Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.50/cwt on 31 head, down $3.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 22 comparable sales and sits −3.81 against this barn's trailing median of $404.31.

Average price

$400.50

▼ 3.46 vs prior sale

31 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$34.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.00

vs KY average

+4.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	408.18	2,210	24
Medium and Large 2-3	556	374.18	2,081	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $129 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

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.93, low $354.51, median $404.31 across 22 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 sale31 hd

400.50

—

KY average26 barns · 1,427 hd

414.50

−14.00

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+4.45

This barn, trailing median22 sales

404.31

−3.81

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	1,722	239.62	4,126	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	187.97	2,994	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	183.86	2,269	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	178.71	1,688	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	210.00	2,384	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,358	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,511	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$5,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,384	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	185.12/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,030	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	177.27/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,164	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	168.64/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	4,234	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	196.50/cwt	194.00–199.00	2,869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,510.68/head	1,775.00–2,950.00	2,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	341.34/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	404.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	423.80/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	473.36/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	371.46/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,325	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	434.32/cwt	422.00–442.00	2,298	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,537	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	368.32/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	414.07/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,402	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	408.89/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	452.73/cwt	447.00–457.00	2,164	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	459.54/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	506.34/cwt	505.00–507.00	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	345.87/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,875	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	497.55/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	477.33/cwt	477.00–480.00	2,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	308.01/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	471.68/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	354.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,406	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	364.79/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,402	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	198.98/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	3,931	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	240.70/cwt	237.00–243.00	4,140	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	194.73/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,500	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	184.61/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,239	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	180.38/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,759	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,426	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	164.43/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	902	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	496.99/cwt	492.00–502.00	2,341	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,624.68/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	215.01/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,974	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	348.01/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	296	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	430.05/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	439.50/cwt	437.00–442.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	433.30/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	471.99/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	425.53/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,255	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	393.80/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	354.07/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	913	347.75/cwt	347.75–347.75	3,175	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	381.08/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,054	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 Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 458Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	210.00	210.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,637	181.00–189.00	185.12
2	—	1,460	194.00–199.00	196.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,221	172.00–180.00	177.27
7	—	1,284	192.00–199.00	194.73
12	—	1,213	181.00–188.00	184.61
2	—	1,228	160.00–168.00	164.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	166.00–171.00	168.64
2	—	808	198.00–200.00	198.98
2	—	975	179.00–182.00	180.38
1	—	920	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	224.00	224.00
1	—	1,560	252.00	252.00
3	—	1,720	237.00–243.00	240.70

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)	5	—	1,035	1,775.00–2,950.00	2,510.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,624.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	207.00–221.00	215.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	5,000.00	5,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	413	490.00–505.00	497.55
3	450–500	485	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	523	455.00	455.00
6	550–600	580	405.00–420.00	414.07
2	600–650	638	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	730	352.00	352.00
5	750–800	789	340.00–347.00	341.34
1	800–850	830	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	522.00	522.00
6	450–500	471	492.00–502.00	496.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	645	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	285	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	325	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	360	510.00	510.00
3	400–450	417	505.00–507.00	506.34
1	450–500	495	480.00	480.00
11	500–550	529	422.00–442.00	434.32
5	550–600	568	415.00–430.00	423.80
7	600–650	617	400.00–410.00	404.94
1	650–700	695	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	715	355.00–375.00	364.79
3	750–800	778	367.50–370.00	368.32
2	800–850	828	340.00–352.00	345.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	445	485.00	485.00
3	450–500	472	470.00–475.00	473.36
2	500–550	545	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	800	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	509	470.00–475.00	471.99
9	650–700	662	430.00–440.00	433.30
65	800–850	802	358.50	358.50
58	900–950	913	347.75	347.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	325	450.00–470.00	459.54
3	350–400	386	465.00–475.00	471.68
9	400–450	424	477.00–480.00	477.33
13	450–500	478	447.00–457.00	452.73
9	500–550	526	400.00–417.00	408.89
6	550–600	582	372.50–390.00	381.08
10	600–650	626	365.00–376.00	371.46
22	650–700	679	350.00–370.00	354.33
4	700–750	746	322.00	322.00
3	750–800	773	307.00–310.00	308.01
1	800–850	800	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	530	420.00–430.00	425.53
82	600–650	607	418.00	418.00
1	700–750	730	347.00	347.00
3	750–800	765	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	395	437.00	437.00
2	400–450	440	437.00–442.00	439.50
3	450–500	455	427.50–435.00	430.05
4	500–550	540	390.00–395.00	393.80
3	550–600	578	347.00–350.00	348.01
3	600–650	621	347.50–357.50	354.07
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	902	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	495.00	495.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle