Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 12.00 to 14.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Plainer quality offering on feeder classes today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.27/cwt on 94 head, down $29.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −6.95 against this barn's trailing median of $411.22.

Average price

$404.27

▼ 29.36 vs prior sale

94 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$36.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.59

vs KY average

−0.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	408.97	2,182	82
Medium and Large 2-3	567	372.15	2,109	12thin

One grade step is worth $36.82/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.90, low $346.97, median $411.22 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale94 hd

404.27

—

KY average25 barns · 1,332 hd

410.86

−6.59

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−0.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

411.22

−6.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,791	226.66	4,060	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	184.76	2,842	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	182.01	2,279	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	938	168.14	1,576	14

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)	1,047	$3,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,451	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	886	$2,688	11
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,653	$4,512	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,746	4thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	470.24/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	427.35/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,026	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	453.23/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	367.17/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	442.53/cwt	430.00–452.00	1,836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	428.81/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	488.41/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,286	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	349.88/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	458.82/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	383.23/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,640	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	438.12/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,348	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	403.77/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,087	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	323.49/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	330.44/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	426.92/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,203	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	391.44/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,263	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	502.55/cwt	490.00–507.00	2,111	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	426	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	378.66/cwt	370.00–389.00	2,734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	431.92/cwt	425.00–442.00	2,462	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	512.04/cwt	500.00–517.00	1,925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	377.37/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,377	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	324.79/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	366.18/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,431	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	607	408.37/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	436.46/cwt	425.00–447.00	2,326	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	495.30/cwt	487.00–500.00	1,823	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	166.13/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,603	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	179.68/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,770	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	155.73/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,347	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	184.74/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,354	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	176.30/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,216	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	2,746.21/head	2,100.00–3,150.00	2,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	491.99/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,544	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	549.00/cwt	549.00–549.00	2,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	514.97/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	551.19/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	510.03/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	334	477.08/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	468.86/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,974	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	511.73/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	329.02/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,264	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,450.53/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	341.32/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	313.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	184.52/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,821	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	193.03/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,069	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	247.47/cwt	246.00–249.00	4,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,653	4,511.50/head	4,350.00–4,700.00	4,512	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	2,688.34/head	1,750.00–2,950.00	2,688	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	3,712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	212.81/cwt	212.00–214.00	3,569	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	178.05/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	225.31/cwt	220.00–229.00	4,360	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	193.54/cwt	190.00–201.00	2,514	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	165.14/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	389.08/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	370.58/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,131	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	886	280.25/cwt	277.00–287.00	2,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	329.32/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	523.56/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	522.94/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	471.79/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,482	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	404.72/cwt	399.00–407.50	2,732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	404.19/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	332.25/cwt	332.25–332.25	2,741	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,527	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	341.30/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,259	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	377.79/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,388	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	494	435.61/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	387.74/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	408.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	422.96/cwt	420.00–427.00	1,772	8

How this sale compares

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 Jun 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 1,534Year ago 1,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 94Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 180Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	280	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	368	487.00–500.00	495.30
3	400–450	425	460.00–475.00	470.24
9	450–500	485	440.00–465.00	453.23
15	500–550	533	425.00–447.00	436.46
2	550–600	557	415.00	415.00
10	600–650	630	370.00–390.00	377.37
11	650–700	664	352.00–370.00	366.18
2	700–750	725	315.00–335.00	324.79
1	750–800	755	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	845	307.00	307.00
3	850–900	870	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	920	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	383	505.00–515.00	510.03
2	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
6	600–650	607	402.50–420.00	408.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
4	450–500	494	435.00–437.50	435.61
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	590	387.00–390.00	387.74
4	650–700	662	340.00–345.00	341.30
1	800–850	830	297.00	297.00
1	950–1000	970	262.00	262.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	331	420.00–435.00	428.81
4	350–400	371	455.00–465.00	458.82
11	400–450	415	430.00–452.00	442.53
18	450–500	474	420.00–440.00	427.35
30	500–550	517	385.00–415.00	403.77
20	550–600	578	390.00–395.00	391.44
3	600–650	625	345.00–360.00	349.88
9	650–700	676	360.00–375.00	367.17
7	700–750	729	327.00–340.00	330.44
1	750–800	775	322.00	322.00
1	850–900	875	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	516	420.00–432.00	426.92
4	550–600	556	410.00	410.00
10	600–650	632	375.00–392.00	377.79
4	700–750	722	350.00	350.00
64	800–850	825	332.25	332.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	475.00–480.00	477.08
3	350–400	380	510.00–515.00	511.73
10	400–450	421	460.00–477.50	468.86
4	450–500	473	452.50	452.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
8	400–450	419	420.00–427.00	422.96
6	450–500	486	400.00–410.00	408.37
2	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
10	550–600	575	370.00–372.00	370.58
3	600–650	605	328.00–330.00	329.32
3	650–700	673	340.00–342.00	341.32
3	700–750	725	310.00–315.00	313.32
1	800–850	800	282.00	282.00
3	850–900	886	277.00–287.00	280.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	271	520.00–530.00	523.56
4	300–350	331	520.00–530.00	522.94
6	350–400	376	500.00–517.00	512.04
10	400–450	420	490.00–507.00	502.55
16	450–500	468	480.00–495.00	488.41
18	500–550	536	430.00–450.00	438.12
11	550–600	570	425.00–442.00	431.92
4	600–650	629	400.00–417.00	404.19
14	650–700	689	375.00–390.00	383.23
10	700–750	722	370.00–389.00	378.66
3	750–800	798	340.00	340.00
10	800–850	842	320.00–340.00	323.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	526	460.00–482.50	471.79
2	600–650	602	430.00	430.00
6	650–700	675	399.00–407.50	404.72
1	800–850	805	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	550.00–555.00	551.19
6	350–400	369	549.00	549.00
2	400–450	428	510.00–520.00	514.97
2	450–500	485	505.00	505.00
15	500–550	517	490.00–500.00	491.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	337.50	337.50
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
4	450–500	462	472.50	472.50
1	500–550	505	437.00	437.00
2	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	630	385.00–391.00	389.08
3	650–700	688	327.00–330.00	329.02
1	700–750	700	337.50	337.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	192.00	192.00
4	—	965	162.00–172.00	166.13
4	—	985	176.00–183.00	179.68
5	—	865	153.00–159.00	155.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,274	180.00–189.00	184.74
10	—	1,257	170.00–179.00	176.30
10	—	1,299	190.00–201.00	193.54
7	—	1,110	162.00–169.00	165.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,529	180.00–189.00	184.52
3	—	1,590	190.00–195.00	193.03
3	—	1,543	176.00–179.00	178.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	246.00–249.00	247.47
1	—	1,600	232.00	232.00
3	—	1,677	212.00–214.00	212.81
4	—	1,935	220.00–229.00	225.31

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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	4	—	1,154	2,100.00–3,150.00	2,746.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,047	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,653	4,350.00–4,700.00	4,511.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	886	1,750.00–2,950.00	2,688.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	240.00	240.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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