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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 8

● Final187 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,880 head

▲ 1,719 vs last sale 1,161▲ 2,880 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 216▲ 326 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 142▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to being closed for the holiday break.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.63/cwt on 429 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −15.93 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.

Average price

$387.63

429 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$39.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.81

vs KY average

−22.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	392.25	2,135	372
Medium and Large 2	572	359.63	2,057	40
Medium and Large 2-3	550	352.47	1,940	17thin

One grade step is worth $39.78/cwt here — about $195 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 sale429 hd

387.63

—

KY average24 barns · 2,090 hd

374.82

+12.81

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−22.47

This barn, trailing median34 sales

403.56

−15.93

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.90, low $316.07, median $403.56 across 34 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	1,695	180.97	3,067	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	152.32	1,886	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	150.74	2,222	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	133.95	1,412	73

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,242	$2,777	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,234	$2,717	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$2,619	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,189	$2,333	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,203	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,026	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,640	$3,425	1thin

Every lot

187 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

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 · Steers60 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	175	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	770	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,755	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	508.43/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,434	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,241	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	303	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,742	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	501.63/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,565	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	359	452.51/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,625	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	484.32/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,753	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	550.50/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,048	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	466.84/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,751	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	410	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,235	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	464.97/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,948	52
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	503.26/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,114	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	438.81/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,852	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	424	428.44/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,817	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	467.37/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,155	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	441.21/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,038	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	427.75/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,010	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	414.34/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,985	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	382.85/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,987	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	521	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,449	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	407.04/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,174	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	374.46/cwt	372.00–375.00	2,003	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	438.74/cwt	427.00–445.00	2,356	121
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	434.46/cwt	430.00–438.00	2,468	76
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,192	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	419.78/cwt	410.00–424.00	2,435	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,598	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	405.35/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,521	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,243	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	372.54/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,336	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	654	416.27/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,722	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,129	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	359.69/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,385	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	395.86/cwt	392.50–403.00	2,716	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	378.98/cwt	370.00–381.50	2,619	106
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	716	401.59/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,875	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	359.73/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,601	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	381.86/cwt	372.50–384.00	2,765	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	335.91/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,452	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,568	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	345.19/cwt	337.50–349.00	2,665	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	772	328.40/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,535	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,937	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	338.46/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,745	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	326.47/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,680	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	308.99/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,549	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	299.95/cwt	297.50–302.50	2,490	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	857	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,314	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	317.38/cwt	307.00–322.50	2,755	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	3,046	28
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,750	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	958	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,299	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,060	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,837	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2-3	188	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	630	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	229	405.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	928	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,202	14
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	292	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,226	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	467.46/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,543	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	423.29/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,418	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	450.94/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,515	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	337	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,399	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	470.66/cwt	450.00–477.00	1,741	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	506.63/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,935	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	410.56/cwt	345.00–435.00	1,593	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	440.43/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,713	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,762	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	430.55/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,838	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	458.32/cwt	457.50–462.50	1,971	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	404.29/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,779	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	435.62/cwt	435.00–436.00	2,008	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	414.56/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,940	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	396.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,881	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	384.08/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,851	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,840	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	393.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,045	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	422.21/cwt	414.00–425.00	2,195	94
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	354.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,860	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	372.56/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,971	75
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	378.89/cwt	367.00–386.00	2,148	125
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	568	399.93/cwt	399.00–403.00	2,272	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	351.21/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,995	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	393.13/cwt	391.00–395.00	2,260	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	359.55/cwt	352.00–363.00	2,103	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	370.40/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,241	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	322.24/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,962	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,383	87
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	335.52/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,067	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	647	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,119	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	355.03/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,336	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	316.82/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,094	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	337.27/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,266	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	676	309.28/cwt	307.00–317.50	2,091	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	334.67/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,366	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	322.38/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,350	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	312.51/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,506	31
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,648	131
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	883	266.69/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,355	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,443	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,652	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls44 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	594.61/cwt	550.00–670.00	1,308	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,212	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	520.38/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,353	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	261	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,618	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	444.86/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,237	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	489.77/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,396	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	509.96/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,642	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	544.96/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,815	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,483	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,656	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	507.49/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,903	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	405.80/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,664	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	441.11/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,844	28
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	461.67/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,985	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	420.13/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,819	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,061	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	431.15/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,018	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	412.93/cwt	410.00–417.00	2,003	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,108	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,851	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	397.50/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,091	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	383.56/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,029	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	532	410.72/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,185	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	552	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,191	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	370.50/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,138	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	343.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,073	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	604	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,440	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	364.86/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,288	34
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	328.32/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,085	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	347.02/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,325	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	331.25/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,229	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,339	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,349	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,802	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,255	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	171.92/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,661	7
Bulls	—	—	1,823	187.85/cwt	186.00–192.00	3,425	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,959	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	768	96.51/cwt	85.00–101.00	741	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	117.38/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,180	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	158.01/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,691	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	138.00/cwt	127.00–149.00	1,511	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	155.00/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,907	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	166.76/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,076	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	143.93/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,806	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,424	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	144.37/cwt	134.00–149.00	2,116	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	153.85/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,280	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	875	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	2,675.00/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,761.44/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,761	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,177	2,455.55/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,456	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,188	1,951.02/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,951	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,618.80/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,619	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,230	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,255	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	2,887.57/head	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,888	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	2,866.75/head	2,575.00–3,050.00	2,867	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,026.25/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,026	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,203.41/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,203	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	191.47/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,647	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,640	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	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 (Thursday)

Thu Jan 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,880Last week 1,161Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 326Last week 216Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 142Year ago 0

No trends due to being closed for the holiday break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	375	460.00–470.00	466.84
22	400–450	422	435.00–445.00	438.81
9	450–500	470	425.00–430.00	427.75
14	500–550	519	382.50–385.00	382.85
9	550–600	585	395.00	395.00
4	600–650	623	360.00	360.00
6	650–700	663	355.00–362.00	359.69
1	700–750	740	347.00	347.00
6	800–850	825	307.00–310.00	308.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
4	350–400	359	450.00–455.00	452.51
12	400–450	424	420.00–430.00	428.44
16	450–500	479	412.50–417.50	414.34
10	500–550	535	372.00–375.00	374.46
3	550–600	573	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	322.50	322.50
8	700–750	730	330.00–337.50	335.91
6	750–800	772	325.00–332.00	328.40
2	800–850	830	297.50–302.50	299.95
2	850–900	857	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	940	292.50	292.50
2	950–1000	958	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
121	500–550	537	427.00–445.00	438.74
76	550–600	568	430.00–438.00	434.46
29	600–650	622	400.00–416.00	405.35
41	650–700	686	392.50–403.00	395.86
17	700–750	724	372.50–384.00	381.86
6	750–800	773	380.00	380.00
22	800–850	811	336.00–340.00	338.46
28	900–950	933	326.50	326.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	410	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	270	650.00	650.00
3	300–350	303	575.00	575.00
19	350–400	372	550.00–560.00	550.50
6	400–450	420	500.00–505.00	503.26
4	450–500	461	460.00–470.00	467.37
3	500–550	521	470.00	470.00
9	600–650	615	422.50	422.50
34	650–700	654	415.00–420.00	416.27
13	700–750	716	397.50–405.00	401.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	440.00	440.00
3	250–300	282	500.00–525.00	508.43
6	300–350	312	500.00–510.00	501.63
18	350–400	362	475.00–500.00	484.32
52	400–450	419	450.00–480.00	464.97
21	450–500	462	435.00–455.00	441.21
46	500–550	534	400.00–445.00	407.04
72	550–600	580	410.00–424.00	419.78
42	600–650	627	365.00–387.00	372.54
106	650–700	691	370.00–381.50	378.98
20	700–750	723	355.00–367.50	359.73
29	750–800	772	337.50–349.00	345.19
16	800–850	821	312.50–330.00	326.47
9	850–900	868	307.00–322.50	317.38
1	1050–1100	1,055	290.00	290.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	335	420.00–430.00	423.29
22	350–400	389	437.50–445.00	440.43
2	400–450	422	417.50	417.50
24	450–500	475	390.00–400.00	396.00
7	500–550	511	360.00	360.00
33	550–600	585	352.00–363.00	359.55
17	600–650	609	320.00–330.00	322.24
10	650–700	661	312.00–320.00	316.82
3	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	188	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	292	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	337	415.00	415.00
15	350–400	388	345.00–435.00	410.56
4	400–450	440	402.00–405.00	404.29
11	450–500	482	380.00–387.50	384.08
7	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	354.27
10	550–600	568	350.00–357.00	351.21
2	600–650	647	327.50	327.50
6	650–700	676	307.00–317.50	309.28
3	850–900	883	265.00–270.00	266.69
1	1000–1050	1,040	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	519	390.00–400.00	393.95
15	550–600	575	391.00–395.00	393.13
30	600–650	605	360.00–374.00	370.40
23	650–700	658	352.00–365.00	355.03
7	700–750	707	332.50–337.50	334.67
131	800–850	811	326.50	326.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	330	465.00–470.00	467.46
9	350–400	382	500.00–510.00	506.63
6	400–450	430	457.50–462.50	458.32
39	450–500	461	435.00–436.00	435.62
94	500–550	520	414.00–425.00	422.21
35	550–600	568	399.00–403.00	399.93
87	600–650	615	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	400.00–420.00	405.25
14	250–300	267	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	336	445.00–460.00	450.94
12	350–400	370	450.00–477.00	470.66
22	400–450	427	420.00–440.00	430.55
24	450–500	468	405.00–425.00	414.56
75	500–550	529	365.00–382.00	372.56
125	550–600	567	367.00–386.00	378.89
21	600–650	616	330.00–340.00	335.52
34	650–700	672	330.00–342.50	337.27
26	700–750	729	315.00–330.00	322.38
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
31	800–850	802	308.00–315.00	312.51
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00
4	900–950	922	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	440.00–450.00	444.86
1	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	360	412.00	412.00
13	400–450	433	417.50–425.00	420.13
3	450–500	488	432.00	432.00
5	500–550	529	382.00–390.00	383.56
4	600–650	603	340.00–350.00	343.77
2	650–700	673	330.00–332.50	331.25
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	620.00	620.00
1	300–350	315	565.00	565.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	505.00	505.00
6	250–300	285	485.00–500.00	489.77
8	300–350	322	500.00–520.00	509.96
3	350–400	368	450.00	450.00
28	400–450	418	430.00–445.00	441.11
2	450–500	468	427.50–435.00	431.15
13	500–550	526	390.00–402.50	397.50
18	550–600	577	367.50–375.00	370.50
34	600–650	627	352.00–370.00	364.86
5	650–700	670	342.50–355.00	347.02
13	700–750	731	320.00	320.00
3	800–850	836	281.00	281.00
1	850–900	890	202.50	202.50
1	1000–1050	1,025	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	410	400.00–410.00	405.80
7	450–500	485	410.00–417.00	412.93
2	500–550	525	350.00–355.00	352.48
4	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
6	600–650	635	320.00–330.00	328.32
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	810	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	550.00–670.00	594.61
2	250–300	260	500.00–540.00	520.38
2	300–350	333	540.00–550.00	544.96
8	350–400	375	500.00–520.00	507.49
3	400–450	430	460.00–465.00	461.67
6	450–500	458	450.00	450.00
14	500–550	532	410.00–420.00	410.72
2	550–600	552	397.00	397.00
11	600–650	604	404.00	404.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,177	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,455.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,951.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,266	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,887.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,266	2,575.00–3,050.00	2,866.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,088	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,761.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,190	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,618.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	880	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,203.41
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,026.25

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	3	—	860	190.00–192.50	191.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,640	3,425.00	3,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,548	165.00–176.00	171.92
1	—	1,950	203.00	203.00
6	—	1,823	186.00–192.00	187.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	165.00–168.00	166.76
34	—	1,230	149.00–163.00	155.00
16	—	1,255	137.00–149.00	143.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,005	110.00–124.00	117.38
43	—	1,095	127.00–149.00	138.00
4	—	768	85.00–101.00	96.51
10	—	1,070	150.00–172.00	158.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	175.00	175.00
27	—	1,482	149.00–160.00	153.85
17	—	1,466	134.00–149.00	144.37

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.