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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 17

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

295 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 221▲ 295 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 41▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 17▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder classes due to low number of comparable receipts but softer undertones noted. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower on a light test. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.67/cwt on 3 head, down $21.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −66.03 against this barn's trailing median of $462.70.

Average price

$396.67

▼ 21.97 vs prior sale

3 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.89

vs KY average

−0.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	396.67	2,227	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

396.67

—

KY average25 barns · 559 hd

428.56

−31.89

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−0.11

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.70

−66.03

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,765	208.50	3,680	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	172.89	2,650	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	168.90	2,080	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	938	155.69	1,460	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$3,164	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,938	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,611	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,306	16

Every lot

74 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,698	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,901	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,231	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,450	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	386.00/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,528	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	339.94/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,465	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	932	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,395	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	959	313.88/cwt	313.50–314.20	3,010	99
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	410.67/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,540	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	389	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,439	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	383.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,620	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	418.04/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,789	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	447	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,645	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	393.01/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,820	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	343.18/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,634	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,032	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	319.92/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,724	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	350.38/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,004	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	332.95/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,921	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	322.96/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,993	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,208	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,890	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,097	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	787	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,668	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,954	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,409	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,022	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,785	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	366.44/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,898	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	329.23/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,863	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	403.16/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,314	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	397.08/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,478	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,042	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	342.51/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,456	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,345	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,268	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,697	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,341	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,767	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,276	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,104	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	144.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,300	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	160.11/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,487	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,646	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	157.98/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,766	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	162.42/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,921	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	172.24/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,169	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	184.45/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,536	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	172.89/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	200.47/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,544	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,937.70/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,938	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	2,610.94/head	2,575.00–2,650.00	2,611	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	3,163.61/head	2,750.00–3,600.00	3,164	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,305.85/head	1,575.00–3,875.00	3,306	16

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)

Mon Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 221Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	375	410.00–412.00	410.67
7	400–450	422	380.00–390.00	383.98
3	450–500	463	390.00–397.00	393.01
5	500–550	539	315.00–335.00	319.92
10	550–600	572	340.00–365.00	350.38
10	600–650	617	317.00–327.00	322.96
1	650–700	665	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	705	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	389	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	447	368.00	368.00
3	450–500	476	340.00–350.00	343.18
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	577	332.00–335.00	332.95
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	787	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	880	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	555	395.00	395.00
5	700–750	720	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	417.00–420.00	418.04
1	450–500	495	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	587	380.00	380.00
9	600–650	605	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	655	377.00–395.00	386.00
2	700–750	725	338.00–342.00	339.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	432.00	432.00
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	485	392.00	392.00
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	685	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	840	295.00	295.00
2	900–950	932	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
99	950–1000	959	313.50–314.20	313.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	337.00	337.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	357.00	357.00
4	550–600	566	327.00–330.00	329.23
1	600–650	645	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	690	296.00	296.00
1	700–750	735	319.00	319.00
1	800–850	840	202.00	202.00
1	850–900	850	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	945	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	417.00	417.00
6	500–550	518	362.00–380.00	366.44
5	550–600	574	402.00–405.00	403.16
5	600–650	624	390.00–402.00	397.08
4	700–750	717	335.00–345.00	342.51
5	750–800	782	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	845	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00

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	2	—	770	200.00–201.00	200.47

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)	8	—	1,155	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,937.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,239	2,575.00–2,650.00	2,610.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,288	2,750.00–3,600.00	3,163.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,240	1,575.00–3,875.00	3,305.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	160.00–166.00	162.42
2	—	1,375	183.00–186.00	184.45
2	—	1,118	157.00–159.00	157.98
5	—	1,259	169.00–177.00	172.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	140.00–148.00	144.49
5	—	929	159.00–162.00	160.11
1	—	1,055	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	171.00–175.00	172.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	216.00	216.00
1	—	1,630	201.00	201.00

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.