Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-12-11

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 11
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,150 head
▼ 297 vs last sale 2,447▼ 520 vs year ago 2,670 · −19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 212▼ 47 vs year ago 198 · −23.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 46▲ 60 vs year ago 47 · +127.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 12.00 to 16.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good 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 $409.83/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −47.44 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$409.83
146 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.94
vs KY average
−20.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558424.842,372103
Medium and Large 2-3544373.872,03443
One grade step is worth $50.98/cwt here — about $338 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale146 hd
409.83
—
KY average27 barns · 1,478 hd
396.90
+12.94
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−20.80
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−47.44
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—Average1,727182.733,1567thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,505157.552,37125
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,218155.871,89835
CowsLean 85-90%High1,011131.541,33040
Dairy Bulls—Low1,645142.002,3361thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,032109.001,1253thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,474178.552,6335thin

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)1,267$3,20415
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,55331
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,6033thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,6473thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)752$1,4115
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,8464thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$3,49515
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$2,2001thin

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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3267335.00/cwt335.00–335.008942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323424.73/cwt420.00–430.001,3722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366458.75/cwt450.00–465.001,6794
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5043
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393425.70/cwt425.00–430.001,67310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420432.78/cwt425.00–445.001,81817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428451.62/cwt445.00–455.001,9336
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469438.59/cwt430.00–447.502,05712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480414.82/cwt407.00–420.001,99111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy499475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,37018
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518446.75/cwt440.00–450.002,3143
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529377.79/cwt374.00–382.001,99932
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531394.80/cwt390.00–407.502,0969
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534434.69/cwt420.00–438.002,32113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567438.31/cwt434.00–442.502,48527
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567419.22/cwt405.00–426.002,37751
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588362.46/cwt342.50–385.002,13111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy609415.38/cwt405.00–419.002,53047
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623368.71/cwt360.00–377.002,29714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626351.68/cwt350.00–352.502,20219
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633389.55/cwt387.00–391.002,46632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678341.87/cwt332.50–348.002,31828
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680335.34/cwt332.00–337.002,2803
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,82310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy713359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,56021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721343.21/cwt341.00–348.002,47519
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723325.80/cwt317.00–332.502,35635
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3738310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2882
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771343.28/cwt340.00–347.002,647101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771329.23/cwt315.00–335.002,53831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826313.26/cwt305.00–323.002,58826
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867302.19/cwt297.50–306.002,62010
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2902298.67/cwt298.00–302.002,6946
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,951171
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3944274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,5878
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,8961
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4631
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,042280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,91811
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,085247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,6851
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,134240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,7226
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2-3167365.00/cwt365.00–365.006102
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,0041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315357.50/cwt355.00–360.001,1262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333401.76/cwt400.00–410.001,3387
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375403.68/cwt400.00–415.001,51415
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385388.38/cwt385.00–395.001,4956
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420366.48/cwt360.00–370.001,53910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427382.10/cwt372.50–395.001,63210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441406.25/cwt406.00–410.001,79216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475400.31/cwt399.00–412.001,90110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477386.29/cwt370.00–393.001,84349
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485363.26/cwt360.00–367.001,76229
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521388.96/cwt382.50–390.002,0267
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524341.12/cwt340.00–342.501,78721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526364.10/cwt357.00–372.501,91558
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573342.08/cwt335.00–347.501,96018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581370.52/cwt370.00–377.502,153127
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588359.04/cwt350.00–367.502,111103
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1195
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623337.85/cwt330.00–349.002,10541
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638327.47/cwt325.00–328.002,08911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669330.55/cwt327.00–338.002,21129
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,3099
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3681314.61/cwt310.00–320.002,1428
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3711291.92/cwt287.00–297.002,0764
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737314.65/cwt302.00–320.002,31917
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741325.76/cwt323.00–333.002,41494
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783279.62/cwt277.00–285.002,18912
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4041
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3883241.29/cwt227.50–270.002,1313
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0361
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3151
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,019277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,82310
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,087224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,4355
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311500.97/cwt500.00–502.001,5582
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3337407.50/cwt400.00–415.001,3733
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5535
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,9241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3438380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6643
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3476378.16/cwt375.00–380.001,8004
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487405.09/cwt400.00–412.001,97312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509393.78/cwt390.00–397.502,0044
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3527337.49/cwt335.00–340.001,7797
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2559331.31/cwt320.00–335.001,8524
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0621
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8443
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1962
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625317.46/cwt312.50–332.501,9845
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3638280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7863
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666319.40/cwt312.50–325.002,1274
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7002
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2706311.87/cwt310.00–312.502,2024
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2756287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1703
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0754
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9341
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3890222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,9801
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,468171.19/cwt170.00–175.002,5134
Steers—Select and Choice1,500208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,1201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1381
Bulls——1,663181.03/cwt179.00–185.003,0114
Bulls——2,093192.00/cwt192.00–192.004,0192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928116.02/cwt110.00–124.001,0773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001134.45/cwt128.00–143.001,34628
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05499.57/cwt92.50–103.001,0494
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080150.17/cwt146.00–154.001,6225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206141.28/cwt132.50–145.001,7044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213155.18/cwt149.00–163.001,88224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241166.59/cwt165.00–173.002,0677
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469166.13/cwt164.00–173.002,4407
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493144.65/cwt143.00–148.002,1604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526156.94/cwt152.00–162.002,39514
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,645142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,3361
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%86057.00/cwt57.00–57.004901
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%910127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1561
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,325143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,8951
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,846.33/head1,925.00–3,500.002,8464
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039194.46/cwt175.00–215.002,0204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27521,411.24/head1,000.00–1,650.001,4115
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28451,647.14/head1,300.00–2,125.001,6473
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1504,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2633,444.43/head2,000.00–4,500.003,44414
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,602.62/head1,150.00–2,150.001,6033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,552.92/head1,000.00–3,400.002,55331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2673,203.88/head1,925.00–3,675.003,20415

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.