Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. 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 $403.59/cwt on 61 head, down $7.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 22 comparable sales and sits −0.73 against this barn's trailing median of $404.31.

Average price

$403.59

▼ 7.15 vs prior sale

61 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$24.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.11

vs KY average

−12.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	406.86	2,237	53
Medium and Large 2-3	560	381.87	2,137	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.99/cwt here — about $101 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 sale61 hd

403.59

—

KY average25 barns · 1,070 hd

415.69

−12.11

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−12.24

This barn, trailing median22 sales

404.31

−0.73

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	—	Average	1,500	213.57	3,204	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,559	184.38	2,875	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	181.62	2,231	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	962	170.34	1,638	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	203.00	2,426	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)	995	$2,421	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$3,547	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	425.39/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	451.13/cwt	443.00–458.00	2,657	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	390.95/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	468.15/cwt	455.00–473.00	2,491	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	484.39/cwt	477.00–490.00	2,514	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	408.78/cwt	402.00–412.50	2,784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	501.74/cwt	500.00–507.00	2,494	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	425.45/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	339.36/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	345.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	364.88/cwt	353.00–369.00	2,813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	438.45/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	535.08/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	370.05/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	366.43/cwt	355.00–374.00	2,415	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	395.98/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,289	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	445.52/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	344.86/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	465.16/cwt	455.00–472.50	1,954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	514.92/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	480.13/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	376.86/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,427	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	473.15/cwt	465.00–482.00	2,210	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	489.69/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	371.25/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	405.27/cwt	397.00–420.00	2,152	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	432.30/cwt	430.00–437.00	2,745	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	495	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	450.25/cwt	445.00–452.00	2,584	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	444.01/cwt	437.00–455.00	2,069	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	184.02/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,287	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,937	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,685	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	180.49/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,796	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	170.93/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,195	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	218.82/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	200.10/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,228	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,981	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	185.36/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,856	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,421.36/head	1,775.00–3,000.00	2,421	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	218.27/cwt	210.00–227.00	2,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,547.05/head	2,800.00–3,925.00	3,547	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	190.63/cwt	190.00–191.00	2,360	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	176.29/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,123	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	691	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	383.74/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	432.21/cwt	427.00–435.00	2,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	434.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	476.75/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	351.00/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	451.58/cwt	451.00–452.00	2,822	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	376.22/cwt	372.00–387.50	2,570	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	365.10/cwt	365.10–365.10	2,629	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	453.46/cwt	450.00–457.00	2,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	415.12/cwt	415.00–416.00	2,648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	9

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 Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 366Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	425.00–427.00	425.39
9	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
85	650–700	683	372.00–387.50	376.22
75	700–750	720	365.10	365.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	520.00	520.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	510.00–520.00	514.92
4	350–400	380	440.00–460.00	445.52
8	400–450	420	455.00–472.50	465.16
8	450–500	466	437.00–455.00	444.01
23	500–550	531	397.00–420.00	405.27
16	550–600	578	390.00–412.00	395.98
13	600–650	644	375.00–377.00	376.86
17	650–700	659	355.00–374.00	366.43
4	700–750	710	337.50–340.00	339.36
1	800–850	835	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	412.00	412.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	463	427.00–435.00	432.21
4	500–550	534	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	585	380.00–385.00	383.74
1	600–650	620	347.00	347.00
3	650–700	683	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	910	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	385	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	452.00	452.00
1	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	590	392.00	392.00
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	683	350.00–352.00	351.00
1	750–800	770	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	875	272.00	272.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	547.00	547.00
1	300–350	345	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	419	475.00–485.00	480.13
7	450–500	467	465.00–482.00	473.15
4	500–550	528	430.00–447.00	438.45
9	550–600	574	445.00–452.00	450.25
3	600–650	635	430.00–437.00	432.30
4	650–700	682	370.00–375.00	371.25
11	750–800	775	332.00–350.00	344.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	507	480.00–495.00	489.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	520.00–540.00	535.08
4	350–400	371	600.00	600.00
2	400–450	425	540.00	540.00
8	450–500	497	500.00–507.00	501.74
9	500–550	532	455.00–473.00	468.15
30	550–600	589	443.00–458.00	451.13
12	600–650	640	420.00–440.00	425.45
8	650–700	681	402.00–412.50	408.78
4	700–750	734	360.00–380.00	370.05
4	750–800	771	353.00–369.00	364.88
4	800–850	816	340.00–350.00	345.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	519	477.00–490.00	484.39
6	550–600	564	465.00	465.00
21	600–650	625	451.00–452.00	451.58
2	650–700	657	432.00	432.00
7	700–750	739	390.00–397.00	390.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	437.00	437.00
3	400–450	425	475.00–480.00	476.75
2	450–500	485	450.00–457.00	453.46
3	500–550	523	430.00–440.00	434.03
1	550–600	560	430.00	430.00
8	600–650	638	415.00–416.00	415.12
6	650–700	691	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	725	357.00	357.00
1	750–800	790	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,243	180.00–188.00	184.02
1	—	1,160	167.00	167.00
3	—	1,238	190.00–191.00	190.63
14	—	1,204	171.00–179.00	176.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,015	166.00	166.00
2	—	995	178.00–183.00	180.49
4	—	933	169.00–175.00	170.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	178.00–179.00	178.49
12	—	1,541	180.00–188.00	185.36
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	203.00	203.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	215.00–222.00	218.82
2	—	1,613	197.00–204.00	200.10
1	—	1,510	230.00	230.00

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)	2	—	995	1,775.00–3,000.00	2,421.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	984	210.00–227.00	218.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,455	2,800.00–3,925.00	3,547.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,250.00	3,250.00

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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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)

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle