Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested as well. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $373.05/cwt on 21 head, down $18.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −31.27 against this barn's trailing median of $404.31.

Average price

$373.05

▼ 18.11 vs prior sale

21 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$24.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

vs KY average

+6.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	377.65	2,086	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	353.47	1,935	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.19/cwt here — about $151 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

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 sale21 hd

373.05

—

KY average26 barns · 708 hd

375.32

−2.28

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

+6.36

This barn, trailing median22 sales

404.31

−31.27

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	1,660	226.33	3,756	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	185.47	2,825	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	183.60	2,298	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	164.55	1,562	5thin

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)	1,070	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,952	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,458	$4,143	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	339.41/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	468.40/cwt	460.00–477.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	309.90/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	721	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	340.02/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	366.29/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,095	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	385.99/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	404.63/cwt	399.00–410.00	2,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	451	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,070	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,951.99/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,952	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	4,143.40/head	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,143	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	208.57/cwt	204.00–213.00	2,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	228.59/cwt	225.00–231.00	3,719	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	237.09/cwt	234.00–240.00	3,978	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	168.25/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,548	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	184.96/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,260	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	193.17/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,538	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,965	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	174.49/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,138	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,661	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	184.61/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,453	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	428.35/cwt	422.00–435.00	1,679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	325.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	879	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,015	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	376.25/cwt	376.00–377.00	2,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	441.96/cwt	432.00–452.00	2,090	3

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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 574Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	520	365.00–370.00	367.52
2	550–600	575	337.00–342.00	339.41
3	600–650	638	282.50	282.50
3	700–750	721	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	765	287.00	287.00
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	975	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
5	350–400	392	422.00–435.00	428.35
3	400–450	435	427.00	427.00
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	536	376.00–377.00	376.25
9	550–600	572	360.00–371.00	366.29
4	600–650	620	335.00–345.00	340.02
4	650–700	691	320.00–330.00	325.01
2	700–750	730	305.00–315.00	309.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	399.00–410.00	404.63
37	650–700	663	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	420	427.50	427.50
1	450–500	490	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	630	367.00	367.00
1	750–800	770	272.00	272.00
1	800–850	835	297.50	297.50
1	900–950	910	252.00	252.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	410	460.00–477.00	468.40
3	450–500	473	432.00–452.00	441.96
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	600	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	687	337.00	337.00
1	700–750	730	331.00	331.00
1	750–800	790	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	400	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	451	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	450	490.00–500.00	495.00
1	500–550	525	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	585	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	623	385.00–387.00	385.99
4	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	850–900	879	343.00	343.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,101	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,951.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,458	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,143.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	204.00–213.00	208.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	198.00	198.00
3	—	1,627	225.00–231.00	228.59
2	—	1,678	234.00–240.00	237.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	166.00–170.00	168.25
1	—	1,005	176.00	176.00
1	—	980	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	184.00–188.00	184.96
5	—	1,314	190.00–196.00	193.17
6	—	1,225	171.00–177.00	174.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	199.00	199.00
1	—	1,495	178.00	178.00
7	—	1,532	180.00–189.00	184.61

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)

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle