Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were sharply lower across most weight classes with a good supply and limited demand. Increased heat and humidity coupled with more negative pressure from the futures market has limited some buyers interests and the premiums they are willing to pay. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a large supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.27/cwt on 12 head, down $53.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −38.53 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$427.27

▼ 53.19 vs prior sale

12 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$53.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.17

vs KY average

−11.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	440.52	2,390	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	531	387.50	2,058	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.02/cwt here — about $332 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

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 sale12 hd

427.27

—

KY average26 barns · 700 hd

451.44

−24.17

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−11.88

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

−38.53

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	—	Average	1,695	215.11	3,645	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	188.68	2,193	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	188.49	2,793	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	163.28	1,726	17

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,482	$2,834	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,315	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,935	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$3,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	328.85/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	547.83/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	507.74/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,107	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	408.26/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	438.77/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	928	324.08/cwt	320.00–326.25	3,007	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	396.59/cwt	382.50–407.50	2,078	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	337.76/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	445.66/cwt	430.00–452.00	1,858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	365.63/cwt	352.00–380.00	2,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	479.96/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	469.27/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	491.32/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,118	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	528.56/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1100–1150	1,110	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	316.66/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	434.56/cwt	427.00–442.50	2,099	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	653	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	604	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,088	225.65/cwt	215.00–237.00	2,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	430.52/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,234	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	520.06/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	436.22/cwt	420.00–442.00	2,495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	373.38/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	449.44/cwt	440.00–467.00	2,139	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	745	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,754	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,482	2,833.86/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,173	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	174.61/cwt	168.00–182.00	1,961	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	194.22/cwt	193.00–197.00	2,902	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	185.62/cwt	173.00–190.00	2,740	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	205.36/cwt	199.00–214.00	2,551	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	184.29/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,103	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	154.62/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,563	8
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	570	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,952	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,278	1
Bulls	—	—	1,806	213.12/cwt	208.00–220.00	3,849	19
Bulls	—	—	1,302	200.75/cwt	190.00–204.00	2,614	5
Bulls	—	—	1,673	230.75/cwt	226.00–236.00	3,860	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,934.54/head	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,935	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	757	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	420.02/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	369.04/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,989	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	396.87/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	434.74/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	347.39/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	462.72/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	642	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,991	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	338.68/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	367.61/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	483.11/cwt	460.00–487.00	2,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	441.92/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,506	5

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 (Thursday)

Thu Jul 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 1,825Year ago 1,495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 111Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 57Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	338	475.00–485.00	479.96
10	350–400	378	455.00–475.00	469.27
12	400–450	417	430.00–452.00	445.66
29	450–500	483	427.00–442.50	434.56
11	500–550	524	382.50–407.50	396.59
8	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
7	600–650	616	325.00–347.50	337.76
3	650–700	675	320.00–337.00	328.85
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	935	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	604	367.50	367.50
5	650–700	653	357.00	357.00
3	700–750	745	342.00	342.00
3	1050–1100	1,088	215.00–237.00	225.65
1	1100–1150	1,110	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	358	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	403	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	382.00	382.00
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	320	425.00–445.00	434.74
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	423	415.00–425.00	420.02
4	450–500	492	395.00–397.50	396.87
11	500–550	539	355.00–377.50	369.04
5	550–600	573	337.00–350.00	347.39
1	650–700	695	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	550.00	550.00
2	450–500	452	500.00	500.00
4	600–650	642	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
5	350–400	360	540.00–560.00	547.83
11	400–450	415	500.00–520.00	507.74
7	450–500	452	460.00–487.00	483.11
4	500–550	512	435.00–440.00	438.77
5	550–600	567	430.00–455.00	441.92
2	600–650	647	415.00	415.00
9	650–700	677	405.00–420.00	408.26
5	700–750	738	367.00–370.00	367.61
18	800–850	829	330.00–345.00	338.68
29	900–950	929	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
171	900–950	928	320.00–326.25	324.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	408	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	455	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	531	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	450.00–475.00	462.72
3	450–500	493	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	645	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	735	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
4	300–350	315	515.00–525.00	520.06
3	350–400	377	510.00–540.00	528.56
10	400–450	431	475.00–505.00	491.32
14	450–500	476	440.00–467.00	449.44
17	500–550	519	415.00–435.00	430.52
9	550–600	572	420.00–442.00	436.22
6	600–650	638	365.00–380.00	373.38
2	650–700	668	352.00–380.00	365.63
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
3	750–800	756	315.00–317.50	316.66
2	900–950	915	260.00	260.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	405	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	500	467.00	467.00
1	600–650	635	396.00	396.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	495.00	495.00
2	250–300	287	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	447	462.00	462.00
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	595	397.00	397.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	757	275.00	275.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,482	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,833.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,160	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,934.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,075.00	3,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,123	168.00–182.00	174.61
8	—	1,011	150.00–159.00	154.62
1	—	900	142.00	142.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,494	193.00–197.00	194.22
16	—	1,476	173.00–190.00	185.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	199.00–214.00	205.36
19	—	1,141	175.00–191.00	184.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,806	208.00–220.00	213.12
5	—	1,302	190.00–204.00	200.75
7	—	1,673	226.00–236.00	230.75

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

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How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

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