Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-09-04

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 4
● Final164 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,884 head
▼ 663 vs last sale 2,547▼ 303 vs year ago 2,187 · −13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 147▼ 72 vs year ago 228 · −31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 177▲ 43 vs year ago 24 · +179.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder and yearling steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $420.73/cwt on 237 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −36.55 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$420.73
237 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,373
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$409
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.11
vs KY average
+4.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565427.542,414209
Medium and Large 2559377.662,11016thin
Medium and Large 2-3558359.392,00512thin
One grade step is worth $68.16/cwt here — about $409 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 sale237 hd
420.73
—
KY average17 barns · 843 hd
404.62
+16.11
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
+4.20
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−36.55
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—Average1,641195.523,20827
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,479169.702,51019
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,286168.072,16143
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,111149.431,66042
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,334227.723,0374thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,214$2,8377
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$2,2579
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,130$1,9808
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$1,9374thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,450$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,340$3,5252thin

Every lot

164 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 · Steers57 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2223500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1152
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4852
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2471
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy297600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315532.50/cwt525.00–540.001,6772
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4082
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed332605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,0092
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337507.47/cwt500.00–522.001,7109
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7952
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387504.10/cwt500.00–505.001,9515
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,7081
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed411507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,0847
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415484.11/cwt480.00–485.002,0096
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415444.88/cwt440.00–450.001,8462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426457.27/cwt452.00–472.501,94813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed454500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2706
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478425.32/cwt425.00–427.502,0338
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479445.97/cwt430.00–450.002,13615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482419.21/cwt412.00–425.002,0218
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516369.20/cwt360.00–372.501,9054
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525421.82/cwt420.00–435.002,2158
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527400.62/cwt397.50–410.002,11120
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535384.52/cwt380.00–390.002,0577
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569391.55/cwt385.00–400.002,22837
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571440.85/cwt430.50–447.002,517144
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577372.33/cwt370.00–375.002,1489
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579354.48/cwt350.00–360.002,0528
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608347.49/cwt345.00–350.002,1132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610361.93/cwt359.00–372.502,20818
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626389.61/cwt380.00–392.002,43915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630333.97/cwt330.00–340.002,1045
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3661331.67/cwt325.00–335.002,1923
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669360.09/cwt352.00–367.502,40911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679378.58/cwt374.00–382.502,57113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688345.49/cwt345.00–347.502,3775
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy715395.50/cwt395.50–395.502,82846
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718349.35/cwt340.00–357.002,50813
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3931
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726371.82/cwt371.00–375.002,6995
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3768302.54/cwt300.00–305.002,3242
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781348.39/cwt342.50–357.502,7218
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784363.17/cwt363.00–363.502,847100
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790332.25/cwt332.00–332.502,6252
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3352
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821366.89/cwt363.95–368.503,012193
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824339.02/cwt327.50–345.002,79412
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6351
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2877343.69/cwt342.00–345.003,01428
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added883359.08/cwt356.00–362.003,171125
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,1831
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926338.81/cwt338.50–339.103,137131
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,025275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8191
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,050250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6254
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215380.00/cwt380.00–380.008171
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy252460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1594
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,0871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340408.82/cwt402.50–410.001,3906
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3347295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed348460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3357320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360431.30/cwt420.00–435.001,5534
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365384.00/cwt380.00–390.001,4025
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375408.41/cwt400.00–417.501,53214
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422418.04/cwt415.00–419.001,7648
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428384.51/cwt380.00–387.001,64615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433407.85/cwt395.00–412.501,76620
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433371.20/cwt370.00–375.001,6074
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473407.35/cwt400.00–412.001,92711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474367.37/cwt360.00–370.001,7416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483353.18/cwt352.00–355.001,7066
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484380.96/cwt376.00–390.001,84445
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514389.11/cwt385.00–390.002,00018
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516334.90/cwt332.00–342.001,72817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531369.58/cwt360.00–377.001,96225
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9562
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572334.90/cwt330.00–340.001,9166
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578360.81/cwt360.00–362.502,0859
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,31310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613332.15/cwt325.00–345.002,03614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9907
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632365.87/cwt360.00–368.002,31224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3637310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy638380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4245
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,3111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,14714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673319.79/cwt315.00–330.002,1525
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,4662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720321.42/cwt315.00–327.502,3142
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2791
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2351
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765304.94/cwt297.50–315.002,3336
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2784284.40/cwt282.50–287.002,2306
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805277.35/cwt272.00–280.002,2333
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1191
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,010195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9701
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065219.23/cwt200.00–239.002,3352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288518.77/cwt500.00–525.001,4948
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2311501.08/cwt495.00–505.001,5585
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325423.94/cwt420.00–430.001,3785
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5523
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2389446.64/cwt445.00–450.001,7376
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4282
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430443.50/cwt442.50–445.001,9075
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458457.46/cwt455.00–460.002,0952
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474426.06/cwt415.00–428.002,0207
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6632
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515391.59/cwt385.00–400.002,0176
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516359.19/cwt355.00–367.001,8534
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6471
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571322.45/cwt320.00–330.001,8414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578351.34/cwt347.50–355.002,0319
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9162
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610349.40/cwt342.50–353.002,1319
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671352.97/cwt340.00–360.002,3685
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy700360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760310.00/cwt300.00–320.002,3562
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4081
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3257200.00/cwt200.00–200.005142
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added904299.50/cwt299.50–299.502,70758
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3815185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5081
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,315210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,7621
Steers—Select and Choice1,340233.63/cwt231.00–237.003,1313
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,346183.21/cwt180.00–187.002,4666
Bulls——1,650194.04/cwt190.00–199.003,20214
Bulls——1,830223.00/cwt223.00–223.004,0811
Bulls——1,858202.54/cwt201.00–203.003,7634
Bulls——1,930215.00/cwt214.00–216.004,1502
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095139.19/cwt132.00–145.001,52417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115152.11/cwt146.00–157.001,69617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135165.52/cwt161.00–168.001,8798
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269173.31/cwt170.00–181.002,19923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277164.15/cwt160.00–167.002,09615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,391155.75/cwt151.00–159.002,1665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440158.44/cwt157.00–160.002,2822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441167.86/cwt166.00–169.002,4197
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514173.24/cwt170.00–177.002,62310
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,180213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,5131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1101,979.35/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,384.99/head2,350.00–2,425.002,3852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1331,845.66/head1,600.00–2,075.001,8466
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1571,890.53/head1,700.00–2,100.001,8913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,910.20/head2,200.00–3,500.002,9106
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3272,395.19/head2,100.00–2,625.002,3956
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2901

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.