Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-10-16

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 16
● Final190 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,620 head
▲ 589 vs last sale 1,031▼ 60 vs year ago 1,680 · −3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 231▼ 18 vs year ago 279 · −6.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 131▲ 165 vs year ago 41 · +402.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder heifers and feeder steers were sharply higher 5.00-10.00 with some instances higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows were steady, and slaughter bulls were steady to down 2.00.

Groups of 20 head or more

Steers Heifers 86hd 591lbs BLK Few CHX/RED 400.00

40hd 735lbs BLK CHX/RED 371.00 25hd 672lbs Mixed 355.00

60hd 871lbs BLK Few CHX/RED 355.00 77hd 717lbs BLK Few Red/CHX 359.00

54hd 904lbs CHX 353.25 143hd 719lbs BLK 370.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.02/cwt on 222 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −24.54 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$379.02
222 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,143
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$520
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$73.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.20
vs KY average
−18.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568387.272,199177
Medium and Large 2553350.441,93933
Large 1-2587345.372,0278thin
Large 2510320.001,6322thin
Medium and Large 2-3535313.751,6792thin
One grade step is worth $73.52/cwt here — about $520 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 sale222 hd
379.02
—
KY average25 barns · 1,350 hd
365.81
+13.20
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−18.84
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−24.54
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
461408355302median 403.5603/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.90, low $316.07, median $403.56 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—Average1,505190.182,86222
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,670165.482,7645thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,280161.942,07277
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,093155.751,70228
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,138138.271,57312
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,580230.003,6341thin

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)1,260$2,9653thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,416$2,7809
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,345$2,7094thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,264$2,4878
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,261$2,39317
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,370$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)905$2,2762thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)825$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,9751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,065$1,8501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,355$3,3751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,520$3,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,550$3,5005
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,173$3,2073thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,368$3,1632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,343$3,11929
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,222$3,10315

Every lot

190 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4254
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334488.46/cwt475.00–500.001,6314
Steers350–400Large 2360405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370469.96/cwt350.00–500.001,7396
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2392425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6662
Steers400–450Large 1-2402380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5284
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422442.77/cwt430.00–462.501,86819
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425358.49/cwt347.50–370.001,5242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2442415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8342
Steers450–500Large 1-2470412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,9391
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477430.03/cwt420.00–432.502,05111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481407.13/cwt367.50–425.001,9586
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485492.00/cwt492.00–492.002,3861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514413.24/cwt382.50–425.002,12436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523431.12/cwt430.00–437.002,25512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3536343.75/cwt342.50–345.001,8434
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561407.88/cwt382.00–420.002,28821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575358.27/cwt350.00–375.002,0603
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,1321
Steers550–600Large 1-2585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0482
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608350.02/cwt345.00–355.002,1282
Steers600–650Large 1-2616350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1565
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634388.27/cwt370.00–405.002,46248
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2654346.86/cwt345.00–357.502,2687
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677384.00/cwt382.00–385.002,6008
Steers650–700Large 1-2687345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3702
Steers700–750Large 1-2715315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717341.90/cwt330.00–360.002,4518
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730331.81/cwt330.00–337.502,4224
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1351
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,72740
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6181
Steers800–850Large 1-2800322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,5761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835329.41/cwt322.00–337.002,7512
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,09260
Steers850–900Large 1-2872308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,6864
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added904353.25/cwt353.25–353.253,19354
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3974320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,1177
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,1621
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers57 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284400.36/cwt400.00–402.501,1377
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310320.00/cwt320.00–320.009921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320405.89/cwt400.00–417.501,2999
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322377.43/cwt370.00–382.501,2154
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3362350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2672
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375371.03/cwt355.00–387.501,3912
Heifers350–400Large 1-2385341.27/cwt340.00–342.501,3142
Heifers350–400Large 2387367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,4202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392425.02/cwt420.00–435.001,6669
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396385.91/cwt385.00–392.501,5288
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423328.86/cwt322.50–335.001,3912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7852
Heifers400–450Large 1-2429354.52/cwt332.00–372.001,5214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430388.38/cwt372.50–415.001,67032
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2446347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5503
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9352
Heifers450–500Large 1-2461345.41/cwt320.00–370.001,5927
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465357.52/cwt347.00–367.501,6629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474386.15/cwt370.00–415.001,83044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0961
Heifers500–550Large 2510320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517379.31/cwt370.00–392.501,96137
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526357.34/cwt347.50–360.001,88015
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,1512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568370.04/cwt357.50–379.002,10251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7671
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576344.69/cwt337.50–352.001,98518
Heifers550–600Large 1-2587345.37/cwt315.00–362.002,0278
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591400.25/cwt400.25–400.252,36586
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617332.14/cwt320.00–340.002,04910
Heifers600–650Large 1-2627310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9443
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9112
Heifers650–700Large 1-2650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0151
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654338.36/cwt322.50–342.002,21319
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658305.05/cwt300.00–315.002,0073
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,38625
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678284.15/cwt282.50–285.001,9273
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2752
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718366.19/cwt359.00–370.002,629222
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730296.95/cwt255.00–317.502,1683
Heifers750–800Large 1-2756270.02/cwt250.00–280.002,0413
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778285.41/cwt282.50–290.002,2206
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy785387.00/cwt387.00–387.003,0381
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816293.01/cwt275.00–302.002,3913
Heifers800–850Large 1-2835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7541
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,7343
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865279.95/cwt270.00–300.002,4223
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1934
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8201
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,011267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,69911
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,111244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,7114
Feeder Cattle · Bulls50 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1251
Bulls200–250Large 1-2225445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0011
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3272410.00/cwt400.00–420.001,1154
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275458.83/cwt450.00–505.001,2626
Bulls250–300Large 1-2285425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2111
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2471
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3322385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2405
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328464.73/cwt460.00–470.001,5242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358505.03/cwt500.00–510.001,8082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372444.85/cwt430.00–465.001,65516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3392426.26/cwt420.00–427.501,6716
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421430.07/cwt420.00–435.001,81111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429412.26/cwt405.00–420.001,76911
Bulls400–450Large 1-2440405.06/cwt390.00–420.001,7823
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469416.13/cwt400.00–427.501,95213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479404.20/cwt400.00–407.501,9367
Bulls450–500Large 1-2480422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,0281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480362.34/cwt360.00–370.001,7394
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1343
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8102
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522396.26/cwt387.50–412.502,06826
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561391.41/cwt390.00–392.002,1967
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565335.88/cwt305.00–365.001,8985
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566362.50/cwt350.00–367.502,0528
Bulls550–600Large 1-2595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2022
Bulls600–650Large 1-2608335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620355.85/cwt332.50–367.502,20613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626321.73/cwt317.00–350.002,01411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2653356.11/cwt351.00–362.502,3254
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy703350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,46112
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710311.26/cwt310.00–312.502,2102
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6621
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Bulls700–750Large 1-2740290.33/cwt277.00–317.002,1483
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770286.34/cwt272.50–300.002,2052
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy820270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2141
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Bulls800–850Large 1-2835242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2836225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8815
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9671
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868234.89/cwt227.50–242.502,0392
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3870215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8711
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3721
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3935227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1271
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2995190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8911
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,3841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3467210.00/cwt210.00–210.009812
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3525192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0113
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3565207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1727
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,580230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,6341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,457188.08/cwt175.00–200.002,74020
Bulls——1,985211.23/cwt208.00–214.004,1932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062145.94/cwt140.00–149.001,5507
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075168.08/cwt165.00–174.001,8077
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117154.49/cwt150.00–158.001,72614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239147.84/cwt142.00–151.001,8329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285161.61/cwt152.00–169.002,07754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286172.25/cwt170.00–180.002,21514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645178.05/cwt173.00–183.002,9292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,687157.10/cwt153.00–161.002,6503
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110136.91/cwt132.00–139.001,52010
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275145.07/cwt144.00–146.001,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2883186.28/cwt170.00–212.501,6454
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933191.57/cwt182.00–202.501,7873
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,965.38/head2,500.00–3,550.002,9653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2612,393.36/head2,000.00–2,625.002,39317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2642,486.55/head1,750.00–2,725.002,4878
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,708.68/head2,675.00–2,750.002,7094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4162,779.78/head1,925.00–3,275.002,7809
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28701,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29052,276.17/head2,125.00–2,400.002,2762
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1733,207.17/head2,150.00–3,825.003,2073
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2083,067.68/head2,325.00–3,550.003,06813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3133,333.33/head3,000.00–3,700.003,3332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3413,001.99/head2,550.00–3,300.003,00212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3523,222.28/head2,350.00–3,900.003,22216
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5203,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5603,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251

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.