Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $348.70/cwt on 10 head, down $19.32 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −87.13 against this barn's trailing median of $435.83.

Average price

$348.70

▼ 19.32 vs prior sale

10 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$65.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.49

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	535	374.96	2,006	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	542	309.32	1,677	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.64/cwt here — about $329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

348.70

—

KY average25 barns · 417 hd

335.21

+13.49

This barn, trailing median18 sales

435.83

−87.13

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	1,744	192.63	3,360	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	156.33	2,501	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	149.00	1,434	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	147.01	1,681	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)	1,005	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	—	—	1,627	186.43/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	201.94/cwt	201.00–203.00	3,877	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	156.36/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,842	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	141.99/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	427.58/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	374.76/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,611	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	319.82/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	425.85/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	366.58/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	273.23/cwt	271.00–280.00	2,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	327.32/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	315.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	456.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	323.42/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,386	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,473	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 106Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	185.00–188.00	186.43
2	—	1,920	201.00–203.00	201.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	158.00–160.00	158.99
1	—	1,580	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	154.00–160.00	156.36
2	—	1,130	139.00–145.00	141.99
1	—	1,065	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	150.00	150.00
1	—	995	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	430	360.00–380.00	374.76
2	500–550	520	320.00–322.00	321.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	623	310.00–320.00	315.06
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	485	340.00–345.00	342.45
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	336	450.00–460.00	456.48
9	350–400	382	427.00	427.00
4	400–450	421	422.00–430.00	425.85
6	450–500	463	420.00–435.00	427.58
3	500–550	537	360.00–380.00	366.58
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	618	317.00–332.00	327.32
5	650–700	683	312.00–325.00	319.82
2	700–750	735	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	810	272.00	272.00
4	850–900	868	271.00–280.00	273.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	387.00	387.00
3	500–550	533	320.00–325.00	323.42
1	550–600	570	267.00	267.00
1	800–850	830	282.00	282.00
1	850–900	885	247.00	247.00
1	900–950	905	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	437.00	437.00
4	400–450	413	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	463	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	525	367.00	367.00
1	850–900	890	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	342.00	342.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	260.00	260.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	193.00	193.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle