Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison for today due to being closed last Monday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.64/cwt on 26 head, down $7.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −54.32 against this barn's trailing median of $472.96.

Average price

$418.64

▼ 7.80 vs prior sale

26 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$38.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.87

vs KY average

+4.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	424.53	2,348	22
Medium and Large 2-3	552	386.25	2,132	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.28/cwt here — about $216 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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.28, low $418.64, median $472.96 across 20 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 sale26 hd

418.64

—

KY average23 barns · 462 hd

406.77

+11.87

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+4.40

This barn, trailing median20 sales

472.96

−54.32

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	1,836	233.55	4,288	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,646	186.03	3,062	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	178.00	2,143	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	163.00	1,649	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$3,138	4thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	350–400	361	535.02/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	386.67/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	430.57/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	494.82/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	428.66/cwt	427.00–432.50	2,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	371.24/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	358.24/cwt	352.50–361.00	2,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	366.60/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,676	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	521.15/cwt	517.50–525.00	1,887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	959	330.70/cwt	330.70–330.70	3,171	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	442.49/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	311.64/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	421.19/cwt	412.00–427.50	2,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	464.36/cwt	450.00–472.50	1,788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	422.17/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,942	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	468.05/cwt	462.50–475.00	2,186	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	390.59/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,183	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	418.24/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,455	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	396.09/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,487	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	428.60/cwt	420.00–434.00	2,392	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	380.95/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,004	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	380.78/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,448	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	348.82/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	333.73/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	441	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,095	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	663	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	446.67/cwt	445.00–452.00	1,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	318.50/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	434.20/cwt	427.00–440.00	2,062	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	409	530.68/cwt	527.50–535.00	2,170	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	241.46/cwt	238.00–250.00	4,378	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,335	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	184.23/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,008	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	173.97/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,072	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	193.06/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,398	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	183.39/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,250	3
Bulls	—	—	1,962	228.51/cwt	225.00–231.00	4,483	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	165.66/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,681	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	165.34/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,161	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	3,137.73/head	2,250.00–3,825.00	3,138	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	397.71/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	440.10/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	471.85/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	579.76/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	305.98/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	336.10/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,073	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	3,385	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	897	345.75/cwt	345.75–345.75	3,101	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	335.67/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,128	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	323.47/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,018	319.90/cwt	319.90–319.90	3,257	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	360.94/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	404.46/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,103	12

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 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 342Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 0

No comparison for today due to being closed last Monday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	315	575.00–585.00	579.76
3	350–400	361	525.00–540.00	535.02
2	400–450	420	490.00–500.00	494.82
6	450–500	467	462.50–475.00	468.05
7	500–550	514	412.00–427.50	421.19
7	550–600	587	400.00–425.00	418.24
7	600–650	628	390.00–402.00	396.09
6	650–700	661	360.00–377.50	371.24
17	700–750	730	360.00–370.00	366.60
3	750–800	781	352.50–361.00	358.24
3	800–850	813	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	875	307.50	307.50
3	900–950	918	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	426	470.00–472.50	471.85
2	450–500	468	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	541	380.00–390.00	386.67
1	550–600	585	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	765	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	430.00–445.00	440.10
5	550–600	583	427.00–432.50	428.66
10	600–650	614	420.00–435.00	430.57
2	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
57	850–900	897	345.75	345.75
56	950–1000	959	330.70	330.70
53	1000–1050	1,018	319.90	319.90
51	1050–1100	1,073	315.50	315.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	527.50–535.00	530.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	517.50–525.00	521.15
4	400–450	425	445.00–452.00	446.67
14	450–500	475	427.00–440.00	434.20
6	500–550	528	390.00–410.00	397.71
9	550–600	558	420.00–434.00	428.60
5	600–650	643	370.00–385.00	380.78
3	650–700	665	337.00–355.00	348.82
2	700–750	708	327.50–340.00	333.73
1	750–800	795	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	640.00	640.00
7	400–450	441	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	600	417.50	417.50
4	650–700	663	376.00	376.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	540	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	655	320.00–327.00	323.47
1	700–750	745	292.50	292.50
1	900–950	905	272.50	272.50
1	950–1000	970	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	450.00–472.50	464.36
4	400–450	443	440.00–445.00	442.49
13	450–500	460	410.00–430.00	422.17
11	500–550	526	370.00–395.00	380.95
7	550–600	559	380.00–397.00	390.59
14	600–650	634	330.00–345.00	335.67
4	650–700	677	310.00–327.00	318.50
3	700–750	703	305.00–315.00	311.64
2	750–800	750	305.00–310.00	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	370	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	406	477.00	477.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	403	420.00–425.00	422.52
2	450–500	455	402.00	402.00
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	572	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	625	305.00–307.00	305.98
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	735	297.50	297.50
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	880	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	520	400.00–412.50	404.46
8	600–650	602	360.00–362.50	360.94
2	650–700	673	332.00–340.00	336.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,000	176.00	176.00
6	—	1,015	163.00–169.00	165.66
1	—	1,015	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,633	182.00–187.00	184.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	170.00–178.00	173.97
5	—	1,242	191.00–195.00	193.06
3	—	1,227	181.00–186.00	183.39
5	—	1,170	160.00–168.00	165.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	217.00	217.00
4	—	1,813	238.00–250.00	241.46
3	—	1,962	225.00–231.00	228.51

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	—	1,310	2,325.00	2,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	214.00	214.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,151	2,250.00–3,825.00	3,137.73

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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)

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