Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons for this week due to being closed last week for the July 4th holiday break.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.41/cwt on 22 head, down $36.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −49.55 against this barn's trailing median of $472.96.

Average price

$423.41

▼ 36.95 vs prior sale

22 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$63.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.97

vs KY average

−36.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	437.94	2,426	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	374.00	2,084	5thin

One grade step is worth $63.94/cwt here — about $342 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.28, low $418.64, median $472.96 across 20 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 sale22 hd

423.41

—

KY average6 barns · 100 hd

442.38

−18.97

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−36.07

This barn, trailing median20 sales

472.96

−49.55

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	1,994	236.01	4,705	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	190.36	2,438	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	182.00	2,955	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	910	172.09	1,567	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	208.03	2,700	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,425	186.00	2,651	2thin

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)	1,195	$2,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$3,105	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	500–550	523	444.44/cwt	442.00–447.00	2,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	247	587.00/cwt	587.00–587.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	431.70/cwt	423.00–442.00	2,443	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	376.57/cwt	375.00–387.00	2,274	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	385.12/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,638	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	498.29/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	434.89/cwt	432.00–439.00	2,705	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	540.05/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	404.31/cwt	402.00–417.00	2,268	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	455.80/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	408.93/cwt	402.00–417.00	2,139	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	990	326.75/cwt	326.75–326.75	3,235	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	481.97/cwt	477.00–495.00	1,875	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	444.05/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,087	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	362.55/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	340.21/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,456	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	389.68/cwt	382.00–397.00	2,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	551.53/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	357.18/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,211	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	383.30/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,192	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	471.03/cwt	460.00–487.00	2,247	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	424.74/cwt	420.00–427.00	2,204	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	344.27/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,351	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,298	208.03/cwt	206.00–210.00	2,700	2
Steers	Select	—	1,425	186.00/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	242.01/cwt	241.00–243.00	4,678	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,094	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	181.49/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,347	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	158.71/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,417	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	4,738	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,223	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,841	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	201.58/cwt	196.00–205.00	2,592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,105.35/head	2,500.00–3,900.00	3,105	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	191.05/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,432	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	174.47/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,282	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	180.07/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	501.66/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,096	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,080	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	882	354.34/cwt	354.30–355.00	3,125	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	831	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	3,000	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	482.68/cwt	481.00–485.00	2,259	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	389.75/cwt	387.50–392.00	2,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	376.66/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,430	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	425.47/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	433.12/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,095	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1

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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 587Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 0

No comparisons for this week due to being closed last week for the July 4th holiday break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	587.00	587.00
1	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	320	550.00–560.00	555.00
3	350–400	368	535.00–545.00	540.05
1	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	468	481.00–485.00	482.68
2	500–550	523	442.00–447.00	444.44
13	550–600	566	423.00–442.00	431.70
20	600–650	622	432.00–439.00	434.89
18	650–700	685	375.00–395.00	385.12
3	700–750	710	360.00–367.50	362.55
11	750–800	758	368.00	368.00
1	900–950	935	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	472.00	472.00
3	650–700	665	420.00	420.00
4	700–750	703	380.00	380.00
20	800–850	831	361.00	361.00
67	850–900	882	354.30–355.00	354.34
56	950–1000	990	326.75	326.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	640.00	640.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	390	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	465	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	572	375.00–377.50	376.66
2	600–650	610	387.50–392.00	389.75
1	750–800	765	321.00	321.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	600.00	600.00
2	200–250	232	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	327	545.00–565.00	551.53
1	350–400	360	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	440	487.00	487.00
5	450–500	477	460.00–487.00	471.03
6	500–550	519	420.00–427.00	424.74
1	550–600	550	435.00	435.00
2	600–650	620	382.00–397.00	389.68
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	970	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
3	650–700	663	352.50	352.50
1	850–900	885	277.00	277.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	502	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	422.00–430.00	425.47
8	550–600	561	402.00–417.00	404.31
8	600–650	604	375.00–387.00	376.57
8	650–700	664	366.00	366.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	485.00–505.00	498.29
9	350–400	389	477.00–495.00	481.97
6	400–450	435	445.00–465.00	455.80
14	450–500	470	435.00–447.50	444.05
21	500–550	523	402.00–417.00	408.93
9	550–600	572	380.00–390.00	383.30
11	600–650	619	350.00–370.00	357.18
8	650–700	683	340.00–355.00	344.27
7	700–750	722	330.00–347.50	340.21
2	750–800	755	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	366	500.00–505.00	501.66
1	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	456	457.00	457.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	255	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
8	400–450	437	430.00–435.00	433.12
2	450–500	485	420.00–425.00	422.47
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
6	600–650	634	345.00	345.00
1	950–1000	950	257.00	257.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	206.00–210.00	208.03
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	184.00–188.00	186.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	241.00–243.00	242.01
1	—	2,115	224.00	224.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,555	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,650	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,670	193.00	193.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	179.00–184.00	181.49
5	—	1,286	196.00–205.00	201.58
16	—	1,273	186.00–195.00	191.05
2	—	1,308	174.00–175.00	174.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	157.00–160.00	158.71
1	—	995	185.00	185.00
1	—	825	170.00	170.00
2	—	928	177.00–183.00	180.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,245	2,500.00–3,900.00	3,105.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle