Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-06-12

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 12
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,218 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 1,089▲ 351 vs year ago 867 · +40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 134▼ 122 vs year ago 211 · −57.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 47▲ 69 vs year ago 13 · +530.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was mostly steady with an average quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 400 lbs and under were 4.00 to 5.00 lower with a limited supply and moderate demand, while the 450-650 lbs steers were steady with good demand. Yearling steers appeared stronger but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady with a good supply and good demand as buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for quality, while discounting plainer quality and heavy conditioned calves more severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand, while slaughter bulls were steady and with premiums being paid for the high yielding ultra lean individuals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.90/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −59.67 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$343.90
91 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$38.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.13
vs KY average
+2.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563347.311,95583
Medium and Large 2562308.521,7338thin
One grade step is worth $38.79/cwt here — about $221 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 sale91 hd
343.90
—
KY average24 barns · 1,317 hd
342.77
+1.13
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
+2.98
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−59.67
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—High1,850203.463,76517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,205164.081,97628
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,494163.942,44826
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,051138.631,45718

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,049$2,6535
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,9432thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)717$1,8188
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,325$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,528$3,54210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,0001thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2972
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380437.40/cwt435.00–440.001,6622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433421.24/cwt410.00–430.001,82410
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,7442
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472405.13/cwt392.00–412.001,91213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473389.93/cwt380.00–400.001,8443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521401.47/cwt394.00–410.002,09224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534387.83/cwt385.00–390.002,07114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552385.13/cwt380.00–398.002,12614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583362.43/cwt350.00–370.002,1139
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,3675
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3603275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6585
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0203
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627360.35/cwt351.00–367.502,25958
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681354.66/cwt349.00–356.002,41520
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681330.80/cwt330.00–332.502,2533
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717320.09/cwt315.00–327.502,2955
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773316.07/cwt313.00–325.002,44328
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810309.50/cwt309.50–309.502,50753
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2898257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,3083
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,020270.09/cwt261.00–271.502,755120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282377.68/cwt370.00–392.001,0653
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2302400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,2112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378396.19/cwt390.00–397.501,4986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5053
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420402.55/cwt400.00–405.001,6918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424381.26/cwt375.00–392.501,6177
Heifers450–500Large 1-2461334.31/cwt322.50–340.001,5413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477349.33/cwt340.00–355.001,6663
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485371.95/cwt362.00–382.501,80420
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519361.16/cwt350.00–367.501,87424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533339.60/cwt327.00–347.001,8103
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540285.00/cwt275.00–295.001,5392
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569316.36/cwt310.00–320.001,8006
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579333.74/cwt327.00–347.001,93235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590355.18/cwt351.00–365.002,09621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618305.80/cwt300.00–312.501,8903
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625358.25/cwt349.00–361.502,239368
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open636341.19/cwt325.00–345.002,17028
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open673319.65/cwt315.00–322.502,15132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680296.59/cwt285.00–305.002,01720
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open735301.61/cwt300.00–302.002,21710
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0671
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open760276.00/cwt270.00–282.002,0982
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open816268.91/cwt265.00–269.502,19415
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1332
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open868267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,3223
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2882240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1172
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open915252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,3061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0921
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0381
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0791
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380441.31/cwt440.00–442.501,6774
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419412.60/cwt400.00–420.001,7294
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428381.63/cwt365.00–390.001,6333
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436448.00/cwt448.00–448.001,9534
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470370.21/cwt360.00–380.001,7402
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473401.68/cwt395.00–407.501,9007
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9582
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538356.65/cwt342.50–360.001,9199
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2593323.73/cwt320.00–327.501,9202
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0771
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671320.33/cwt315.00–329.002,1497
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1681
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768300.47/cwt287.00–307.502,3083
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825271.98/cwt270.00–274.002,2442
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0671
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890238.15/cwt232.00–240.002,12013
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8802
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,693195.08/cwt190.00–201.003,3037
Bulls——1,919210.32/cwt207.00–213.004,0366
Bulls——1,980178.65/cwt173.00–186.003,5372
Bulls——2,065237.00/cwt236.00–238.004,8942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%942121.60/cwt117.00–127.001,1455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084141.54/cwt134.00–148.001,5349
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114153.36/cwt150.00–156.001,7084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194160.30/cwt152.00–168.001,91417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208181.74/cwt176.00–189.002,1958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255138.45/cwt136.00–142.001,7383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408176.86/cwt170.00–185.502,4904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506163.00/cwt154.50–169.002,45520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540147.45/cwt143.00–151.002,2712
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3863,430.84/head3,425.00–3,450.003,4314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5783,679.97/head3,600.00–3,700.003,6805
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0492,653.31/head2,175.00–2,925.002,6535
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27171,817.97/head1,650.00–1,930.001,8188
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27401,942.57/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9432
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2962201.35/cwt190.00–215.001,9373

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.