Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $474.34/cwt on 15 head, down $9.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 20 comparable sales and sits +1.38 against this barn's trailing median of $472.96.

Average price

$474.34

▼ 9.44 vs prior sale

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$50.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.28

vs KY average

+20.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	481.01	2,568	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	431.00	2,349	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.01/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

474.34

—

KY average24 barns · 647 hd

446.06

+28.28

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+20.62

This barn, trailing median20 sales

472.96

+1.38

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	1,409	207.00	2,917	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	182.54	2,186	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	181.00	2,909	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	167.91	1,650	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,465	230.00	3,370	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)	1,278	$2,656	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,247	$3,322	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	550–600	560	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	348.25/cwt	348.25–348.25	2,608	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	483.34/cwt	477.00–487.00	2,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	508.73/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,993	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	420.41/cwt	412.00–430.00	2,636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	375.46/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	478.41/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	233.82/cwt	227.50–240.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	412.88/cwt	408.00–425.00	2,155	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	351.10/cwt	347.00–362.00	2,229	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	442.30/cwt	442.00–442.50	2,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	483.91/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,170	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	374.76/cwt	372.00–377.00	2,515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,083	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	181.47/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,797	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	171.80/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,637	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	159.02/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,651	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	177.13/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	473.55/cwt	472.00–480.00	2,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	905	345.40/cwt	345.40–345.40	3,126	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,067	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	362.98/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	422.76/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,809	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,656.07/head	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,509	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	184.08/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,246	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,129	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	3,321.72/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	192.50/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,216	6
Bulls	—	—	1,190	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,297	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	211.66/cwt	210.00–213.00	3,137	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,370	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	174.51/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,096	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,937	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	186.80/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,961	2

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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 972Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 31Year 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
1	550–600	560	402.50	402.50
74	700–750	749	348.25	348.25
5	750–800	780	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	413	460.00–485.00	478.41
1	450–500	480	470.00	470.00
15	500–550	522	408.00–425.00	412.88
5	550–600	571	370.00–382.00	375.46
5	600–650	635	347.00–362.00	351.10
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	778	305.00–310.00	307.46
1	800–850	845	324.00	324.00
2	900–950	910	227.50–240.00	233.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	502.00	502.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	402.00	402.00
2	500–550	533	377.00	377.00
3	550–600	583	362.00–365.00	362.98
1	950–1000	965	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	595.00	595.00
2	350–400	387	525.00	525.00
6	400–450	415	502.50–515.00	508.73
7	500–550	513	477.00–487.00	483.34
5	550–600	566	472.00–480.00	473.55
7	600–650	627	412.00–430.00	420.41
4	650–700	650	415.00	415.00
1	850–900	850	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	502.00	502.00
3	600–650	628	451.00	451.00
70	800–850	838	366.00	366.00
61	850–900	870	344.00	344.00
57	900–950	905	345.40	345.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	422.00–425.00	422.76
1	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	515	427.00	427.00
1	550–600	575	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	970	297.00	297.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	575.00	575.00
3	400–450	421	472.50–490.00	483.91
1	450–500	485	487.00	487.00
3	500–550	533	470.00	470.00
5	550–600	572	442.00–442.50	442.30
1	600–650	610	422.00	422.00
4	650–700	671	372.00–377.00	374.76
3	850–900	850	312.00	312.00
2	950–1000	970	262.00	262.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	460	382.00	382.00
1	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1250–1300	1,290	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	179.00–184.00	181.47
4	—	953	169.00–177.00	171.80
1	—	975	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,038	157.00–162.00	159.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	175.00–179.00	177.13
2	—	1,585	183.00–190.00	186.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,220	180.00–189.00	184.08
6	—	1,151	190.00–196.00	192.50
8	—	1,201	171.00–178.00	174.51
1	—	1,160	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	193.00	193.00
3	—	1,482	210.00–213.00	211.66
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,278	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,656.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,247	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,321.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,250.00	2,250.00

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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Paris Livestock Auction

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