Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.91/cwt on 22 head, up $28.45 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −83.63 against this barn's trailing median of $471.54.

Average price

$387.91

▲ 28.45 vs prior sale

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$49.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

vs KY average

−11.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	394.64	2,189	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	563	345.33	1,944	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.30/cwt here — about $245 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.28, low $359.46, median $471.54 across 23 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 sale22 hd

387.91

—

KY average25 barns · 729 hd

388.67

−0.76

National average152 barns · 9,581 hd

399.46

−11.55

This barn, trailing median23 sales

471.54

−83.63

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	—	High	1,593	193.86	3,088	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	139.50	2,068	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	137.81	1,725	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	962	104.33	1,003	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	210.42/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,299	3
Bulls	—	—	1,781	196.32/cwt	193.00–200.00	3,496	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,947	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	133.87/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	445.98/cwt	442.00–450.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,353	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	397.84/cwt	391.00–403.00	2,292	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	402.77/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	405.03/cwt	397.00–427.00	2,171	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,860	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	439.44/cwt	430.00–441.00	1,745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	317.88/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	326.03/cwt	321.00–337.00	1,894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	379.72/cwt	372.00–386.00	1,435	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	359.21/cwt	355.00–361.00	1,706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	366.62/cwt	362.00–369.00	1,932	14
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	143.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,809	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,136	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,469	185.00/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,718	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,493	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 323Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	437.00	437.00
3	500–550	508	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	562	352.00	352.00
5	600–650	613	310.00–330.00	317.88
1	700–750	710	317.00	317.00
1	750–800	785	291.00	291.00
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	397.00	397.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	655	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	770	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	820	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	905	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	260	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	365	367.00	367.00
2	550–600	585	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	527	362.00–369.00	366.62
8	600–650	648	335.00	335.00
9	650–700	657	340.50	340.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	376.00	376.00
7	350–400	378	372.00–386.00	379.72
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
7	450–500	475	355.00–361.00	359.21
5	500–550	526	340.00	340.00
7	550–600	581	321.00–337.00	326.03
1	650–700	660	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	720	232.00	232.00
1	900–950	935	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	342	400.00–422.00	402.77
7	350–400	397	430.00–441.00	439.44
2	400–450	423	442.00–450.00	445.98
3	450–500	495	408.00	408.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	555	377.00	377.00
2	600–650	612	370.00	370.00
4	650–700	682	358.00	358.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	592	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	397.00–427.00	405.03
7	550–600	576	391.00–403.00	397.84
8	600–650	616	382.00	382.00
10	750–800	771	371.00	371.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	204.00–215.00	210.42
5	—	1,781	193.00–200.00	196.32
7	—	1,469	180.00–189.00	185.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,490	147.00	147.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	131.00–136.00	133.87
5	—	1,262	140.00–147.00	143.33
1	—	1,185	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,005	113.00	113.00

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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