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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 26

● Final183 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,026 head

▲ 894 vs last sale 1,132▼ 31 vs year ago 2,057 · −1.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 93▲ 15 vs year ago 142 · +10.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 87▲ 75 vs year ago 25 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was 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 $488.70/cwt on 201 head, down $9.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +31.42 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.

Average price

$488.70

▼ 9.17 vs prior sale

201 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

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

$58.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

vs KY average

+10.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	490.96	2,766	190
Medium and Large 2	554	459.42	2,547	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	541	432.48	2,340	4thin

One grade step is worth $58.48/cwt here — about $426 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale201 hd

488.70

—

KY average26 barns · 1,593 hd

482.27

+6.43

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

+10.61

This barn, trailing median34 sales

457.27

+31.42

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $376.90, median $457.27 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	—	High	1,697	210.79	3,578	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,635	175.52	2,869	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	174.84	2,176	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	167.83	1,631	9thin

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)	1,182	$2,951	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$2,830	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,153	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	610	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$3,366	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$3,328	10

Every lot

183 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 · Steers62 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,495	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	233	617.37/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,438	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,855	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,929	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,863	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,130	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	687.00/cwt	687.00–687.00	2,198	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	656.29/cwt	650.00–657.50	2,179	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,910	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,275	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,237	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	610.83/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,321	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	589.63/cwt	585.00–592.00	2,300	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	409	615.90/cwt	600.00–627.50	2,519	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	412	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,657	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	522.03/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,193	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	552.12/cwt	537.50–580.00	2,402	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	460	573.83/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,640	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	507.54/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,375	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	556.21/cwt	555.00–557.50	2,614	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	544.28/cwt	535.00–552.50	2,596	54
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	521.79/cwt	517.00–527.50	2,567	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	414.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,178	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	514.65/cwt	508.00–525.00	2,707	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	528	537.56/cwt	530.00–539.00	2,838	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	486.58/cwt	472.50–492.50	2,593	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	557	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,507	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	459.19/cwt	455.00–462.00	2,599	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,794	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	476.40/cwt	465.00–478.00	2,806	108
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	611	393.28/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,403	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	419.98/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,625	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	458.00/cwt	450.00–461.00	2,885	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	425.96/cwt	423.00–430.00	2,833	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	388.11/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,628	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	411.17/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,808	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	697	382.00/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,663	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	710	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,947	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	395.57/cwt	393.00–399.00	2,868	60
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	386.71/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,808	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	360.98/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,635	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	381.50/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,880	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	360.10/cwt	357.50–369.00	2,802	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,730	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	332.34/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,692	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	347.45/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,866	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	353.25/cwt	353.25–353.25	2,967	55
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,709	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	854	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,963	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	883	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,814	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,385	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	907	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,011	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	306.38/cwt	302.00–320.00	2,834	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,928	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,067	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,774	2
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	3,079	3
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,666	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers61 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	136	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	1,149	3
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	160	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	1,296	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	185	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	925	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	233	525.16/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,224	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,163	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	257	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,426	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	268	632.67/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,696	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	522.94/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,700	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,646	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	484.76/cwt	480.00–487.00	1,614	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	334	551.79/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,843	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	488.33/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,782	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	530.34/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,968	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,325	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	577.42/cwt	560.00–585.00	2,165	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	505.07/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,894	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	480.73/cwt	472.00–490.00	2,058	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	511.22/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,193	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	449.22/cwt	445.00–452.00	1,936	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	438	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,376	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	459	489.86/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,248	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	447.41/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,085	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	475.31/cwt	462.50–480.00	2,258	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	454.70/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,219	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	477.75/cwt	477.75–477.75	2,441	106
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	421.13/cwt	412.50–427.00	2,173	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	395.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,054	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	440.31/cwt	433.00–445.00	2,303	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	371.64/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,944	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,434	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	373.76/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,112	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	393.56/cwt	382.00–410.00	2,243	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	428.93/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,449	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	372.32/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,204	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	416.71/cwt	413.00–424.00	2,563	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,139	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	361.27/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,243	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	386.51/cwt	380.00–389.00	2,454	71
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	656	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,585	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	358.54/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,377	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	376.70/cwt	371.00–379.50	2,565	104
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,360	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	725	381.38/cwt	380.50–383.00	2,765	33
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	332.97/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,427	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	350.82/cwt	350.50–360.00	2,561	85
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	333.05/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,525	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	375.75/cwt	367.00–377.50	2,863	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,387	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	827	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,837	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,726	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,857	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	293.41/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,708	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	973	316.20/cwt	313.00–318.00	3,077	14
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	228.58/cwt	220.00–237.00	2,583	2
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,749	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	160	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	1,176	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	170	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	969	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	589.11/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,325	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,823	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,796	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,888	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	321	671.89/cwt	665.00–675.00	2,157	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	325	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,275	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,077	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	623.39/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,101	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	613.00/cwt	600.00–622.00	2,231	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,368	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,233	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	416	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,496	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	504.72/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,150	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,448	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,295	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,628	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,375	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	524.87/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,509	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	516.02/cwt	502.00–522.50	2,632	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,084	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,680	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	457.27/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,643	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,586	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	388.85/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,388	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	380.97/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,598	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,587	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	708	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,697	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,806	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	929	291.71/cwt	284.00–297.00	2,710	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	196.45/cwt	196.00–197.00	3,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,722	217.29/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,742	6
Bulls	—	—	1,747	207.36/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,623	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	175.80/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,661	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	165.22/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,626	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,554	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	165.82/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,945	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,186	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	182.56/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,306	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,133	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,602	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	184.29/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,004	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	175.57/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,900	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,618	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,365.61/head	2,750.00–3,900.00	3,366	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	3,328.24/head	1,550.00–4,100.00	3,328	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	2,830.16/head	1,850.00–4,000.00	2,830	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	2,153.12/head	1,825.00–2,450.00	2,153	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	2,950.78/head	2,400.00–3,600.00	2,951	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,553	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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.

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Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

Thu Mar 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,026Last week 1,132Year ago 2,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 93Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 87Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	500.00	500.00
2	200–250	233	520.00–530.00	525.16
2	250–300	257	555.00	555.00
10	300–350	325	510.00–535.00	522.94
14	350–400	371	525.00–545.00	530.34
12	400–450	428	472.00–490.00	480.73
39	450–500	475	462.50–480.00	475.31
19	500–550	516	412.50–427.00	421.13
24	550–600	570	382.00–410.00	393.56
11	600–650	621	350.00–375.00	361.27
6	650–700	663	350.00–361.00	358.54
6	700–750	729	322.00–337.00	332.97
5	750–800	758	327.50–345.00	333.05
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	317.00	317.00
2	900–950	923	290.00–297.00	293.41
2	1100–1150	1,130	220.00–237.00	228.58
1	1150–1200	1,160	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	136	845.00	845.00
1	150–200	160	810.00	810.00
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	268	620.00–640.00	632.67
5	300–350	334	550.00–560.00	551.79
5	350–400	375	560.00–585.00	577.42
11	400–450	429	505.00–530.00	511.22
11	450–500	459	485.00–495.00	489.86
106	500–550	511	477.75	477.75
6	550–600	550	442.50	442.50
21	600–650	615	413.00–424.00	416.71
16	650–700	656	394.00	394.00
33	700–750	725	380.50–383.00	381.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	620.00	620.00
5	400–450	438	542.50	542.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	500–550	523	433.00–445.00	440.31
28	550–600	571	422.50–437.50	428.93
71	600–650	635	380.00–389.00	386.51
104	650–700	681	371.00–379.50	376.70
85	700–750	730	350.50–360.00	350.82
6	750–800	762	367.00–377.50	375.75
4	800–850	827	343.00	343.00
1	900–950	910	314.00	314.00
14	950–1000	973	313.00–318.00	316.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	495.00	495.00
3	300–350	333	480.00–487.00	484.76
3	350–400	365	485.00–495.00	488.33
4	400–450	431	445.00–452.00	449.22
4	450–500	466	445.00–455.00	447.41
3	500–550	523	370.00–375.00	371.64
3	550–600	592	367.00–375.00	372.32
3	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	344.97
1	650–700	690	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	312.00	312.00
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	326	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	375	500.00–510.00	505.07
1	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
10	450–500	488	452.50–460.00	454.70
2	500–550	520	390.00–400.00	395.05
2	550–600	565	372.50–375.00	373.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	615.00–620.00	617.37
3	250–300	298	625.00	625.00
6	300–350	332	650.00–657.50	656.29
5	350–400	380	600.00–620.00	610.83
25	400–450	435	537.50–580.00	552.12
54	450–500	477	535.00–552.50	544.28
19	500–550	533	472.50–492.50	486.58
108	550–600	589	465.00–478.00	476.40
33	600–650	625	405.00–430.00	419.98
28	650–700	683	400.00–420.00	411.17
13	700–750	726	380.00–390.00	386.71
36	750–800	778	357.50–369.00	360.10
24	800–850	825	340.00–355.00	347.45
8	900–950	925	302.00–320.00	306.38
2	950–1000	960	305.00	305.00
3	1150–1200	1,175	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	700.00	700.00
2	300–350	300	710.00	710.00
1	350–400	350	650.00	650.00
14	400–450	412	645.00	645.00
22	450–500	460	570.00–575.00	573.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	500–550	526	508.00–525.00	514.65
3	550–600	576	485.00	485.00
28	600–650	630	450.00–461.00	458.00
41	650–700	665	423.00–430.00	425.96
60	700–750	725	393.00–399.00	395.57
5	750–800	755	380.00–382.50	381.50
55	800–850	840	353.25	353.25
63	850–900	854	347.00	347.00
12	900–950	907	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	650.00	650.00
2	250–300	290	665.00	665.00
1	300–350	320	687.00	687.00
1	350–400	355	630.00	630.00
29	400–450	409	600.00–627.50	615.90
2	450–500	470	555.00–557.50	556.21
11	500–550	528	530.00–539.00	537.56
4	700–750	710	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	335	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	390	585.00–592.00	589.63
5	400–450	420	520.00–525.00	522.03
5	450–500	492	517.00–527.50	521.79
2	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
5	550–600	566	455.00–462.00	459.19
2	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	677	385.00–392.50	388.11
2	700–750	730	360.00–362.00	360.98
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00
3	800–850	810	331.00–335.00	332.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	505.00–510.00	507.54
2	500–550	525	410.00–420.00	414.95
2	550–600	557	450.00	450.00
6	600–650	611	390.00–395.00	393.28
5	650–700	697	380.00–382.50	382.00
1	700–750	740	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	780	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	840	322.50	322.50
2	850–900	883	317.50–320.00	318.74
1	900–950	900	265.00	265.00
2	1050–1100	1,067	260.00	260.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	735.00	735.00
2	200–250	225	580.00–600.00	589.11
1	250–300	285	630.00	630.00
9	300–350	337	620.00–630.00	623.39
5	350–400	364	600.00–622.00	613.00
6	400–450	426	500.00–510.00	504.72
2	450–500	478	520.00–530.00	524.87
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	578	450.00–472.50	457.27
4	600–650	614	380.00–395.00	388.85
5	650–700	682	380.00–385.00	380.97
1	700–750	705	367.00	367.00
2	750–800	775	362.00	362.00
5	900–950	929	284.00–297.00	291.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	675.00	675.00
3	300–350	321	665.00–675.00	671.89
1	350–400	370	640.00	640.00
1	400–450	445	550.00	550.00
6	450–500	461	570.00	570.00
7	500–550	510	502.00–522.50	516.02
10	700–750	708	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	700.00	700.00
11	400–450	416	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	290	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	335	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	385	580.00	580.00
1	450–500	475	500.00	500.00
1	550–600	585	442.00	442.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	460	499.00	499.00
1	500–550	525	397.00	397.00
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	547	490.00	490.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,249	170.00–180.00	175.03
8	—	1,173	162.00–169.00	165.82
13	—	1,263	181.00–185.00	182.56
2	—	1,350	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	154.00	154.00
6	—	1,630	180.00–188.00	184.29
8	—	1,652	170.00–179.00	175.57
3	—	1,577	164.00–166.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	173.00–178.00	175.80
5	—	984	162.00–169.00	165.22
1	—	990	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,722	214.00–220.00	217.29
2	—	1,548	196.00–197.00	196.45
3	—	1,747	205.00–210.00	207.36

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	10	—	1,190	1,550.00–4,100.00	3,328.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	4,050.00	4,050.00

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)	6	—	1,182	2,400.00–3,600.00	2,950.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,077	1,850.00–4,000.00	2,830.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,174	1,825.00–2,450.00	2,153.12

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	1	—	940	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	222.00	222.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	610	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	2	—	1,345	2,750.00–3,900.00	3,365.61

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.