Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-08-06

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 6
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,801 head
▲ 826 vs last sale 975▲ 54 vs year ago 1,747 · +3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 87▼ 88 vs year ago 189 · −46.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 20 vs year ago 10 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $447.21/cwt on 120 head, up $15.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −10.06 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$447.21
▲ 15.28 vs prior sale
120 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.77
vs KY average
+32.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564449.802,537110
Medium and Large 2-3564418.802,36010thin
One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $177 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 sale120 hd
447.21
—
KY average23 barns · 576 hd
422.44
+24.77
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
+32.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
−10.06
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
516465414363median 457.2703/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,825227.514,15217
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,249181.522,26836
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,539180.712,78113
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low972165.721,61113
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,430214.003,0601thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$2,6243thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$2,4213thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,343$2,6912thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,391$2,9926

Every lot

133 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375497.00/cwt497.00–497.001,8642
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384564.86/cwt540.00–570.002,1696
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3407465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8937
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2032
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414486.98/cwt480.00–505.002,0165
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,2693
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1256
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2551
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502489.00/cwt485.00–490.002,4555
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518439.33/cwt439.00–440.002,2763
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521465.72/cwt457.00–477.002,42620
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554460.03/cwt455.00–465.002,5494
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579442.94/cwt420.00–445.252,56581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3907
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618439.19/cwt430.00–445.002,71427
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627416.60/cwt400.00–427.502,61246
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628382.47/cwt380.00–385.002,4022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674413.32/cwt411.00–417.502,78621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677377.63/cwt358.00–395.002,55736
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677365.31/cwt362.00–370.002,4736
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713394.84/cwt390.00–405.002,81566
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716378.66/cwt362.50–385.002,71110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728353.20/cwt350.00–357.002,5713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765345.14/cwt337.00–350.002,6407
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3783332.49/cwt330.00–335.002,6032
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810363.45/cwt349.50–367.002,944241
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811333.30/cwt332.00–337.002,7035
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,6362
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868323.06/cwt315.00–327.002,8043
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888338.18/cwt337.00–338.503,003148
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3916272.58/cwt270.00–277.502,4973
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923336.01/cwt327.00–345.003,101111
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0051
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2221432.49/cwt420.00–440.009564
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325497.58/cwt495.00–500.001,6172
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343462.52/cwt460.00–465.001,5862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373447.42/cwt445.00–450.001,6692
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380428.44/cwt420.00–440.001,6283
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413452.73/cwt445.00–460.001,8702
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450460.71/cwt460.00–465.002,0737
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474433.36/cwt420.00–447.502,05411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0791
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514439.33/cwt435.00–447.002,2588
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521401.88/cwt377.50–425.002,09418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580361.03/cwt360.00–365.002,0945
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581407.65/cwt402.00–415.002,36835
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586376.44/cwt372.50–395.002,20621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608358.52/cwt352.00–362.502,1807
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy618397.59/cwt397.50–405.002,457169
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635342.54/cwt340.00–345.002,1752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640379.37/cwt374.00–387.002,428111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2108
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684337.70/cwt332.50–347.502,31023
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718321.45/cwt312.50–327.502,3085
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730336.51/cwt332.50–337.002,4579
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3742302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2452
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751339.50/cwt339.50–339.502,55028
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2231
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4962
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818306.26/cwt302.50–310.002,5052
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4511
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8171
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7751
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1961
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3957245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3452
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,050255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6785
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2224505.14/cwt500.00–510.001,1324
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3781
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2301480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4453
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7922
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369507.15/cwt500.00–512.001,8714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,1732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8471
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431462.83/cwt455.00–475.001,9954
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy446503.32/cwt500.00–510.002,2453
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2302
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458468.76/cwt462.00–475.002,14711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed511480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527415.62/cwt410.00–420.002,1908
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy538458.93/cwt455.00–465.002,4695
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy556423.50/cwt422.50–425.002,3555
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576404.43/cwt390.00–412.002,33012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6141
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628393.78/cwt385.00–407.502,4736
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy661392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,5914
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2676365.49/cwt355.00–370.002,4719
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3677348.37/cwt345.00–350.002,3583
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2702342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4012
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3282
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3751300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2533
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773333.64/cwt320.00–337.502,5799
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy775365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8292
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3800265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1202
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6091
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3863267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,3044
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3930281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,6131
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,430214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,0601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,711215.59/cwt212.00–218.003,6896
Bulls——1,815227.82/cwt223.00–231.004,1356
Bulls——1,905255.00/cwt255.00–255.004,8581
Bulls——1,990238.07/cwt235.00–243.004,7384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915156.60/cwt154.00–158.001,4333
Cows—Lean 85-90%930140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3021
Cows—Lean 85-90%988175.50/cwt173.00–180.001,7345
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006166.77/cwt164.00–171.001,6784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,8341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244184.83/cwt180.00–189.002,29917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260175.06/cwt170.00–179.002,20614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266194.72/cwt192.00–198.002,4654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501177.03/cwt174.00–179.002,6575
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524184.19/cwt181.00–186.002,8076
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,2591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,7721
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3432,690.97/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29852,421.49/head2,100.00–2,600.002,4213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,624.35/head2,150.00–2,900.002,6243
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3912,992.14/head1,775.00–3,650.002,9926

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
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