Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-02-12

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 12
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,145 head
▲ 1,480 vs last sale 665▲ 1,211 vs year ago 934 · +129.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 42▲ 19 vs year ago 83 · +22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 14▲ 42 vs year ago 34 · +123.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $463.81/cwt on 253 head. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +6.54 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$463.81
253 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,552
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.76
vs KY average
−14.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550467.162,571236
Medium and Large 2-3546417.342,28017thin
One grade step is worth $49.82/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale253 hd
463.81
—
KY average24 barns · 1,112 hd
456.05
+7.76
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−14.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
+6.54
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—Average1,739196.233,41218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,580175.982,78012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,262174.062,19750
CowsLean 85-90%Average998145.331,4506thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,385192.002,6591thin
SteersSelectAverage1,415169.002,3911thin

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)1,015$2,98712
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$2,96512
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,024$2,3428
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,423$3,6643thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,578$5,1258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,303$3,9363thin

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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1441
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4952
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255588.14/cwt570.00–600.001,5003
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270612.39/cwt605.00–619.001,6532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320581.00/cwt580.00–582.001,8592
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330550.77/cwt535.00–560.001,8186
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed360610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,1961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367592.08/cwt580.00–597.002,1737
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373564.31/cwt550.00–575.002,10510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8352
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427551.03/cwt550.00–555.002,35314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed429531.90/cwt529.00–535.002,28221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429504.48/cwt500.00–522.002,16415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475523.27/cwt522.00–524.502,48626
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476490.20/cwt482.50–492.002,3335
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481512.46/cwt500.00–520.002,46518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518424.25/cwt420.00–427.002,1987
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527484.47/cwt474.00–500.002,55329
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529443.95/cwt430.00–465.002,34842
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540507.31/cwt505.00–520.002,73962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566412.50/cwt410.00–415.002,33510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571453.12/cwt445.00–460.002,58767
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573432.84/cwt420.00–442.502,48033
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy585486.00/cwt486.00–486.002,8433
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624412.08/cwt400.00–421.002,57139
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628437.62/cwt435.00–440.002,74862
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3631392.11/cwt385.00–395.002,47415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660378.52/cwt377.00–380.002,4982
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661421.19/cwt415.00–437.502,78422
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669391.96/cwt382.00–407.502,62215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3706361.00/cwt360.00–365.002,5495
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722399.45/cwt389.00–402.502,884112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736379.12/cwt370.00–387.502,79037
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755370.57/cwt370.00–372.502,79813
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3756337.29/cwt330.00–341.002,5503
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772375.79/cwt374.00–381.002,90167
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815363.35/cwt362.00–367.502,9614
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825344.59/cwt337.50–355.002,8436
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3833317.03/cwt312.50–320.002,6415
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2881332.50/cwt330.00–340.002,9298
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890348.42/cwt347.50–348.603,10173
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,6281
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8211
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921336.12/cwt335.00–337.753,096101
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975316.52/cwt310.00–330.003,0869
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,002293.38/cwt280.00–320.002,9403
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,011317.00/cwt317.00–317.003,20554
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy170685.00/cwt685.00–685.001,1651
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205657.00/cwt657.00–657.001,3471
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290505.00/cwt500.00–510.001,4652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316504.20/cwt500.00–520.001,5937
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy339537.90/cwt530.00–550.001,8236
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379513.18/cwt500.00–520.001,94512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384549.90/cwt535.00–555.002,11215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388490.00/cwt475.00–495.001,9015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426506.34/cwt500.00–512.502,15721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435482.02/cwt470.00–490.002,09726
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438459.71/cwt457.00–465.002,0148
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471464.85/cwt457.50–467.502,18918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485472.65/cwt469.00–490.002,29237
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519385.61/cwt382.50–390.002,0015
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522428.40/cwt410.00–438.002,23667
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524449.91/cwt440.00–457.002,35815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580381.06/cwt365.00–387.502,21038
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581353.10/cwt347.50–357.002,0525
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583399.28/cwt396.00–405.002,32844
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy587416.71/cwt415.00–420.002,44624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,4358
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626388.85/cwt380.00–390.002,43495
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628364.95/cwt352.00–377.502,29241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3636346.50/cwt340.00–347.502,20412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671387.13/cwt380.00–389.002,59810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676346.85/cwt340.00–355.002,34512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680321.31/cwt315.00–325.002,1854
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,71119
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723334.81/cwt325.00–337.502,42130
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,66121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766325.69/cwt317.50–337.002,49516
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805325.71/cwt320.00–332.002,62269
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822343.13/cwt342.00–345.002,82111
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,5261
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,75214
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4081
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2968290.98/cwt290.00–292.002,8172
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,025285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,9212
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,9611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2279576.26/cwt575.00–582.001,6085
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy304608.51/cwt605.00–615.001,8505
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2319552.67/cwt540.00–570.001,7634
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3323500.12/cwt495.00–505.001,6152
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365523.42/cwt520.00–530.001,9103
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425482.28/cwt475.00–490.002,0505
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3457490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2392
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482472.05/cwt465.00–485.002,27517
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529428.36/cwt425.00–437.002,2664
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1682
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582398.17/cwt395.00–407.502,3175
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665373.33/cwt372.50–375.002,4833
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2706349.34/cwt344.00–352.002,4663
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,6783
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,415169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,3911
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,385192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,6591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,631185.78/cwt182.00–189.003,0304
Bulls——1,651194.96/cwt192.00–198.003,2199
Bulls——1,983206.86/cwt200.00–218.004,1025
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970155.38/cwt154.00–157.001,5072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010146.10/cwt142.00–150.001,4762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013134.50/cwt133.00–136.001,3622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252164.46/cwt158.00–169.002,05915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264182.38/cwt180.00–185.002,30515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269175.02/cwt170.00–179.002,22120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526175.06/cwt170.00–178.002,6715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585185.55/cwt182.00–188.002,9414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,663164.77/cwt162.00–169.002,7403
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4233,664.40/head3,500.00–3,950.003,6643
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,987.37/head1,900.00–3,550.002,98712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0242,341.95/head1,800.00–3,200.002,3428
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1042,965.32/head1,900.00–3,600.002,96512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3033,935.68/head3,250.00–4,975.003,9363
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5785,125.12/head4,250.00–6,000.005,1258
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,2321

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.