Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-04-16

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 16
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,653 head
▲ 265 vs last sale 1,388▼ 511 vs year ago 2,164 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 136▼ 62 vs year ago 186 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 55▼ 93 vs year ago 152 · −61.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 400 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 500-650 lbs steers were 3.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 550 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with strong demand, while heifers 600 lbs and over were mostly steady. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned and harder conditioned calves, while discounting fatter bawling calves and increasing the price spread in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $436.47/cwt on 174 head, up $19.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +32.91 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$436.47
▲ 19.81 vs prior sale
174 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,419
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$472
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$82.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.05
vs KY average
+9.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554437.422,424172
Medium and Large 2550355.001,9532thin
One grade step is worth $82.42/cwt here — about $472 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 sale174 hd
436.47
—
KY average25 barns · 1,171 hd
419.42
+17.05
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
+9.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
+32.91
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—High1,615208.633,36810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,533181.772,78620
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235181.502,24123
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,031154.331,59122
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,318233.443,0772thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,176$3,03516
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,193$2,7996
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,218$2,6044thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$2,1251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$3,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$2,4383thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,520$4,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,095$3,6502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,220$3,6251thin

Every lot

144 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2210510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0711
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4701
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed263745.24/cwt740.00–750.001,9602
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2276660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,8223
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278706.47/cwt700.00–710.001,9643
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,9724
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319699.96/cwt690.00–710.002,2337
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed341740.00/cwt740.00–740.002,5233
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed373672.95/cwt670.00–690.002,5107
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373652.68/cwt630.00–665.002,43422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384600.01/cwt595.00–610.002,3049
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed402637.75/cwt637.00–640.002,5644
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417601.22/cwt595.00–615.002,50724
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436548.44/cwt537.00–570.002,39124
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438521.13/cwt520.00–525.002,2839
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459564.76/cwt562.00–570.002,5925
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474539.35/cwt525.00–555.002,55714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480492.30/cwt485.00–510.002,36320
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483441.63/cwt425.00–450.002,1333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3502430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1592
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512511.24/cwt510.00–517.502,61812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518526.54/cwt522.50–537.002,72747
Steers500–550Large 1-2525475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526457.50/cwt440.00–470.002,40614
Steers550–600Large 1-2550445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559498.72/cwt490.00–500.002,7888
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568421.60/cwt415.00–430.002,39512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572450.76/cwt440.00–465.002,57814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3564
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630429.81/cwt420.00–445.002,70832
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642468.41/cwt466.00–480.003,00734
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668431.15/cwt427.00–442.502,88052
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668413.50/cwt395.00–422.002,76242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685380.00/cwt375.00–385.002,6032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768398.75/cwt398.75–398.753,06272
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778364.15/cwt350.00–370.002,83313
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810364.06/cwt357.00–372.502,9494
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862368.00/cwt368.00–368.003,17259
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873345.89/cwt327.50–349.003,0207
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,9723
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005291.97/cwt280.00–295.002,9345
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed165850.00/cwt850.00–850.001,4031
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,1512
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy232660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5312
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed235732.50/cwt720.00–745.001,7212
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed265720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,9081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3267414.48/cwt400.00–420.001,1074
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy269638.00/cwt630.00–650.001,7169
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278578.74/cwt550.00–605.001,6092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316633.40/cwt600.00–660.002,00211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316556.59/cwt550.00–580.001,7599
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328439.06/cwt400.00–450.001,4406
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358520.87/cwt520.00–525.001,8656
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385554.91/cwt545.00–575.002,13620
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2391460.07/cwt455.00–462.501,7993
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed392620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,4304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405466.46/cwt450.00–475.001,8893
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413560.77/cwt540.00–600.002,31610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425508.90/cwt500.00–515.002,16318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed472535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,5257
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473442.65/cwt430.00–447.502,0945
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474495.72/cwt485.00–500.002,35013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482460.84/cwt455.00–475.002,22135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8431
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515458.18/cwt440.00–468.002,36060
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532425.24/cwt410.00–435.002,26214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581402.03/cwt380.00–412.002,33613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582431.38/cwt420.00–433.002,51184
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618411.60/cwt405.00–413.002,54499
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618354.92/cwt350.00–365.002,19314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638327.35/cwt315.00–340.002,0882
Heifers600–650Large 1-2645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678376.45/cwt370.00–377.002,55251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4256
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fancy715295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733355.58/cwt349.25–366.752,606193
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3101
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,3491
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,7504
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828315.05/cwt310.00–317.502,6093
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open930330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,0691
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,140265.00/cwt265.00–265.003,0212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,7751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315649.84/cwt640.00–670.002,0476
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2321611.90/cwt580.00–620.001,9645
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386665.00/cwt665.00–665.002,5673
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387605.99/cwt550.00–615.002,34512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410615.18/cwt600.00–630.002,5222
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431567.98/cwt545.00–577.002,4487
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,4525
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2084
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523520.61/cwt502.50–525.002,7235
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533431.28/cwt415.00–445.002,2997
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555493.00/cwt493.00–493.002,73610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2722
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573430.41/cwt425.00–435.002,4664
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612429.57/cwt420.00–432.002,6295
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6981
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675378.81/cwt370.00–387.502,5572
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750346.00/cwt337.00–355.002,5952
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,6401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3656285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8703
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1473
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3857250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1433
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,318233.44/cwt230.00–237.003,0772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,338185.54/cwt182.00–190.002,4832
Bulls——1,516206.19/cwt199.00–210.003,1265
Bulls——1,963228.08/cwt219.00–239.004,4773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%893115.32/cwt113.00–118.001,0302
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024142.75/cwt134.00–150.001,4628
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058168.55/cwt159.00–178.001,78312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,8601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210176.00/cwt169.00–183.002,13013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279191.73/cwt185.00–196.002,4529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483190.72/cwt187.00–193.002,8286
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554177.93/cwt165.00–184.002,76514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27952,438.47/head2,000.00–2,875.002,4383
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0953,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1763,034.64/head2,175.00–3,700.003,03516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,604.39/head2,250.00–3,425.002,6044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,839.35/head2,375.00–3,175.002,8395
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2944262.79/cwt240.00–300.002,4815
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122194.18/cwt185.00–220.002,1799
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29803,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,625.00/head3,625.00–3,625.003,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5204,775.00/head4,775.00–4,775.004,7751

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
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