Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-05-28

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, May 28
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,534 head
▼ 631 vs last sale 2,165▼ 223 vs year ago 1,757 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 114▼ 202 vs year ago 296 · −68.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 112▼ 41 vs year ago 221 · −18.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with some instances of 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeders through out todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $433.63/cwt on 317 head, up $0.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +30.07 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$433.63
▲ 0.08 vs prior sale
317 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,465
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$420
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$81.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.54
vs KY average
+26.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570435.692,484300
Large 1-2544412.862,2477thin
Medium and Large 2519409.422,1254thin
Medium and Large 2-3503387.501,9493thin
Large 2583354.012,0643thin
One grade step is worth $81.68/cwt here — about $420 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 sale317 hd
433.63
—
KY average17 barns · 805 hd
414.09
+19.54
National average128 barns · 4,974 hd
407.44
+26.19
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
+30.07
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—Low1,833220.454,04120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,317182.792,40714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522182.262,77431
CowsLean 85-90%High1,081165.571,79023

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)1,725$3,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$3,0902thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,8992thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,138$2,3603thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,9251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,8023thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$4,2001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)990$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,376$5,1634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,274$4,35936
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,215$3,61532
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,213$2,6992thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205760.00/cwt760.00–760.001,5581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268633.88/cwt620.00–647.001,6992
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,3681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375566.08/cwt555.00–590.002,1234
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added406575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,3355
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442534.84/cwt530.00–550.002,3648
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2071
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486506.16/cwt497.50–515.002,46018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490489.93/cwt487.00–492.502,4018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491521.39/cwt520.00–525.002,5607
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512472.19/cwt465.00–480.002,4183
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533484.29/cwt482.50–487.502,58114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2541444.33/cwt442.00–450.002,4046
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565454.98/cwt450.00–460.002,5714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4732
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,91182
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605401.58/cwt401.00–405.002,4307
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619433.85/cwt412.50–437.502,6869
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621457.84/cwt440.00–460.602,84342
Steers600–650Large 1-2644385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,47911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,3441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5652
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681406.00/cwt400.00–412.502,76515
Steers650–700Large 1-2687375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5762
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,90680
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723404.22/cwt402.00–410.002,92314
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731360.91/cwt355.00–365.002,6385
Steers700–750Large 1-2737355.85/cwt355.00–357.002,6237
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2742347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5782
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771361.87/cwt359.00–365.002,79026
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820344.66/cwt341.00–355.002,8267
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823372.15/cwt360.00–379.503,063108
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2970272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,6431
Steers950–1000Large 1-2990290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,8711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,2811
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,6072
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2261564.94/cwt550.00–580.001,4744
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7573
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0104
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335519.70/cwt500.00–540.001,7412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0593
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415517.33/cwt502.00–525.002,1479
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421488.80/cwt485.00–495.002,0585
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438424.92/cwt415.00–430.001,8613
Heifers400–450Large 1-2445422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,8781
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465441.33/cwt430.00–445.002,0524
Heifers450–500Large 1-2465418.55/cwt412.50–425.001,9462
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2237
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476495.34/cwt495.00–500.002,35814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9641
Heifers450–500Large 2495395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9553
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3503387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,9493
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519409.42/cwt402.00–412.002,1254
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,52010
Heifers500–550Large 1-2535422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,2585
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539432.15/cwt425.00–445.002,32924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547439.04/cwt438.75–450.002,40287
Heifers550–600Large 1-2567390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571416.02/cwt405.00–420.002,37517
Heifers550–600Large 2583354.01/cwt352.00–355.002,0643
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590433.75/cwt433.75–433.752,559162
Heifers600–650Large 2610345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1051
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2451
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631382.59/cwt380.00–387.502,41431
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642416.28/cwt410.00–416.502,67384
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3352
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675362.68/cwt352.50–367.502,4483
Heifers650–700Large 1-2Value Added676372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,5183
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689378.61/cwt372.50–385.002,609131
Heifers650–700Large 1-2693357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,4776
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724359.51/cwt350.00–367.502,6034
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752363.75/cwt360.00–365.002,7354
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2041
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5532
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6721
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862333.54/cwt325.00–334.252,87566
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,91262
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,8341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5182
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2397535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1242
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2405385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5591
Bulls400–450Large 1-2415440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9374
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425548.02/cwt547.50–550.002,3295
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2771
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531452.47/cwt440.00–460.002,4034
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3161
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553437.53/cwt430.00–445.002,4202
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3062
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2666364.40/cwt355.00–367.502,4274
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673389.88/cwt380.00–395.002,6243
Bulls650–700Large 1-2675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733348.51/cwt347.00–350.002,5552
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4491
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,3042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,774240.19/cwt228.00–256.004,2619
Bulls——1,874212.14/cwt208.00–224.003,9765
Bulls——1,888197.76/cwt189.00–205.003,7346
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920147.63/cwt147.00–149.001,3583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078165.03/cwt162.00–167.001,7797
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112173.16/cwt168.00–178.001,92612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,6041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306176.37/cwt174.00–181.002,3035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323186.35/cwt182.00–193.002,4659
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516185.65/cwt181.00–192.002,81419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532176.88/cwt175.00–180.002,71012
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2604,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,359.96/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,899.37/head2,800.00–3,000.002,8992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3533,089.56/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7253,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1963,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,698.97/head2,600.00–2,800.002,6992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2183,581.55/head3,175.00–3,950.003,58228
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2294,278.43/head3,600.00–4,800.004,27824
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3255,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3644,519.99/head4,025.00–4,800.004,52012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4275,125.00/head5,125.00–5,125.005,1252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28702,801.53/head2,650.00–2,900.002,8023

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.