Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-01-15

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 15
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,572 head
▼ 308 vs last sale 2,880▲ 352 vs year ago 2,220 · +15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 253 vs last sale 326▼ 71 vs year ago 144 · −49.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 95▼ 7 vs year ago 33 · −21.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $440.62/cwt on 226 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −16.66 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$440.62
226 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,422
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.52
vs KY average
−31.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549444.752,444199
Medium and Large 2-3552410.182,26427
One grade step is worth $34.56/cwt here — about $179 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 sale226 hd
440.62
—
KY average24 barns · 1,445 hd
432.10
+8.52
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−31.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−16.66
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—Low1,555189.482,9466thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,597151.762,42415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222149.011,82124
CowsLean 85-90%High918128.421,1789thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260180.002,2681thin
SteersChoiceLow1,513230.273,48576

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)1,335$2,8473thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,234$2,7506
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)773$1,8213thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)752$1,9502thin

Every lot

147 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2321
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1701
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed318600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9084
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322550.12/cwt540.00–560.001,7716
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325488.28/cwt487.50–490.001,5873
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331516.89/cwt500.00–525.001,7116
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370572.91/cwt570.00–575.002,1207
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380524.96/cwt510.00–540.001,99510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3384489.95/cwt485.00–497.501,8815
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed412550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2662
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428504.21/cwt500.00–530.002,15810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429482.39/cwt470.00–497.502,06944
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0336
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471466.33/cwt450.00–480.002,19628
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473487.08/cwt480.00–490.002,3045
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516436.67/cwt425.00–447.502,25334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523413.07/cwt400.00–417.502,16011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524461.32/cwt450.00–470.002,41750
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568452.25/cwt447.50–457.002,56945
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572432.01/cwt420.00–442.502,47170
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572408.20/cwt400.00–417.502,33516
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619391.98/cwt390.00–394.002,4264
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622439.41/cwt430.00–447.002,73361
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635416.93/cwt400.00–425.002,64861
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,3891
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671383.65/cwt370.00–390.002,57442
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672400.91/cwt395.00–407.002,69466
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy715415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,9671
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3729350.11/cwt347.50–355.002,5528
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732384.82/cwt381.25–390.002,817130
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735372.93/cwt360.00–375.002,74152
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5841
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779357.04/cwt350.00–370.002,78112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791366.20/cwt365.00–375.002,897122
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4451
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823359.32/cwt354.50–362.502,95781
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840336.81/cwt332.00–339.002,8295
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,8671
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added893344.93/cwt341.50–345.503,08064
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2927312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,8972
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7442
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957326.00/cwt326.00–326.003,12011
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0471
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278480.24/cwt470.00–500.001,3353
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3291423.53/cwt420.00–430.001,2327
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323493.97/cwt482.00–500.001,5969
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331526.19/cwt522.00–535.001,7423
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5302
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377502.65/cwt495.00–525.001,8958
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377475.00/cwt465.00–485.001,79116
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3387453.78/cwt450.00–460.001,75613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed413507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,0944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414449.89/cwt430.00–460.001,86317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433485.57/cwt480.00–497.002,1039
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433420.46/cwt420.00–425.001,82111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466436.49/cwt430.00–447.002,03416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483396.15/cwt390.00–400.001,91311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487410.04/cwt400.00–425.001,99761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510412.23/cwt410.00–417.502,1029
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514400.80/cwt397.00–407.002,06022
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531385.90/cwt372.00–395.002,04944
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535359.98/cwt355.00–365.001,92610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567399.33/cwt392.00–415.002,26460
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573378.63/cwt367.50–390.002,17092
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583351.00/cwt345.00–355.002,0468
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617364.19/cwt360.00–365.002,24725
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619344.34/cwt330.00–355.002,13123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0482
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3652325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1194
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671370.86/cwt357.00–373.502,488194
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682346.64/cwt330.00–350.002,36457
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4174
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1242
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726327.24/cwt320.00–332.502,3767
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780316.14/cwt307.50–325.002,4664
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789334.85/cwt333.50–336.102,642116
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2521
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,7681
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866320.62/cwt312.00–325.002,7773
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4981
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7551
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3522
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,021292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,9814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2228462.47/cwt460.00–465.001,0542
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,3231
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy288603.36/cwt600.00–610.001,7383
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed305660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,0131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324607.92/cwt600.00–615.001,97011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335549.70/cwt540.00–560.001,8412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6423
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed416560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,3303
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416471.44/cwt465.00–475.001,9613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3429440.97/cwt440.00–442.001,8924
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2593
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477412.82/cwt410.00–420.001,96917
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487437.82/cwt435.00–440.002,13215
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517403.15/cwt400.00–425.002,08415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,52210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3588381.02/cwt377.00–385.002,2402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2589408.19/cwt390.00–410.002,40417
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607376.01/cwt370.00–380.002,2825
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620396.36/cwt395.00–397.502,45720
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3637353.24/cwt352.50–357.002,2506
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663350.04/cwt340.00–360.002,3212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy672387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,6012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1901
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3782287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2482
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810289.56/cwt285.00–294.002,3452
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,5441
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3453182.50/cwt182.50–182.508273
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009442
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3890150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3351
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,513230.47/cwt227.00–233.003,48775
Steers—Choice1,545215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,3221
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,260180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,373180.00/cwt179.00–181.002,4713
Bulls——1,700212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,6041
Bulls——1,755192.44/cwt191.00–194.003,3772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910130.49/cwt130.00–131.001,1872
Cows—Lean 85-90%919123.30/cwt120.00–126.001,1336
Cows—Lean 85-90%925155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168134.31/cwt131.00–138.001,5696
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195143.55/cwt140.00–149.001,7154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251152.92/cwt150.00–157.001,9139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257163.99/cwt160.00–168.002,0615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536154.41/cwt150.00–158.002,3727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590146.64/cwt142.00–149.002,3327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,075169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,5071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27731,821.34/head1,550.00–2,150.001,8213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2342,750.22/head2,125.00–3,625.002,7506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,847.16/head1,975.00–3,450.002,8473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27521,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.