Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-11-20

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 20
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,205 head
▼ 925 vs last sale 2,130▼ 578 vs year ago 1,783 · −32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 233▲ 27 vs year ago 149 · +18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 146▲ 120 vs year ago 27 · +444.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $350.56/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −106.71 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$350.56
73 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,943
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.24
vs KY average
−59.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554357.231,97755
Medium and Large 2-3556330.201,83718thin
One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale73 hd
350.56
—
KY average24 barns · 778 hd
360.81
−10.24
National average185 barns · 23,076 hd
410.08
−59.52
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−106.71
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—Low1,861182.993,40515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,572152.632,40027
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,251151.061,88981
CowsLean 85-90%Low926136.581,26514
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,183170.512,0172thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,521212.643,23434
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,545170.002,6271thin

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)1,199$2,67916
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$2,16122
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$2,03213
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,528$3,16413
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2,050$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,384$3,44028

Every lot

135 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225435.00/cwt435.00–435.009791
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2041
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280417.77/cwt410.00–425.001,1702
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338397.48/cwt395.00–400.001,3432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3372350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373427.55/cwt422.50–430.001,5958
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415405.93/cwt400.00–410.001,6855
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428379.49/cwt370.00–392.001,62413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3441364.00/cwt362.00–365.001,6053
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471362.11/cwt357.00–375.001,7067
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488389.37/cwt385.00–390.001,90042
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521379.01/cwt377.50–382.501,97513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527354.84/cwt347.50–364.001,87013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3547330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,80510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568330.45/cwt327.50–332.001,8778
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580358.26/cwt357.00–365.002,0786
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580346.00/cwt335.00–350.002,00723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,23421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621331.91/cwt320.00–335.002,06131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628287.55/cwt285.00–290.001,8062
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1083
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687337.05/cwt325.00–338.002,31642
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3718304.97/cwt302.50–307.502,1902
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719318.29/cwt310.00–327.502,28935
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1661
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770305.62/cwt300.00–310.002,35322
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803324.50/cwt324.50–324.502,60659
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808303.51/cwt300.00–307.002,4524
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8041
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,3671
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2896296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,6523
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added928310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,87758
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220355.00/cwt350.00–360.007812
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278374.86/cwt370.00–380.001,0422
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3288352.52/cwt350.00–360.001,0154
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2346374.17/cwt372.50–375.001,29512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370352.01/cwt350.00–355.001,3025
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380366.84/cwt360.00–375.001,3945
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428391.16/cwt387.50–396.001,67424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428351.04/cwt345.00–360.001,50210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455384.54/cwt380.00–385.001,75011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478356.34/cwt347.00–365.001,70319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483341.84/cwt340.00–345.001,6518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525333.85/cwt327.50–345.001,75324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532319.92/cwt315.00–325.001,70211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,0075
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565327.57/cwt320.00–335.001,85120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3567314.01/cwt310.00–317.501,7805
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,12683
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625283.31/cwt280.00–290.001,7713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627313.73/cwt307.50–319.001,96721
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668281.95/cwt280.00–290.001,8835
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706302.17/cwt302.00–302.502,1339
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708288.59/cwt285.00–295.002,0437
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3733263.56/cwt260.00–267.001,9322
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770212.55/cwt210.00–215.001,6372
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,37630
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777281.15/cwt275.00–285.002,1856
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1202
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3901
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fancy850300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5501
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2857270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3141
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9363
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920218.47/cwt217.00–220.002,0102
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930240.46/cwt240.00–245.002,23611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225425.00/cwt425.00–425.009561
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230405.00/cwt405.00–405.009321
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3250350.00/cwt350.00–350.008751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4651
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,4882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3347370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2847
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5962
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4813
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2386409.03/cwt405.00–416.501,5794
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408427.00/cwt425.00–430.001,7425
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426392.37/cwt385.00–405.001,67113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3438377.51/cwt375.00–380.001,6532
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456373.49/cwt370.00–377.001,7034
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487351.74/cwt350.00–357.001,7137
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528336.27/cwt335.00–340.001,7768
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567327.76/cwt320.00–337.001,8588
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3588308.71/cwt300.00–317.501,8152
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3618295.96/cwt290.00–300.001,8297
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619318.17/cwt307.50–325.001,96919
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy656310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0346
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2684294.53/cwt280.00–300.002,01510
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8591
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,1241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745272.49/cwt270.00–277.502,0306
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2769279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,1465
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9382
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2817253.43/cwt245.00–260.002,0713
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880226.61/cwt220.00–230.001,9943
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3920160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3627200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2546
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,521212.64/cwt212.50–212.753,23434
Steers—Select and Choice1,545170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6271
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,183170.51/cwt170.00–171.002,0172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,750185.13/cwt181.00–188.003,2406
Bulls——1,848173.63/cwt170.00–178.003,2096
Bulls——2,107197.45/cwt192.00–205.004,1603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%885149.39/cwt147.00–152.001,3222
Cows—Lean 85-90%911131.02/cwt129.00–135.001,1946
Cows—Lean 85-90%945124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1721
Cows—Lean 85-90%957140.64/cwt137.00–145.001,3465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193135.59/cwt132.00–139.001,6184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241147.33/cwt143.00–150.001,82836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265164.03/cwt162.00–168.002,0756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265154.43/cwt151.00–160.001,95435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,556153.72/cwt151.00–156.002,39213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,562160.16/cwt159.00–162.002,5025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602146.88/cwt142.00–150.002,3539
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5283,163.65/head1,900.00–3,650.003,16413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0192,032.35/head1,500.00–2,250.002,03213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1322,161.43/head1,350.00–2,950.002,16122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1992,678.66/head1,700.00–3,250.002,67916
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845170.78/cwt160.00–177.001,4433
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,0591
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3843,440.01/head2,200.00–4,000.003,44028
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-22,0504,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001

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.