Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-11-13

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 13
● Final175 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,130 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 2,242▲ 972 vs year ago 1,158 · +83.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 310▲ 59 vs year ago 174 · +33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 135▲ 121 vs year ago 25 · +484.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $347.78/cwt on 198 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.79 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$347.78
198 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.40
vs KY average
−16.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569352.562,006174
Medium and Large 2558318.081,77613thin
Medium and Large 2-3575307.181,76611thin
One grade step is worth $45.38/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale198 hd
347.78
—
KY average25 barns · 1,310 hd
332.37
+15.40
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
−16.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−55.79
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—High1,657178.692,96013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,565152.782,39123
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,240150.891,870113
CowsLean 85-90%Low950132.631,26025
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,476177.002,6133thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,222$2,28545
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,244$2,16210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,164$1,95815
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)751$1,9189
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)734$1,90411
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,569$3,23213
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,542$2,92513

Every lot

175 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1633
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4712
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4302
Steers300–350Large 1-2335412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,3821
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368454.01/cwt450.00–455.001,6715
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371429.45/cwt427.50–432.501,5935
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431405.26/cwt405.00–407.001,7477
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3431395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433416.17/cwt410.00–435.001,8027
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436445.64/cwt442.50–460.001,9437
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452436.86/cwt430.00–437.501,97524
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491400.54/cwt400.00–407.501,96722
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2496387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9205
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507397.01/cwt392.50–400.002,0135
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527380.28/cwt370.00–387.502,00444
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530362.33/cwt360.00–367.001,9204
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561373.17/cwt362.50–382.502,0938
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563402.62/cwt390.00–408.502,26796
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588330.49/cwt330.00–331.001,9432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2597337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,01217
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614374.89/cwt372.00–380.002,30234
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3621319.17/cwt317.00–325.001,9825
Steers600–650Large 1-2635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9691
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642356.13/cwt340.00–360.002,28675
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663336.20/cwt320.00–340.002,22911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,4474
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680311.12/cwt310.00–317.502,11611
Steers650–700Large 1-2686322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,2123
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3708282.47/cwt280.00–285.002,0002
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715308.78/cwt307.50–310.002,2084
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725325.03/cwt317.50–330.002,35621
Steers700–750Large 1-2735297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1871
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738339.45/cwt335.50–350.002,50551
Steers750–800Large 1-2760292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2231
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,65574
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782318.59/cwt310.00–325.002,49133
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2797302.05/cwt302.00–302.502,4079
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817317.00/cwt310.00–321.002,59015
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839330.75/cwt330.00–331.502,775125
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,5141
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2792
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870309.50/cwt309.00–310.002,6934
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2752
Steers850–900Large 1-2893278.73/cwt270.00–287.502,4892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers52 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270345.00/cwt345.00–345.009321
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275374.82/cwt370.00–385.001,0313
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2290302.50/cwt302.50–302.508772
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0621
Heifers300–350Large 1-2315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,1462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328371.78/cwt365.00–380.001,2193
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368339.20/cwt337.50–340.001,2483
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377385.12/cwt380.00–392.501,4525
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5704
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409387.66/cwt385.00–395.001,5869
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3902
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421372.25/cwt365.00–375.001,56725
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7565
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3467344.96/cwt340.00–350.001,6113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474362.94/cwt360.00–370.001,72058
Heifers450–500Large 1-2475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5202
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,6526
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2495272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3491
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518333.90/cwt322.50–340.001,73028
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571317.23/cwt315.00–320.001,8119
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574335.73/cwt327.50–342.001,92747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579305.65/cwt300.00–312.001,77010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581365.83/cwt360.00–367.002,12599
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3621293.19/cwt290.00–297.001,8215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623341.08/cwt331.00–342.502,12516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625301.24/cwt300.00–305.001,88310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627317.43/cwt307.50–323.001,99026
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3656284.39/cwt280.00–292.501,8664
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666317.48/cwt312.00–327.002,11428
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686305.08/cwt300.00–307.502,0933
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691330.10/cwt330.00–334.002,281154
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728327.17/cwt319.50–331.002,382125
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728306.92/cwt297.50–309.002,23415
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2747280.05/cwt279.75–285.002,09217
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763318.22/cwt310.00–320.002,42883
Heifers750–800Large 1-2769273.23/cwt260.00–277.502,1014
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770288.82/cwt280.00–297.502,22411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9252
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0931
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830236.49/cwt230.00–240.001,9634
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1291
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7271
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0131
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9791
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2924240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2186
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,091208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,2694
Feeder Cattle · Bulls45 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2217430.00/cwt430.00–430.009332
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,2541
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260452.40/cwt450.00–455.001,1762
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280407.23/cwt400.00–415.001,1402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330434.77/cwt430.00–440.001,4353
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338380.99/cwt380.00–382.001,2882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363459.82/cwt455.00–470.001,6693
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374422.31/cwt410.00–430.001,5799
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3414390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6155
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425398.36/cwt397.50–400.001,6933
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428440.83/cwt435.00–447.001,8878
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431414.77/cwt410.00–420.001,7887
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2455270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,9542
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460364.97/cwt360.00–370.001,6798
Bulls450–500Large 1-2470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479383.26/cwt380.00–390.001,83616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486404.05/cwt400.00–412.501,96419
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532369.86/cwt362.50–380.001,9686
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558364.38/cwt362.50–365.002,0338
Bulls550–600Large 1-2565337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,9041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566350.12/cwt347.00–355.001,98215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581328.05/cwt325.00–332.501,9069
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8574
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610330.21/cwt327.00–335.002,0145
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625315.97/cwt315.00–320.001,9755
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630317.43/cwt307.00–325.002,00022
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667307.87/cwt300.00–317.002,05316
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3667285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy669325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,17412
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,9608
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1683
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0762
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775268.87/cwt265.00–274.002,0846
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3790205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6201
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1582
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865246.29/cwt242.50–250.002,1302
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,3581
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3925205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8962
Bulls950–1000Large 1-2985207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,0441
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3323205.00/cwt205.00–205.006624
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3462232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0745
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3528207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0963
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added914249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,27630
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,476177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,6133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,493172.05/cwt167.00–175.002,5696
Bulls——1,759182.77/cwt180.00–185.003,2156
Bulls——2,025194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,9291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%911120.74/cwt117.00–123.001,1007
Cows—Lean 85-90%949129.19/cwt125.00–133.001,2266
Cows—Lean 85-90%962139.04/cwt135.00–144.001,3389
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010148.00/cwt146.00–149.001,4953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202136.46/cwt133.00–139.001,64015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218145.84/cwt140.00–149.001,77628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247163.05/cwt160.00–165.002,03315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259154.07/cwt150.00–158.001,94055
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546154.53/cwt152.00–158.002,38920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,790144.63/cwt143.00–146.002,5892
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5693,231.81/head2,525.00–4,000.003,23213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,958.49/head1,300.00–2,375.001,95815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2222,284.56/head1,250.00–2,825.002,28545
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2442,162.30/head1,775.00–3,000.002,16210
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5422,924.76/head1,850.00–3,150.002,92513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27341,903.66/head1,525.00–2,000.001,90411
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27511,918.21/head1,700.00–1,975.001,9189
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,164171.04/cwt167.00–172.001,9918

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.