Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-10-23

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 23
● Final170 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,348 head
▲ 728 vs last sale 1,620▼ 46 vs year ago 2,394 · −1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 261▼ 37 vs year ago 253 · −14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 206▲ 172 vs year ago 63 · +273.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.88/cwt on 278 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −26.68 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$376.88
278 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.35
vs KY average
−13.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553384.452,126229
Medium and Large 2558345.791,92828
Medium and Large 2-3557335.801,86921
One grade step is worth $48.65/cwt here — about $256 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 sale278 hd
376.88
—
KY average26 barns · 1,550 hd
361.53
+15.35
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−13.94
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−26.68
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—Average1,758189.813,3379thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,551166.542,58314
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235160.561,98383
CowsLean 85-90%High983148.401,45822

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)1,238$2,87910
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,308$2,65929
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,186$2,45018
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)857$2,1813thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,284$2,8204thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,319$4,3668
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,371$3,89048

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 · Steers56 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,1311
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323530.66/cwt517.50–535.001,7144
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336444.87/cwt435.00–450.001,4953
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356527.61/cwt520.00–535.001,8785
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372510.46/cwt497.50–515.001,89916
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380493.38/cwt490.00–495.001,8753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2407455.94/cwt452.50–462.501,8566
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416497.90/cwt490.00–502.502,07113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424477.26/cwt465.00–485.002,02412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426442.84/cwt442.00–445.001,8864
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458425.83/cwt425.00–427.501,9503
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469468.65/cwt465.00–475.002,19824
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472443.84/cwt437.00–455.002,09528
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477431.78/cwt430.00–435.002,06016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,48114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529414.65/cwt400.00–424.002,19352
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529381.69/cwt380.00–385.002,0196
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531395.84/cwt392.50–397.502,1023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535441.40/cwt430.00–445.002,36134
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570415.10/cwt400.00–425.002,36621
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574380.82/cwt377.00–385.002,1869
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576433.37/cwt430.00–445.002,4966
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581363.11/cwt360.00–372.502,1107
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy587463.00/cwt463.00–463.002,71811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617374.22/cwt360.00–380.002,30910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3621332.30/cwt330.00–337.002,0646
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630417.47/cwt417.00–417.502,63033
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631345.99/cwt340.00–350.002,1837
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675358.64/cwt354.00–377.502,42135
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678334.02/cwt327.00–337.502,2656
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680387.15/cwt385.00–395.002,63349
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy702399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,8015
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3708322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2803
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716376.27/cwt370.00–382.502,69410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724360.55/cwt345.00–363.002,61023
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,5001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,70816
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772340.45/cwt332.00–347.002,62812
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,97929
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2814338.58/cwt327.00–345.002,75611
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2851345.00/cwt340.00–347.502,9363
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,7531
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856358.50/cwt358.50–358.503,06910
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2252
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2919340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,1255
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added927340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,15222
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3940252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,3691
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added980335.00/cwt335.00–335.003,28355
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,005245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4621
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,033280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8923
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,060255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,7031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3232345.83/cwt345.00–350.0080211
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0523
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285327.00/cwt327.00–327.009327
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2302385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317401.80/cwt400.00–410.001,27420
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3353373.97/cwt370.00–380.001,3205
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369438.60/cwt430.00–445.001,61815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375390.33/cwt385.00–395.001,4647
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387412.14/cwt400.00–422.501,59522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418402.03/cwt400.00–410.001,6808
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423429.51/cwt422.00–433.001,81719
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428387.00/cwt385.00–390.001,6566
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442381.00/cwt380.00–382.001,6846
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474377.69/cwt370.00–390.001,79037
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475366.25/cwt365.00–367.501,7402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481343.99/cwt340.00–350.001,65511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483411.82/cwt400.00–415.001,98916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521382.48/cwt376.00–385.001,99372
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522338.56/cwt330.00–340.001,7677
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531365.03/cwt355.00–372.001,93836
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533347.05/cwt345.00–352.501,85014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568359.64/cwt350.00–370.002,04331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574334.42/cwt330.00–337.501,92014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582402.34/cwt392.50–403.002,34290
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582344.53/cwt340.00–349.002,00514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617340.64/cwt330.00–349.002,10243
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620321.86/cwt320.00–325.001,9964
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623312.05/cwt307.00–315.001,9447
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,31359
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2651322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0994
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664332.48/cwt320.00–343.002,20848
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,1341
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3701288.00/cwt287.50–290.002,0195
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710301.52/cwt300.00–305.002,14110
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716343.77/cwt335.00–347.002,46188
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724366.60/cwt366.60–366.602,654148
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780320.62/cwt307.50–329.002,50115
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3782288.53/cwt282.00–292.502,2567
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,3807
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810268.80/cwt265.00–272.502,1772
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3817273.37/cwt270.00–275.002,2333
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832306.70/cwt305.00–310.002,55214
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,5711
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870266.67/cwt265.00–270.002,3203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls44 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2219507.12/cwt500.00–525.001,1118
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed230610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4031
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy236572.50/cwt572.50–572.501,3513
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270345.00/cwt345.00–345.009321
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2272520.22/cwt510.00–535.001,4154
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5264
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280497.50/cwt495.00–500.001,3932
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313510.08/cwt500.00–520.001,5972
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315441.60/cwt437.50–450.001,3913
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321540.49/cwt535.00–542.001,7359
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3331424.89/cwt422.50–430.001,4065
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,6775
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3363445.97/cwt440.00–450.001,6195
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371506.30/cwt500.00–510.001,8787
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377485.88/cwt480.00–497.501,8323
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7431
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418427.14/cwt420.00–430.001,7859
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426470.04/cwt460.00–475.002,00212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3461397.51/cwt395.00–400.001,8334
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473411.77/cwt410.00–430.001,94823
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475453.71/cwt447.50–460.002,15515
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477425.81/cwt420.00–435.002,03122
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518391.22/cwt390.00–392.502,0272
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520435.52/cwt420.00–440.002,26510
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533367.76/cwt367.00–370.001,96015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576364.73/cwt360.00–375.002,10121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy585379.61/cwt379.00–380.002,22118
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624355.48/cwt342.50–362.502,21818
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625334.88/cwt330.00–340.002,0932
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677331.89/cwt320.00–345.002,24713
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3703279.64/cwt275.00–282.001,9663
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725328.50/cwt325.00–332.502,3825
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2742304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,2562
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy760360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7361
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7754
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3930230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1391
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,3091
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,2201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485183.05/cwt181.00–185.002,7183
Bulls——1,800191.28/cwt188.00–194.003,4434
Bulls——2,083196.99/cwt196.00–198.004,1032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%948136.11/cwt135.00–137.001,2902
Cows—Lean 85-90%950140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3302
Cows—Lean 85-90%972154.99/cwt150.00–159.001,5077
Cows—Lean 85-90%990144.83/cwt142.00–148.001,43412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219155.16/cwt150.00–158.001,89127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246162.47/cwt159.00–166.002,02439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275168.59/cwt167.00–173.002,15015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506170.80/cwt169.00–175.002,5724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,551165.60/cwt164.00–168.002,5689
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,730158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,7331
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2842,819.77/head2,400.00–3,300.002,8204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1391,888.20/head1,525.00–1,975.001,8886
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1801,801.19/head1,625.00–1,940.001,8012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,731.13/head2,000.00–4,750.002,73112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,878.98/head2,200.00–3,500.002,87910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3172,723.00/head2,000.00–4,000.002,72327
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3194,365.59/head4,050.00–4,850.004,3668
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3713,889.89/head2,550.00–4,975.003,89048
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28572,180.54/head2,050.00–2,350.002,1813

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.