Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-11-06

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 6
● Final165 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,242 head
▲ 704 vs last sale 1,538▲ 930 vs year ago 1,312 · +70.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
310 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 138▲ 97 vs year ago 213 · +45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 126▲ 18 vs year ago 117 · +15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. There was good demand for the higher quality offering which were weaned and vaccinated. Moderate demand for the plainer quality offering which were fleshy, off colored, and not vaccinated. The plainer quality offering also facing discounts. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.53/cwt on 384 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −69.03 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$334.53
384 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.72
vs KY average
−31.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543337.761,835320
Medium and Large 2545320.181,74433
Medium and Large 2-3558316.481,76531
One grade step is worth $21.28/cwt here — about $70 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 sale384 hd
334.53
—
KY average24 barns · 1,526 hd
336.25
−1.72
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−31.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−69.03
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—Low1,746185.453,23720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,596152.382,43121
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,230151.511,86428
CowsLean 85-90%Average922147.241,35720
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,490187.002,7862thin

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)1,208$2,59813
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,097$2,39844
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$2,0137
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)635$2,1323thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)874$1,6032thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,256$2,8264thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,439$3,27321

Every lot

165 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,1461
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3166
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320426.07/cwt420.00–435.001,3633
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365457.36/cwt447.50–460.001,6695
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379408.98/cwt400.00–415.001,55010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382433.73/cwt420.00–440.001,65716
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3391381.66/cwt380.00–390.001,4926
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410425.80/cwt417.50–430.001,74618
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425400.31/cwt395.00–408.501,70136
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428387.72/cwt385.00–390.001,6599
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6282
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469400.45/cwt390.00–410.001,87847
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470424.47/cwt417.50–430.001,99521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470382.83/cwt380.00–387.501,79925
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486366.89/cwt362.50–370.001,7834
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518399.43/cwt392.50–405.002,06959
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521380.14/cwt369.00–387.001,98140
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534358.97/cwt352.50–365.001,91736
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560377.17/cwt372.50–380.002,11224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569364.67/cwt357.00–370.002,07534
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570333.78/cwt330.00–342.501,9037
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571340.22/cwt339.00–350.001,94328
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3616326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,0084
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622345.51/cwt334.00–351.002,14967
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623358.63/cwt357.50–360.002,23413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638329.73/cwt327.50–332.502,10419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2657307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,0176
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672317.34/cwt312.00–330.002,13318
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675340.43/cwt337.00–347.002,29817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677309.42/cwt307.00–310.002,0955
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712320.39/cwt317.50–327.502,2816
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2564
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,5346
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760285.57/cwt282.00–292.502,1703
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776313.88/cwt310.00–315.002,4369
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,58121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,58222
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2806312.62/cwt300.00–318.002,5209
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3491
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2681
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3873265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3133
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,2231
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3953226.92/cwt197.00–257.002,1632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers54 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205320.00/cwt320.00–320.006561
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238431.68/cwt430.00–435.001,0273
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2242365.00/cwt365.00–365.008832
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2274411.21/cwt407.50–420.001,1274
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317413.36/cwt412.50–417.501,3106
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335388.41/cwt387.50–389.001,3015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361366.70/cwt362.00–367.501,32417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374379.94/cwt370.00–390.001,42110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376347.89/cwt340.00–350.001,3086
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380401.08/cwt395.00–402.501,52417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417341.11/cwt330.00–347.501,42212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420383.24/cwt380.00–385.001,61015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430368.72/cwt360.00–377.501,58526
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435350.69/cwt350.00–355.001,52626
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3464335.21/cwt330.00–340.001,55520
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470362.51/cwt352.50–367.501,70464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471344.23/cwt340.00–347.001,62124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477370.54/cwt370.00–372.001,76711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511370.01/cwt369.75–370.251,89138
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511323.80/cwt320.00–329.001,65518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521337.90/cwt330.00–350.001,760145
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528317.05/cwt315.00–320.001,67411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571340.02/cwt335.00–342.001,94225
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574316.17/cwt310.00–320.001,81520
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577326.14/cwt320.00–340.001,882112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585315.83/cwt315.00–317.501,84815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619326.25/cwt325.00–327.002,0198
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625301.50/cwt300.00–305.001,8845
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626295.17/cwt290.00–297.501,8487
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627316.70/cwt307.50–322.501,98633
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3672282.40/cwt280.00–287.001,8985
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679295.64/cwt295.00–297.502,0074
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680309.49/cwt300.00–317.002,10516
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1742
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8821
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8132
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732287.39/cwt280.00–295.002,10417
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766282.98/cwt280.00–292.002,1684
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768261.87/cwt260.00–265.002,0114
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785250.03/cwt247.50–252.501,9632
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6161
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811259.08/cwt257.50–265.002,10111
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0861
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3913207.47/cwt205.00–210.001,8942
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2791
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2955225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1491
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0752
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3281
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,047234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,4505
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,145211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,4169
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 2-31,202182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,1942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls44 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009554
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2291403.48/cwt400.00–415.001,1744
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4332
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2322399.76/cwt390.00–412.001,2875
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2282
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371397.74/cwt395.00–400.001,4766
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373411.91/cwt402.00–420.001,5367
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415371.98/cwt370.00–375.001,5445
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421386.83/cwt377.00–395.001,62920
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425405.24/cwt400.00–410.001,7227
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438388.74/cwt387.50–390.001,7032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458377.62/cwt370.00–385.001,7292
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460362.67/cwt362.50–363.001,6689
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508378.32/cwt375.00–382.501,9226
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522354.68/cwt347.50–365.001,85122
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531343.00/cwt340.00–345.001,8214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3536324.72/cwt320.00–327.001,7403
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561350.46/cwt340.00–355.001,96629
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568374.30/cwt370.00–382.002,12617
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3574321.81/cwt320.00–327.501,84713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576332.95/cwt330.00–335.001,9186
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2606326.27/cwt320.00–332.001,97723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610306.19/cwt302.50–310.001,8682
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616310.17/cwt305.00–312.001,9114
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3653296.16/cwt292.50–298.001,9346
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655295.00/cwt292.00–300.001,93210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672317.00/cwt312.00–324.002,13019
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715275.45/cwt270.00–282.001,9695
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730303.77/cwt302.50–305.002,2182
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3736262.74/cwt260.00–267.501,9348
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770262.45/cwt260.00–265.002,0212
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785294.69/cwt282.00–300.002,3137
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9181
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,1211
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8171
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3935242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,2671
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3641
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,2311
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,025205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1011
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3497170.00/cwt170.00–170.008452
Dairy Steers500–550Large 354595.00/cwt95.00–95.005181
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,490187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,7862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,599178.30/cwt176.00–181.002,8515
Bulls——1,745193.31/cwt192.00–195.003,3733
Bulls——1,807186.47/cwt182.00–190.003,37012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%888152.74/cwt150.00–155.001,3567
Cows—Lean 85-90%908136.14/cwt133.00–139.001,2363
Cows—Lean 85-90%949146.73/cwt145.00–149.001,39210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124161.30/cwt159.00–166.001,8136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248145.47/cwt140.00–148.001,81511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271152.22/cwt149.00–155.001,93511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550162.48/cwt162.00–163.002,5182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,579155.72/cwt150.00–159.002,45911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630145.25/cwt143.00–148.002,3688
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2562,826.42/head2,100.00–3,350.002,8264
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4393,273.36/head1,725.00–3,950.003,27321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,013.24/head1,750.00–2,225.002,0137
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0972,398.03/head1,500.00–3,150.002,39844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,598.16/head1,900.00–3,000.002,59813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26352,131.72/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1323
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28741,603.48/head1,375.00–1,825.001,6032

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.