Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold 16.00 to 18.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Extreme heat affecting movement and supply of feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.07/cwt on 35 head, down $27.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −93.99 against this barn's trailing median of $410.06.

Average price

$316.07

▼ 27.49 vs prior sale

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

vs KY average

−15.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	322.41	1,759	29
Medium and Large 2-3	561	285.41	1,601	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $158 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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.90, low $316.07, median $410.06 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 sale35 hd

316.07

—

KY average25 barns · 393 hd

321.60

−5.54

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−15.45

This barn, trailing median34 sales

410.06

−93.99

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	1,742	202.77	3,531	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	157.21	2,549	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	154.09	1,918	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	933	130.76	1,220	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,830	170.00	3,111	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)	985	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$2,785	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	324.99/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,742	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	431.97/cwt	420.00–433.00	1,918	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	383.50/cwt	377.50–389.00	1,848	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	404.43/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,031	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	314.70/cwt	312.50–317.00	1,935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	430.05/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	280.27/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	376.91/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,009	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	368.58/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	331.10/cwt	322.50–337.00	1,586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	310.50/cwt	310.00–311.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	310.30/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	305.90/cwt	305.90–305.90	2,355	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	250.04/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	454	405.26/cwt	402.00–415.00	1,840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	348.53/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	735	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	329.72/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,738	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	418.14/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	357.74/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,985	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	446.93/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	410.88/cwt	387.00–420.00	1,746	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	157.66/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,005	8
Bulls	—	—	1,763	194.03/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,421	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	121.75/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,051	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	134.65/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,272	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	159.61/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,608	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	146.94/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	351.34/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	211.50/cwt	209.00–214.00	3,638	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,111	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	290.62/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	312.22/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,784.73/head	2,475.00–3,050.00	2,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	381.61/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	276.15/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	343.43/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	341.64/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	270.19/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,273	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	880	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	317.20/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	443.22/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	367.11/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	397.74/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	285.42/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,872	11

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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 721Year ago 1,884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 50Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	454	402.00–415.00	405.26
2	500–550	520	347.00–350.00	348.53
18	550–600	555	340.00–360.00	357.74
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
4	250–300	296	450.00	450.00
7	300–350	319	440.00–460.00	446.93
5	350–400	364	425.00–440.00	430.05
7	400–450	418	402.50–422.50	418.14
16	450–500	482	377.50–389.00	383.50
13	500–550	527	325.00–340.00	329.72
5	550–600	561	300.00–320.00	312.22
4	600–650	615	312.50–317.00	314.70
3	650–700	663	277.00–282.00	280.27
2	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	397.00	397.00
1	300–350	305	402.00	402.00
2	350–400	367	402.00	402.00
2	400–450	435	370.00–380.00	375.00
2	450–500	485	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	570	272.50–280.00	276.15
2	600–650	612	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	790	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	835	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	390.00–412.00	404.43
6	300–350	332	385.00–405.00	397.74
6	350–400	377	357.00–375.00	367.11
6	400–450	434	360.00–375.00	368.58
7	450–500	479	322.50–337.00	331.10
20	500–550	536	310.00–332.50	324.99
7	550–600	566	300.00–315.00	310.30
2	600–650	628	300.00	300.00
11	650–700	656	280.00–297.50	285.42
2	700–750	708	240.00–260.00	250.04
2	800–850	800	272.50	272.50
1	850–900	860	260.00	260.00
3	1000–1050	1,031	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	339.00	339.00
2	650–700	673	320.00	320.00
66	750–800	770	305.90	305.90
1	850–900	880	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
16	400–450	425	387.00–420.00	410.88
3	450–500	483	350.00–352.00	351.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	290	375.00–385.00	381.61
3	350–400	392	335.00–345.00	341.64
3	400–450	425	340.00–345.00	343.43
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	589	290.00–292.50	290.62
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
6	650–700	677	267.00–271.00	270.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	331	440.00–450.00	443.22
3	350–400	368	435.00–445.00	440.02
15	400–450	444	420.00–433.00	431.97
11	500–550	533	375.00–382.00	376.91
1	550–600	555	352.00	352.00
3	600–650	628	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	655	310.00–311.00	310.50
3	700–750	713	310.00–332.00	317.20
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	538	400.00	400.00
16	650–700	657	346.00	346.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,272	154.00–162.00	157.66
4	—	1,190	146.00–149.00	146.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	120.00–124.00	121.75
2	—	945	131.00–138.00	134.65
1	—	1,050	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,634	157.00–162.00	159.61
1	—	1,520	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	189.00–197.00	194.03
2	—	1,720	209.00–214.00	211.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	170.00	170.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,575.00	2,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	2,475.00–3,050.00	2,784.73

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

Heifers · 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 (Thursday)

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle