Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-03-20

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 20
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,081 head
▼ 569 vs last sale 2,650▼ 69 vs year ago 2,150 · −3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 244▼ 113 vs year ago 271 · −41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 33▲ 89 vs year ago 61 · +145.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was higher with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 650 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 higher or greater with several spots of sharply higher cattle, while the Yearling steers were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were steady. Yearling heifer appeared stronger but with a light test. Buyers were active and willing to premiums today for weaned packages and groups of greener or harder conditioned calves, while discounting off colored and heavy conditioned calves severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher 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 $307.35/cwt on 241 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −96.21 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$307.35
241 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$457
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$60.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.57
vs KY average
−7.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559308.441,724236
Medium and Large 2542261.031,4153thin
Medium and Large 2-3512247.501,2672thin
One grade step is worth $60.94/cwt here — about $457 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale241 hd
307.35
—
KY average24 barns · 1,501 hd
305.78
+1.57
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−7.23
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−96.21
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—High1,697165.712,81225
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195145.971,74437
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,505140.562,11624
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,042121.621,26843
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,107197.362,1853thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,170191.482,2403thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,046$2,8367
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$2,38211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$2,01514
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$1,8862thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,4753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$1,4572thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)893$2,0323thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)868$1,7804thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,870$2,9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,055$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,148$2,8833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,294$2,81128

Every lot

149 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331407.45/cwt400.00–415.001,3495
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2923
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371422.27/cwt410.00–430.001,56712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381394.71/cwt380.00–402.501,50412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387349.53/cwt342.00–365.001,3533
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3412302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2463
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426407.37/cwt400.00–412.001,73513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429374.13/cwt367.50–377.001,6054
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,9603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479387.12/cwt380.00–390.001,85419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483348.50/cwt337.50–365.001,6839
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488402.47/cwt400.00–405.001,9648
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510361.15/cwt347.50–370.001,8425
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512390.30/cwt380.00–402.001,99818
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518297.59/cwt292.50–300.001,5423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528321.07/cwt317.50–343.001,6959
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568366.02/cwt361.00–381.002,07927
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577348.54/cwt337.50–357.502,01158
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588317.99/cwt310.00–332.501,87063
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619342.13/cwt332.50–351.002,11821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625319.26/cwt317.00–325.001,99518
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667278.17/cwt278.00–279.001,85529
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674325.25/cwt319.50–338.002,192123
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683310.21/cwt295.00–312.502,11939
Steers650–700Large 1-2697247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709277.24/cwt267.50–289.001,96638
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729304.21/cwt299.00–320.002,21827
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758267.83/cwt260.00–279.002,03016
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765290.50/cwt290.50–290.502,22219
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7981
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808269.68/cwt256.00–272.502,17917
Steers850–900Large 1-2865225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9461
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2889266.93/cwt260.00–273.002,37339
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1361
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2934239.35/cwt233.00–247.002,23615
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2958248.45/cwt231.00–253.002,3805
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233325.54/cwt315.00–335.007592
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277360.00/cwt360.00–360.009972
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285313.77/cwt305.00–320.008944
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy293432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,2673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314361.98/cwt350.00–365.001,13711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy325335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0891
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328417.21/cwt400.00–425.001,3685
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328315.04/cwt310.00–320.001,0332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370382.41/cwt370.00–395.001,4159
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3372300.33/cwt285.00–310.001,1175
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395338.95/cwt330.00–350.001,3395
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added409375.99/cwt372.50–380.001,5385
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425288.87/cwt277.50–305.001,2288
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428332.16/cwt327.50–344.001,42211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430360.24/cwt350.00–367.501,54916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3436255.07/cwt250.00–260.001,1122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461370.26/cwt370.00–385.001,70761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471336.96/cwt329.00–348.001,58725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477293.87/cwt280.00–302.501,40212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478259.85/cwt257.00–262.501,2422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482316.71/cwt307.50–327.501,52748
Heifers450–500Large 1-2499298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,4875
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2672
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519318.24/cwt312.00–330.001,65250
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528297.15/cwt292.00–307.501,56914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528271.54/cwt262.50–280.001,4342
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572312.27/cwt300.00–322.001,786129
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576289.25/cwt272.50–295.001,66643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617293.26/cwt286.00–311.001,809136
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630272.65/cwt260.00–282.501,7184
Heifers650–700Large 1-2655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6383
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open663288.97/cwt284.00–295.001,91647
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678266.08/cwt250.00–270.001,80419
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,06078
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685232.61/cwt225.00–240.001,5932
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open711263.11/cwt249.00–269.751,87156
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6992
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open756249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8823
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open800263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,1043
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810219.18/cwt217.50–220.001,7753
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863232.44/cwt220.00–235.002,0066
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,8071
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920217.64/cwt205.00–222.002,0028
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open922237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,18512
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2982196.64/cwt195.00–200.001,9313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3632
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338403.78/cwt400.00–405.001,3654
Bulls300–350Large 1-2345380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423374.40/cwt350.00–377.501,5849
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4172
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486379.78/cwt367.00–382.501,84611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526356.71/cwt352.50–357.501,8766
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533334.77/cwt325.00–343.001,78423
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2556326.25/cwt325.00–330.001,8146
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605317.58/cwt303.00–327.501,9215
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9672
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670287.77/cwt283.00–291.001,9285
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2719237.49/cwt235.00–240.001,7086
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720280.00/cwt262.50–283.002,01615
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813209.98/cwt205.00–215.001,7072
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0351
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,100212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,3381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,170191.48/cwt180.00–197.002,2403
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,107197.36/cwt187.00–202.502,1853
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,577146.11/cwt141.00–152.002,3045
Bulls——1,695184.41/cwt177.00–190.003,1263
Bulls——1,711166.18/cwt159.00–174.002,84316
Bulls——2,075200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,1501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001140.46/cwt134.00–145.001,4066
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017112.11/cwt101.00–119.501,14019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06591.00/cwt91.00–91.009691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084127.39/cwt120.00–137.501,38117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168158.68/cwt152.00–169.001,85314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208139.37/cwt130.00–149.001,68421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245126.28/cwt123.50–129.001,5722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405126.13/cwt122.50–128.001,7724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495140.92/cwt134.50–148.502,10716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,646153.53/cwt149.50–159.002,5274
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28981,456.75/head1,275.00–1,650.001,4572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,475.18/head1,275.00–1,625.001,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,885.64/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0462,836.01/head2,750.00–2,850.002,8367
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,381.84/head2,000.00–2,850.002,38211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1742,015.22/head1,300.00–2,550.002,01514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2843205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7282
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28681,779.83/head1,200.00–2,275.001,7804
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28932,032.18/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0323
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9702,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,795.79/head1,500.00–3,000.002,79611
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2922,806.93/head2,225.00–3,200.002,80716
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5053,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7553,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.