Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifer sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $419.86/cwt on 26 head, up $15.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 22 comparable sales and sits +15.54 against this barn's trailing median of $404.31.

Average price

$419.86

▲ 15.19 vs prior sale

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$48.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.34

vs KY average

+2.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	429.21	2,268	21
Medium and Large 2-3	582	380.57	2,215	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.64/cwt here — about $53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.93, low $354.51, median $404.31 across 22 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 sale26 hd

419.86

—

KY average25 barns · 940 hd

411.52

+8.34

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+2.75

This barn, trailing median22 sales

404.31

+15.54

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	1,848	233.94	4,324	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	187.32	2,888	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	184.11	2,394	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	175.67	1,642	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	202.25	2,478	3thin

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)	1,525	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,016	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$4,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	384.75/cwt	384.00–385.00	2,636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	483.36/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	439.42/cwt	432.50–450.00	2,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	379.80/cwt	375.00–387.00	2,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,572	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	4,525.00/head	4,525.00–4,525.00	4,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	223.95/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,476	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,016.07/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	393	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	365.58/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	429.62/cwt	427.00–435.00	2,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	380.57/cwt	377.00–382.00	2,215	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	175.46/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,081	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	185.27/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,473	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	191.40/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,536	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,737	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	186.12/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,870	11
Bulls	—	—	1,793	243.53/cwt	235.00–248.00	4,366	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	226.75/cwt	223.00–230.00	4,286	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	202.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,478	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	192.22/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,958	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	732	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	328.31/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	501.53/cwt	500.00–502.00	2,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	448.65/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	483.29/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	314.04/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	497.52/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	519.13/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	472.33/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,522	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	361.46/cwt	359.00–363.00	2,798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	370.40/cwt	362.50–385.00	2,293	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	452.74/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,182	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	457.87/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,973	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	466.05/cwt	457.50–472.00	2,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	477.24/cwt	470.00–492.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	433.97/cwt	427.00–437.50	2,261	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	408.98/cwt	407.00–415.00	2,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	349.95/cwt	349.95–349.95	2,733	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	422.21/cwt	415.00–429.25	2,711	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	517.61/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	443.64/cwt	427.50–447.50	2,555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	489.82/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	378.32/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,550	6

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 (Monday)

Mon May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 1,379Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	363	520.00	520.00
7	400–450	431	515.00–530.00	517.61
1	450–500	450	515.00	515.00
15	500–550	534	460.00–480.00	472.33
9	550–600	563	457.50–472.00	466.05
5	600–650	614	432.50–450.00	439.42
4	650–700	685	384.00–385.00	384.75
5	700–750	707	375.00–387.00	379.80
9	750–800	774	359.00–363.00	361.46
1	900–950	900	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	720.00	720.00
2	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	440	537.00	537.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	433	500.00–502.00	501.53
4	500–550	526	445.00–455.00	448.65
3	550–600	585	427.00–435.00	429.62
1	600–650	620	407.00	407.00
1	700–750	720	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	512	485.00–505.00	497.52
4	550–600	562	480.00–500.00	489.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	645.00	645.00
1	250–300	270	635.00	635.00
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	402	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	512.50	512.50
1	500–550	505	445.00	445.00
5	550–600	576	427.50–447.50	443.64
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
6	650–700	674	377.50–380.00	378.32
2	750–800	762	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	486	470.00	470.00
4	600–650	624	360.00–367.50	365.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	393	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	432	480.00–485.00	483.36
1	450–500	460	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	336	480.00–485.00	483.29
4	350–400	393	462.50	462.50
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	495	437.00	437.00
5	550–600	582	377.00–382.00	380.57
1	600–650	620	357.50	357.50
3	650–700	683	327.50–330.00	328.31
2	700–750	732	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	510.00–525.00	519.13
3	350–400	390	470.00–492.00	477.24
10	400–450	431	450.00–465.00	457.87
16	450–500	482	440.00–460.00	452.74
17	500–550	521	427.00–437.50	433.97
4	550–600	560	407.00–415.00	408.98
18	600–650	619	362.50–385.00	370.40
1	650–700	690	377.50	377.50
4	700–750	736	310.00–327.00	314.04
7	900–950	907	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
163	600–650	642	415.00–429.25	422.21
70	750–800	781	349.95	349.95

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	1	—	1,455	4,525.00	4,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,059	215.00–235.00	223.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,395	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,016.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,000	159.00	159.00
1	—	870	178.00	178.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	170.00–179.00	175.46
11	—	1,335	183.00–187.00	185.27
3	—	1,325	190.00–194.00	191.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	176.00	176.00
11	—	1,542	182.00–189.00	186.12
5	—	1,539	190.00–195.00	192.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,793	235.00–248.00	243.53
4	—	1,890	223.00–230.00	226.75
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	200.00–205.00	202.25

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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Paris Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle