Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-10-02

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 2
● Final170 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,671 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 1,517▲ 359 vs year ago 1,312 · +27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 114▼ 24 vs year ago 169 · −14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 134▲ 126 vs year ago 12 · +1,050.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Buyers still showing preference for long weaned and vaccinated calves. Those calves that are unweaned and unvaccinated facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $381.59/cwt on 206 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −75.69 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$381.59
206 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$53.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.26
vs KY average
−41.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544391.432,129161
Medium and Large 2563353.381,99025
Medium and Large 2-3570337.641,92320
One grade step is worth $53.79/cwt here — about $206 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 sale206 hd
381.59
—
KY average23 barns · 911 hd
382.85
−1.26
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
−41.06
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−75.69
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—Low1,623187.933,05020
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,647164.702,71315
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266160.872,03738
CowsLean 85-90%Low991151.001,49612
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,207205.002,4742thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,408190.242,6793thin

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)1,501$2,8547
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$2,41120
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,042$1,85110
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,663$3,5834thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,544$4,98712
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,593$4,5734thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,354$3,54029

Every lot

170 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1661
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322493.77/cwt475.00–500.001,5905
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335455.15/cwt450.00–460.001,5252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373432.38/cwt430.00–435.001,6132
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375385.20/cwt380.00–390.001,4452
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377471.71/cwt470.00–472.001,7787
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385459.09/cwt450.00–467.501,7676
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408476.88/cwt470.00–480.001,9464
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414409.13/cwt400.00–412.501,6947
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424434.78/cwt430.00–440.001,84319
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424392.45/cwt390.00–395.001,6645
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2459401.25/cwt400.00–407.001,8426
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475452.23/cwt450.00–455.002,1487
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476418.21/cwt410.00–430.001,9916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3489396.09/cwt394.00–397.001,93716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512360.32/cwt357.50–362.501,8457
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,35611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527377.30/cwt370.00–385.001,98825
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528342.32/cwt340.00–347.001,8073
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529399.53/cwt390.00–411.002,11465
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567390.20/cwt388.00–392.002,21225
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573369.57/cwt360.00–377.002,11835
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577336.81/cwt330.00–347.501,94317
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583350.68/cwt350.00–355.002,04418
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611341.29/cwt340.00–345.002,0854
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614382.22/cwt380.00–386.002,34732
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3627324.40/cwt322.50–327.502,0344
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632364.76/cwt357.50–370.002,30520
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy655370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4245
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3174
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665319.79/cwt317.00–322.502,1272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668334.41/cwt330.00–340.002,23425
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2709323.46/cwt320.00–327.002,2934
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,68629
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731340.48/cwt327.00–346.002,48913
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759336.09/cwt330.00–351.002,55125
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,88737
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2772325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811325.97/cwt317.00–335.002,64423
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2831309.32/cwt307.50–315.002,5704
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842357.00/cwt357.00–357.003,00663
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862352.50/cwt352.50–352.503,03960
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2864310.49/cwt302.50–315.002,6835
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6111
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973295.25/cwt292.00–302.002,8733
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3242335.00/cwt335.00–335.008112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,0462
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3292300.00/cwt300.00–300.008762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332374.10/cwt370.00–375.001,2425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375401.64/cwt400.00–405.001,5063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377350.52/cwt350.00–355.001,3219
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381363.63/cwt360.00–367.501,3854
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396376.73/cwt370.00–387.001,4928
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420352.80/cwt350.00–355.001,4827
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424368.60/cwt360.00–377.501,56316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428388.01/cwt385.00–390.001,66110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3444351.14/cwt347.00–357.501,5595
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,8211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473354.10/cwt350.00–357.501,67511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475365.47/cwt360.00–375.001,73625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480342.28/cwt340.00–343.001,6437
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515369.14/cwt365.00–375.001,90111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523342.54/cwt340.00–344.001,79114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523317.46/cwt315.00–320.001,6602
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530355.37/cwt347.00–363.001,88335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566345.77/cwt340.00–355.001,95722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571374.89/cwt370.00–376.252,14137
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574324.30/cwt320.00–330.001,86112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2589333.58/cwt330.00–337.001,96516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605346.74/cwt345.00–352.002,0984
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614336.80/cwt325.00–340.002,06824
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9072
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633320.17/cwt317.00–325.002,02711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2876
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663306.37/cwt300.00–312.502,0312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669326.96/cwt322.00–330.002,18715
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695305.33/cwt303.00–310.002,1229
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0383
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2762265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0192
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1951
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7051
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813279.18/cwt272.50–285.002,2703
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2813240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9513
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4381
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4251
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,020217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,2191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls44 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3295305.00/cwt305.00–305.009001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315509.92/cwt505.00–515.001,6062
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365394.93/cwt390.00–400.001,4412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373443.26/cwt440.00–445.001,6533
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2389413.78/cwt410.00–415.001,6104
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410418.35/cwt415.00–420.001,7153
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416434.03/cwt422.50–440.001,8067
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422454.00/cwt450.00–462.501,9163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3438402.49/cwt400.00–405.001,7632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455388.35/cwt385.00–390.001,7673
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463397.85/cwt392.50–402.501,8428
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,9861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3492365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7962
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2506376.36/cwt367.50–387.501,9044
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3542341.76/cwt340.00–350.001,85211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576352.48/cwt347.00–362.502,03013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,9841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3583327.32/cwt325.00–332.501,90811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1483
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605331.24/cwt330.00–332.502,0044
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628332.91/cwt322.50–345.002,0916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670333.53/cwt332.00–337.502,2357
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3674312.94/cwt310.00–317.502,1096
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682328.11/cwt327.50–330.002,2384
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy705335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3621
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705297.50/cwt295.00–300.002,0972
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3718283.76/cwt280.00–287.502,0372
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720311.71/cwt310.00–320.002,24411
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9761
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2774277.06/cwt270.00–280.002,1445
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3817238.40/cwt237.00–242.501,9484
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9911
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3880222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,9541
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,4102
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3920235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1621
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0791
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,002252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,5252
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3Value Added881288.20/cwt288.20–288.202,53949
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,275200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,5501
Steers—Select and Choice1,475185.36/cwt180.00–190.002,7342
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,207205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,4742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438176.62/cwt170.00–180.002,5406
Bulls——1,690187.93/cwt183.00–194.003,1768
Bulls——1,718199.24/cwt196.00–205.003,4236
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935163.76/cwt162.50–165.001,5312
Cows—Lean 85-90%995152.03/cwt147.00–156.001,5137
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017140.10/cwt137.00–144.001,4253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235172.28/cwt171.00–174.002,1282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246154.72/cwt149.00–159.001,92816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289165.58/cwt160.00–168.002,13419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553173.23/cwt170.00–176.002,6904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660156.06/cwt149.00–159.002,5914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,694164.77/cwt160.00–168.002,7917
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6633,582.89/head2,000.00–4,175.003,5834
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3712999.06/head925.00–1,050.009993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,410.63/head1,725.00–3,250.002,41120
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,216.12/head1,875.00–2,850.002,2167
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5012,854.13/head2,625.00–3,400.002,8547
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2386,000.00/head6,000.00–6,000.006,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3243,212.22/head2,375.00–3,950.003,21218
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3704,079.80/head4,000.00–4,500.004,08010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5934,573.31/head4,100.00–5,000.004,5734
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6153,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6615,237.03/head5,100.00–5,500.005,2376
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7404,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,7711

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.