Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-04-17

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 17
● Final158 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,164 head
▲ 1,186 vs last sale 978▲ 104 vs year ago 2,060 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 118▼ 38 vs year ago 224 · −17.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 13▲ 64 vs year ago 88 · +72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder and slaughter markets were stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 450 lbs and under were sharply higher, while the 500-700 lbs steers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand. No trends on the yearling steers due to limited head to head comparisons, however they appeared steady. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with strong demand. Buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages and thinner harder conditioned calves, while discounting off colored and heavy conditioned calves severely. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, except for the high dressing cows that were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply, and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher for the higher dressing bulls with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.68/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −83.88 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$319.68
150 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$44.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.99
vs KY average
−1.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544324.711,767133
Medium and Large 2546280.381,53017thin
One grade step is worth $44.33/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale150 hd
319.68
—
KY average24 barns · 1,526 hd
314.69
+4.99
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−1.50
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−83.88
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—Average1,743188.763,29123
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,425156.362,22718
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196152.791,82739
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,050137.981,44949

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)1,212$2,59313
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$2,24016
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,8632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,177$1,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)798$1,5902thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)786$1,8253thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)851$1,7384thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$3,26510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,334$3,21619
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$3,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,161$2,9884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,059$2,9486

Every lot

158 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195465.00/cwt465.00–465.009071
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy222500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1102
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0171
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy252510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2852
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2267420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1212
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278454.01/cwt450.00–460.001,2623
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320441.29/cwt425.00–455.001,4124
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3163
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332493.40/cwt490.00–500.001,6386
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381435.41/cwt420.00–445.001,65915
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2407376.50/cwt365.00–395.001,5323
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3121
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420435.82/cwt427.50–447.001,83030
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433416.93/cwt410.00–420.001,80512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472410.77/cwt400.00–417.501,93931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482379.37/cwt370.00–390.001,82922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488341.72/cwt325.00–350.001,6683
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517389.71/cwt375.00–396.002,01539
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2541333.69/cwt317.00–342.001,8053
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542364.66/cwt350.00–370.001,97616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569376.22/cwt369.50–390.002,141101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570314.27/cwt295.00–322.001,7914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580353.34/cwt340.00–361.002,04911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627356.71/cwt352.00–363.002,23763
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636336.12/cwt330.00–337.502,1387
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy658356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,34213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676311.36/cwt302.50–320.002,1057
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688327.33/cwt322.50–330.002,252111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690283.84/cwt278.00–297.501,9585
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9431
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713297.03/cwt287.50–299.002,11818
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722310.60/cwt302.00–317.002,24313
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782289.94/cwt288.00–298.002,26745
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785268.33/cwt266.00–273.002,1063
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1254
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2882250.60/cwt250.00–252.502,2104
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2928243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,2553
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added953269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,56458
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3151
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,3771
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220420.00/cwt420.00–420.009241
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225401.81/cwt395.00–405.009043
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2256373.11/cwt360.00–380.009553
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270290.00/cwt290.00–290.007831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273411.93/cwt400.00–425.001,1252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy284441.46/cwt435.00–465.001,2547
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319423.59/cwt410.00–430.001,35111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322310.00/cwt310.00–310.009984
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323403.43/cwt390.00–407.501,30318
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323364.88/cwt350.00–380.001,1792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370384.96/cwt372.00–392.501,42413
Heifers350–400Large 1-2370297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381412.73/cwt400.00–417.001,57323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384349.68/cwt332.50–355.001,3437
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415400.48/cwt400.00–402.501,66210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422353.15/cwt342.00–360.001,4908
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423314.42/cwt305.00–327.501,3304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426382.92/cwt370.00–387.501,63137
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471356.91/cwt349.00–362.001,68126
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477337.81/cwt330.00–343.001,61125
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed482390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,88010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483316.10/cwt312.00–320.001,5272
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522279.87/cwt277.00–295.001,4619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527314.23/cwt297.50–320.001,65618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534331.89/cwt327.00–344.001,77277
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572280.95/cwt275.00–282.501,6078
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573315.12/cwt302.50–320.001,80638
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5602
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614323.07/cwt302.00–325.501,984215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641285.63/cwt267.50–289.001,8317
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678269.48/cwt266.00–278.001,8277
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688289.66/cwt287.00–300.001,99390
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7081
Heifers650–700Large 1-2696262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8273
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738275.94/cwt269.00–278.752,036103
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763245.02/cwt235.00–250.001,8705
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774273.06/cwt270.75–282.002,11357
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,0322
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2937200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8744
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2989196.99/cwt192.00–202.001,9484
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,008210.86/cwt210.00–211.002,1257
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,085217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,3601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2228438.54/cwt435.00–440.001,0003
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295454.17/cwt452.50–455.001,3403
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2311432.64/cwt410.00–440.001,3464
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,76111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368375.76/cwt360.00–385.001,3833
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2370330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384430.80/cwt420.00–437.001,6548
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412428.32/cwt415.00–432.501,76517
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418396.76/cwt390.00–405.001,65815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476375.81/cwt365.00–385.001,78920
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy516367.65/cwt360.00–385.001,89713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522345.47/cwt337.00–355.001,80312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533319.20/cwt315.00–322.001,7014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy557351.13/cwt350.00–360.001,9569
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,8101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy607333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,0212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623313.85/cwt300.00–322.501,9555
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640265.00/cwt260.00–270.001,6962
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2687269.95/cwt250.00–280.001,8553
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy692244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6882
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695301.75/cwt301.00–302.502,0974
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy725290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1031
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2769256.20/cwt245.00–267.501,9704
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,0931
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2910210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9111
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3352185.00/cwt185.00–185.006512
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3860112.50/cwt112.50–112.509681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3630155.00/cwt155.00–155.009771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,8481
Bulls——1,693171.39/cwt163.00–178.002,9025
Bulls——1,767186.38/cwt181.00–199.003,2939
Bulls——1,811207.25/cwt200.00–226.003,7538
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990114.78/cwt109.00–119.001,1365
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020130.66/cwt121.00–140.001,33324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,082141.65/cwt137.00–145.001,5333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101152.56/cwt145.00–161.001,68020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177141.68/cwt135.00–149.001,6689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198157.27/cwt150.00–168.001,88429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493159.30/cwt152.00–167.002,37815
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 18102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0983,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,818.89/head2,525.00–3,100.002,8192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3333,238.94/head3,000.00–3,650.003,23916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3423,093.54/head3,000.00–3,300.003,0943
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3783,047.16/head2,800.00–3,150.003,0473
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4813,358.83/head2,900.00–4,000.003,3597
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7981,589.50/head1,550.00–1,625.001,5902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8051,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,239.53/head1,750.00–2,800.002,24016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2122,592.87/head1,975.00–2,975.002,59313
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,041180.85/cwt160.00–195.001,88313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27861,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28511,738.03/head1,525.00–1,850.001,7384

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.