Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder classes due to low number of comparable receipts but softer undertones noted. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower on a light test. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.67/cwt on 3 head, down $21.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −76.29 against this barn's trailing median of $472.96.

Average price

$396.67

▼ 21.97 vs prior sale

3 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.89

vs KY average

+8.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	396.67	2,227	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale3 hd

396.67

—

KY average25 barns · 559 hd

428.56

−31.89

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

+8.26

This barn, trailing median20 sales

472.96

−76.29

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	1,765	208.50	3,680	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	172.89	2,650	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	168.90	2,080	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	155.69	1,460	8thin

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)	1,288	$3,164	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,938	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,611	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,306	16

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	172.24/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,169	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	160.11/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,487	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,276	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,305.85/head	1,575.00–3,875.00	3,306	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	418.04/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	3,163.61/head	2,750.00–3,600.00	3,164	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	2,610.94/head	2,575.00–2,650.00	2,611	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	343.18/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,937.70/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,938	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	787	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	932	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	332.95/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	329.23/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	410.67/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	386.00/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	959	313.88/cwt	313.50–314.20	3,010	99
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	366.44/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,898	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	322.96/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,450	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	403.16/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	342.51/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	397.08/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	383.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	393.01/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,022	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	200.47/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	339.94/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	350.38/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,004	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	319.92/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	162.42/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,921	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	184.45/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,536	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	157.98/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,766	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	144.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,300	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	172.89/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,104	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 221Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	417.00–420.00	418.04
1	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	389	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	447	368.00	368.00
3	450–500	476	340.00–350.00	343.18
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	577	332.00–335.00	332.95
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	787	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	880	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	555	395.00	395.00
5	700–750	720	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	375	410.00–412.00	410.67
7	400–450	422	380.00–390.00	383.98
3	450–500	463	390.00–397.00	393.01
5	500–550	539	315.00–335.00	319.92
10	550–600	572	340.00–365.00	350.38
10	600–650	617	317.00–327.00	322.96
1	650–700	665	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	705	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	432.00	432.00
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	485	392.00	392.00
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	685	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	840	295.00	295.00
2	900–950	932	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	587	380.00	380.00
9	600–650	605	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	655	377.00–395.00	386.00
2	700–750	725	338.00–342.00	339.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
99	950–1000	959	313.50–314.20	313.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	337.00	337.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	357.00	357.00
4	550–600	566	327.00–330.00	329.23
1	600–650	645	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	690	296.00	296.00
1	700–750	735	319.00	319.00
1	800–850	840	202.00	202.00
1	850–900	850	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	945	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	417.00	417.00
6	500–550	518	362.00–380.00	366.44
5	550–600	574	402.00–405.00	403.16
5	600–650	624	390.00–402.00	397.08
4	700–750	717	335.00–345.00	342.51
5	750–800	782	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	845	277.00	277.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,259	169.00–177.00	172.24
4	—	1,183	160.00–166.00	162.42
2	—	1,375	183.00–186.00	184.45
2	—	1,118	157.00–159.00	157.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	156.00	156.00
5	—	929	159.00–162.00	160.11
2	—	900	140.00–148.00	144.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	171.00–175.00	172.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	201.00	201.00
1	—	1,900	216.00	216.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,240	1,575.00–3,875.00	3,305.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,288	2,750.00–3,600.00	3,163.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,239	2,575.00–2,650.00	2,610.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,155	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,937.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	200.00–201.00	200.47

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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Paris Livestock Auction

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

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Replacement Cattle