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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 24

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919

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Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 189 vs last sale 295▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 66▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends for feeder classes this week due to low number of receipts and limited amount of comparables. However softer undertones noted and moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.22/cwt on 9 head, up $2.20 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 23 comparable sales and sits −57.16 against this barn's trailing median of $427.39.

Average price

$370.22

▲ 2.20 vs prior sale

9 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$28.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	373.38	2,087	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	345.00	1,915	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.38/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale9 hd

370.22

—

KY average25 barns · 379 hd

361.82

+8.40

This barn, trailing median23 sales

427.39

−57.16

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

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $479.15, low $348.70, median $427.39 across 23 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	—	Low	1,641	207.52	3,405	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,622	165.18	2,678	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	160.65	1,966	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	151.45	1,449	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,660	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,035	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	414.25/cwt	409.00–425.00	1,790	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,789	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	419.87/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,940	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,813	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	384.69/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,054	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	556	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,002	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,435	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	321.68/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,284	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	197	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	792	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	398.62/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,551	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	354.39/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,744	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	343.53/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,838	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	319.50/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,933	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	292.02/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,980	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,031	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,398	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,790	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	449.21/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,986	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	422.20/cwt	413.00–425.00	2,035	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	375.76/cwt	374.00–377.00	2,003	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	370.99/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,170	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,011	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,293	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,543	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	852	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,258	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	4
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,153	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,940	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	210.86/cwt	207.00–214.00	3,823	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,531	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	153.85/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,457	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	137.06/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,382	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,510	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	157.41/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,862	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,029	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,216	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,541	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	167.05/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,735	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 295Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,008	135.00–139.00	137.06
3	—	947	150.00–159.00	153.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,248	160.00–165.00	162.57
3	—	1,183	155.00–159.00	157.41
1	—	1,135	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,270	174.00–175.00	174.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	160.00–161.00	160.50
5	—	1,637	164.00–171.00	167.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,355	217.00	217.00
3	—	1,813	207.00–214.00	210.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	287	487.00	487.00
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	373	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	442	445.00–450.00	449.21
4	450–500	482	413.00–425.00	422.20
4	500–550	533	374.00–377.00	375.76
4	550–600	585	370.00–372.00	370.99
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	735	312.00	312.00
3	800–850	823	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	655	307.00	307.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	852	265.00	265.00
4	950–1000	960	230.00	230.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	197	402.00	402.00
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	389	395.00–410.00	398.62
2	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
8	450–500	492	350.00–361.00	354.39
2	500–550	535	342.00–345.00	343.53
2	600–650	605	319.00–320.00	319.50
2	650–700	678	291.00–293.00	292.02
1	750–800	755	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	409.00–425.00	414.25
5	450–500	462	417.00–425.00	419.87
7	500–550	534	382.00–400.00	384.69
3	650–700	660	369.00	369.00
3	700–750	710	320.00–323.00	321.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	389.00	389.00
1	500–550	530	342.00	342.00
3	550–600	556	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,660	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,035.00	1,035.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.