Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-03-27

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 27
● Final156 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,057 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 2,081▲ 1 vs year ago 2,056 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 158▼ 25 vs year ago 167 · −15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 150▼ 26 vs year ago 51 · −51.0%
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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 were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply, while the yearling steers were steady and with good demand. Feeder heifers 400-650 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and yearling heifers sharply higher with strong demand. There was a larger supply of fresh crop calves on the market today, however buyers were willing to pay premiums for weaned packages and thinner harder conditioned calves. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $366.00/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −91.28 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$366.00
168 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$48.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.18
vs KY average
+2.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565367.442,075163
Medium and Large 2562319.001,7935thin
One grade step is worth $48.44/cwt here — about $281 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 sale168 hd
366.00
—
KY average26 barns · 1,413 hd
349.82
+16.18
National average170 barns · 13,177 hd
363.98
+2.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−91.28
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
516465414363median 457.2703/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $376.90, median $457.27 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—Average1,641171.162,80924
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483146.292,17026
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196145.721,74234
CowsLean 85-90%High988129.901,28324

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 (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,2742thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$2,2493thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$2,1724thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)990$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,8001thin

Every lot

156 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2165350.00/cwt350.00–350.005781
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210447.50/cwt447.50–447.509403
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215380.00/cwt380.00–380.008171
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2266403.57/cwt400.00–410.001,0733
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added313502.40/cwt500.00–505.001,5732
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,4473
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335367.50/cwt355.00–380.001,2312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added352477.00/cwt477.00–477.001,67910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371434.18/cwt432.00–437.501,61113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2386372.48/cwt365.00–375.001,4384
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388399.19/cwt390.00–415.001,54922
Steers400–450Large 1-2425340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427428.68/cwt421.00–437.001,83026
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434397.44/cwt395.00–400.001,72510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440325.12/cwt315.00–345.001,4313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443368.97/cwt365.00–377.001,6353
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468403.94/cwt400.00–410.001,8909
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483365.04/cwt360.00–382.501,76318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7081
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517395.17/cwt380.00–405.002,04327
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543360.68/cwt350.00–372.501,9588
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543332.49/cwt330.00–335.001,8052
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569342.16/cwt322.50–345.001,94727
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7833
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578367.32/cwt357.00–370.002,123101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624302.51/cwt300.00–305.001,8884
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628348.32/cwt335.00–356.002,18736
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633327.73/cwt310.00–332.002,07554
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660305.91/cwt300.00–312.002,0194
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673322.92/cwt316.00–327.502,17316
Steers650–700Large 1-2691283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,9564
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740307.97/cwt305.00–314.002,27942
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741287.68/cwt280.00–288.002,13241
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755294.50/cwt294.50–294.502,22312
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762263.90/cwt258.00–275.002,01117
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3499
Steers800–850Large 1-2821245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0113
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835268.85/cwt268.00–272.002,24514
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2857240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0572
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,39530
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910259.31/cwt246.00–263.002,36068
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2930236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,1951
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2957215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0584
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,2831
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added988251.85/cwt251.85–251.852,48857
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,046220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3013
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy150400.00/cwt400.00–400.006001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2170390.00/cwt390.00–390.006631
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Value Added180500.00/cwt500.00–500.009001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200335.00/cwt335.00–335.006701
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205290.00/cwt290.00–290.005951
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2218363.55/cwt355.00–370.007933
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225410.00/cwt410.00–410.009231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2272359.58/cwt350.00–375.009786
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286325.70/cwt320.00–340.009326
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1603
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2873
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320369.95/cwt360.00–380.001,1846
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330317.80/cwt300.00–335.001,04925
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364351.63/cwt332.00–364.001,28015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373292.95/cwt280.00–300.001,0933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375414.41/cwt400.00–419.001,55433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386388.54/cwt370.00–395.001,50022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2409336.77/cwt325.00–342.001,37722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411394.18/cwt382.50–398.001,6208
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413301.35/cwt300.00–310.001,24511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418254.21/cwt247.50–270.001,0634
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419352.50/cwt345.00–362.501,47715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461357.96/cwt342.50–359.001,65024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478322.97/cwt310.00–332.001,54428
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488290.19/cwt280.00–300.001,41619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521325.60/cwt315.00–329.501,696113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522274.86/cwt272.50–282.001,4354
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530299.12/cwt287.00–306.001,58512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570262.49/cwt255.00–272.501,4963
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571309.95/cwt300.00–323.001,77063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578285.20/cwt275.00–297.501,64812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605301.60/cwt299.00–304.001,82521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6251
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628280.92/cwt268.00–285.001,76430
Heifers600–650Large 1-2640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5361
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4983
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open667281.56/cwt276.00–287.001,87846
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677267.97/cwt264.00–270.001,81411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690236.66/cwt235.00–240.001,6333
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723259.20/cwt255.00–266.001,87415
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open728274.96/cwt274.25–284.002,00281
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2742227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6845
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open771264.16/cwt247.50–268.002,03716
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7292
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open817254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,0756
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9363
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878224.56/cwt220.00–229.001,9724
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8041
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,0831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225359.78/cwt350.00–370.008102
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230410.00/cwt410.00–410.009431
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2281405.74/cwt390.00–420.001,14010
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2282310.00/cwt310.00–310.008742
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5191
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2711
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,1271
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5974
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372392.79/cwt380.00–405.001,46115
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402414.02/cwt400.00–417.501,6645
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436376.39/cwt375.00–395.001,64121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440352.17/cwt342.50–357.501,5507
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458328.57/cwt320.00–330.001,5057
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464374.21/cwt365.00–385.001,7369
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2489355.42/cwt347.00–360.001,73810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8745
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524332.05/cwt327.50–342.501,74011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568298.51/cwt295.00–312.501,6965
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582322.08/cwt322.00–322.501,8756
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612293.30/cwt285.00–295.001,7956
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9691
Bulls650–700Large 1-2665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5481
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2736280.24/cwt280.00–281.002,0634
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2738247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8273
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2757273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,0674
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5892
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8106
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2807267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,1551
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3827200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6542
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,488135.24/cwt132.50–138.002,0122
Bulls——1,499167.51/cwt161.00–173.002,5119
Bulls——1,763179.21/cwt174.00–187.003,15913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72585.00/cwt85.00–85.006161
Cows—Lean 85-90%977130.39/cwt121.00–139.501,27414
Cows—Lean 85-90%999114.32/cwt107.00–117.001,1424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063149.95/cwt148.00–155.001,5945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195141.97/cwt134.00–149.001,69723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203155.92/cwt150.00–163.001,87610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437142.24/cwt136.00–147.502,04413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,542151.96/cwt149.00–157.502,34312
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29902,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025185.17/cwt177.00–193.001,8985
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2272,248.85/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,274.10/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,171.71/head1,800.00–2,450.002,1724
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.