Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-04-09

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 9
● Final175 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,388 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 1,324▲ 410 vs year ago 978 · +41.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 139▲ 18 vs year ago 118 · +15.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 173 vs last sale 228▲ 42 vs year ago 13 · +323.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 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 $502.25/cwt on 134 head, up $13.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +44.98 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$502.25
▲ 13.99 vs prior sale
134 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.84
vs KY average
+11.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550511.592,816101
Medium and Large 2555478.602,65617thin
Medium and Large 2-3571468.432,67316thin
One grade step is worth $43.16/cwt here — about $143 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 sale134 hd
502.25
—
KY average25 barns · 1,085 hd
490.41
+11.84
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
+11.42
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
+44.98
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—High1,695223.353,78618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528186.282,8468thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,215183.682,23279
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low935174.551,63124

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)1,062$2,6699
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$2,3978
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$1,9112thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,172$3,5755

Every lot

175 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 1-2210660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,3862
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy227696.47/cwt690.00–710.001,5813
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2254653.94/cwt650.00–670.001,6615
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy267737.22/cwt720.00–740.001,9687
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed305720.00/cwt720.00–720.002,1961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313667.46/cwt660.00–675.002,0896
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328632.71/cwt625.00–640.002,07512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355645.29/cwt640.00–647.502,2919
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355591.57/cwt585.00–595.002,1003
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363556.65/cwt550.00–560.002,0213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed364665.00/cwt665.00–665.002,4215
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369607.87/cwt605.00–620.002,24316
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407605.22/cwt600.00–607.502,4638
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425572.69/cwt560.00–580.002,43426
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435546.34/cwt540.00–550.002,37714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3436535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,3334
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452587.50/cwt587.50–587.502,6565
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454563.06/cwt550.00–570.002,55612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2459531.77/cwt527.00–535.002,4414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3484517.76/cwt510.00–520.002,5069
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520524.11/cwt512.00–530.002,72531
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535554.17/cwt540.00–557.002,9658
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3539497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,6795
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,7155
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560469.68/cwt467.00–475.002,63012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565511.94/cwt500.00–516.002,89229
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570610.00/cwt610.00–610.003,4771
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570485.42/cwt482.00–497.502,76732
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585455.44/cwt455.00–457.502,66411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy603496.00/cwt496.00–496.002,9918
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615421.83/cwt420.00–427.502,5944
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622471.53/cwt465.00–475.002,93310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627446.54/cwt437.00–455.002,80017
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665403.29/cwt400.00–405.002,6823
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672445.59/cwt440.00–456.002,99412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689411.72/cwt409.00–430.002,83728
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708411.46/cwt407.00–414.002,91313
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725381.91/cwt375.00–392.502,7694
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3757342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,5932
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771363.12/cwt360.00–372.502,8004
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804364.75/cwt364.75–364.752,93368
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810338.28/cwt330.00–342.502,7403
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,94157
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885335.00/cwt330.00–340.002,9652
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4571
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,052275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8934
Feeder Cattle · Heifers64 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy218617.93/cwt605.00–630.001,3472
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2219550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2055
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7702
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318612.87/cwt600.00–620.001,9493
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332545.76/cwt542.50–560.001,8129
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7705
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3334512.60/cwt510.00–517.501,7123
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365552.92/cwt540.00–560.002,0188
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367518.26/cwt512.00–530.001,9029
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382492.73/cwt487.50–497.001,8826
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed384580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,22711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed409522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,1375
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409502.45/cwt500.00–505.002,0554
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417454.29/cwt450.00–457.501,8947
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425479.77/cwt470.00–495.002,03920
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440458.54/cwt457.50–460.002,01812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2452535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,4182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1293
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474460.61/cwt450.00–472.502,18312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476481.51/cwt480.00–486.002,29236
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509439.42/cwt437.50–447.002,2375
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524416.86/cwt400.00–427.502,18426
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3536390.61/cwt390.00–392.502,0944
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556412.69/cwt401.00–425.002,29521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565384.71/cwt380.00–387.002,1743
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568435.84/cwt432.50–437.502,47615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570391.99/cwt390.00–392.502,2345
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy611412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,5204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616381.67/cwt375.00–385.002,3513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647356.16/cwt350.00–367.002,3046
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660380.20/cwt370.00–384.002,50913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665360.25/cwt345.00–365.002,3968
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685318.31/cwt315.00–320.002,1803
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,3111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3711303.28/cwt300.00–310.002,1563
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722344.68/cwt344.50–348.002,48920
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738352.75/cwt351.25–362.502,60387
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764356.51/cwt355.00–357.002,7244
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773313.69/cwt310.00–317.502,4252
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788336.97/cwt333.00–338.502,65530
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822317.66/cwt304.00–319.752,61138
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0751
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,9321
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863300.49/cwt295.00–307.002,5934
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,4971
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9861
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added894322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,88325
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2051
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915287.49/cwt285.00–290.002,6312
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923305.31/cwt304.00–310.002,8189
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2961283.60/cwt277.00–287.002,7253
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0861
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,9201
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,037252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,6132
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,115232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,5871
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,175217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,5561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215640.31/cwt630.00–645.001,3774
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy233700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6312
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3247480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1862
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278627.24/cwt610.00–630.001,74411
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,9041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed305690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,1051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325607.91/cwt600.00–612.501,9767
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3332570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,1633
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,3123
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355620.00/cwt605.00–635.002,2012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362569.67/cwt560.00–585.002,0625
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3362535.04/cwt530.00–540.001,9375
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,4002
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0003
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422537.54/cwt520.00–550.002,26810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1892
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2752
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470539.55/cwt522.50–555.002,53628
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481517.42/cwt515.00–520.002,4894
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508511.89/cwt500.00–520.002,6005
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,3281
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533475.36/cwt460.00–487.502,53410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569460.45/cwt452.00–470.002,6204
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3576432.53/cwt430.00–435.002,4914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2597437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,6122
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,5262
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683336.27/cwt330.00–342.502,2972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690376.23/cwt372.50–380.002,5966
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710352.55/cwt345.00–360.002,5032
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785344.97/cwt340.00–350.002,7082
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8261
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,8431
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 2-31,150217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,5011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,045197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,0591
Bulls——1,442215.90/cwt209.00–221.003,1135
Bulls——1,785239.02/cwt236.00–242.004,2672
Bulls——1,869226.57/cwt223.00–231.004,23510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%820145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1891
Cows—Lean 85-90%924176.02/cwt170.00–179.001,62614
Cows—Lean 85-90%949164.46/cwt161.00–167.001,5614
Cows—Lean 85-90%976184.41/cwt183.00–187.001,8005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095167.03/cwt165.00–169.001,8292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212191.96/cwt190.00–198.002,32717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213184.30/cwt180.00–189.002,23643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239175.80/cwt170.00–179.002,17817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528186.28/cwt180.00–189.002,8468
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27351,910.88/head1,700.00–2,100.001,9112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,397.27/head1,950.00–2,950.002,3978
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0622,668.51/head1,700.00–3,350.002,6699
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,712.06/head2,650.00–4,350.003,7124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039207.19/cwt195.00–217.002,1537

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.