Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-04-02

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 2
● Final166 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,324 head
▼ 702 vs last sale 2,026▼ 236 vs year ago 1,560 · −15.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 157▲ 41 vs year ago 98 · +41.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 100▲ 172 vs year ago 56 · +307.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. New crops of fleshy bawling calves starting to enter the market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $488.26/cwt on 94 head, down $0.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +30.98 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$488.26
▼ 0.44 vs prior sale
94 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$62.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.02
vs KY average
+5.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525507.192,66153
Medium and Large 2540474.622,56126
Medium and Large 2-3552445.032,45715thin
One grade step is worth $62.16/cwt here — about $204 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 sale94 hd
488.26
—
KY average23 barns · 1,084 hd
483.24
+5.02
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
+5.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
+30.98
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—Average1,733213.233,69622
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,565180.212,8217thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198175.382,10161
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low937165.501,55134
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,445197.002,8471thin

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)1,194$3,46829
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,156$3,07933
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$2,56617
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)752$1,9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)650$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,100$5,96913
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,515$4,4503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,197$4,21038

Every lot

166 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2601
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6451
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5191
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,7751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268613.35/cwt610.00–620.001,6443
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324639.65/cwt630.00–650.002,07215
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327613.16/cwt600.00–620.002,0053
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328552.44/cwt550.00–555.001,8122
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,3121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2354588.28/cwt570.00–590.002,08312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0304
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,2392
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9951
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,6041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415577.40/cwt570.00–600.002,39623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432547.25/cwt540.00–560.002,36428
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435531.32/cwt520.00–535.002,3118
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450510.00/cwt505.00–515.002,2952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455569.97/cwt565.00–575.002,5936
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467534.81/cwt525.00–545.002,4985
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478491.58/cwt490.00–497.502,3509
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510513.39/cwt502.00–520.002,61839
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521464.16/cwt460.00–475.002,4186
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,54921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554480.68/cwt470.00–485.002,6637
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573432.27/cwt430.00–435.002,4779
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576452.00/cwt450.00–455.002,6045
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577499.14/cwt499.00–500.002,8807
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy601465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,7953
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616449.44/cwt440.00–455.002,76914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,3262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622428.23/cwt412.50–437.502,66419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,98410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3661380.43/cwt370.00–382.002,5158
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676438.41/cwt435.00–442.502,96411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681417.02/cwt416.00–430.002,84086
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6985
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712410.83/cwt400.00–412.502,92515
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3723355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5672
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5926
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2746379.59/cwt377.50–380.002,83212
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785358.93/cwt350.00–361.002,81851
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817345.05/cwt340.00–350.002,8193
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,9595
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2869326.23/cwt322.00–332.502,8355
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935308.84/cwt300.00–317.502,88814
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5991
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added966331.25/cwt331.25–331.253,200108
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,025220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,1101
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy192645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,2382
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225597.31/cwt590.00–600.001,3448
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2257535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,3752
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3771
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275605.62/cwt600.00–612.001,6656
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2281584.44/cwt575.00–590.001,6425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,8911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7062
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331540.86/cwt530.00–550.001,79017
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365517.18/cwt512.00–530.001,88817
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383541.70/cwt535.00–545.002,0756
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383481.08/cwt475.00–485.001,8435
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed406535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1728
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9071
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425500.62/cwt495.00–502.502,1288
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429478.90/cwt470.00–485.002,05428
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467488.38/cwt485.00–490.002,28114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470467.48/cwt460.00–475.002,19725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481451.01/cwt450.00–455.002,1695
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522408.41/cwt400.00–415.002,1326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525396.22/cwt395.00–397.502,0804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526430.28/cwt420.00–435.002,26353
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539446.28/cwt440.00–450.002,40522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553434.92/cwt420.00–437.502,4057
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572381.32/cwt377.00–387.002,1813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573401.93/cwt390.00–410.002,30320
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614375.91/cwt370.00–380.002,30818
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617340.82/cwt340.00–350.002,10312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621395.86/cwt390.00–399.002,45812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670354.68/cwt340.00–357.502,37619
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673326.96/cwt322.50–330.002,2005
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675331.70/cwt330.00–335.002,2393
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680362.15/cwt360.00–370.002,4637
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3633
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6634
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Replacement723393.75/cwt393.75–393.752,8476
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1611
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4861
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8845
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,75072
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2191625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,1943
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,4961
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4342
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,7503
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3260510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2272620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6862
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,9501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,8431
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2326609.66/cwt600.00–620.001,9874
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed336710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,3868
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,3452
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9311
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,2421
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410520.24/cwt510.00–530.002,1334
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy447570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,5482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3448465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464565.94/cwt560.00–570.002,6268
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464546.26/cwt530.00–552.502,53510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3253
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483473.38/cwt470.00–480.002,2863
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518471.25/cwt450.00–495.002,44118
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535445.46/cwt442.50–452.502,3835
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy537515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,7666
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,6361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566444.97/cwt440.00–460.002,5196
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620416.65/cwt410.00–420.002,5836
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy655405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669384.60/cwt375.00–392.502,5738
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3981
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2712378.38/cwt372.50–382.502,6943
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1541
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5731
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7383
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6601
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,445197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,8471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,447199.50/cwt196.00–201.002,8877
Bulls——1,792213.78/cwt210.00–218.003,83110
Bulls——2,009226.67/cwt220.00–233.004,5544
Bulls——2,045250.00/cwt250.00–250.005,1131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903155.37/cwt151.00–159.001,4036
Cows—Lean 85-90%938167.68/cwt164.00–172.001,57318
Cows—Lean 85-90%946177.14/cwt173.00–183.001,6767
Cows—Lean 85-90%982145.47/cwt141.00–148.001,4293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156165.88/cwt162.00–170.001,91815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178158.55/cwt158.00–159.001,8682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192175.42/cwt171.00–180.002,09123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237183.72/cwt181.00–191.002,27321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497190.67/cwt190.00–191.002,8543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568177.39/cwt176.00–179.002,7812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665167.33/cwt165.00–170.002,7862
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1005,969.39/head5,000.00–7,000.005,96913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1974,235.92/head2,400.00–5,250.004,23637
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5154,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1733,125.47/head1,950.00–3,950.003,12532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1772,565.70/head1,800.00–3,050.002,56617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1943,467.50/head2,600.00–4,000.003,46829
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27521,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011227.93/cwt224.00–230.002,3044

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.