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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 28

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

670 head

▲ 497 vs last sale 173▲ 670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 36▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 300lbs and under sold sharply high while feeder steers over 400lbs were 2.00-4.00 higher. Light weight feeder heifers sold sharply higher and feeder heifers over 400lbs were 2.00-4.00 higher. Very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows were steady to up 2.00 and slaughter bulls were steady on lite test.

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 $376.58/cwt on 23 head, down $11.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −86.11 against this barn's trailing median of $462.70.

Average price

$376.58

▼ 11.33 vs prior sale

23 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$61.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.34

vs KY average

−38.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	381.97	2,115	21
Medium and Large 2-3	543	320.00	1,736	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.97/cwt here — about $379 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 sale23 hd

376.58

—

KY average27 barns · 889 hd

389.92

−13.34

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−38.08

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.70

−86.11

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	—	Low	1,420	183.83	2,611	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	139.84	2,202	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	138.34	1,798	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	108.35	1,225	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$2,183	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,468	$3,621	2thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	541.36/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,786	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	352	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,302	7
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	442	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,998	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	427.89/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,037	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,896	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	381.03/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,966	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	382.68/cwt	382.00–383.00	2,227	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	361.97/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,284	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,204	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	328.74/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,367	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,536	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	942	316.60/cwt	316.60–316.60	2,982	57
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,008	301.17/cwt	301.00–301.50	3,036	165
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,065	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,206	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,475	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,609	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	433.78/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,831	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	392.54/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,657	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	345.24/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,467	3
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	465	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,523	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	355.24/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,687	4
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	500	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,260	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	353.56/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,884	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	337.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,873	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	312.93/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,840	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	617	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,882	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,016	2
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,310	85
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	642	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,228	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	667	343.75/cwt	343.75–343.75	2,293	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	273.46/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,969	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,060	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	867	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,640	61
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,262	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	460.00/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,472	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	527.50/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,899	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,835	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	398.77/cwt	385.00–437.00	1,467	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	495.09/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,035	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	458.74/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,005	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,942	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	380.12/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,942	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,883	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,002	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	328.07/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,886	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	354.74/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,189	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	302.53/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,066	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	338.62/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,330	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	294.29/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,284	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,225	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,110	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,419	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,768	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	169.18/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,670	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,332	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	104.46/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,189	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	138.13/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,778	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	127.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,722	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,060	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,122	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,365	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	3,620.53/head	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,621	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	2,183.43/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,183	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	218.75/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,958	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,416	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 173Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year 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
3	300–350	343	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	372	432.50	432.50
9	400–450	422	370.00–415.00	392.54
19	500–550	533	330.00–360.00	353.56
2	550–600	555	330.00–345.00	337.43
2	600–650	625	320.00–325.00	322.48
2	700–750	720	272.00–275.00	273.46
1	800–850	800	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	425.00–450.00	433.78
28	600–650	642	347.00	347.00
13	650–700	667	343.75	343.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	327.50	327.50
1	500–550	500	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	425	335.00–350.00	345.24
4	450–500	475	342.50–360.00	355.24
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	588	305.00–325.00	312.93
2	600–650	617	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	600–650	640	361.00	361.00
61	850–900	867	304.50	304.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	320	455.00–465.00	460.00
2	350–400	367	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	437	430.00–475.00	458.74
13	500–550	511	367.00–390.00	380.12
3	550–600	568	352.50	352.50
11	600–650	617	340.00–358.00	354.74
3	650–700	688	330.00–343.00	338.62
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	776	280.00–305.00	294.29
1	800–850	805	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	890	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	520.00–535.00	527.50
4	400–450	411	485.00–502.50	495.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	385.00–437.00	398.77
3	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	468	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	542	347.50	347.50
4	550–600	575	315.00–342.50	328.07
2	650–700	683	295.00–310.00	302.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	900–950	942	316.60	316.60
165	1000–1050	1,008	301.00–301.50	301.17
1	1050–1100	1,065	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
4	300–350	330	530.00–555.00	541.36
7	450–500	476	420.00–437.50	427.89
9	500–550	516	377.50–385.00	381.03
12	550–600	582	382.00–383.00	382.68
5	600–650	631	345.00–370.00	361.97
2	700–750	720	327.50–330.00	328.74
2	900–950	922	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	442	452.00	452.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	435.00	435.00
7	350–400	352	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	483	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	678	320.00–330.00	325.06

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,675.00	3,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,468	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,620.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	780	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,183.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	210.00–227.50	218.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	191.00	191.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	125.00–129.00	127.05
2	—	1,360	150.00–153.00	151.49
18	—	1,287	131.00–148.00	138.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	101.00–106.00	104.46
1	—	1,110	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	142.00–145.00	143.52
4	—	1,538	136.00–140.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,578	164.00–175.00	169.18
5	—	1,419	190.00–200.00	195.05

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.