Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower on a plainer quality offering. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $400.78/cwt on 41 head, down $19.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 22 comparable sales and sits −3.54 against this barn's trailing median of $404.31.

Average price

$400.78

▼ 19.08 vs prior sale

41 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.31

vs KY average

−17.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	405.24	2,192	32
Medium and Large 2-3	539	384.90	2,076	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale41 hd

400.78

—

KY average30 barns · 1,724 hd

411.08

−10.31

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−17.48

This barn, trailing median22 sales

404.31

−3.54

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	1,607	224.32	3,604	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	188.80	3,030	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,226	183.85	2,253	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	923	168.66	1,556	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,385	206.00	2,853	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,904	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,683	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,024	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,372	$3,439	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,748	$5,049	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,495	$4,645	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,364	$3,805	13

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	184.23/cwt	183.00–186.00	3,045	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,657	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	166.32/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,908	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	155.85/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,410	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,683.11/head	1,975.00–3,100.00	2,683	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	4,643.67/head	3,950.00–5,100.00	4,644	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,816	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	4,852	1
Bulls	—	—	1,501	220.65/cwt	217.00–224.00	3,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,035	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,024.17/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,024	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	237.75/cwt	230.00–242.00	2,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	3,439.40/head	3,400.00–3,475.00	3,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	752	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	403.49/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	393.84/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	464.97/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	363.50/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	474.68/cwt	470.00–477.00	2,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	497.50/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	469.94/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,997	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	4,650.00/head	4,650.00–4,650.00	4,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	3,746.66/head	2,550.00–4,400.00	3,747	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,748	5,048.86/head	4,650.00–5,500.00	5,049	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,904.28/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	468.40/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	358.84/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	3,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,460	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	181.63/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	176.55/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,071	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	162.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,393	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	193.17/cwt	189.00–197.00	2,401	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	173.69/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,647	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	194.90/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	478.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	412.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	373.73/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	434.18/cwt	426.00–440.00	2,683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	408.82/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	432.31/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,872	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	465.58/cwt	461.00–470.00	2,873	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	485.73/cwt	475.00–497.00	2,608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	451.36/cwt	442.50–467.50	2,374	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	375.90/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,785	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	451.97/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	513.10/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	515.97/cwt	512.00–520.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	411.01/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,150	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	339.99/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,489	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	392.55/cwt	382.00–402.50	2,277	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	375.74/cwt	362.00–382.50	2,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	342.56/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	455.17/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	411.67/cwt	409.00–420.00	2,808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	468.08/cwt	452.50–477.00	2,443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	340.79/cwt	332.00–355.00	2,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	368.32/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	514.91/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,165	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	416.21/cwt	412.00–425.00	2,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	504.08/cwt	500.00–507.00	1,865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	430.18/cwt	425.00–437.00	2,499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,559	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	183.67/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,296	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,385	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,853	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 May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 498Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	183.00–186.00	184.23
1	—	1,545	172.00	172.00
5	—	1,588	191.00–200.00	194.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	165.00–168.00	166.32
4	—	1,173	172.00–179.00	176.55
9	—	1,243	189.00–197.00	193.17
12	—	1,250	179.00–187.00	183.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	152.00–158.00	155.85
2	—	950	180.00–183.00	181.63
2	—	858	160.00–165.00	162.33
5	—	948	170.00–176.00	173.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	239.00	239.00
4	—	1,501	217.00–224.00	220.65
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	206.00	206.00

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)	8	—	1,253	1,975.00–3,100.00	2,683.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,024.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,245	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,904.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,463	3,950.00–5,100.00	4,643.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,705	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,690	4,650.00	4,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,336	2,550.00–4,400.00	3,746.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,748	4,650.00–5,500.00	5,048.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,097	230.00–242.00	237.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,372	3,400.00–3,475.00	3,439.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	462.50	462.50
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	458	402.00–405.00	403.49
5	500–550	519	390.00–397.00	393.84
4	550–600	565	370.00–375.00	373.73
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	680	322.00	322.00
2	750–800	752	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	915	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	495.00–500.00	497.50
2	400–450	425	465.00–475.00	469.94
1	450–500	460	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	614	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	275	510.00–520.00	514.91
1	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
9	350–400	378	450.00–465.00	455.17
13	400–450	433	425.00–440.00	432.31
8	450–500	486	400.00–420.00	408.82
22	500–550	523	400.00–420.00	411.01
10	550–600	580	382.00–402.50	392.55
10	600–650	622	362.00–382.50	375.74
4	650–700	679	332.00–355.00	340.79
12	700–750	732	330.00–347.50	339.99
8	750–800	778	325.00–345.00	342.56
1	850–900	885	322.50	322.50
2	900–950	917	315.00	315.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	358	460.00–470.00	464.97
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	480	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	570	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	645	372.50	372.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	625.00	625.00
2	300–350	308	520.00	520.00
4	350–400	370	500.00–507.00	504.08
1	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	471	470.00–477.00	474.68
8	500–550	522	452.50–477.00	468.08
5	550–600	581	425.00–437.00	430.18
3	600–650	618	412.00–425.00	416.21
3	650–700	658	365.00–375.00	368.32
4	700–750	731	360.00–367.00	363.50
7	750–800	764	350.00–362.00	358.84
2	850–900	860	297.50	297.50
1	950–1000	970	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	492.00	492.00
6	550–600	575	455.00–475.00	468.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	535	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	600.00	600.00
3	500–550	525	515.00	515.00
1	600–650	630	487.00	487.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
5	400–450	435	470.00–480.00	478.05
1	450–500	495	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	543	430.00–435.00	432.49
2	600–650	610	410.00–415.00	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	315	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	378	512.00–520.00	515.97
6	400–450	425	500.00–520.00	513.10
16	500–550	526	442.50–467.50	451.36
7	550–600	568	440.00–457.50	451.97
7	600–650	618	426.00–440.00	434.18
7	650–700	682	409.00–420.00	411.67
12	700–750	741	370.00–377.00	375.90
1	800–850	810	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	537	475.00–497.00	485.73
16	600–650	617	461.00–470.00	465.58
4	650–700	661	437.00	437.00

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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Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)

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