Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-07-31

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 31
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,040 head
▲ 312 vs last sale 728▼ 365 vs year ago 1,405 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 84▲ 19 vs year ago 90 · +21.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 30▲ 25 vs year ago 10 · +250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.51/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −30.06 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$373.51
185 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,072
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$375
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+27.58
vs KY average
+26.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555377.622,096170
Medium and Large 2549334.101,83510thin
Medium and Large 2-3551312.491,7225thin
One grade step is worth $65.13/cwt here — about $375 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 sale185 hd
373.51
—
KY average25 barns · 868 hd
345.92
+27.58
National average149 barns · 6,369 hd
347.50
+26.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−30.06
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—High1,588197.523,13712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,539172.212,65011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218170.942,08354
CowsLean 85-90%Average948146.371,38711

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,397$2,87011
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,464$2,54513
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,5103thin

Every lot

125 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5955
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4169
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,8102
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423417.51/cwt415.00–420.001,7662
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469412.91/cwt402.50–420.001,93715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477383.31/cwt380.00–387.501,8286
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503408.21/cwt400.00–410.002,05310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522383.69/cwt375.00–390.002,00320
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530423.17/cwt419.00–425.002,24349
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,27412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584391.53/cwt382.00–394.002,28718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610405.98/cwt405.00–407.002,47612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1371
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629385.78/cwt370.00–389.002,42732
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635358.29/cwt350.00–361.002,2754
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636397.29/cwt393.00–399.002,52724
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673342.24/cwt341.00–345.002,3036
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674384.24/cwt383.00–387.002,59016
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719342.06/cwt330.00–345.002,4595
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy726371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,69311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744361.63/cwt359.50–368.002,69131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2752319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,3995
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,78964
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775341.30/cwt330.00–347.002,6459
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811320.09/cwt309.00–324.002,5964
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9131
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,5741
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,89654
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,8557
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990242.00/cwt237.00–247.002,3962
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,011240.21/cwt227.00–247.002,4293
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2180440.00/cwt440.00–440.007921
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2341361.25/cwt360.00–375.001,23212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383410.46/cwt405.00–417.501,5725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,5311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423385.21/cwt380.00–392.501,6295
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy454417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,89325
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461382.15/cwt377.00–390.001,7627
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473351.71/cwt350.00–355.001,6643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,8143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2502327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,6422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3503306.23/cwt302.50–310.001,5402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518352.86/cwt342.00–360.001,82811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy533403.50/cwt403.50–403.502,15156
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561335.87/cwt335.00–336.001,8848
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565378.73/cwt357.50–380.502,14051
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582353.40/cwt347.50–355.002,05749
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583316.66/cwt315.00–317.501,8463
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,3618
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613351.58/cwt343.00–357.002,15525
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,0732
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623368.11/cwt361.00–369.502,293120
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,9031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2305
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664333.21/cwt321.00–339.002,21317
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690313.19/cwt312.00–315.002,1615
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705312.22/cwt307.50–317.002,2012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,9801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2741280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0754
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,38828
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4614
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775290.37/cwt287.00–295.002,2504
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1861
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7941
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2361
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,1091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3205350.00/cwt350.00–350.007181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,5575
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,7111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6591
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480366.74/cwt362.50–380.001,7604
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8281
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2552385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1252
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3597315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7671
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0761
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9581
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2743275.34/cwt272.00–282.002,0463
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765276.35/cwt270.00–282.502,1144
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0661
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3672277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8612
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3595212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2641
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3702185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2997
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3775165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2794
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3800182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4601
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3923176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6245
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,343184.77/cwt180.00–188.002,4813
Bulls——1,641196.52/cwt193.00–199.003,2255
Bulls——1,706208.33/cwt206.00–211.003,5544
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%933145.87/cwt143.50–151.001,3616
Cows—Lean 85-90%950139.25/cwt136.00–143.001,3233
Cows—Lean 85-90%988158.57/cwt156.00–161.001,5672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193162.28/cwt157.00–166.501,93616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203179.25/cwt176.00–186.002,15616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248171.20/cwt167.50–175.502,13722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526171.23/cwt167.00–174.002,6136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,5492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560178.97/cwt178.00–179.502,7923
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830238.55/cwt237.00–240.001,9802
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003198.51/cwt198.00–199.001,9912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3972,870.21/head2,200.00–3,075.002,87011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4642,544.99/head2,175.00–2,775.002,54513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,509.62/head2,325.00–2,700.002,5103

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.