Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-03-13

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 13
● Final166 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,650 head
▲ 1,104 vs last sale 1,546▼ 226 vs year ago 2,876 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 146▼ 11 vs year ago 255 · −4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 36▼ 46 vs year ago 79 · −58.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 650 lbs and under were mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher with good supply, however the 400-450 lbs steers were sharply higher with strong demand. Yearling steers appeared steady but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, except for the 450-500 lbs heifers that were sharply higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher for the leans with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with 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 $305.22/cwt on 340 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −98.34 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$305.22
340 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$448
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$82.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.29
vs KY average
−9.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534309.241,652315
Medium and Large 2540267.721,44717thin
Medium and Large 2-3531226.781,2048thin
One grade step is worth $82.46/cwt here — about $448 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 sale340 hd
305.22
—
KY average26 barns · 1,946 hd
299.93
+5.29
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−9.74
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−98.34
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—High1,747165.962,90022
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,496141.872,12239
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221139.061,69849
CowsLean 85-90%High974124.371,21142
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205164.591,9832thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,533172.892,6505thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,306$2,0776
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,8314thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,4413thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)943$1,0382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)955$1,8462thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,705$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$2,0173thin

Every lot

166 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220295.00/cwt295.00–295.006491
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315394.52/cwt385.00–400.001,2433
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1594
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5004
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3358304.95/cwt300.00–315.001,0923
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378415.69/cwt400.00–427.001,57113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379337.18/cwt330.00–360.001,27822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380443.96/cwt435.00–460.001,68723
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403469.61/cwt465.00–470.001,89313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424396.46/cwt380.00–407.001,68113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426429.02/cwt410.00–440.001,82811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3437306.51/cwt300.00–320.001,3396
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473380.28/cwt370.00–392.501,79924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479359.04/cwt357.50–362.001,7206
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480404.74/cwt400.00–415.001,9433
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5873
Steers500–550Medium 1-2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526350.43/cwt342.50–355.001,8436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527366.45/cwt360.00–380.001,93142
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558306.64/cwt300.00–315.001,7113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561357.66/cwt350.00–367.002,00682
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582334.06/cwt320.00–342.501,94423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627307.57/cwt297.00–317.501,92816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629326.55/cwt320.00–336.002,05437
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7591
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675292.95/cwt288.00–302.001,97718
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676314.90/cwt305.00–323.002,129200
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705248.47/cwt242.50–250.001,7525
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723297.33/cwt287.00–307.002,15024
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731275.39/cwt260.00–283.502,01324
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768291.50/cwt291.50–291.502,23910
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782266.49/cwt257.50–276.002,08457
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819255.15/cwt242.50–260.002,0909
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827271.04/cwt262.00–275.002,24271
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4541
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,35624
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8421
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2897212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9022
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2927243.38/cwt240.00–245.002,2563
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added948246.95/cwt245.00–247.002,34139
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2974230.43/cwt220.00–235.002,2445
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205285.12/cwt280.00–290.005842
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220345.00/cwt345.00–345.007595
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3232261.76/cwt255.00–265.006073
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268319.21/cwt302.50–335.008552
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270357.72/cwt352.50–375.009664
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277325.51/cwt315.00–335.009023
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2280267.50/cwt267.50–267.507491
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314346.64/cwt330.00–350.001,0889
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319307.87/cwt300.00–325.0098223
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323370.25/cwt360.00–382.001,19611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340397.71/cwt395.00–407.501,35211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372364.16/cwt350.00–368.001,35511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378413.14/cwt407.50–414.001,5627
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384377.79/cwt370.00–395.001,45114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388328.79/cwt320.00–340.001,2766
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3392300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,17614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405281.27/cwt270.00–295.001,1394
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414368.64/cwt357.50–379.001,52618
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424341.29/cwt327.50–355.001,44745
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425253.66/cwt250.00–257.501,0782
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428314.08/cwt300.00–325.001,34416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464350.71/cwt340.00–355.001,62743
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466305.76/cwt292.00–310.001,42516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478323.22/cwt315.00–337.001,54530
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487272.42/cwt260.00–282.001,3277
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed498255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511286.50/cwt284.00–305.001,46475
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526268.94/cwt260.00–282.501,41512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531322.71/cwt312.00–332.001,714159
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531226.78/cwt220.00–250.001,2048
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554313.37/cwt302.50–314.001,73658
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575264.80/cwt260.00–267.001,5235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582279.86/cwt270.00–292.001,62923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616297.44/cwt290.00–306.001,832156
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629245.42/cwt240.00–252.501,5446
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640272.55/cwt260.00–282.001,74447
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660277.61/cwt277.50–280.001,83289
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683250.53/cwt240.00–259.001,7119
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open732266.21/cwt260.50–280.001,94923
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736220.53/cwt216.00–230.001,6233
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open772251.08/cwt235.00–255.001,93825
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805208.73/cwt205.00–212.501,6802
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open834241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,01016
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2861220.91/cwt220.00–230.001,90211
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,9042
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2978209.29/cwt200.00–217.002,0476
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,2045
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,0477
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,065165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245355.00/cwt355.00–355.008701
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293340.09/cwt330.00–350.009962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009452
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323410.39/cwt400.00–420.001,3262
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326353.93/cwt340.00–362.501,1544
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334448.97/cwt427.50–452.501,5007
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365357.58/cwt350.00–370.001,3057
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370317.60/cwt315.00–320.001,1752
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372421.36/cwt410.00–434.001,56720
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2391382.93/cwt380.00–407.501,4979
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3416316.04/cwt295.00–322.501,3155
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430409.75/cwt407.50–412.001,7624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443377.31/cwt367.00–387.501,6712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2446355.11/cwt350.00–362.001,5847
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3464310.98/cwt310.00–312.001,4434
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478339.68/cwt337.00–350.001,62413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479363.72/cwt357.50–370.001,74213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525354.02/cwt350.00–365.001,85917
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530342.64/cwt332.50–347.501,8169
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2544319.19/cwt319.00–320.001,7365
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555342.99/cwt340.00–345.001,9044
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575326.83/cwt315.00–335.001,87918
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575302.54/cwt300.00–305.001,7404
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578262.45/cwt250.00–275.001,5172
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610242.46/cwt240.00–245.001,4792
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614313.62/cwt310.00–322.001,92612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2629300.79/cwt293.00–304.001,89214
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy663300.44/cwt297.00–305.001,99211
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2681277.00/cwt270.00–282.501,8869
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2687260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7862
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy725284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,0591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy753277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,08610
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805224.11/cwt221.00–237.001,8049
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9272
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2913215.06/cwt211.00–217.501,9636
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2993187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,8573
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3395162.00/cwt162.00–162.006401
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,533172.89/cwt167.00–181.002,6505
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,205164.59/cwt159.00–170.001,9832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,614162.62/cwt154.00–169.002,6258
Bulls——1,653140.77/cwt130.00–149.002,3274
Bulls——1,855200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,7101
Bulls——1,896176.34/cwt170.00–185.003,3439
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910115.08/cwt110.00–119.001,0478
Cows—Lean 85-90%91796.26/cwt90.00–102.008833
Cows—Lean 85-90%996143.36/cwt140.00–149.001,4284
Cows—Lean 85-90%996127.43/cwt120.00–135.001,26927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164127.94/cwt126.00–130.001,4894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212154.96/cwt149.00–159.001,8786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228137.75/cwt133.00–146.001,69239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471138.93/cwt130.00–148.002,04429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478125.77/cwt121.00–131.001,8592
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,589156.53/cwt151.00–165.002,4878
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,235189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,3341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3935975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,440.80/head1,125.00–1,675.001,4413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,831.18/head1,475.00–2,200.001,8314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3062,077.47/head1,875.00–2,200.002,0776
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123173.63/cwt168.00–183.001,9506
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29551,845.62/head1,325.00–2,250.001,8462

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.