Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-05-22

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, May 22
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,335 head
▼ 787 vs last sale 2,122▲ 175 vs year ago 1,160 · +15.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 120▲ 88 vs year ago 155 · +56.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 100▼ 43 vs year ago 139 · −30.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 450 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 500-700 lbs steers were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply. Yearling steers appeared steady but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers 350 lbs and under were sharply higher, while heifers over 450 lbs were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, except for the 600 lbs weaned and value added groups that were sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with a large 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 $332.53/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −71.03 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$332.53
121 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$529
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$99.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.23
vs KY average
−1.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533337.471,799105
Medium and Large 2557304.321,69415thin
Medium and Large 2-3535237.501,2711thin
One grade step is worth $99.97/cwt here — about $529 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale121 hd
332.53
—
KY average27 barns · 1,307 hd
328.31
+4.23
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−1.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−71.03
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—High1,733196.573,40726
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204162.861,96153
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,597161.572,58067
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,008151.091,52343
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,227215.522,64523
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,342175.282,3523thin

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)1,268$2,6235
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,5252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$2,40920
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,352$2,1752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$2,0265
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$2,0253thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)835$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,415$2,9042thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$3,11416
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,117$2,7203thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,218$2,6412thin

Every lot

132 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2170430.00/cwt430.00–430.007311
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260380.00/cwt380.00–380.009881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318537.68/cwt515.00–540.001,71011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323482.56/cwt480.00–485.001,5594
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2342395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356507.56/cwt500.00–512.001,80710
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed375605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,2692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385437.69/cwt430.00–445.001,6852
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388477.08/cwt472.50–490.001,85111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,3971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,0412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434432.34/cwt427.50–442.501,8766
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2446382.48/cwt375.00–395.001,7064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458436.87/cwt420.00–445.002,00119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468349.91/cwt347.50–352.501,6382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474396.65/cwt390.00–407.501,88016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511390.95/cwt380.00–400.001,99815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519347.50/cwt345.00–350.001,8045
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569355.09/cwt340.00–357.002,02043
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570327.50/cwt315.00–335.001,8674
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582367.64/cwt364.50–380.002,14028
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620374.86/cwt361.00–380.002,32437
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633340.09/cwt330.00–347.502,15319
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635308.75/cwt297.50–320.001,9612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed640400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665342.39/cwt336.00–355.002,27718
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676321.27/cwt310.00–332.502,1724
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704333.48/cwt312.00–334.752,34819
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726290.17/cwt280.00–300.002,1075
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1592
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820283.81/cwt277.00–287.502,3279
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883262.07/cwt252.50–282.002,3143
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,1031
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,033258.50/cwt258.50–258.502,67051
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1001
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,062256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,71952
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,155210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2227412.30/cwt395.00–417.509364
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235366.52/cwt360.00–370.008613
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275390.30/cwt385.00–410.001,0736
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288339.87/cwt335.00–345.009792
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320403.79/cwt400.00–405.001,2924
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336432.95/cwt427.00–442.001,45510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372426.96/cwt425.00–445.001,58810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377390.16/cwt380.00–405.001,47112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384372.61/cwt365.00–380.001,43110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3414321.31/cwt320.00–325.001,3304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426346.53/cwt340.00–355.001,4767
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427400.72/cwt397.50–412.501,71118
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442382.39/cwt380.00–385.001,69029
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461360.92/cwt352.00–370.001,66422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474328.45/cwt320.00–340.001,5579
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514334.64/cwt322.50–337.501,72040
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526349.88/cwt341.00–356.001,84034
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8166
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559336.49/cwt330.00–340.001,88118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569282.20/cwt272.50–295.001,6069
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575318.42/cwt310.00–325.001,83112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3607252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619275.36/cwt272.50–277.001,7044
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620345.82/cwt329.00–351.002,144116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639295.57/cwt292.00–315.001,88923
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672263.66/cwt259.00–272.001,77218
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open704291.28/cwt285.00–297.502,0514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732263.60/cwt245.00–266.501,93015
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open771280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1593
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792250.31/cwt245.00–251.001,98214
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9692
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7301
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open925235.34/cwt234.00–242.502,17720
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326439.12/cwt425.00–450.001,4325
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328482.20/cwt470.00–495.001,5825
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7922
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388389.94/cwt380.00–400.001,5132
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403445.04/cwt435.00–450.001,7943
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421416.30/cwt405.00–425.001,7535
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464367.04/cwt352.00–372.501,70312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477387.88/cwt382.00–400.001,85018
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510314.95/cwt310.00–320.001,6062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513338.90/cwt332.50–345.001,7392
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0794
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575324.24/cwt315.00–327.501,8646
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581340.19/cwt332.00–350.001,9777
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617308.18/cwt300.00–312.501,9019
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy621329.25/cwt322.50–342.502,04514
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9491
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2711291.92/cwt287.00–302.002,0766
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2772260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0072
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865241.26/cwt240.00–242.502,0872
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,315190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4991
Steers—Select and Choice1,355167.92/cwt162.00–175.002,2752
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,226216.68/cwt207.00–224.002,65622
Heifers—Select and Choice1,250190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420178.67/cwt173.00–184.002,5376
Bulls——1,778211.16/cwt206.00–217.003,7549
Bulls——1,868194.39/cwt187.00–200.003,63111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006141.43/cwt127.00–149.001,42316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022158.30/cwt150.00–173.001,61826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201167.09/cwt160.00–179.002,00738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211152.13/cwt142.00–159.001,84215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,589165.95/cwt160.00–178.002,63745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,609153.44/cwt146.00–159.002,46921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2681
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,903.75/head2,775.00–3,050.002,9042
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,950.34/head1,950.00–3,325.002,95010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,804.86/head2,650.00–2,950.002,8052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,641.22/head2,525.00–2,725.002,6412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3493,387.34/head3,350.00–3,500.003,3876
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29852,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1792,025.62/head1,750.00–2,100.002,0265
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2672,408.66/head2,000.00–2,650.002,40920
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,623.21/head2,400.00–2,750.002,6235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3522,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2883201.51/cwt189.00–215.001,7793

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.