Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-02-05

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 5
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▼ 1,874 vs last sale 2,539▼ 1,591 vs year ago 2,256 · −70.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 99▼ 177 vs year ago 219 · −80.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 33▼ 75 vs year ago 89 · −84.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to being closed last week for the winter storm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.57/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −19.99 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$383.57
41 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,170
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.26
vs KY average
−47.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567386.282,18838
Medium and Large 2-3557349.251,9453thin
One grade step is worth $37.04/cwt here — about $243 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 sale41 hd
383.57
—
KY average14 barns · 201 hd
391.83
−8.26
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−47.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−19.99
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—Low1,477190.982,8209thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,480184.002,7231thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181170.102,00918
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low969140.061,3587thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,275190.002,4231thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,700181.003,0771thin

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)1,365$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,323$2,7952thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$2,4313thin

Every lot

98 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 1-2240460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1041
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6342
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377521.62/cwt510.00–530.001,9676
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8101
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415537.00/cwt537.00–537.002,2291
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424503.08/cwt492.50–515.002,1338
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3431475.79/cwt475.00–477.502,0516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,3485
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456481.91/cwt475.00–490.002,1985
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519451.24/cwt440.00–455.002,3424
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535423.90/cwt405.00–432.502,26810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580427.95/cwt415.00–435.002,4826
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582446.23/cwt440.00–455.002,59738
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616386.59/cwt380.00–390.002,3819
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6655
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645353.50/cwt352.00–355.002,2802
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,66116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,6044
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725343.46/cwt337.50–350.002,4907
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,2571
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785358.43/cwt357.50–363.002,81440
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817355.41/cwt351.00–361.002,9049
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823328.72/cwt325.00–330.002,7054
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8812
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9701
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2953314.15/cwt300.00–322.502,9943
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,021301.51/cwt300.00–305.003,0786
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2175540.00/cwt540.00–540.009451
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215405.00/cwt405.00–405.008711
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2221
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3250390.00/cwt390.00–390.009751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290446.61/cwt440.00–450.001,2953
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329451.66/cwt450.00–455.001,4864
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3651
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5892
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418425.42/cwt415.00–435.001,7782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7971
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468457.71/cwt452.50–465.002,14210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474418.54/cwt415.00–422.501,9847
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,0893
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8191
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1142
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560400.31/cwt400.00–402.002,24213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568353.87/cwt350.00–357.502,0102
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580374.59/cwt370.00–385.002,17320
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618339.94/cwt330.00–342.502,1017
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626354.86/cwt350.00–358.002,22110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661356.61/cwt350.00–357.502,35751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685343.98/cwt337.50–348.002,35625
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724326.23/cwt315.00–330.002,36212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746349.50/cwt349.50–349.502,60773
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779317.37/cwt317.00–317.502,4724
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1801
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,81160
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930280.03/cwt275.00–285.002,6042
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950370.00/cwt370.00–370.003,5151
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,8531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466473.06/cwt470.00–475.002,2045
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0341
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555376.65/cwt375.00–380.002,0903
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,3302
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0282
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674350.98/cwt348.00–362.502,36612
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0622
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4861
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3917185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6962
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3327330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0794
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Large 3190250.00/cwt250.00–250.004751
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3210255.00/cwt255.00–255.005361
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009301
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,700181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,0771
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,275190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410187.12/cwt184.00–193.002,6385
Bulls——1,550170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6351
Bulls——1,563204.41/cwt200.00–208.003,1953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915138.51/cwt137.50–139.001,2673
Cows—Lean 85-90%992145.64/cwt140.00–149.001,4453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,062163.46/cwt161.00–167.501,7365
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120147.41/cwt146.00–149.001,6512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215182.54/cwt180.00–188.002,2185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273172.82/cwt171.00–176.002,2006
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,7231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0582,430.71/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3232,794.61/head2,650.00–2,950.002,7952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,5721

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.