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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 3

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

410 head

▼ 311 vs last sale 721▼ 1,474 vs year ago 1,884 · −78.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 50▼ 124 vs year ago 156 · −79.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 52 vs year ago 67 · −77.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold 16.00 to 18.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Extreme heat affecting movement and supply of feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $316.07/cwt on 35 head, down $27.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −87.49 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.

Average price

$316.07

▼ 27.49 vs prior sale

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

vs KY average

−15.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	322.41	1,759	29
Medium and Large 2-3	561	285.41	1,601	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

316.07

—

KY average25 barns · 393 hd

321.60

−5.54

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−15.45

This barn, trailing median34 sales

403.56

−87.49

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	1,742	202.77	3,531	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	157.21	2,549	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	154.09	1,918	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	933	130.76	1,220	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,830	170.00	3,111	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$2,785	2thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	443.22/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,467	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,619	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	431.97/cwt	420.00–433.00	1,918	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	376.91/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,009	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,152	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,954	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,104	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	310.50/cwt	310.00–311.00	2,034	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,273	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	317.20/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,262	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	404.43/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,120	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	381.61/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,107	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	397.74/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,320	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	367.11/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,384	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	341.64/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,339	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	410.88/cwt	387.00–420.00	1,746	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	343.43/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,460	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	368.58/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,600	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	331.10/cwt	322.50–337.00	1,586	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	351.34/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,697	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	324.99/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,742	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	310.30/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,756	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,939	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	589	290.62/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,712	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,884	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	285.42/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,872	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,154	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	270.19/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,829	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	250.04/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,770	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	305.90/cwt	305.90–305.90	2,355	66
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,180	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,236	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	880	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,684	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,629	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	993	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,332	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,226	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	446.93/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,426	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	430.05/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,565	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,475	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	418.14/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,748	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,852	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,631	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	454	405.26/cwt	402.00–415.00	1,840	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	383.50/cwt	377.50–389.00	1,848	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,685	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	348.53/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,812	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	329.72/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,738	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	357.74/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,985	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	312.22/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,752	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	276.15/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,574	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	612	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,729	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	314.70/cwt	312.50–317.00	1,935	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	280.27/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,858	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	735	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,183	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,793	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,004	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,111	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	211.50/cwt	209.00–214.00	3,638	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	194.03/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,421	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	121.75/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,051	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	134.65/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,272	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,481	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	146.94/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,749	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	157.66/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,005	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,098	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,634	159.61/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,608	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	2,784.73/head	2,475.00–3,050.00	2,785	2

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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 721Year ago 1,884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 50Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	454	402.00–415.00	405.26
2	500–550	520	347.00–350.00	348.53
18	550–600	555	340.00–360.00	357.74
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
4	250–300	296	450.00	450.00
7	300–350	319	440.00–460.00	446.93
5	350–400	364	425.00–440.00	430.05
7	400–450	418	402.50–422.50	418.14
16	450–500	482	377.50–389.00	383.50
13	500–550	527	325.00–340.00	329.72
5	550–600	561	300.00–320.00	312.22
4	600–650	615	312.50–317.00	314.70
3	650–700	663	277.00–282.00	280.27
2	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	397.00	397.00
1	300–350	305	402.00	402.00
2	350–400	367	402.00	402.00
2	400–450	435	370.00–380.00	375.00
2	450–500	485	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	570	272.50–280.00	276.15
2	600–650	612	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	790	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	835	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	390.00–412.00	404.43
6	300–350	332	385.00–405.00	397.74
6	350–400	377	357.00–375.00	367.11
6	400–450	434	360.00–375.00	368.58
7	450–500	479	322.50–337.00	331.10
20	500–550	536	310.00–332.50	324.99
7	550–600	566	300.00–315.00	310.30
2	600–650	628	300.00	300.00
11	650–700	656	280.00–297.50	285.42
2	700–750	708	240.00–260.00	250.04
2	800–850	800	272.50	272.50
1	850–900	860	260.00	260.00
3	1000–1050	1,031	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
2	550–600	572	339.00	339.00
2	650–700	673	320.00	320.00
66	750–800	770	305.90	305.90
1	850–900	880	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
16	400–450	425	387.00–420.00	410.88
3	450–500	483	350.00–352.00	351.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	290	375.00–385.00	381.61
3	350–400	392	335.00–345.00	341.64
3	400–450	425	340.00–345.00	343.43
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	589	290.00–292.50	290.62
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
6	650–700	677	267.00–271.00	270.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	331	440.00–450.00	443.22
3	350–400	368	435.00–445.00	440.02
15	400–450	444	420.00–433.00	431.97
11	500–550	533	375.00–382.00	376.91
1	550–600	555	352.00	352.00
3	600–650	628	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	655	310.00–311.00	310.50
3	700–750	713	310.00–332.00	317.20
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	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
7	500–550	538	400.00	400.00
16	650–700	657	346.00	346.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,272	154.00–162.00	157.66
4	—	1,190	146.00–149.00	146.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	120.00–124.00	121.75
2	—	945	131.00–138.00	134.65
1	—	1,050	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,634	157.00–162.00	159.61
1	—	1,520	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	189.00–197.00	194.03
2	—	1,720	209.00–214.00	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	170.00	170.00

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	—	985	2,575.00	2,575.00

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	2	—	938	2,475.00–3,050.00	2,784.73

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.