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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 31

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 106▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 31▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $348.70/cwt on 10 head, down $19.32 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −78.69 against this barn's trailing median of $427.39.

Average price

$348.70

▼ 19.32 vs prior sale

10 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$65.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.49

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	535	374.96	2,006	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	542	309.32	1,677	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.64/cwt here — about $329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

348.70

—

KY average25 barns · 417 hd

335.21

+13.49

This barn, trailing median23 sales

427.39

−78.69

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	1,744	192.63	3,360	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	156.33	2,501	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	149.00	1,434	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	147.01	1,681	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)	1,005	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,665	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,900	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,991	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,927	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,967	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,652	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,815	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	374.76/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,611	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,661	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,669	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	315.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,963	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,295	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	456.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,534	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,631	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	425.85/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,793	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	427.58/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,980	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,904	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,048	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	323.42/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,724	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	366.58/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,969	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,522	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	327.32/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,023	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	319.82/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,184	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,212	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,203	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,341	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	273.23/cwt	271.00–280.00	2,372	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,186	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,353	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	186.43/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	201.94/cwt	201.00–203.00	3,877	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,473	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,374	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	141.99/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,604	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	156.36/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,842	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,386	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,560	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,113	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 106Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	185.00–188.00	186.43
2	—	1,920	201.00–203.00	201.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	158.00–160.00	158.99
1	—	1,580	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	154.00–160.00	156.36
2	—	1,130	139.00–145.00	141.99
1	—	1,065	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	150.00	150.00
1	—	995	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	430	360.00–380.00	374.76
2	500–550	520	320.00–322.00	321.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	623	310.00–320.00	315.06
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	485	340.00–345.00	342.45
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	336	450.00–460.00	456.48
9	350–400	382	427.00	427.00
4	400–450	421	422.00–430.00	425.85
6	450–500	463	420.00–435.00	427.58
3	500–550	537	360.00–380.00	366.58
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	618	317.00–332.00	327.32
5	650–700	683	312.00–325.00	319.82
2	700–750	735	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	810	272.00	272.00
4	850–900	868	271.00–280.00	273.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	387.00	387.00
3	500–550	533	320.00–325.00	323.42
1	550–600	570	267.00	267.00
1	800–850	830	282.00	282.00
1	850–900	885	247.00	247.00
1	900–950	905	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	437.00	437.00
4	400–450	413	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	463	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	525	367.00	367.00
1	850–900	890	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	342.00	342.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00

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	—	770	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	2,425.00	2,425.00

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	—	1,060	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	1	—	1,095	193.00	193.00

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.