Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Light supply and moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $403.01/cwt on 64 head, down $14.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −61.12 against this barn's trailing median of $464.12.

Average price

$403.01

▼ 14.82 vs prior sale

64 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$22.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.36

vs KY average

+32.01 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	406.94	2,208	53
Medium and Large 2-3	560	384.08	2,149	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.85/cwt here — about $59 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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $376.90, median $464.12 across 34 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 sale64 hd

403.01

—

KY average25 barns · 506 hd

378.64

+24.36

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+32.01

This barn, trailing median34 sales

464.12

−61.12

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	1,784	202.11	3,606	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,702	162.67	2,768	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	155.53	1,930	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	155.00	1,376	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,730	190.00	3,287	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,322	$2,307	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$2,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,238	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	800–850	829	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,694	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	901	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,793	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,294	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	411.63/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,161	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	438.09/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,081	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	386.13/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	409.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,282	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	360.80/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,266	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	322.81/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,353	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	415.97/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	471.36/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	296.19/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,171	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	483.92/cwt	472.50–495.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	305.73/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	361.95/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,774	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	421.61/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	349.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	420.71/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	352.49/cwt	345.00–356.00	1,787	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	334.52/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,934	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	318.12/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,979	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	300.84/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	524.92/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	448.90/cwt	440.00–457.00	1,715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	427.14/cwt	412.00–437.00	2,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	359.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	393.32/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	327.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	663	333.39/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,210	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	557	373.74/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	488.27/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	443.69/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,881	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	172.57/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,054	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,347	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,733	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	192.95/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,987	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,906	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	208.41/cwt	206.00–211.00	4,439	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,145	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,498	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	150.66/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,772	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	184.77/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,238.47/head	3,100.00–3,325.00	3,238	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	160.26/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,114	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	143.70/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	321.02/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,306.87/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,307	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	392.13/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	390.21/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	347.39/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	372.13/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,117	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,038	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	446	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,019	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,884	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	381.06/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,404	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	342.58/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	341.91/cwt	337.00–347.50	2,284	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	819	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,531	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	326.62/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	369.94/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,645	6

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 Aug 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 1,156Year ago 2,547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 84Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 58Year ago 177

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
1	500–550	510	445.00	445.00
20	550–600	558	400.00–410.00	409.00
47	600–650	631	370.00–385.00	381.06
7	700–750	740	340.00–343.00	342.58
6	750–800	769	344.00	344.00
54	800–850	829	325.00	325.00
49	900–950	901	310.00	310.00
29	1000–1050	1,019	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	472.50–495.00	483.92
4	350–400	372	465.00–480.00	471.36
10	450–500	475	420.00–440.00	438.09
23	500–550	525	400.00–425.00	411.63
9	550–600	557	380.00–390.00	386.13
22	600–650	628	357.50–365.00	360.80
15	650–700	668	337.00–347.50	341.91
17	700–750	729	320.00–335.00	322.81
5	750–800	753	320.00–331.00	326.62
2	800–850	802	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	860	317.00	317.00
2	900–950	917	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	477	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	541	390.00–395.00	392.13
4	550–600	592	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	365.00–372.50	369.94
7	550–600	569	365.00–375.00	372.13
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
33	700–750	717	320.00	320.00
23	800–850	819	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	353	412.00–420.00	415.97
3	400–450	420	420.00–425.00	421.61
14	450–500	490	360.00–375.00	361.95
15	500–550	507	345.00–356.00	352.49
39	550–600	578	329.00–350.00	334.52
16	600–650	622	312.00–319.00	318.12
7	650–700	656	300.00–310.00	305.73
20	700–750	733	285.00–301.00	296.19
1	800–850	830	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	423	385.00–395.00	390.21
2	450–500	487	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	523	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	579	320.00–325.00	321.02
2	600–650	627	282.00	282.00
4	650–700	661	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	920	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	320	520.00–530.00	524.92
9	350–400	382	440.00–457.00	448.90
6	400–450	435	415.00–435.00	420.71
8	450–500	472	412.00–437.00	427.14
3	500–550	543	350.00–375.00	359.95
6	550–600	576	340.00–355.00	349.91
6	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	327.04
3	650–700	680	297.50–305.00	300.84
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	755	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	830	307.00	307.00
2	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	485.00–495.00	488.27
8	400–450	424	440.00–450.00	443.69
6	500–550	512	390.00–395.00	393.32
4	550–600	557	370.00–375.00	373.74
5	650–700	663	333.00–335.00	333.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	483	397.50	397.50
2	500–550	523	345.00–350.00	347.39
1	550–600	585	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
3	1000–1050	1,038	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	172.00–173.00	172.57
7	—	1,176	147.00–154.00	150.66
10	—	1,319	156.00–164.00	160.26
4	—	1,184	141.00–145.00	143.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
1	—	910	148.00	148.00
1	—	990	175.00	175.00
1	—	950	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,850	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,505	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	189.00–195.00	192.95
1	—	1,800	217.00	217.00
2	—	2,130	206.00–211.00	208.41
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	182.00–188.00	184.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,500	3,100.00–3,325.00	3,238.47
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,322	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,306.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,225.00	2,225.00

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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