Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-03-12

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 12
● Final161 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,897 head
▲ 520 vs last sale 1,377▼ 753 vs year ago 2,650 · −28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 61▼ 182 vs year ago 244 · −74.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 79▲ 59 vs year ago 33 · +178.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $415.40/cwt on 109 head, down $10.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +11.84 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$415.40
▼ 10.44 vs prior sale
109 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,263
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.06
vs KY average
+1.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544420.062,28696
Medium and Large 2535387.362,0735thin
Medium and Large 2-3558377.002,1058thin
One grade step is worth $43.06/cwt here — about $182 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 sale109 hd
415.40
—
KY average27 barns · 1,371 hd
403.33
+12.06
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
+1.62
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
+11.84
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—Low1,654205.313,39617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,257171.272,15217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,675169.442,8386thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low937147.971,38612

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)1,142$2,79011
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)897$2,78012
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,021$2,2185
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,910$5,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,476$5,0774thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$4,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$3,1077

Every lot

161 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0487
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335539.41/cwt525.00–550.001,8077
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368532.77/cwt520.00–550.001,96119
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370458.33/cwt455.00–460.001,6963
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy398559.59/cwt557.50–560.002,2276
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed416595.05/cwt590.00–600.002,4754
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418502.46/cwt500.00–505.002,1002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422552.65/cwt540.00–562.502,33216
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430520.63/cwt510.00–537.502,23924
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435485.06/cwt480.00–490.002,1102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476513.95/cwt505.00–530.002,44611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481539.28/cwt537.00–540.002,5948
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482494.01/cwt492.50–495.002,3815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503512.76/cwt505.00–520.002,57920
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533470.01/cwt452.00–477.502,50515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537495.05/cwt484.00–497.502,65836
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy561493.83/cwt491.00–500.002,77033
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562476.76/cwt470.00–485.002,67939
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576452.92/cwt440.00–467.502,60917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585425.09/cwt420.00–430.002,4876
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy603457.02/cwt451.00–463.002,7566
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617420.69/cwt410.00–427.502,59615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2619402.54/cwt390.00–407.502,4928
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629439.11/cwt432.00–442.002,76241
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652430.88/cwt425.00–431.502,80932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667410.13/cwt400.00–419.002,73626
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673385.06/cwt380.00–390.002,5912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2694384.61/cwt384.00–385.002,66918
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724378.98/cwt377.00–382.002,74436
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730351.62/cwt350.00–355.002,5673
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732370.19/cwt357.50–375.002,71043
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7978
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778357.70/cwt347.00–366.002,78350
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3783331.26/cwt330.00–332.502,5942
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,6081
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824337.91/cwt330.00–345.002,78412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847349.50/cwt349.50–349.502,96065
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876335.50/cwt335.50–335.502,939119
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890334.61/cwt321.00–336.002,97819
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922319.28/cwt315.00–320.002,94415
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0381
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2990227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2521
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,180222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,6261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers57 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2170590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,0031
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200612.50/cwt612.50–612.501,2252
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215572.00/cwt572.00–572.001,2301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy257595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,5292
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3391
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275472.55/cwt470.00–475.001,3004
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314519.69/cwt505.00–535.001,6324
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3324447.57/cwt445.00–450.001,4506
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0469
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375453.16/cwt450.00–460.001,6993
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7723
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383476.52/cwt470.00–490.001,82511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385499.66/cwt495.00–502.001,92410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429473.81/cwt460.00–480.502,03330
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429455.24/cwt450.00–457.001,9534
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473485.26/cwt470.00–486.002,29521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476461.25/cwt450.00–467.502,19645
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480438.47/cwt437.00–445.002,1057
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1765
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508439.31/cwt430.00–447.502,23223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524388.58/cwt387.00–390.002,0364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531417.07/cwt400.00–426.002,21521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532383.32/cwt380.00–385.002,0393
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559419.44/cwt412.00–422.502,34527
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571395.72/cwt385.00–407.502,26021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574373.20/cwt372.00–377.502,1425
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2191
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy582457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,6604
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2451
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618396.01/cwt391.00–402.752,447226
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618351.96/cwt350.00–355.002,1759
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620380.99/cwt372.50–388.002,36241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676343.47/cwt340.00–357.502,32245
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,7142
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720338.94/cwt335.00–339.102,44074
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740325.64/cwt317.50–330.002,41021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy751380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,85414
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755341.80/cwt340.00–349.002,58186
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763321.50/cwt317.00–327.502,4533
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3552
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8581
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825338.60/cwt330.00–347.002,7932
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825288.46/cwt285.00–292.002,3802
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,93415
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,8941
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7301
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4711
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,9241
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,145200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3983
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2217581.40/cwt560.00–600.001,2624
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3391
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6502
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3861
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320585.23/cwt570.00–600.001,8732
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7852
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,2802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382517.90/cwt500.00–530.001,9785
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423515.98/cwt512.00–520.002,1832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2953
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438486.69/cwt480.00–490.002,1323
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469483.63/cwt480.00–490.002,2687
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,0561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,6163
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524422.48/cwt420.00–430.002,2144
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587427.29/cwt420.00–440.002,50810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,2541
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy623423.09/cwt417.00–426.002,6366
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623392.46/cwt380.00–400.002,4457
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668373.62/cwt367.00–380.002,4962
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy695405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,8151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735348.41/cwt342.00–355.002,5612
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6202
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5471
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7901
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3925280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3346495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,71325
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3405468.00/cwt468.00–468.001,89511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,436194.09/cwt190.00–199.002,7876
Bulls——1,632224.06/cwt220.00–229.003,6573
Bulls——1,780180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,2041
Bulls——1,833210.50/cwt206.00–217.003,8587
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%898162.79/cwt160.00–166.001,4623
Cows—Lean 85-90%915133.30/cwt131.00–136.001,2202
Cows—Lean 85-90%924139.62/cwt134.00–142.001,2904
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007154.07/cwt149.00–159.001,5513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175164.80/cwt161.00–168.001,9364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269172.99/cwt170.00–176.002,1957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270154.19/cwt152.00–157.001,9582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310183.28/cwt181.00–186.002,4014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,4991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,679173.13/cwt170.00–179.002,9075
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28972,780.17/head2,150.00–3,650.002,78012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0212,218.17/head1,825.00–2,500.002,2185
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,790.39/head2,250.00–3,250.002,79011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0513,116.26/head1,600.00–4,100.003,1166
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0734,350.12/head3,800.00–4,800.004,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4765,077.35/head4,400.00–5,800.005,0774
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,9105,350.00/head5,350.00–5,350.005,3501

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.