Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-01-22

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 22
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,539 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 2,572▲ 1,093 vs year ago 1,446 · +75.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 73▼ 61 vs year ago 160 · −38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 26▲ 24 vs year ago 9 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $382.58/cwt on 358 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −20.99 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$382.58
358 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.95
vs KY average
−28.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559385.972,156325
Medium and Large 2-3581349.142,02933
One grade step is worth $36.83/cwt here — about $127 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 sale358 hd
382.58
—
KY average26 barns · 1,723 hd
384.52
−1.95
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−28.29
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−20.99
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—Average1,704195.633,33416
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,585177.232,80817
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,219159.771,94832
CowsLean 85-90%Low896145.671,30522
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,268183.502,3272thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,603220.003,5273thin

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)1,157$2,2977
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$1,9474thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)976$1,8093thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)717$1,8833thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)868$1,7753thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,650$3,5001thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2901
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3502
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,0311
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325512.12/cwt500.00–525.001,6642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363592.59/cwt580.00–600.002,1514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,2635
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed402570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,2912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy404547.37/cwt537.50–549.002,2117
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418474.77/cwt467.50–477.501,98512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427514.51/cwt502.00–530.002,19731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463521.00/cwt521.00–521.002,4124
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466456.33/cwt450.00–460.002,1264
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476480.77/cwt472.50–492.502,28828
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy506506.51/cwt500.00–508.002,56339
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518422.42/cwt422.00–422.502,18812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523472.21/cwt467.00–485.002,47053
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525435.94/cwt425.00–450.002,28933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562437.24/cwt437.00–440.002,45713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580416.80/cwt410.00–427.502,41742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582393.25/cwt390.00–400.002,2896
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605361.00/cwt360.00–362.002,1842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627416.88/cwt410.00–426.002,61485
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631391.27/cwt380.00–407.002,46977
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654403.43/cwt402.50–404.002,63829
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663363.10/cwt360.00–365.002,40713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676382.59/cwt360.00–388.502,586136
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710379.68/cwt370.00–382.502,6966
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711359.62/cwt350.00–362.502,55734
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3712339.25/cwt335.00–345.002,4157
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751374.25/cwt374.25–374.252,81171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765336.86/cwt330.00–340.002,5778
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784345.58/cwt330.00–350.002,70936
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,9522
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823333.86/cwt325.00–340.002,74841
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5201
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862318.79/cwt315.00–330.002,7485
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added883332.76/cwt324.00–334.502,93855
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2902320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8864
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,070225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3261
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322504.69/cwt500.00–510.001,6254
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338454.96/cwt450.00–460.001,5382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8153
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378467.67/cwt460.00–485.001,7685
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420439.71/cwt420.00–447.501,84722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3436409.23/cwt405.00–412.001,7847
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,02419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473412.84/cwt400.00–427.501,95324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478436.02/cwt432.00–440.002,0842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486392.15/cwt387.00–397.001,90619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509391.07/cwt390.00–395.001,99157
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520376.02/cwt369.00–387.501,95554
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538365.49/cwt365.00–367.001,9664
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572369.12/cwt360.00–385.002,111103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy573420.47/cwt417.50–425.002,40920
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3587346.89/cwt345.00–355.002,03629
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594400.17/cwt391.00–407.502,37791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619335.11/cwt322.50–342.502,07473
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620320.98/cwt320.00–322.001,9904
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy634370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,34665
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644358.11/cwt347.50–360.002,30617
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674331.30/cwt325.00–342.502,23327
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3686317.28/cwt310.00–320.002,1779
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714338.80/cwt334.50–340.102,419140
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726318.74/cwt305.00–325.002,31420
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1171
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774304.69/cwt302.50–310.002,3587
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5821
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815313.37/cwt305.00–320.002,5545
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820282.24/cwt275.00–286.002,3143
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,72231
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9982
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,78262
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2917290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6592
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,133217.27/cwt215.00–218.002,4628
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2267500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3352
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278595.32/cwt590.00–600.001,6552
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313521.05/cwt500.00–530.001,6315
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3323450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4542
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2353564.89/cwt550.00–580.001,9942
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7521
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420454.96/cwt445.00–465.001,9113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466433.79/cwt430.00–447.002,0216
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526411.51/cwt400.00–420.002,16510
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533388.52/cwt385.00–392.002,0712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy548432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,3703
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy567408.66/cwt407.00–410.002,31711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567380.27/cwt370.00–392.502,15618
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3567360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3612322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9742
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621359.98/cwt355.00–370.002,2356
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3672317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1302
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680356.13/cwt350.00–360.002,4229
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725341.50/cwt330.00–345.002,47612
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy780350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7301
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4961
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3835250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0881
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9721
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3492125.00/cwt125.00–125.006152
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3728190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3833
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3785157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2361
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,603220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,5273
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,268183.50/cwt183.00–184.002,3272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,621193.41/cwt187.00–198.003,1358
Bulls——1,637181.39/cwt177.00–184.002,9693
Bulls——1,878207.74/cwt200.00–213.003,9015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%876161.02/cwt155.00–166.001,4116
Cows—Lean 85-90%888136.91/cwt132.00–140.001,21611
Cows—Lean 85-90%938146.53/cwt143.00–153.001,3745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191144.21/cwt140.00–149.001,7187
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194163.81/cwt160.00–168.001,95610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224174.03/cwt170.00–177.502,1308
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279153.27/cwt150.00–158.001,9607
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547157.29/cwt156.00–159.002,4333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554170.59/cwt166.00–175.002,6514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608185.86/cwt182.00–189.002,98910
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27171,883.14/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8833
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28681,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7753
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023176.03/cwt175.00–177.001,8012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29761,809.21/head1,775.00–1,850.001,8093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,946.70/head1,775.00–2,200.001,9474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1572,296.53/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2977

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.