Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends for feeder classes this week due to low number of receipts and limited amount of comparables. However softer undertones noted and moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.22/cwt on 9 head, up $2.20 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −65.61 against this barn's trailing median of $435.83.

Average price

$370.22

▲ 2.20 vs prior sale

9 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$28.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	373.38	2,087	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	345.00	1,915	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.38/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $479.15, low $348.70, median $435.83 across 18 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 sale9 hd

370.22

—

KY average25 barns · 379 hd

361.82

+8.40

This barn, trailing median18 sales

435.83

−65.61

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	—	Low	1,641	207.52	3,405	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,622	165.18	2,678	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	160.65	1,966	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	151.45	1,449	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,660	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,035	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,531	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,029	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	137.06/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,382	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	157.41/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,862	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,510	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	422.20/cwt	413.00–425.00	2,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	449.21/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	319.50/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	197	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	343.53/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	419.87/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,940	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	370.99/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	398.62/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	414.25/cwt	409.00–425.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	321.68/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	556	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	384.69/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	852	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	354.39/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,744	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	375.76/cwt	374.00–377.00	2,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	292.02/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,980	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,216	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	167.05/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,735	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	153.85/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,457	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,940	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	210.86/cwt	207.00–214.00	3,823	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 (Monday)

Mon Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 295Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,008	135.00–139.00	137.06
3	—	947	150.00–159.00	153.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,248	160.00–165.00	162.57
3	—	1,183	155.00–159.00	157.41
1	—	1,135	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,270	174.00–175.00	174.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	160.00–161.00	160.50
5	—	1,637	164.00–171.00	167.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,355	217.00	217.00
3	—	1,813	207.00–214.00	210.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	287	487.00	487.00
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	373	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	442	445.00–450.00	449.21
4	450–500	482	413.00–425.00	422.20
4	500–550	533	374.00–377.00	375.76
4	550–600	585	370.00–372.00	370.99
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	735	312.00	312.00
3	800–850	823	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	655	307.00	307.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	852	265.00	265.00
4	950–1000	960	230.00	230.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	197	402.00	402.00
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	389	395.00–410.00	398.62
2	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
8	450–500	492	350.00–361.00	354.39
2	500–550	535	342.00–345.00	343.53
2	600–650	605	319.00–320.00	319.50
2	650–700	678	291.00–293.00	292.02
1	750–800	755	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	409.00–425.00	414.25
5	450–500	462	417.00–425.00	419.87
7	500–550	534	382.00–400.00	384.69
3	650–700	660	369.00	369.00
3	700–750	710	320.00–323.00	321.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	389.00	389.00
1	500–550	530	342.00	342.00
3	550–600	556	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,660	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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Paris Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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