Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-10-09

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 9
● Final155 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,031 head
▼ 640 vs last sale 1,671▼ 500 vs year ago 1,531 · −32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 145▲ 13 vs year ago 218 · +6.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
131 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 138▲ 107 vs year ago 24 · +445.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows were steady with strong demand and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Baby calves- $400-$750 head

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53hd 945lbs 338.00 BLK/BWF

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers Heifers

30hd 671lbs 364.00 Mixed 24hd 497lbs 376.00 BLK

62hd 860lbs 353.50 BLK 42hd 692lbs 355.00 Mixed

57hd 949lbs 340.50 BLK 21hd 756lbs 351.50 BLK

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $388.51/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −68.76 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$388.51
88 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,136
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.46
vs KY average
−57.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548394.852,16576
Medium and Large 2548371.902,0374thin
Medium and Large 2-3565336.581,9018thin
One grade step is worth $58.27/cwt here — about $265 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 sale88 hd
388.51
—
KY average23 barns · 561 hd
385.06
+3.46
National average181 barns · 23,254 hd
445.85
−57.34
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−68.76
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—Low1,784192.563,43522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,590163.872,60535
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,284163.272,097104
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,003154.181,54628
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,190153.001,8211thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,386204.402,8334thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,112$2,9923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$2,5269
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$2,5106
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$2,3125
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$2,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$2,1172thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,1094thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)938$2,7573thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)915$1,8292thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,580$4,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,287$3,2644thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,356$3,23819
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,008$3,1423thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$2,6243thin

Every lot

155 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333507.33/cwt500.00–530.001,6894
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3481
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361468.93/cwt465.00–475.001,6935
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373444.91/cwt435.00–450.001,6603
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403454.28/cwt452.50–455.001,8317
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419437.14/cwt430.00–442.501,83213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3447402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7992
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,97814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480383.45/cwt367.50–395.001,8413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481399.67/cwt392.50–402.501,92222
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,9563
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509412.49/cwt410.00–420.002,1008
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513302.66/cwt270.00–335.001,5532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525398.09/cwt392.00–402.002,09021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542375.03/cwt370.00–377.502,0333
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562381.33/cwt375.00–390.002,14333
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,0481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574411.79/cwt410.00–415.002,36414
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582347.89/cwt325.00–352.502,0256
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620360.18/cwt350.00–375.002,2339
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624387.17/cwt380.00–388.502,41622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667356.97/cwt352.00–367.502,38110
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674364.61/cwt364.00–369.002,45734
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2682
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700290.00/cwt275.00–305.002,0302
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725331.25/cwt330.00–335.002,4024
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729343.18/cwt340.00–355.002,5027
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,7164
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786332.00/cwt327.00–349.002,61026
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2797320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5502
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805341.60/cwt341.00–344.002,7505
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2856325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7823
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860353.50/cwt353.50–353.503,04062
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4921
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2938326.04/cwt320.00–327.503,0585
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added949340.50/cwt340.50–340.503,23157
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,075217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,3381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320403.40/cwt400.00–412.501,29117
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,2682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3357365.78/cwt360.00–372.501,3063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375390.62/cwt382.50–402.001,4657
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378412.95/cwt410.00–415.001,5617
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388372.45/cwt370.00–375.001,4452
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,7452
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425375.04/cwt360.00–380.001,59415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465367.25/cwt367.00–367.501,7082
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468377.77/cwt372.50–385.001,76819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477347.47/cwt342.50–350.001,6576
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy496377.35/cwt376.00–390.001,87227
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506358.35/cwt352.50–367.501,81314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,7361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529341.66/cwt340.00–345.001,8076
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543376.51/cwt375.00–377.002,04412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550368.13/cwt367.50–370.002,0254
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575345.02/cwt335.00–357.001,98415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,9162
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624336.18/cwt327.50–342.502,0986
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,2147
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661331.15/cwt320.00–340.002,18919
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670315.06/cwt312.50–320.002,1113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3687307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,45742
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,0522
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2739327.08/cwt322.00–335.002,41712
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756351.50/cwt351.50–351.502,65721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3291
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774328.56/cwt320.00–332.502,5437
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0731
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7812
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3847220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8634
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added858331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,8407
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7133
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3916237.60/cwt236.00–240.002,1765
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7662
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,9741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3230400.00/cwt400.00–400.009201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2232447.09/cwt445.00–450.001,0375
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235420.00/cwt420.00–420.009871
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278439.75/cwt435.00–450.001,2235
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,4482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381428.47/cwt422.50–432.501,6328
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386457.73/cwt450.00–462.001,7676
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427432.41/cwt425.00–442.501,8466
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8361
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477391.01/cwt382.00–395.001,8657
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7521
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,8661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513394.80/cwt390.00–400.002,02511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525365.95/cwt362.50–375.001,9215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565341.99/cwt337.50–345.001,9325
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578363.60/cwt360.00–375.002,1024
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580392.97/cwt380.00–397.002,2794
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9161
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2603310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8695
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626334.37/cwt322.50–340.002,0933
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683314.89/cwt307.00–322.502,1512
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0161
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3873
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2052
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3221
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0251
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925238.36/cwt230.00–247.002,2052
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,4471
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3985140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3792
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,290176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,2701
Heifers—Select and Choice1,418213.86/cwt209.00–218.003,0333
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585169.97/cwt151.00–180.002,6943
Bulls——1,721188.00/cwt184.00–192.003,23512
Bulls——1,976210.07/cwt204.00–215.004,1517
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%971155.03/cwt150.00–159.001,50513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012163.18/cwt160.00–168.001,6516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043146.96/cwt144.00–149.001,5339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254151.48/cwt144.00–154.001,90019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273172.64/cwt170.00–178.002,19828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300162.60/cwt155.00–169.002,11457
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,31011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563174.55/cwt170.00–180.002,7289
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,657166.17/cwt162.00–169.002,75315
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,8211
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0083,141.74/head3,050.00–3,200.003,1423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2373,268.60/head1,850.00–3,750.003,2693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,623.59/head2,550.00–2,775.002,6243
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3342,928.88/head2,550.00–3,450.002,9297
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3633,449.07/head2,750.00–4,250.003,44911
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4253,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4353,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5804,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1122,992.43/head2,550.00–3,200.002,9923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1142,311.50/head1,775.00–2,650.002,3125
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,117.44/head1,700.00–2,475.002,1172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,109.49/head1,500.00–2,600.002,1094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,525.56/head1,650.00–3,300.002,5269
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,509.63/head1,800.00–2,900.002,5106
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,829.30/head1,650.00–2,025.001,8292
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29382,757.46/head2,250.00–3,000.002,7573
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2848167.29/cwt165.00–170.001,4192
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935174.00/cwt173.00–175.001,6272

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.