60/cwt296.00–300.001,82426
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636276.95/cwt273.00–284.001,76110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640252.30/cwt250.00–257.001,6153
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670271.87/cwt261.00–277.001,82229
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707251.54/cwt250.00–257.501,77818
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5771
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735271.46/cwt270.00–272.001,99515
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774254.90/cwt245.00–259.501,97334
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833255.85/cwt255.00–256.002,13169
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2861233.82/cwt227.50–236.002,0134
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2926225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0847
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2970195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8922
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,014241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,44450
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,032201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,0742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2253287.48/cwt285.00–290.007272
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268309.36/cwt300.00–317.508293
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300310.00/cwt310.00–310.009301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332260.00/cwt260.00–260.008632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1391
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370277.47/cwt275.00–280.001,0272
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378226.08/cwt222.00–230.008552
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3394
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417286.43/cwt277.00–297.501,1946
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421312.56/cwt307.50–316.001,31615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440242.50/cwt240.00–245.001,0674
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467303.62/cwt300.00–315.001,4189
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479265.89/cwt250.00–275.001,2745
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482295.04/cwt280.00–298.001,42229
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507295.12/cwt291.00–301.001,49635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523278.84/cwt270.00–285.001,45823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525232.18/cwt215.00–242.501,2195
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537248.26/cwt240.00–255.001,3333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3591
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586265.12/cwt264.00–267.501,5549
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620285.79/cwt270.00–289.751,772101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625249.11/cwt235.00–253.001,55711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658139.55/cwt127.00–152.009182
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664242.76/cwt234.00–253.001,61225
Heifers650–700Large 1-2665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open666260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7329
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704238.00/cwt225.00–242.001,6769
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741257.25/cwt257.25–257.251,90672
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755223.99/cwt220.00–228.001,6918
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775193.26/cwt190.00–206.001,4985
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3367260.00/cwt260.00–260.009542
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3734
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5085
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510289.95/cwt280.00–300.001,4794
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568284.37/cwt279.00–291.001,61519
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615175.00/cwt170.00–180.001,0762
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631242.18/cwt235.00–247.501,5288
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720226.63/cwt222.50–231.001,6322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7601
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,140143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,9741
Bulls——1,616173.25/cwt165.00–176.002,8006
Bulls——1,807181.40/cwt180.00–187.003,2786
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800114.11/cwt110.00–117.009132
Cows—Lean 85-90%945145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035129.37/cwt122.00–136.001,33911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148151.75/cwt146.00–156.501,7428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190122.21/cwt115.00–125.001,4545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235136.60/cwt130.00–143.001,68711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501138.61/cwt133.00–145.002,08122
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1361
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,735127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,2031
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28101,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28321,768.07/head1,425.00–2,000.001,7686
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28901,798.77/head1,250.00–2,000.001,7994
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28921,717.43/head1,600.00–1,775.001,7173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2821,986.64/head1,600.00–2,325.001,9873
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2740155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1471

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.