Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.77/cwt on 72 head, up $2.51 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −35.34 against this barn's trailing median of $465.11.

Average price

$429.77

▲ 2.51 vs prior sale

72 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$21.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.68

vs KY average

+10.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	431.83	2,438	65
Medium and Large 2-3	544	410.71	2,236	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.11/cwt here — about $202 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $405.13, median $465.11 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

429.77

—

KY average23 barns · 599 hd

427.09

+2.68

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+10.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

465.11

−35.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,641	224.47	3,682	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,579	186.02	2,937	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	184.41	2,339	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	173.06	1,612	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,854	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,294	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$3,213	8

Every lot, as filed

119 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	503.00/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	351.02/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,187	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	316.63/cwt	307.50–330.00	2,277	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	437.89/cwt	432.00–445.00	2,273	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,195	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	473.60/cwt	472.50–482.00	2,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	333.60/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,622	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	440.07/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	431.58/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	734	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	417.40/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	416.00/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,355	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	402.61/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,073	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	334.71/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,246	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	368.78/cwt	357.00–377.00	2,058	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	325.37/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	359.14/cwt	352.50–363.00	2,607	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	325.75/cwt	314.00–327.00	3,016	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	908	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	331.56/cwt	324.50–335.00	2,778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	458.73/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,229	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	497.13/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,874	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	445.10/cwt	442.00–450.00	2,274	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	455.89/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,988	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	335.23/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	449.23/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	506.53/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	307.55/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	443.42/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	406.54/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	430.25/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,242	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	583	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	497	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	307.38/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,330	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	526.71/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	318.84/cwt	307.00–325.00	2,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,010	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,377	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	177.86/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,906	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	185.66/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,915	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	193.52/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,483	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	184.88/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,354	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	191.07/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,735	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	192.55/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,944	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	166.42/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,034	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	161.49/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,447	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	177.84/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,237	11
Bulls	—	—	1,613	219.11/cwt	217.00–221.00	3,534	4
Bulls	—	—	1,502	211.74/cwt	208.00–215.00	3,180	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	206.60/cwt	200.00–211.00	2,537	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	3,212.76/head	2,350.00–3,900.00	3,213	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	4,836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	179.74/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,769	5
Bulls	—	—	1,711	233.26/cwt	229.00–239.00	3,991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	602	388.01/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	413.56/cwt	402.00–420.00	2,539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	521.48/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,154	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	2,853.79/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,854	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	2,294.38/head	1,775.00–2,525.00	2,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	378.93/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	892	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	365.58/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,010	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	331.99/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	393.28/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,050	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	336.26/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	325.99/cwt	325.00–327.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	454	434.74/cwt	432.00–440.00	1,974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,045	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	879	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,901	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	387.91/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	447.46/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,565	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	382.84/cwt	378.00–395.00	2,619	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	369.62/cwt	369.25–375.00	2,691	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	419.79/cwt	410.00–424.00	2,590	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,189	3

How this sale compares

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

Thu Jul 23, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 596Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 124Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 14Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	595.00	595.00
5	300–350	320	490.00–515.00	503.00
14	350–400	377	480.00–510.00	497.13
8	400–450	432	472.50–482.00	473.60
12	450–500	486	455.00–470.00	458.73
11	500–550	519	432.00–445.00	437.89
22	550–600	566	405.00–430.00	416.00
18	600–650	617	410.00–424.00	419.79
19	650–700	684	378.00–395.00	382.84
32	700–750	726	352.50–363.00	359.14
16	750–800	786	327.00–340.00	333.60
10	800–850	838	324.50–335.00	331.56
4	850–900	851	322.00–330.00	325.37
63	900–950	926	314.00–327.00	325.75
1	1000–1050	1,045	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	255.00	255.00
8	1150–1200	1,195	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	450.00	450.00
30	550–600	583	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	610	430.00–435.00	432.49
46	700–750	728	369.25–375.00	369.62
3	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
43	850–900	879	330.00	330.00
13	900–950	908	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	376	525.00–530.00	526.71
5	400–450	413	515.00–525.00	521.48
2	450–500	477	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	332	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	428	445.00–450.00	447.46
4	450–500	464	445.00–450.00	447.48
5	500–550	531	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	578	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	602	387.00–390.00	388.01
5	650–700	678	360.00–367.00	365.58
4	700–750	728	335.00–340.00	336.26
1	750–800	795	327.50	327.50
1	800–850	820	322.00	322.00
2	850–900	892	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	250	515.00	515.00
7	300–350	325	430.00–445.00	440.07
7	350–400	371	425.00–440.00	431.58
3	400–450	433	440.00–450.00	443.42
8	450–500	474	410.00–430.00	417.40
16	500–550	515	390.00–415.00	402.61
14	550–600	558	357.00–377.00	368.78
15	600–650	623	340.00–357.00	351.02
17	650–700	671	330.00–345.00	334.71
15	700–750	719	307.50–330.00	316.63
13	750–800	758	305.00–310.00	307.38
11	800–850	845	322.00	322.00
1	850–900	875	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	467.00	467.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	338	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	350	417.00	417.00
5	400–450	410	422.00	422.00
3	450–500	478	385.00–397.50	393.28
3	500–550	533	375.00–385.00	378.93
3	550–600	593	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	632	330.00–335.00	331.99
2	650–700	675	325.00–327.00	325.99
1	850–900	880	232.00	232.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	608	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	525.00	525.00
3	300–350	327	500.00–520.00	506.53
3	350–400	353	480.00	480.00
12	400–450	436	450.00–475.00	455.89
6	450–500	472	440.00–455.00	449.23
8	500–550	521	420.00–437.00	430.25
4	550–600	570	390.00–412.00	406.54
9	600–650	614	402.00–420.00	413.56
2	650–700	670	342.00	342.00
5	700–750	728	330.00–340.00	335.23
4	750–800	786	300.00–310.00	307.55
3	850–900	862	307.00–325.00	318.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	507.00	507.00
1	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	497	485.00	485.00
9	500–550	511	442.00–450.00	445.10
3	550–600	583	427.50	427.50
6	700–750	734	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	454	432.00–440.00	434.74
6	500–550	507	385.00–392.50	387.91
1	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	627	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	930	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	280.00	280.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	168.00	168.00
4	—	1,634	175.00–179.00	177.86
23	—	1,570	180.00–189.00	185.66
9	—	1,529	190.00–196.00	192.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,283	190.00–199.00	193.52
34	—	1,273	181.00–189.00	184.88
8	—	1,222	164.00–169.00	166.42
11	—	1,258	173.00–180.00	177.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	188.00–194.00	191.07
6	—	896	159.00–164.00	161.49
5	—	984	176.00–185.00	179.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,613	217.00–221.00	219.11
5	—	1,502	208.00–215.00	211.74
1	—	1,950	248.00	248.00
7	—	1,711	229.00–239.00	233.26

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,228	200.00–211.00	206.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,316	2,350.00–3,900.00	3,212.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,214	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,853.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,111	1,775.00–2,525.00	2,294.38

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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