Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-02-19

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 19
● Final173 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,654 head
▲ 509 vs last sale 2,145▲ 2,654 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 102▲ 148 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 76▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. Heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $412.36/cwt on 248 head. That ranks 20 of 34 comparable sales and sits +8.80 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$412.36
248 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.40
vs KY average
−16.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551414.782,286234
Medium and Large 2-3567372.002,10714thin
One grade step is worth $42.78/cwt here — about $178 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 sale248 hd
412.36
—
KY average26 barns · 1,567 hd
414.77
−2.40
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−16.81
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
+8.80
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—Low1,685198.603,34622
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,546174.142,6938thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,208165.001,99466
CowsLean 85-90%Average956146.161,39712

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)1,011$2,6428
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$2,3579
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$1,7413thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)818$1,7092thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)943$2,5532thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$3,4327

Every lot

173 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy228717.00/cwt717.00–717.001,6353
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258641.76/cwt630.00–660.001,6565
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317575.90/cwt560.00–595.001,8265
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321618.50/cwt615.00–620.001,9857
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327513.47/cwt500.00–520.001,6793
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed360620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,2321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369632.52/cwt630.00–640.002,3349
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382560.38/cwt545.00–570.002,14110
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384523.33/cwt517.50–540.002,0107
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416522.74/cwt510.00–540.002,17525
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed426592.00/cwt590.00–595.002,5225
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428578.98/cwt570.00–585.002,47811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438560.82/cwt550.00–565.002,4567
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3462493.30/cwt490.00–495.002,2793
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478517.00/cwt502.00–525.002,47122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484553.78/cwt542.00–557.002,6809
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487531.63/cwt530.00–537.002,5894
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519435.81/cwt420.00–445.002,26231
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525534.43/cwt500.00–555.002,80619
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526474.60/cwt450.00–495.002,49639
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530414.47/cwt412.00–417.002,1977
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568509.63/cwt507.00–525.002,89527
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573461.45/cwt450.00–480.002,64453
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580436.66/cwt420.00–447.502,53336
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580414.36/cwt412.50–420.002,40311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy613470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,8818
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615433.06/cwt420.00–440.002,66352
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620407.02/cwt400.00–415.002,52412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624451.25/cwt445.00–459.002,81650
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy652454.00/cwt454.00–454.002,9604
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669423.60/cwt419.00–425.002,83430
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3676384.28/cwt380.00–387.502,5987
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684399.35/cwt390.00–412.002,73232
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710398.61/cwt392.00–400.502,83051
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3716340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4344
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736378.32/cwt372.50–385.002,78419
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3776347.72/cwt347.00–350.002,6984
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778378.77/cwt375.50–388.002,94766
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781365.69/cwt357.50–375.002,85658
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822350.01/cwt342.00–353.002,87720
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,9881
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added853359.22/cwt350.50–361.503,06473
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871338.87/cwt329.00–346.002,95223
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918326.11/cwt315.00–331.002,99420
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added948337.25/cwt337.25–337.253,19758
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975314.95/cwt300.00–320.003,0714
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3996259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,5803
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000301.00/cwt301.00–301.003,0101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers54 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215430.00/cwt430.00–430.009251
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220504.89/cwt500.00–510.001,1112
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy233566.43/cwt550.00–580.001,3203
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy267646.00/cwt635.00–650.001,7254
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271588.27/cwt550.00–605.001,5944
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273510.28/cwt500.00–520.001,3932
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3282475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325563.18/cwt550.00–565.001,8308
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329531.29/cwt520.00–540.001,74819
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343507.40/cwt500.00–517.501,74010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed355585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,93310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379514.92/cwt505.00–530.001,95237
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380465.71/cwt462.00–470.001,7703
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425479.03/cwt470.00–495.002,03617
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429518.35/cwt516.00–530.002,22444
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445453.96/cwt452.50–460.002,0205
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462487.58/cwt485.00–492.002,25323
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470466.21/cwt450.00–482.002,19143
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478447.20/cwt445.00–450.002,13814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed485510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,4741
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511447.82/cwt443.00–451.002,28813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517392.26/cwt390.00–397.002,0283
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526415.19/cwt402.00–427.502,18473
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530437.75/cwt434.00–439.502,32026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573417.93/cwt415.00–422.002,39551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576397.62/cwt380.00–412.002,29071
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580366.47/cwt360.00–375.002,12611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy618397.33/cwt396.00–400.002,4553
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624389.31/cwt380.00–391.002,42918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624362.93/cwt350.00–377.502,26538
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625342.02/cwt340.00–345.002,13816
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655377.50/cwt370.00–385.002,4732
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676353.17/cwt340.00–367.502,38739
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683332.64/cwt325.00–336.002,2725
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720332.54/cwt320.00–338.002,39432
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726342.95/cwt340.00–345.002,49055
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3729313.63/cwt310.00–322.502,2864
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760347.87/cwt341.50–355.602,644153
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763333.18/cwt320.00–339.502,54236
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785289.07/cwt280.00–292.002,2694
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816348.40/cwt342.00–349.252,84376
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817327.40/cwt314.00–331.002,67511
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2857321.80/cwt315.00–326.002,7586
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6691
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4441
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2942300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8262
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6331
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2997290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,8915
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,035220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2771
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,153217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,5084
Feeder Cattle · Bulls46 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy175800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,4001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed200720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,4401
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2101
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220660.68/cwt650.00–670.001,4532
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed270692.50/cwt690.00–695.001,8702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278638.32/cwt630.00–645.001,7753
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280567.93/cwt550.00–595.001,5905
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed305690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,1051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2334572.16/cwt550.00–595.001,9119
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy342610.11/cwt600.00–635.002,08712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366628.03/cwt617.50–632.502,29912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368557.55/cwt555.00–560.002,0522
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372594.46/cwt575.00–607.002,2118
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed406600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,4364
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415561.28/cwt550.00–570.002,3294
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1072
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432510.43/cwt500.00–525.002,2059
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2077
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462475.76/cwt475.00–480.002,1987
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474502.68/cwt502.00–510.002,38318
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525508.08/cwt505.00–510.002,6675
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533428.42/cwt425.00–430.002,2836
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535453.40/cwt450.00–460.002,4263
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536494.20/cwt485.00–497.002,64913
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560404.03/cwt387.00–410.002,2636
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605398.76/cwt395.00–400.002,4124
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622370.78/cwt360.00–382.002,3063
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673367.12/cwt360.00–372.502,4715
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683316.68/cwt310.00–320.002,1633
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy720382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,7501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722362.14/cwt357.00–370.002,6159
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3731333.33/cwt330.00–335.002,4376
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770337.40/cwt330.00–345.002,5982
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5801
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3863270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3303
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2867315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7312
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,8441
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7551
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,001256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,5639
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5851
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3835163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3611
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3910220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0027
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,063171.33/cwt170.00–172.001,8213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,462187.19/cwt182.00–193.002,7376
Bulls——1,619210.75/cwt207.00–219.003,4125
Bulls——1,836199.30/cwt195.00–206.003,65911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875164.34/cwt160.00–170.001,4382
Cows—Lean 85-90%953147.65/cwt142.00–153.001,4074
Cows—Lean 85-90%985139.10/cwt134.00–141.001,3706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149146.20/cwt141.00–149.001,6806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195165.97/cwt161.00–172.501,98330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217155.79/cwt150.00–159.001,89614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248178.29/cwt173.00–184.002,22516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493181.50/cwt181.00–182.002,7102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,5431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565173.42/cwt168.00–179.002,7145
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29432,553.18/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29771,741.13/head1,500.00–2,000.001,7413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0112,642.43/head2,250.00–3,100.002,6428
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1672,357.47/head2,000.00–2,750.002,3579
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0873,431.73/head2,000.00–4,250.003,4327
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28181,708.72/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7092

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.