Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-08-03

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 3
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919
Feeder Cattle receipts
574 head
▲ 232 vs last sale 342▲ 574 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 56▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 23▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison for today due to being closed last Monday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $418.64/cwt on 26 head, down $7.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 28 comparable sales and sits −44.06 against this barn's trailing median of $462.70.
Average price
$418.64
▼ 7.80 vs prior sale
26 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,315
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.87
vs KY average
+4.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553424.532,34822
Medium and Large 2-3552386.252,1324thin
One grade step is worth $38.28/cwt here — about $216 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale26 hd
418.64
—
KY average23 barns · 462 hd
406.77
+11.87
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
+4.40
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.70
−44.06
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

28 sales
528467406345median 462.7003/0204/2006/1509/1410/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.28, low $359.46, median $462.70 across 28 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—Low1,836233.554,2888thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,646186.033,0626thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,204178.002,14320
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012163.001,6499thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$2,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,151$3,1384thin

Every lot

95 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)
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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315579.76/cwt575.00–585.001,8262
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361535.02/cwt525.00–540.001,9313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409530.68/cwt527.50–535.002,1707
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420494.82/cwt490.00–500.002,0782
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426471.85/cwt470.00–472.502,0104
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467468.05/cwt462.50–475.002,1866
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1062
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514421.19/cwt412.00–427.502,1657
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515440.10/cwt430.00–445.002,2673
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3541386.67/cwt380.00–390.002,0923
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583428.66/cwt427.00–432.502,4995
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587418.24/cwt400.00–425.002,4557
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614430.57/cwt420.00–435.002,64410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628396.09/cwt390.00–402.002,4877
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5082
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661371.24/cwt360.00–377.502,4546
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3463
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4291
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730366.60/cwt360.00–370.002,67617
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781358.24/cwt352.50–361.002,7983
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6223
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,6911
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added897345.75/cwt345.75–345.753,10157
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,8693
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added959330.70/cwt330.70–330.703,17156
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,018319.90/cwt319.90–319.903,25753
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,073315.50/cwt315.50–315.503,38551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385464.36/cwt450.00–472.501,7888
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3403422.52/cwt420.00–425.001,7032
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406477.00/cwt477.00–477.001,9374
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443442.49/cwt440.00–445.001,9604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,8292
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460422.17/cwt410.00–430.001,94213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520404.46/cwt400.00–412.502,10312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526380.95/cwt370.00–395.002,00411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559390.59/cwt380.00–397.002,1837
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1452
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602360.94/cwt360.00–362.502,1738
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625305.98/cwt305.00–307.001,9122
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634335.67/cwt330.00–345.002,12814
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673336.10/cwt332.00–340.002,2622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677318.50/cwt310.00–327.002,1564
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703311.64/cwt305.00–315.002,1913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1871
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750307.50/cwt305.00–310.002,3062
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1191
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,3941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362521.15/cwt517.50–525.001,8874
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425446.67/cwt445.00–452.001,8984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0957
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475434.20/cwt427.00–440.002,06214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528397.71/cwt390.00–410.002,1006
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0791
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558428.60/cwt420.00–434.002,3929
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,5051
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2643380.78/cwt370.00–385.002,4485
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655323.47/cwt320.00–327.002,1192
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy663376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,4934
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665348.82/cwt337.00–355.002,3203
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2708333.73/cwt327.50–340.002,3632
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1791
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5201
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3905272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,4661
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,3521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,3641
Bulls——1,813241.46/cwt238.00–250.004,3784
Bulls——1,962228.51/cwt225.00–231.004,4833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,7601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,5201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015165.66/cwt163.00–169.001,6816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170165.34/cwt160.00–168.001,9345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191173.97/cwt170.00–178.002,0727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227183.39/cwt181.00–186.002,2503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242193.06/cwt191.00–195.002,3985
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,633184.23/cwt182.00–187.003,0085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,3351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,1611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1513,137.73/head2,250.00–3,825.003,1384

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.