Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2025-12-18

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 18
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,161 head
▼ 989 vs last sale 2,150▼ 86 vs year ago 1,247 · −6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 151▲ 108 vs year ago 108 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 107▼ 184 vs year ago 326 · −56.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $405.13/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −52.14 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$405.13
103 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,226
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.59
vs KY average
−38.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547408.352,23595
Medium and Large 2-3572366.892,0998thin
One grade step is worth $41.46/cwt here — about $136 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 sale103 hd
405.13
—
KY average21 barns · 533 hd
396.54
+8.59
National average163 barns · 16,063 hd
444.10
−38.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−52.14
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—Low1,639185.343,03725
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,629163.262,65932
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,272156.291,98871
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low952137.981,31312
HeifersChoiceHigh1,210203.002,4561thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270182.002,3111thin

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)1,257$2,61715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$2,32722
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$1,7506
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,9036
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,506$2,9595
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,438$3,87723
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,418$3,5622thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,695$2,9501thin

Every lot

132 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245467.00/cwt467.00–467.001,1441
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed305500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326452.06/cwt440.00–457.501,4745
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365485.11/cwt480.00–490.001,7716
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369461.67/cwt450.00–470.001,70415
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375435.33/cwt430.00–442.501,6324
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413477.55/cwt470.00–487.501,9727
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419429.85/cwt420.00–442.501,80114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470426.09/cwt420.00–440.002,0034
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474448.70/cwt447.50–452.502,1278
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477392.01/cwt390.00–392.501,8705
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502431.00/cwt431.00–431.002,16423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512409.54/cwt405.00–420.002,0974
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514391.38/cwt379.00–399.502,01218
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573378.42/cwt370.00–390.002,16816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576366.45/cwt365.00–367.502,1117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588415.96/cwt410.00–417.002,44634
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605401.96/cwt400.00–405.002,43218
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616353.55/cwt349.00–370.002,17819
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622385.00/cwt382.50–397.502,39512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0962
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3654327.17/cwt327.00–327.502,1406
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672370.99/cwt360.00–372.502,4938
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678340.89/cwt330.00–350.002,31113
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709363.17/cwt357.50–366.002,5756
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3727314.40/cwt312.50–315.002,2864
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732333.17/cwt322.50–343.002,43916
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765321.68/cwt320.00–326.002,4615
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3787287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,2592
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832345.63/cwt343.50–347.752,876129
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833308.50/cwt307.00–310.002,5702
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3856255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1835
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,6933
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7901
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4101
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,8221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225410.00/cwt410.00–410.009231
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225345.00/cwt345.00–345.007761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328401.02/cwt400.00–405.001,3155
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3346377.51/cwt370.00–380.001,3064
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4021
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,5371
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373404.45/cwt400.00–412.501,5096
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426402.90/cwt395.00–415.001,71617
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427431.36/cwt420.00–437.001,8426
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3437376.64/cwt370.00–380.001,6463
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473371.54/cwt360.00–382.501,75714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479351.66/cwt350.00–352.501,6849
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482393.35/cwt389.00–402.501,89618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511379.78/cwt370.00–383.001,9416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526358.14/cwt347.50–367.501,88418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527328.98/cwt327.00–330.001,7343
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1141
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573342.19/cwt335.00–355.001,96131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579321.80/cwt317.50–332.501,8639
Heifers600–650Large 1-2606325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9706
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623319.48/cwt312.50–327.501,99028
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628300.27/cwt300.00–302.501,8869
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631339.02/cwt330.00–343.002,13931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667339.76/cwt338.00–342.502,2668
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668307.92/cwt302.50–310.002,0576
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729283.85/cwt277.50–288.002,0697
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3729259.22/cwt255.00–262.501,8907
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744310.16/cwt305.00–310.402,30883
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,46575
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778265.55/cwt252.00–270.002,0664
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3783246.00/cwt245.00–247.001,9262
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,0331
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9461
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,2731
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3200340.00/cwt340.00–340.006801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,9951
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,7331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423453.71/cwt452.50–455.001,9192
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2451430.01/cwt425.00–432.501,9393
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470408.81/cwt402.00–415.001,9217
Bulls500–550Large 1-2505341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,72225
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516379.61/cwt370.00–382.001,9597
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533335.07/cwt330.00–340.001,7864
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy561383.02/cwt380.00–390.002,1494
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573366.67/cwt360.00–377.502,1017
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3587347.61/cwt340.00–350.002,0404
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630331.53/cwt327.50–340.002,0893
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3637315.05/cwt305.00–320.002,0073
Bulls600–650Large 1-2647340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2002
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3668305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0377
Bulls650–700Large 1-2670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1442
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685327.55/cwt320.00–331.002,24413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730288.01/cwt280.00–297.502,1024
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3773265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0487
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3991
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810215.80/cwt210.00–225.001,7483
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2901217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9553
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,1732
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,140212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,4171
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,210203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,4561
Heifers—Select and Choice1,270182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,3111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,459177.95/cwt173.00–181.002,5969
Bulls——1,651185.28/cwt182.00–190.003,05910
Bulls——1,888196.53/cwt192.00–206.003,7106
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1531
Cows—Lean 85-90%935152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4211
Cows—Lean 85-90%946133.56/cwt130.00–137.001,2636
Cows—Lean 85-90%970144.59/cwt140.00–148.001,4034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217144.57/cwt142.00–147.001,75910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272151.56/cwt148.00–156.001,92826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284160.57/cwt157.00–164.002,06226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300170.65/cwt165.00–176.002,2189
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593155.00/cwt150.00–159.002,46912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648172.88/cwt170.00–178.002,8498
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,651165.11/cwt160.00–169.002,72612
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5062,958.63/head2,350.00–3,400.002,9595
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39281,238.61/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,006.44/head1,600.00–2,300.002,0064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2572,617.03/head2,250.00–3,000.002,61715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,326.66/head1,750.00–3,000.002,32722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2833,312.57/head3,150.00–3,450.003,3132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4083,636.21/head2,350.00–3,950.003,63613
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4183,561.90/head3,300.00–3,800.003,5622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5264,410.32/head4,350.00–4,450.004,4108
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2851167.84/cwt165.00–175.001,4284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28151,902.51/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9036

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.