Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-04-30

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 30
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
954 head
▼ 489 vs last sale 1,443▼ 841 vs year ago 1,795 · −46.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 141▼ 103 vs year ago 188 · −54.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 68▲ 115 vs year ago 31 · +371.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $417.78/cwt on 58 head, down $7.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 34 comparable sales and sits +14.21 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$417.78
▼ 7.44 vs prior sale
58 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.87
vs KY average
−6.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548420.362,30253
Medium and Large 2525400.002,1002thin
Medium and Large 2-3545383.992,0943thin
One grade step is worth $36.37/cwt here — about $208 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 sale58 hd
417.78
—
KY average26 barns · 1,431 hd
414.90
+2.87
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−6.29
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
+14.21
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—High1,635210.153,4369thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,240175.782,18025
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,555175.712,73310
CowsLean 85-90%Low946169.791,60611

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)1,278$3,4634thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)998$3,1222thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$2,6009
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,560$3,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,317$4,41343
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,510$3,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,3501thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,5401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333617.41/cwt615.00–620.002,0564
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,2041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,3292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,1452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420560.77/cwt552.00–565.002,3553
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed428582.88/cwt580.00–595.002,4955
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435527.39/cwt520.00–540.002,29415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458515.93/cwt512.00–520.002,3632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,3015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473489.62/cwt487.00–492.002,3162
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed480580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,7843
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,6401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514459.24/cwt450.00–467.002,36011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5484
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540442.32/cwt441.00–445.002,3893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,6681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570432.41/cwt430.00–435.002,4652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586460.59/cwt451.00–470.002,69922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2597441.13/cwt437.00–442.502,6344
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618418.26/cwt415.00–422.502,5853
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623455.16/cwt445.00–460.002,83628
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635401.26/cwt400.00–402.502,5482
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668406.01/cwt405.00–407.002,7122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672421.97/cwt417.50–430.002,83615
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715419.58/cwt402.50–423.003,00011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725393.65/cwt380.00–400.002,85412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,5881
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764372.35/cwt365.00–377.502,8454
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy800390.00/cwt390.00–390.003,1203
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,9401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4151
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813341.67/cwt340.00–342.502,7783
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940322.00/cwt322.00–322.003,0271
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added958347.50/cwt347.50–347.503,32957
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,9061
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,125237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,6661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,6941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283534.91/cwt525.00–545.001,5142
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5051
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8702
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2359546.74/cwt540.00–555.001,9634
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393517.52/cwt515.00–520.002,0342
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8952
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418507.00/cwt502.50–515.002,11911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420477.87/cwt470.00–490.002,00711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423443.86/cwt440.00–450.001,8784
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482469.97/cwt457.50–477.502,26529
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482437.36/cwt430.00–440.002,1086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy497480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528425.86/cwt415.00–432.002,24917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529439.83/cwt435.00–445.002,32717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538388.48/cwt387.00–390.002,0902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582426.82/cwt422.50–432.002,4844
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582390.34/cwt377.50–400.002,27215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615390.67/cwt390.00–392.002,4033
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619361.89/cwt360.00–367.502,2404
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625377.46/cwt371.00–385.002,35933
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2541
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673368.93/cwt360.00–372.502,48358
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,5536
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724341.90/cwt327.00–346.002,47512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2727320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3262
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3734309.92/cwt307.00–312.502,2754
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766319.74/cwt315.00–327.002,4495
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771350.76/cwt346.25–355.002,704130
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3778311.61/cwt310.00–315.002,4243
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,71360
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,5434
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3842293.00/cwt292.00–295.002,4673
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3941
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,4302
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,080240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,0401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2342610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,0864
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,2022
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1062
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2403540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1763
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1171
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472482.59/cwt477.00–500.002,2785
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,2284
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485459.61/cwt457.00–465.002,2293
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,7851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529446.26/cwt440.00–455.002,36111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572432.25/cwt425.00–447.002,4727
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2601400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4043
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660404.59/cwt397.00–412.002,6703
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,5161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy785372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,9201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2786354.96/cwt342.50–360.002,7905
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,428192.00/cwt190.00–194.002,7422
Bulls——1,628209.29/cwt205.00–211.003,4074
Bulls——1,783223.40/cwt218.00–227.003,9833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4041
Cows—Lean 85-90%902179.48/cwt178.00–182.001,6193
Cows—Lean 85-90%967174.39/cwt173.00–176.001,6863
Cows—Lean 85-90%975162.51/cwt160.00–165.001,5844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221174.77/cwt171.00–179.002,13412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256164.53/cwt161.00–169.002,0664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258182.12/cwt180.00–189.002,2919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505166.50/cwt165.00–168.002,5062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513187.52/cwt187.00–188.002,8372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,586174.85/cwt171.00–177.002,7736
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5603,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3174,412.87/head2,900.00–5,200.004,41343
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7104,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29983,121.80/head3,050.00–3,200.003,1222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,600.36/head1,175.00–3,050.002,6009
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2783,462.52/head2,900.00–3,900.003,4634

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.