Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-08-20

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 20
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,156 head
▼ 513 vs last sale 1,669▼ 1,023 vs year ago 2,179 · −46.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 95▼ 78 vs year ago 162 · −48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 67▲ 3 vs year ago 55 · +5.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 12.00 to 16.00 lower. Plainer quality feeders sold sharply lower in some instances. There was moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $417.83/cwt on 52 head, down $25.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −39.44 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$417.83
▼ 25.92 vs prior sale
52 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,249
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.79
vs KY average
+21.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533427.182,27940
Large 1-2553401.752,2202thin
Medium and Large 2546387.742,1174thin
Medium and Large 2-3560380.932,1336thin
One grade step is worth $46.25/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale52 hd
417.83
—
KY average23 barns · 384 hd
401.04
+16.79
National average147 barns · 5,729 hd
396.78
+21.05
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−39.44
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
516465414363median 457.2703/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $376.90, median $457.27 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,734203.853,53412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,645165.222,7178thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,248160.532,00437
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low888158.331,4073thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150181.002,0821thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,229$2,9367
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,021$2,1408
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)764$2,1915
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,313$2,8555
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,675$3,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,292$2,4626
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)755$2,6692thin

Every lot

141 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4961
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290502.50/cwt500.00–505.001,4572
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2304516.11/cwt505.00–520.001,5694
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338462.56/cwt460.00–465.001,5632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377459.54/cwt450.00–465.001,73212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,8351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424446.76/cwt440.00–460.001,8948
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0932
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460429.89/cwt420.00–435.001,9773
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485445.81/cwt437.00–450.002,1625
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522441.96/cwt440.00–450.002,3075
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524429.44/cwt417.50–437.502,25026
Steers500–550Large 1-2525406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,1321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2546387.74/cwt387.00–390.002,1174
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567412.44/cwt410.00–420.002,3399
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575377.65/cwt350.00–390.002,1714
Steers550–600Large 1-2580397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,3061
Steers600–650Large 1-2610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619403.52/cwt400.00–407.502,49821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626376.63/cwt360.00–386.002,35824
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2639355.68/cwt350.00–357.502,2734
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663381.75/cwt381.00–382.002,5318
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664363.06/cwt355.00–370.002,41115
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695340.83/cwt340.00–342.502,3693
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,60515
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717339.13/cwt330.00–350.002,43225
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3312
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769337.23/cwt325.00–350.002,59323
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3793320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5383
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819324.21/cwt317.50–331.002,65511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5811
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4301
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923317.64/cwt315.50–319.752,932120
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2929296.74/cwt287.50–300.002,75717
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added957309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,95749
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2995220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1891
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,084247.93/cwt232.50–295.002,6884
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2264464.39/cwt462.00–465.001,2265
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295305.00/cwt305.00–305.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323461.16/cwt455.00–465.001,4904
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323423.02/cwt415.00–430.001,3662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332439.31/cwt432.00–450.001,45911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1391
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378427.55/cwt420.00–430.001,6164
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383405.56/cwt400.00–412.001,5533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422437.64/cwt435.00–445.001,8478
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423407.04/cwt400.00–415.001,72212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423390.65/cwt382.00–395.001,6523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458357.51/cwt355.00–360.001,6372
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465410.07/cwt405.00–420.001,90712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479381.50/cwt375.00–400.001,82721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480368.42/cwt365.00–370.001,7683
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511399.23/cwt395.00–402.002,0405
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519373.57/cwt360.00–387.001,93919
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525352.84/cwt350.00–357.001,85215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528335.92/cwt332.50–337.501,7743
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563327.44/cwt325.00–330.001,8432
Heifers550–600Large 1-2570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576339.38/cwt330.00–352.501,95536
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588364.49/cwt360.00–370.002,14396
Heifers600–650Large 1-2605308.98/cwt302.50–312.501,8695
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617324.51/cwt317.50–337.502,00224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622341.70/cwt340.00–345.002,12518
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635288.74/cwt287.50–290.001,8332
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677315.61/cwt308.00–325.002,13741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715308.69/cwt300.00–313.002,20710
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719331.76/cwt330.00–332.502,3857
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725283.70/cwt280.00–287.502,0572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2789299.75/cwt299.75–299.752,36514
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2911276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,5143
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3926240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2223
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2971262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,5493
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,0861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2741
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290526.67/cwt525.00–530.001,5276
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6232
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370464.59/cwt455.00–475.001,7194
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,5881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3412400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430449.67/cwt440.00–465.001,93411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,9031
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9954
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523394.78/cwt390.00–400.002,0652
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523382.39/cwt380.00–385.002,0002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527423.06/cwt410.00–437.502,2309
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2551
Bulls550–600Large 1-2552400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2082
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575380.55/cwt370.00–390.002,18818
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3582345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0082
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,1841
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616365.52/cwt360.00–370.002,2525
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3561
Bulls650–700Large 1-2660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3674318.13/cwt317.50–320.002,1444
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy685385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6373
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716306.32/cwt305.00–307.002,1933
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765314.98/cwt312.50–320.002,4103
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,2041
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2832237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9722
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,150181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,0821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,661192.90/cwt190.00–198.003,2044
Bulls——1,670202.81/cwt199.00–206.003,3874
Bulls——1,870215.83/cwt213.00–222.004,0364
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%730173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2631
Cows—Lean 85-90%950144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3681
Cows—Lean 85-90%985158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138171.49/cwt171.00–172.001,9522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211147.83/cwt145.00–151.001,7904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259156.60/cwt153.00–160.001,97212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261164.54/cwt161.00–170.002,07519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540173.01/cwt172.00–174.002,6642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,628155.12/cwt152.00–159.002,5252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705166.38/cwt163.00–170.002,8374
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,855.48/head2,200.00–3,800.002,8555
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27552,669.21/head1,800.00–3,550.002,6692
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,4231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0212,140.01/head1,425.00–3,025.002,1408
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2292,936.23/head2,350.00–3,475.002,9367
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3192,539.22/head1,700.00–3,850.002,5395
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6753,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27642,190.84/head1,300.00–3,100.002,1915

This sale against other markets

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.