Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-02-26

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 26
● Final152 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,162 head
▼ 492 vs last sale 2,654▼ 640 vs year ago 2,802 · −22.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 148▼ 250 vs year ago 383 · −65.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 56▼ 33 vs year ago 54 · −61.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 400 lbs and under were sharply lower, while the 400-600 lbs steers were steady to 6.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Yearling steers were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Feeder heifers were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower, except for the 400-500 lbs heifers who were 2.00 to 6.00 higher, with a good supply and spotty demand. Feeder buyers are active, however downward movement in the futures market last few days is limiting the premiums some buyers are willing pay. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $457.44/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +0.16 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$457.44
123 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$56.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.04
vs KY average
−29.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560460.212,579117
Medium and Large 2548403.332,2126thin
One grade step is worth $56.88/cwt here — about $367 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale123 hd
457.44
—
KY average25 barns · 1,249 hd
471.48
−14.04
National average172 barns · 11,832 hd
487.02
−29.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
+0.16
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—High1,531187.562,87214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,522170.512,59613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231168.392,07315
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,052149.971,57829

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 (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,415$3,2783thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$2,8333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)872$2,5643thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)865$2,5242thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$4,0501thin

Every lot

152 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed290650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8851
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290603.28/cwt600.00–610.001,7503
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed316655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,0706
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334582.18/cwt575.00–595.001,9447
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy359584.09/cwt570.00–605.002,09719
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381538.26/cwt535.00–550.002,0519
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,3601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fancy402455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8294
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418462.11/cwt440.00–470.001,9324
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419538.36/cwt530.00–555.002,2567
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430511.45/cwt500.00–522.502,1999
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455545.35/cwt540.00–555.002,4818
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473491.68/cwt480.00–497.502,3267
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478460.46/cwt440.00–472.502,2019
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480505.14/cwt502.00–520.002,42551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed518505.51/cwt500.00–512.502,61912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526440.98/cwt440.00–445.002,3207
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533480.25/cwt470.00–492.002,56017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2005
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568460.15/cwt450.00–480.002,61450
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587436.13/cwt420.00–447.002,56031
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614404.52/cwt400.00–420.002,48414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623437.05/cwt426.00–448.002,72370
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635381.67/cwt380.00–385.002,4243
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660426.93/cwt407.50–432.002,81875
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687393.64/cwt380.00–402.502,70448
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688359.09/cwt327.50–372.002,4715
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717390.33/cwt384.00–405.752,799138
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725377.02/cwt362.50–382.002,73359
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771371.70/cwt368.75–374.502,866126
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781354.18/cwt350.00–358.002,76633
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820339.00/cwt335.00–340.002,7805
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832349.31/cwt343.50–352.002,90690
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5771
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862340.30/cwt337.00–345.002,93318
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920319.95/cwt315.00–325.002,9442
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2995267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,6621
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,035250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2218510.80/cwt500.00–520.001,1142
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1161
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235370.00/cwt370.00–370.008701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy297580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7232
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322514.03/cwt502.50–525.001,6558
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327546.84/cwt537.50–565.001,78810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed342576.99/cwt574.00–600.001,9738
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2359492.05/cwt477.50–505.001,7665
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed370556.04/cwt555.00–557.502,0575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5172
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380526.71/cwt515.00–540.002,0019
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383460.16/cwt455.00–465.001,7622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408528.88/cwt527.50–530.002,1589
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435490.94/cwt470.00–502.502,13630
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435429.89/cwt420.00–450.001,8708
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,4081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3459352.48/cwt350.00–360.001,6184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475467.82/cwt455.00–480.002,22241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479434.02/cwt417.50–440.002,07916
Heifers450–500Large 1-2485382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,8551
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505448.18/cwt445.00–451.002,26326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522404.53/cwt390.00–410.002,11220
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525377.36/cwt370.00–385.001,9812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536422.95/cwt416.00–430.002,26733
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562416.50/cwt415.00–420.002,34110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open571396.37/cwt390.00–407.002,26323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573355.10/cwt350.00–360.002,0355
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583377.01/cwt367.50–387.502,19812
Heifers550–600Large 1-2597365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620383.85/cwt377.50–400.002,38032
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624352.00/cwt345.00–367.002,19610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open672360.01/cwt357.50–364.002,419111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675349.61/cwt330.00–352.002,36055
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open712342.81/cwt339.00–352.002,44114
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735327.94/cwt312.50–332.502,41014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7087
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770341.60/cwt341.60–341.602,63069
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785334.69/cwt332.50–335.502,62751
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3091
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828318.54/cwt315.00–321.002,63814
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2190590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,1211
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5952
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280634.46/cwt620.00–650.001,7762
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329636.62/cwt635.00–640.002,0949
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9671
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388522.39/cwt505.00–540.002,0272
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390467.44/cwt465.00–475.001,8234
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0584
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy442547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,4205
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3891
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473473.20/cwt460.00–490.002,2383
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487420.14/cwt400.00–430.002,0463
Bulls450–500Large 1-2490432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,1191
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515486.84/cwt485.00–492.502,5074
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3633
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0241
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571420.36/cwt412.00–425.002,4006
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy591433.83/cwt430.00–450.002,5645
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3601311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,8693
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2606310.74/cwt310.00–311.001,8834
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy611427.67/cwt415.00–435.002,61323
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621389.14/cwt385.00–405.002,4178
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660350.22/cwt345.00–352.002,3114
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,2911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy692390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6997
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2736342.13/cwt340.00–347.502,5187
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3111
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2411
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2837322.60/cwt312.50–327.502,7003
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2897267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,3992
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9302
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,5341
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1351
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,105215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,3761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,373172.16/cwt166.00–178.002,3644
Bulls——1,450189.91/cwt184.00–198.002,7548
Bulls——2,173208.93/cwt205.00–213.004,5402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960122.17/cwt112.00–130.001,1733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061162.86/cwt157.00–177.001,72810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064147.12/cwt136.00–156.001,56516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221176.67/cwt174.00–183.002,1574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232168.02/cwt162.00–173.002,0709
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245153.52/cwt153.00–154.001,9112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458183.28/cwt181.00–186.002,6722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518170.21/cwt165.00–175.002,58410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,5091
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1853,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,277.89/head3,075.00–3,500.003,2783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28652,523.99/head1,650.00–3,050.002,5242
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28722,564.20/head2,025.00–3,000.002,5643
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3204,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,065280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9821
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155193.33/cwt183.00–207.002,2335

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.