Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-03-19

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 19
● Final157 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,132 head
▼ 765 vs last sale 1,897▼ 949 vs year ago 2,081 · −45.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 62▼ 65 vs year ago 158 · −41.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 92▼ 63 vs year ago 150 · −42.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher and some instances of sharply higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 $402.62/cwt on 83 head, down $12.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −0.94 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$402.62
▼ 12.77 vs prior sale
83 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.58
vs KY average
−13.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553405.512,24171
Medium and Large 2531393.032,0878thin
Medium and Large 2-3539370.591,9974thin
One grade step is worth $34.92/cwt here — about $244 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 sale83 hd
402.62
—
KY average24 barns · 859 hd
406.20
−3.58
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−13.50
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
−0.94
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—Average1,527208.593,18610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555180.502,80710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212177.702,15455
CowsLean 85-90%High940166.501,56518
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,248198.922,4832thin

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)1,116$2,8683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,266$2,6754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,246$2,61614
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,475$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,740$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,518$4,1744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$3,8699

Every lot

157 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220607.00/cwt607.00–607.001,3351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320627.50/cwt625.00–630.002,0082
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321611.07/cwt600.00–620.001,9625
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323575.98/cwt575.00–577.001,8602
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed327710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,3222
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,3181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375604.64/cwt600.00–615.002,26710
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2396570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,2573
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed417600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,5025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420515.71/cwt510.00–520.002,1667
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421549.15/cwt540.00–560.002,31220
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9834
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423574.57/cwt570.00–587.502,4307
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480541.82/cwt540.00–545.002,6018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488533.91/cwt520.00–537.502,60529
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,5251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502543.84/cwt542.00–550.002,73013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516519.79/cwt507.00–530.002,68223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526479.66/cwt470.00–490.002,5239
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,5341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559489.17/cwt482.50–492.502,73415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567451.50/cwt450.00–452.502,5603
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574468.80/cwt460.00–477.502,69120
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy583505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,9444
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620451.61/cwt440.00–459.002,80031
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620424.31/cwt420.00–430.002,6315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3621409.36/cwt405.00–412.502,5424
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631464.44/cwt461.00–470.002,93113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy641510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,2695
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,9412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675382.44/cwt380.00–385.002,5812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681417.45/cwt411.00–429.002,84315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682395.98/cwt395.00–398.002,7013
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy706406.84/cwt402.50–411.002,8727
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3722350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5272
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729387.04/cwt384.00–397.002,82239
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2744372.82/cwt362.00–380.002,77412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764372.99/cwt372.00–380.002,8508
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783359.64/cwt350.00–367.002,81618
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821352.39/cwt347.50–358.002,89327
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,7431
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878328.53/cwt320.00–330.502,88425
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3892287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,5602
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930313.00/cwt305.00–321.002,9119
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,8521
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,038286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,9696
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,097280.00/cwt280.00–280.003,0722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers54 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185540.00/cwt540.00–540.009991
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2223556.57/cwt550.00–560.001,2413
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273548.28/cwt535.00–555.001,4973
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed281670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,88312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320502.42/cwt500.00–510.001,6084
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed326618.85/cwt610.00–620.002,0178
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337566.78/cwt560.00–570.001,9103
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338533.29/cwt520.00–540.001,8033
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357501.73/cwt500.00–505.001,7913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378520.20/cwt515.00–535.001,9666
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381486.19/cwt485.00–488.001,8525
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387545.00/cwt542.50–550.002,1096
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3401452.50/cwt450.00–455.001,8156
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422467.00/cwt467.00–467.001,9712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429480.87/cwt472.50–490.002,06330
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471483.97/cwt480.00–485.002,2795
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475471.42/cwt460.00–477.502,23937
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3491439.16/cwt437.50–442.502,15612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2494452.48/cwt450.00–455.002,2354
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518412.26/cwt400.00–420.002,13615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520373.28/cwt370.00–375.001,9413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525426.72/cwt422.00–430.002,24019
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531393.03/cwt391.00–395.002,0878
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559419.33/cwt413.00–425.002,34415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy590430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5372
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,1571
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2596367.48/cwt360.00–387.502,19020
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619370.86/cwt362.00–377.502,29614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639383.74/cwt383.00–390.002,45282
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640344.25/cwt340.00–347.502,2037
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3746
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672348.70/cwt342.00–360.002,34331
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3682332.48/cwt330.00–335.002,2683
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721341.52/cwt332.00–345.002,46211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6894
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768326.29/cwt322.50–330.002,5062
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778306.25/cwt305.00–307.502,3832
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,4881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,8515
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827328.50/cwt328.50–328.502,71714
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,96416
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3842286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,4082
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,0353
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8002
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4611
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,8561
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,6502
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 2-31,165205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3802
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed260635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,6511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2272533.39/cwt520.00–540.001,4514
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy279710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,9816
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310589.03/cwt550.00–612.001,8266
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2346515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360603.33/cwt600.00–620.002,1726
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8546
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2389554.69/cwt550.00–575.002,1585
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422522.62/cwt500.00–534.002,2055
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435553.22/cwt550.00–560.002,4073
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,5382
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478510.64/cwt500.00–525.002,4415
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3771
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3512417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,1382
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521516.99/cwt515.00–520.002,6945
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2541485.67/cwt482.50–502.502,6276
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569456.88/cwt450.00–465.002,6005
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2602393.48/cwt387.50–395.002,3695
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635363.47/cwt360.00–367.002,3082
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,7012
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725368.65/cwt362.50–380.002,6734
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755366.32/cwt355.00–377.502,7662
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2837302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,5322
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,6624
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,248198.92/cwt198.00–200.002,4832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,5071
Bulls——1,525224.23/cwt219.00–230.003,4203
Bulls——1,557204.70/cwt197.00–212.003,1876
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903155.00/cwt154.00–156.001,4002
Cows—Lean 85-90%925182.26/cwt182.00–183.001,6864
Cows—Lean 85-90%950166.71/cwt161.00–172.001,58410
Cows—Lean 85-90%958145.47/cwt143.00–148.001,3942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,6601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208177.20/cwt171.00–181.002,14132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220164.45/cwt162.00–168.002,0066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226185.21/cwt182.00–189.002,27116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526178.03/cwt172.00–181.002,7175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,616186.22/cwt185.00–188.003,0094
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4753,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3133,869.44/head2,500.00–4,550.003,8699
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5184,174.34/head3,300.00–5,000.004,1744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7404,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1162,867.65/head2,750.00–3,150.002,8683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2462,615.85/head1,550.00–3,400.002,61614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2662,675.07/head2,450.00–3,150.002,6754

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.