Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady to 6.00 higher, while the yearling steers were sharply higher with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and the 600-800 lbs heifers were sharply higher with good demand for long weaned and pre-conditioned calves. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.94/cwt on 79 head, up $2.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −33.85 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$431.94

▲ 2.16 vs prior sale

79 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$38.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.07

vs KY average

+32.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	435.31	2,412	72
Medium and Large 2	525	397.22	2,085	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.09/cwt here — about $326 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale79 hd

431.94

—

KY average24 barns · 423 hd

410.87

+21.07

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+32.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

−33.85

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	1,772	221.44	3,925	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	185.63	2,941	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	185.19	2,272	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	161.67	1,644	25

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)	1,110	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	640	$1,625	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,585	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	352.03/cwt	345.00–353.00	2,707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	324.82/cwt	310.00–331.00	2,508	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	379.30/cwt	362.00–392.00	2,162	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	501.79/cwt	490.00–507.50	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	345.24/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,292	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	425.82/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,027	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	470.30/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,187	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	373.65/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,731	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	315.37/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	423.85/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	397.92/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	413.35/cwt	403.00–432.00	2,207	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	433.65/cwt	429.00–435.25	2,702	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	496.70/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	353.31/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,222	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	366.64/cwt	365.00–368.00	2,281	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	436.92/cwt	430.00–441.00	2,438	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	450.03/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	437.32/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	374.31/cwt	362.00–382.50	2,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	573	404.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	375.05/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	391.43/cwt	372.50–397.50	2,098	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	416.34/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,383	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,194	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	182.65/cwt	172.00–189.00	2,827	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	192.24/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,328	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	181.98/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,246	11
Bulls	—	—	1,255	198.10/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	133.04/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,308	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	176.65/cwt	169.00–186.00	1,855	13
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	217.13/cwt	210.00–224.00	3,895	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	157.01/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,583	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	196.06/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,355	4
Bulls	—	—	1,949	236.80/cwt	228.00–245.00	4,615	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	186.86/cwt	164.00–210.00	2,218	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	957	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Large 1	800–850	820	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	406.77/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,328	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	826	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	436.08/cwt	430.00–442.00	2,071	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	423.42/cwt	417.00–430.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	324.19/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	384.90/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	397.22/cwt	392.00–405.00	2,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	335.14/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	342.21/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	353.68/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	432.25/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,295	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	385.46/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	284.90/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	831	346.30/cwt	345.00–346.50	2,878	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	412.03/cwt	407.00–417.50	2,328	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	470.04/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,980	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	408.99/cwt	397.00–422.00	2,315	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	447.59/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	335.54/cwt	314.00–341.00	2,453	44

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 975Last week 820Year ago 1,040

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 162Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 55Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	322	490.00–507.50	501.79
1	350–400	370	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	410	467.00	467.00
2	450–500	478	420.00–427.50	423.85
5	500–550	522	400.00–427.00	416.34
4	550–600	581	362.00–382.50	374.31
5	600–650	616	367.50–380.00	375.05
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	701	340.00	340.00
3	800–850	820	302.00	302.00
1	850–900	885	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	400.00–410.00	404.93
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	820	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	465.00–475.00	470.04
1	400–450	435	397.00	397.00
2	450–500	460	360.00–365.00	362.50
2	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	575	350.00–357.50	353.68
1	650–700	695	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
4	800–850	826	277.00	277.00
1	950–1000	970	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	495.00	495.00
2	250–300	280	445.00–450.00	447.59
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	373	425.00–447.50	437.32
4	400–450	435	445.00–455.00	450.03
13	450–500	476	412.50–445.00	425.82
12	500–550	536	372.50–397.50	391.43
13	550–600	570	362.00–392.00	379.30
15	600–650	629	337.50–360.00	353.31
13	650–700	664	332.00–350.00	345.24
44	700–750	731	314.00–341.00	335.54
17	750–800	772	310.00–331.00	324.82
1	950–1000	960	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	500–550	534	403.00–432.00	413.35
20	550–600	566	397.00–422.00	408.99
42	600–650	622	365.00–368.00	366.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	406	400.00–422.50	406.77
9	450–500	491	380.00–402.50	384.90
2	500–550	525	335.00–350.00	342.21
2	550–600	555	320.00–350.00	335.14
3	600–650	615	320.00–327.50	324.19
2	750–800	778	275.00–295.00	284.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	387	475.00–510.00	496.70
19	450–500	465	450.00–485.00	470.30
7	500–550	531	425.00–447.50	432.25
13	550–600	565	407.00–417.50	412.03
7	600–650	610	380.00–417.50	397.92
6	650–700	679	375.00–390.00	385.46
57	700–750	731	360.00–382.50	373.65
8	750–800	769	345.00–353.00	352.03
3	800–850	803	335.00	335.00
5	850–900	880	310.00–327.50	315.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	526	477.00	477.00
46	550–600	558	430.00–441.00	436.92
155	600–650	623	429.00–435.25	433.65
5	650–700	661	417.00	417.00
73	800–850	831	345.00–346.50	346.30
56	850–900	860	346.50	346.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	410	535.00	535.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	410	417.00–430.00	423.42
11	450–500	475	430.00–442.00	436.08
7	500–550	525	392.00–405.00	397.22
2	600–650	642	370.00	370.00
1	900–950	935	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	322.50	322.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	957	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,050.00	3,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,187	164.00–210.00	186.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	640	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	3,450.00	3,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,548	172.00–189.00	182.65
4	—	1,711	194.00–200.00	196.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	191.00–194.00	192.24
11	—	1,234	174.00–188.00	181.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	127.00–143.00	133.04
13	—	1,050	169.00–186.00	176.65
8	—	1,008	152.00–163.00	157.01
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	196.00–200.00	198.10
7	—	1,794	210.00–224.00	217.13
5	—	1,949	228.00–245.00	236.80

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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How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

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