Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to being closed last week for the Memorial Day holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.90/cwt on 50 head, up $21.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 22 comparable sales and sits +17.59 against this barn's trailing median of $404.31.

Average price

$421.90

▲ 21.13 vs prior sale

50 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$49.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.22

vs KY average

+17.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	429.84	2,437	42
Medium and Large 2-3	557	380.26	2,116	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.58/cwt here — about $321 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 sale50 hd

421.90

—

KY average26 barns · 1,414 hd

410.69

+11.22

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

+17.14

This barn, trailing median22 sales

404.31

+17.59

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	—	Low	1,646	231.18	3,805	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,556	182.14	2,834	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	182.06	2,325	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	171.61	1,674	13

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)	1,255	$3,007	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,860	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	813	$1,756	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$4,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$3,305	9

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	391.68/cwt	391.00–392.00	2,859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,604	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	478.68/cwt	473.00–484.00	2,944	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,165	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	503.33/cwt	502.50–505.00	1,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	3,006	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	373.98/cwt	365.00–382.00	2,678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	495.42/cwt	492.00–502.00	2,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	374.31/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	413.50/cwt	413.50–413.50	2,828	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	476.32/cwt	462.50–480.00	2,510	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	420.98/cwt	402.00–425.00	2,488	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	369.01/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	278.63/cwt	267.00–282.50	2,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	371.42/cwt	362.50–377.00	2,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	454.16/cwt	440.00–462.00	2,879	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	366.01/cwt	365.00–367.00	2,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	479.96/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	378.82/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	518.63/cwt	512.00–525.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	458.89/cwt	447.00–467.00	2,129	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,037	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	725	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	430.39/cwt	422.00–432.50	2,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	474.47/cwt	470.00–477.00	2,282	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	176.22/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,314	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	184.96/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,364	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	177.24/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,698	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	161.38/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,594	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	186.04/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,851	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	164.73/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,960	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	193.79/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,341	4
Bulls	—	—	1,295	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,797	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	175.20/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,609	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	242.36/cwt	236.00–248.50	4,455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,594	221.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,444	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,007.17/head	2,650.00–3,200.00	3,007	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,756.31/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,756	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	210.47/cwt	210.00–211.00	2,526	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	251.11/cwt	249.00–253.00	4,420	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	190.47/cwt	190.00–191.00	3,057	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	184.40/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,467	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	3,474.83/head	2,550.00–3,950.00	3,475	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	4,374.67/head	4,350.00–4,400.00	4,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,859.66/head	2,050.00–3,500.00	2,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	349.06/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	383.01/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	437.77/cwt	435.00–442.00	2,456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	415.89/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,587	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	375.10/cwt	375.10–375.10	2,825	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	697	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	857	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	3,162	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	488.28/cwt	480.00–491.00	2,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	494.49/cwt	492.00–501.00	2,636	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	447.15/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	617.00/cwt	617.00–617.00	2,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	985	327.20/cwt	326.50–328.00	3,223	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 972Last week 375Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 81Year ago 0

No comparisons due to being closed last week for the Memorial Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	533	492.00–501.00	494.49
3	550–600	575	504.00	504.00
29	600–650	615	473.00–484.00	478.68
18	650–700	674	446.00	446.00
9	700–750	730	391.00–392.00	391.68
59	850–900	857	369.00	369.00
116	950–1000	985	326.50–328.00	327.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	302	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	385	502.50–505.00	503.33
3	450–500	478	492.00–502.00	495.42
13	500–550	527	462.50–480.00	476.32
4	550–600	566	480.00–491.00	488.28
10	600–650	634	440.00–462.00	454.16
58	650–700	684	413.50	413.50
6	700–750	716	365.00–382.00	373.98
2	800–850	807	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	850	345.00	345.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	565.00	565.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	480.00	480.00
7	500–550	543	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	555	460.00	460.00
3	600–650	631	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	697	375.00	375.00
1	800–850	830	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	885	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	617.00	617.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	530	445.00–450.00	447.15
10	550–600	561	435.00–442.00	437.77
272	600–650	622	405.00–420.00	415.89
16	650–700	656	397.00	397.00
7	700–750	720	390.00	390.00
68	750–800	753	375.10	375.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	378	475.00–490.00	479.96
1	400–450	420	437.50	437.50
8	450–500	464	447.00–467.00	458.89
5	500–550	523	422.00–432.50	430.39
21	550–600	591	402.00–425.00	420.98
3	600–650	628	362.50–377.00	371.42
6	650–700	676	370.00–380.00	374.31
3	700–750	731	372.00	372.00
2	750–800	797	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	840	340.00	340.00
4	900–950	917	267.00–282.50	278.63
1	1100–1150	1,105	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	512.00–525.00	518.63
8	450–500	481	470.00–477.00	474.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	490	437.50	437.50
4	500–550	543	377.50	377.50
4	550–600	570	380.00–385.00	383.01
3	600–650	623	345.00–352.00	349.06
1	650–700	695	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	723	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	700.00	700.00
1	250–300	255	640.00	640.00
1	400–450	420	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	460	492.00	492.00
1	500–550	515	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	640	407.50	407.50
2	650–700	673	375.00–382.50	378.82
2	700–750	735	365.00–367.00	366.01
5	750–800	756	365.00–370.00	369.01
1	800–850	810	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	521	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	457.00	457.00
1	450–500	475	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	545	427.50	427.50
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	830	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	940	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,268	2,550.00–3,950.00	3,474.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	2,650.00–3,200.00	3,007.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,756.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,050.00–3,500.00	2,859.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	210.00–211.00	210.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,505	4,350.00–4,400.00	4,374.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,313	170.00–179.00	176.22
20	—	1,278	180.00–189.00	184.96
2	—	1,190	160.00–169.00	164.73
4	—	1,208	191.00–199.00	193.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	174.00–180.00	177.24
1	—	925	157.00	157.00
5	—	988	160.00–163.00	161.38
3	—	995	185.00–187.00	186.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,489	172.00–178.00	175.20
2	—	1,605	190.00–191.00	190.47
8	—	1,585	181.00–189.00	184.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	216.00	216.00
2	—	1,838	236.00–248.50	242.36
5	—	1,594	220.00–225.00	221.77
2	—	1,760	249.00–253.00	251.11

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

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How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)

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