Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 300lbs and under sold sharply high while feeder steers over 400lbs were 2.00-4.00 higher. Light weight feeder heifers sold sharply higher and feeder heifers over 400lbs were 2.00-4.00 higher. Very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows were steady to up 2.00 and slaughter bulls were steady on lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.58/cwt on 23 head, down $11.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −91.15 against this barn's trailing median of $467.73.

Average price

$376.58

▼ 11.33 vs prior sale

23 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$61.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.34

vs KY average

−26.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	381.97	2,115	21
Medium and Large 2-3	543	320.00	1,736	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.97/cwt here — about $379 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.28, low $359.46, median $467.73 across 24 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 sale23 hd

376.58

—

KY average27 barns · 889 hd

389.92

−13.34

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

−26.54

This barn, trailing median24 sales

467.73

−91.15

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	1,420	183.83	2,611	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	139.84	2,202	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	138.34	1,798	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	108.35	1,225	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$2,183	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,468	$3,621	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,008	301.17/cwt	301.00–301.50	3,036	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	867	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,640	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	541.36/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	381.03/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	345.24/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	942	316.60/cwt	316.60–316.60	2,982	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	361.97/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	427.89/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	382.68/cwt	382.00–383.00	2,227	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	328.07/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	328.74/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	392.54/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	312.93/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	302.53/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	398.77/cwt	385.00–437.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,310	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	352	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,302	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	667	343.75/cwt	343.75–343.75	2,293	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	3,620.53/head	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	355.24/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,122	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,419	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,768	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	169.18/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,670	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,110	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	104.46/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,189	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	138.13/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,778	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	127.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	465	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,523	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	500	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,260	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	2,183.43/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,183	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	218.75/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,958	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,998	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	642	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,228	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	433.78/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	527.50/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	495.09/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	458.74/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,005	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	380.12/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,942	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	273.46/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	294.29/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	338.62/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	353.56/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,884	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	354.74/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,189	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,065	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	337.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,873	2

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 173Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	900–950	942	316.60	316.60
165	1000–1050	1,008	301.00–301.50	301.17
1	1050–1100	1,065	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
4	300–350	330	530.00–555.00	541.36
7	450–500	476	420.00–437.50	427.89
9	500–550	516	377.50–385.00	381.03
12	550–600	582	382.00–383.00	382.68
5	600–650	631	345.00–370.00	361.97
2	700–750	720	327.50–330.00	328.74
2	900–950	922	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	435.00	435.00
7	350–400	352	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	483	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	678	320.00–330.00	325.06
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	442	452.00	452.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	600–650	640	361.00	361.00
61	850–900	867	304.50	304.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	425	335.00–350.00	345.24
4	450–500	475	342.50–360.00	355.24
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	588	305.00–325.00	312.93
2	600–650	617	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	372	432.50	432.50
9	400–450	422	370.00–415.00	392.54
19	500–550	533	330.00–360.00	353.56
2	550–600	555	330.00–345.00	337.43
2	600–650	625	320.00–325.00	322.48
2	700–750	720	272.00–275.00	273.46
1	800–850	800	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	425.00–450.00	433.78
28	600–650	642	347.00	347.00
13	650–700	667	343.75	343.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	327.50	327.50
1	500–550	500	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	320	455.00–465.00	460.00
2	350–400	367	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	437	430.00–475.00	458.74
13	500–550	511	367.00–390.00	380.12
3	550–600	568	352.50	352.50
11	600–650	617	340.00–358.00	354.74
3	650–700	688	330.00–343.00	338.62
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	776	280.00–305.00	294.29
1	800–850	805	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	890	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	385.00–437.00	398.77
3	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	468	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	542	347.50	347.50
4	550–600	575	315.00–342.50	328.07
2	650–700	683	295.00–310.00	302.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	520.00–535.00	527.50
4	400–450	411	485.00–502.50	495.09

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,468	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,620.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,675.00	3,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	191.00	191.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	210.00–227.50	218.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	780	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,183.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	136.00–140.00	138.00
2	—	1,648	142.00–145.00	143.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,138	101.00–106.00	104.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,287	131.00–148.00	138.13
2	—	1,360	150.00–153.00	151.49
2	—	1,355	125.00–129.00	127.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	190.00–200.00	195.05
2	—	1,578	164.00–175.00	169.18
1	—	1,110	157.00	157.00

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

Steers · 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)

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle