Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-08-07

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 7
● Final152 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,747 head
▲ 707 vs last sale 1,040▲ 1,141 vs year ago 606 · +188.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 109▲ 86 vs year ago 103 · +83.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 35▼ 4 vs year ago 14 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $389.71/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.57 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$389.71
122 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.62
vs KY average
−0.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549395.502,172105
Medium and Large 2561361.502,02710thin
Medium and Large 2-3561343.161,9247thin
One grade step is worth $52.33/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale122 hd
389.71
—
KY average22 barns · 815 hd
387.09
+2.62
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−0.31
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−67.57
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—Low1,602197.083,15727
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,614170.502,75236
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,250168.552,10762
CowsLean 85-90%High1,013154.401,56416
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage968188.761,8272thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,330236.773,15035

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)987$2,5505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,259$2,3588
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,1501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$2,9902thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,480$2,8842thin

Every lot

152 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 · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2192480.00/cwt480.00–480.009222
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2968
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322436.97/cwt432.50–440.001,4075
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329459.93/cwt452.00–462.501,5136
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374444.34/cwt435.00–450.001,6627
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6171
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed388497.00/cwt497.00–497.001,9283
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410463.35/cwt460.00–465.001,9003
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420424.79/cwt422.00–430.001,7846
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429450.43/cwt440.00–455.001,93215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7963
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466419.71/cwt407.50–428.001,9567
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,0766
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6632
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514361.25/cwt355.00–365.001,8574
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515401.36/cwt397.00–407.002,06718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515382.42/cwt370.00–390.001,96921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525338.47/cwt337.00–340.001,7772
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569405.95/cwt404.00–410.002,31046
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570379.90/cwt370.00–390.002,16520
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575345.04/cwt340.00–347.501,9845
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592361.66/cwt355.00–365.002,1416
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614363.63/cwt357.50–370.002,23314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616381.11/cwt374.00–387.002,3489
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy652394.50/cwt394.50–394.502,57214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660374.97/cwt370.00–385.002,4755
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670350.85/cwt335.00–365.002,35139
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710341.97/cwt331.00–345.002,42817
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725321.26/cwt320.00–322.502,3292
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733369.23/cwt352.50–369.502,70661
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760330.62/cwt325.00–341.002,5137
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,85465
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823321.20/cwt320.00–322.002,6435
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,4242
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2863300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5892
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871322.11/cwt314.00–327.002,80624
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added875338.37/cwt336.75–339.252,961302
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4921
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6101
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,01260
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2940270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5381
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2958277.99/cwt276.00–280.002,6632
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,4511
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,5991
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,135255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,8941
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,135197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,2361
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,4701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3217365.00/cwt365.00–365.007922
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2232435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0094
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323447.56/cwt445.00–450.001,4462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323422.44/cwt415.00–430.001,3642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379399.08/cwt395.00–410.001,5139
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,6252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2396390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5443
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3071
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428389.78/cwt380.00–397.001,66812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440405.13/cwt400.00–413.001,78312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443366.69/cwt360.00–370.001,6243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459403.83/cwt395.00–405.001,8549
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470377.15/cwt370.00–387.001,77327
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481343.92/cwt342.00–350.001,6547
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486361.00/cwt357.00–367.001,7549
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524343.04/cwt340.00–347.001,7989
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528330.97/cwt330.00–332.001,7482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532360.49/cwt350.00–368.001,91843
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533385.22/cwt380.00–394.002,05369
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy559381.75/cwt381.75–381.752,134165
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560349.63/cwt345.00–357.501,9587
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566328.83/cwt325.00–330.001,8617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,10158
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615310.40/cwt307.50–315.001,9095
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,25279
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633302.51/cwt300.00–305.001,9152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635326.64/cwt320.00–335.002,0749
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657347.89/cwt345.00–350.002,2868
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660312.46/cwt310.00–315.002,0622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673300.09/cwt299.00–302.502,0205
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688322.11/cwt322.00–322.502,2169
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,34029
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2696
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2754305.51/cwt300.00–307.502,30415
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773246.67/cwt230.00–255.001,9074
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5961
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813229.86/cwt222.50–237.001,8692
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867247.44/cwt247.00–250.002,1457
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878232.77/cwt220.00–253.002,0443
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,1421
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,2021
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,4868
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2-3168365.00/cwt365.00–365.006133
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330413.35/cwt405.00–422.501,3642
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed357507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,8125
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365441.16/cwt437.00–442.501,6104
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378488.83/cwt475.00–495.001,8483
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,9317
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435440.09/cwt432.50–442.501,9144
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,7291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2456401.06/cwt400.00–405.001,82912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8034
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526363.98/cwt360.00–372.501,9154
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0242
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2433
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582363.98/cwt357.50–372.502,1185
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620347.16/cwt337.00–355.002,1529
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635302.53/cwt300.00–305.001,9214
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3762
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667337.75/cwt330.00–342.002,2539
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8981
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3947195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8472
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0601
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2901
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,158226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,6176
Steers—Choice1,366239.00/cwt237.50–240.003,26529
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice968188.76/cwt180.00–195.001,8272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,281180.98/cwt177.00–185.002,3186
Bulls——1,620195.85/cwt191.00–199.003,17310
Bulls——1,749205.69/cwt200.00–211.003,59810
Bulls——1,870220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,1141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%989166.05/cwt163.50–168.501,6424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012143.79/cwt140.00–147.001,4555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028155.31/cwt152.00–159.001,5977
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227180.62/cwt177.00–186.502,2163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250170.96/cwt168.00–176.502,13736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254163.19/cwt160.00–167.502,04623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,596177.53/cwt174.00–185.502,83313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,621169.16/cwt165.00–172.502,74214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,629162.44/cwt160.00–165.002,6469
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,990.16/head2,700.00–3,250.002,9902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29872,549.65/head2,250.00–3,225.002,5505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2592,357.84/head2,100.00–2,825.002,3588
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29552,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4802,884.46/head2,700.00–3,050.002,8842

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.