Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder and yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on the high quality offering and 1.00 to 3.00 lowering on the average to plain quality offering. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for the high quality offering and moderate demand for plainer fleshy bawling calves coming to market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $391.54/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −74.26 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$391.54

113 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$56.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs KY average

−17.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	398.52	2,156	94
Medium and Large 2	527	373.91	1,971	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	579	341.74	1,977	10thin

One grade step is worth $56.78/cwt here — about $179 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $405.13, median $465.79 across 31 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 sale113 hd

391.54

—

KY average25 barns · 1,136 hd

396.90

−5.37

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−17.76

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

−74.26

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	1,649	192.31	3,171	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	168.63	2,620	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	166.99	2,032	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	929	165.24	1,535	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,200	219.50	2,634	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	225.00	2,970	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)	1,303	$2,670	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,240	37
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,994	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,490	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,254	$5,110	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$2,910	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,642	5

Every lot, as filed

198 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

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	700–750	727	358.47/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	449.34/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,009	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	329.22/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	491.68/cwt	490.00–492.50	1,942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	424.93/cwt	420.00–426.00	2,065	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	351.69/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	453.71/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,002	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	471.93/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	340.22/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,109	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	373.91/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,971	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	337.36/cwt	337.00–337.50	1,960	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	386.14/cwt	380.00–396.00	2,390	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	412.87/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,151	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	452.64/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	975	329.20/cwt	325.50–331.85	3,210	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	381.24/cwt	371.00–387.00	2,406	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	363.38/cwt	357.00–366.00	2,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	408.95/cwt	397.00–412.25	2,180	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	364.60/cwt	351.00–367.00	2,789	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	373.25/cwt	373.25–373.25	3,195	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,009	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,168	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	446	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,003	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	322	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	371.34/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,087	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	2,512	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,551	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	361.72/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	320.40/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,150	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	511.63/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,883	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	370.22/cwt	361.00–371.00	2,614	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	867	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	316.65/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	497.69/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,344	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	181.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,707	5
Bulls	—	—	1,934	204.02/cwt	203.00–206.00	3,946	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	193.55/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,058	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	3,190	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,025	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,122	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	274.70/cwt	272.00–277.50	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	373.15/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	330.47/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	332.92/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	363.79/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,783	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	341.93/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	442.72/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,890	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	414.46/cwt	412.50–417.00	1,994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,539	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	1,462.19/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	400.80/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,495	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	798	1,473.59/head	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	288.76/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	402.96/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	344.06/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	408.37/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	284.81/cwt	282.00–287.50	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	370.74/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	382.50/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	347.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,209	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	392.19/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,051	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	648	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	515.12/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	680	408.40/cwt	408.40–408.40	2,777	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	597	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,492	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	465.39/cwt	465.00–467.00	2,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	486	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,036	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,742.78/head	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,743	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	695	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,453	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,308.26/head	1,675.00–3,025.00	2,308	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	2,088.85/head	1,325.00–2,375.00	2,089	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	2,738.40/head	1,750.00–3,350.00	2,738	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	262	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	752	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,734	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	382.51/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,057	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	5,500.00/head	5,500.00–5,500.00	5,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,925.82/head	1,800.00–3,850.00	2,926	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	257	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	400.84/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	2,641.80/head	1,650.00–3,150.00	2,642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	563	379.98/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	713	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	456.68/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,110	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	291	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	640	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	185	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	473.12/cwt	472.00–477.50	1,807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	341.27/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	396.66/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,944	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	172.11/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,620	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	151.90/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,347	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	164.35/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,533	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	230	235.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	541	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	175.82/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,159	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	160.63/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,960	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	167.29/cwt	163.00–171.50	2,024	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	177.93/cwt	175.00–182.50	2,847	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	170.39/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,581	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	161.30/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	364.75/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,915	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	301.30/cwt	292.00–307.50	2,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	317.42/cwt	312.00–329.00	2,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	307.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,189	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	433.45/cwt	432.00–435.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	145	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	228.03/cwt	220.00–232.00	2,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	332.93/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	391.95/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,842	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	348.99/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,993	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	469.82/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,030	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	431.09/cwt	425.00–445.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	297.71/cwt	282.00–300.00	2,492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	361.74/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,877	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	417.46/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	419.27/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	273.53/cwt	268.00–297.50	2,112	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	469.91/cwt	462.50–485.00	2,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	435.79/cwt	432.00–445.00	2,061	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	501.49/cwt	500.00–502.00	2,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	422.60/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	757	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	619	392.54/cwt	392.00–395.00	2,430	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	353.64/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	341.41/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,782	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	237	501.27/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,188	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	343.21/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	250.82/cwt	250.00–252.50	2,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	497.14/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	396.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,691	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	422.61/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,331	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	337.43/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,413	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	489.14/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,555	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	362.40/cwt	352.00–368.00	2,414	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	351.66/cwt	342.50–367.00	2,194	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	359.93/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,091	11

How this sale compares

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Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

Thu Aug 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,547Last week 2,179Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 162Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 55Year ago 14

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
33	500–550	521	407.50–420.00	412.87
5	550–600	584	390.00	390.00
71	600–650	619	380.00–396.00	386.14
17	650–700	655	383.50	383.50
8	700–750	727	357.00–360.00	358.47
20	750–800	765	351.00–367.00	364.60
131	850–900	856	373.25	373.25
282	950–1000	975	325.50–331.85	329.20
54	1000–1050	1,009	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
8	350–400	388	470.00–475.00	471.93
6	400–450	426	450.00–455.00	453.71
9	450–500	486	420.00–426.00	424.93
9	500–550	527	370.00–375.00	373.91
1	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	730	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	790	325.00	325.00
2	800–850	820	287.50	287.50
2	1000–1050	1,002	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	322	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	360	600.00	600.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	378	460.00	460.00
11	400–450	427	442.50–445.00	442.72
9	450–500	481	412.50–417.00	414.46
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
9	550–600	584	340.00–349.00	341.93
2	600–650	620	325.00–330.00	327.54
1	650–700	655	327.00	327.00
2	700–750	737	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	950	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	500.00	500.00
12	300–350	318	480.00–490.00	489.14
8	350–400	383	480.00–500.00	497.14
13	400–450	436	462.50–485.00	469.91
16	450–500	473	432.00–445.00	435.79
34	500–550	523	380.00–400.00	392.19
11	550–600	581	353.00–370.00	359.93
6	600–650	614	350.00–360.00	353.64
14	650–700	666	352.00–368.00	362.40
8	700–750	715	330.00–348.00	337.43
11	750–800	758	337.00–350.00	343.21
31	800–850	815	320.00–346.00	341.41
2	850–900	885	315.00–320.00	317.47
3	900–950	925	250.00–252.50	250.82
2	1000–1050	1,005	260.00	260.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	527.50	527.50
2	300–350	323	510.00–520.00	515.12
6	350–400	378	530.00–540.00	535.00
4	400–450	403	500.00–502.00	501.49
5	450–500	464	465.00–467.00	465.39
11	550–600	597	417.50	417.50
88	650–700	680	408.40	408.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	450.00–455.00	452.64
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	395	490.00–492.50	491.68
11	400–450	447	442.50–450.00	449.34
11	450–500	493	402.50–405.00	402.96
7	500–550	521	350.00–357.00	351.69
2	550–600	587	345.00	345.00
4	600–650	614	327.00–330.00	329.22
2	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	768	287.50–290.00	288.76
4	800–850	800	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	440.00	440.00
3	200–250	230	425.00–445.00	431.09
2	250–300	270	495.00–500.00	497.69
2	300–350	340	500.00–510.00	505.00
11	350–400	368	500.00–525.00	511.63
12	400–450	432	460.00–472.50	469.82
3	450–500	468	432.50	432.50
23	500–550	525	360.00–377.00	364.75
3	550–600	560	350.00–367.50	361.72
9	600–650	635	340.00–350.00	347.86
8	650–700	671	310.00–330.00	320.40
6	700–750	730	312.00–329.00	317.42
5	750–800	753	292.00–307.50	301.30
6	800–850	817	312.50–317.50	316.65
1	850–900	860	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	340	452.50	452.50
5	350–400	382	472.00–477.50	473.12
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	490	395.00–397.50	396.66
2	500–550	538	337.50–345.00	341.27
5	550–600	575	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	800	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	237	500.00–510.00	501.27
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	375	545.00	545.00
3	400–450	418	492.00	492.00
3	450–500	462	455.00–460.00	456.68
4	500–550	513	380.00–390.00	382.51
2	550–600	563	375.00–385.00	379.98
6	600–650	648	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	695	353.00	353.00
4	700–750	713	333.50	333.50
2	750–800	757	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	332	407.50–410.00	408.37
6	350–400	373	400.00–402.50	400.80
6	400–450	443	380.00–387.50	382.50
7	450–500	464	370.00–375.00	370.74
9	500–550	514	342.00–345.00	344.06
35	550–600	581	337.00–337.50	337.36
9	600–650	620	337.50–342.50	340.22
4	650–700	686	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	720	282.00–287.50	284.81
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	915	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
122	500–550	533	397.00–412.25	408.95
13	550–600	562	367.50–377.50	371.34
20	600–650	631	371.00–387.00	381.24
7	650–700	656	357.00–366.00	363.38
79	700–750	706	361.00–371.00	370.22
10	750–800	757	337.00	337.00
7	850–900	867	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
10	400–450	446	449.00	449.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	333	400.00–402.50	400.84
2	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	426	370.00–377.50	373.15
4	450–500	490	360.00–367.50	363.79
6	500–550	534	327.50–335.00	332.92
6	550–600	572	325.00–330.00	327.51
4	600–650	616	327.00–335.00	330.47
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	723	272.00–277.50	274.70
1	750–800	775	272.50	272.50
1	850–900	895	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	414	420.00–430.00	422.60
5	450–500	486	419.00	419.00
103	600–650	619	392.00–395.00	392.54
30	750–800	752	363.50	363.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	432.00–435.00	433.45
4	250–300	261	410.00–425.00	417.46
10	300–350	315	417.50–430.00	422.61
15	350–400	371	412.50–430.00	419.27
39	400–450	427	390.00–410.00	396.00
32	450–500	470	385.00–405.00	391.95
59	500–550	519	350.00–368.00	361.74
34	550–600	571	342.50–362.50	348.99
35	600–650	624	342.50–367.00	351.66
3	650–700	667	329.00–340.00	332.93
25	700–750	711	300.00–320.00	307.81
19	750–800	772	268.00–297.50	273.53
13	800–850	837	282.00–300.00	297.71
1	850–900	875	262.00	262.00
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00
3	950–1000	963	220.00–232.00	228.03
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	790	272.00	272.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	235.00	235.00
2	200–250	230	230.00–240.00	235.11
2	250–300	257	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	291	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	180.00–185.00	181.70
4	—	1,934	203.00–206.00	204.02
5	—	1,580	189.00–197.00	193.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	232.00	232.00
1	—	1,025	207.00	207.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	225.00	225.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	941	169.00–174.00	172.11
3	—	887	148.00–154.00	151.90
9	—	933	160.00–168.00	164.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,228	172.00–180.00	175.82
15	—	1,220	159.00–162.00	160.63
24	—	1,210	163.00–171.50	167.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	175.00–182.50	177.93
5	—	1,515	168.00–174.00	170.39
5	—	1,564	158.00–165.00	161.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	875	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,462.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	798	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,473.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,172	1,675.00–3,025.00	2,308.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,042	1,325.00–2,375.00	2,088.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,316	1,750.00–3,350.00	2,738.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,742.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	5,500.00	5,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,258	1,800.00–3,850.00	2,925.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,122	1,650.00–3,150.00	2,641.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,490	2,875.00	2,875.00

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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