Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-08-28

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 28
● Final198 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,547 head
▲ 368 vs last sale 2,179▲ 1,884 vs year ago 663 · +284.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 162▲ 9 vs year ago 138 · +6.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 55▲ 163 vs year ago 14 · +1,164.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder and yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on the high quality offering and 1.00 to 3.00 lowering on the average to plain quality offering. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for the high quality offering and moderate demand for plainer fleshy bawling calves coming to market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $391.54/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −65.74 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$391.54
113 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,127
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.37
vs KY average
−17.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541398.522,15694
Medium and Large 2527373.911,9719thin
Medium and Large 2-3579341.741,97710thin
One grade step is worth $56.78/cwt here — about $179 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 sale113 hd
391.54
—
KY average25 barns · 1,136 hd
396.90
−5.37
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−17.76
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−65.74
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—Low1,649192.313,17114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,553168.632,62013
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217166.992,03249
CowsLean 85-90%High929165.241,53519
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,200219.502,6342thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320225.002,9701thin

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)1,303$2,67017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$2,24037
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,004$1,99413
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,490$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,254$5,1105
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,266$2,91023
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$2,6425

Every lot

198 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 · Steers60 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy262527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,3824
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1071
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1032
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318489.14/cwt480.00–490.001,55512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed322560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8032
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323515.12/cwt510.00–520.001,6642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed360600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1603
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378535.00/cwt530.00–540.002,0226
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7393
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383497.14/cwt480.00–500.001,9048
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388471.93/cwt470.00–475.001,8318
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403501.49/cwt500.00–502.002,0214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426453.71/cwt450.00–455.001,9336
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427442.72/cwt442.50–445.001,89011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436469.91/cwt462.50–485.002,04913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464465.39/cwt465.00–467.002,1595
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473435.79/cwt432.00–445.002,06116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481414.46/cwt412.50–417.001,9949
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486424.93/cwt420.00–426.002,0659
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521412.87/cwt407.50–420.002,15133
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523392.19/cwt380.00–400.002,05134
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527373.91/cwt370.00–375.001,9719
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581359.93/cwt353.00–370.002,09111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2785
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3584341.93/cwt340.00–349.001,9979
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy597417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,49211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0871
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614353.64/cwt350.00–360.002,1716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619386.14/cwt380.00–396.002,39071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620327.54/cwt325.00–330.002,0312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655383.50/cwt383.50–383.502,51217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666362.40/cwt352.00–368.002,41414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy680408.40/cwt408.40–408.402,77788
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715337.43/cwt330.00–348.002,4138
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727358.47/cwt357.00–360.002,6068
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3181
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3737295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1742
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758343.21/cwt337.00–350.002,60211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765364.60/cwt351.00–367.002,78920
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815341.41/cwt320.00–346.002,78231
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3582
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856373.25/cwt373.25–373.253,195131
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885317.47/cwt315.00–320.002,8102
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925250.82/cwt250.00–252.502,3203
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,6361
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added975329.20/cwt325.50–331.853,210282
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,002227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2802
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6132
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,009314.00/cwt314.00–314.003,16854
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers57 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2228433.45/cwt432.00–435.009882
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235415.00/cwt415.00–415.009751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009803
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed260510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3261
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2261417.46/cwt410.00–425.001,0904
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315422.61/cwt417.50–430.001,33110
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332408.37/cwt407.50–410.001,3563
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3333400.84/cwt400.00–402.501,3353
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371419.27/cwt412.50–430.001,55515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373400.80/cwt400.00–402.501,4956
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414422.60/cwt420.00–430.001,7504
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426373.15/cwt370.00–377.501,5904
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427396.00/cwt390.00–410.001,69139
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443382.50/cwt380.00–387.501,6946
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed446449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,00310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464370.74/cwt370.00–375.001,7207
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470391.95/cwt385.00–405.001,84232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,0365
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490363.79/cwt360.00–367.501,7834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514344.06/cwt342.00–345.001,7689
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519361.74/cwt350.00–368.001,87759
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533408.95/cwt397.00–412.252,180122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534332.92/cwt327.50–335.001,7786
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562371.34/cwt367.50–377.502,08713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571348.99/cwt342.50–362.501,99334
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572327.51/cwt325.00–330.001,8736
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581337.36/cwt337.00–337.501,96035
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3616330.47/cwt327.00–335.002,0364
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy619392.54/cwt392.00–395.002,430103
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620340.22/cwt337.50–342.502,1099
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624351.66/cwt342.50–367.002,19435
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631381.24/cwt371.00–387.002,40620
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656363.38/cwt357.00–366.002,3847
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667332.93/cwt329.00–340.002,2213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1274
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706370.22/cwt361.00–371.002,61479
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711307.81/cwt300.00–320.002,18925
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720284.81/cwt282.00–287.502,0512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3723274.70/cwt272.00–277.501,9862
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy752363.50/cwt363.50–363.502,73430
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,55110
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772273.53/cwt268.00–297.502,11219
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837297.71/cwt282.00–300.002,49213
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8187
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2931
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9471
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0772
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4841
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2963228.03/cwt220.00–232.002,1963
Feeder Cattle · Bulls48 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2145440.00/cwt440.00–440.006381
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230431.09/cwt425.00–445.009923
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy237501.27/cwt500.00–510.001,1888
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270497.69/cwt495.00–500.001,3442
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270452.64/cwt450.00–455.001,2222
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340505.00/cwt500.00–510.001,7172
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,5399
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368511.63/cwt500.00–525.001,88311
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3382473.12/cwt472.00–477.501,8075
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395491.68/cwt490.00–492.501,9423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418492.00/cwt492.00–492.002,0573
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432469.82/cwt460.00–472.502,03012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2447449.34/cwt442.50–450.002,00911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462456.68/cwt455.00–460.002,1103
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,0243
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490396.66/cwt395.00–397.501,9443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493402.96/cwt402.50–405.001,98711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513382.51/cwt380.00–390.001,9624
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521351.69/cwt350.00–357.001,8327
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525364.75/cwt360.00–377.001,91523
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3538341.27/cwt337.50–345.001,8362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560361.72/cwt350.00–367.502,0263
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563379.98/cwt375.00–385.002,1392
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9125
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614329.22/cwt327.00–330.002,0214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635347.86/cwt340.00–350.002,2099
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy648370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3986
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671320.40/cwt310.00–330.002,1508
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy695353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,4532
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy713333.50/cwt333.50–333.502,3784
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730317.42/cwt312.00–329.002,3176
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2792
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2753301.30/cwt292.00–307.502,2695
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy757327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,4752
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768288.76/cwt287.50–290.002,2182
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3404
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3800267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2817316.65/cwt312.50–317.502,5876
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,4251
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,1493
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Large 3185235.00/cwt235.00–235.004351
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3230235.11/cwt230.00–240.005412
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3257270.00/cwt270.00–270.006942
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3600190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3291220.00/cwt220.00–220.006403
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,320225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,9701
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,025207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,1221
Heifers—Select and Choice1,375232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,1901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490181.70/cwt180.00–185.002,7075
Bulls——1,580193.55/cwt189.00–197.003,0585
Bulls——1,934204.02/cwt203.00–206.003,9464
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%887151.90/cwt148.00–154.001,3473
Cows—Lean 85-90%933164.35/cwt160.00–168.001,5339
Cows—Lean 85-90%941172.11/cwt169.00–174.001,6207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210167.29/cwt163.00–171.502,02424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220160.63/cwt159.00–162.001,96015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228175.82/cwt172.00–180.002,15910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515170.39/cwt168.00–174.002,5815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564161.30/cwt158.00–165.002,5235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600177.93/cwt175.00–182.502,8473
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37981,473.59/head1,325.00–1,625.001,4742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38751,462.19/head1,100.00–1,650.001,4623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0422,088.85/head1,325.00–2,375.002,08911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0951,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1722,308.26/head1,675.00–3,025.002,30834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3162,738.40/head1,750.00–3,350.002,73816
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1222,641.80/head1,650.00–3,150.002,6425
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2005,500.00/head5,500.00–5,500.005,5004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,925.82/head1,800.00–3,850.002,92621
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,742.78/head2,500.00–2,975.002,7432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4703,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.