Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $462.02/cwt on 24 head, down $12.32 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 20 comparable sales and sits −10.94 against this barn's trailing median of $472.96.

Average price

$462.02

▼ 12.32 vs prior sale

24 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.31

vs KY average

+2.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	462.02	2,486	24

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale24 hd

462.02

—

KY average25 barns · 721 hd

455.71

+6.31

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+2.97

This barn, trailing median20 sales

472.96

−10.94

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	1,733	229.48	3,977	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	176.17	2,229	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,673	175.94	2,943	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	159.96	1,556	6thin

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)	1,505	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,669	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,500	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$3,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	432.21/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,464	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	411.23/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	438.04/cwt	430.00–443.00	2,694	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	479.35/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,243	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,001	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	853	348.25/cwt	348.25–348.25	2,971	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,014	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	3,331	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	393.13/cwt	387.00–400.00	2,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	432.43/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	464.92/cwt	460.00–467.00	1,985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	332.94/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	372.54/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	450.35/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,387	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	413.32/cwt	407.00–417.50	2,724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	494.16/cwt	487.00–496.00	2,164	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	426.58/cwt	420.00–431.00	2,193	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	482.40/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	353.35/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	328.05/cwt	322.00–330.00	3,034	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	184.27/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,300	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	166.70/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,164	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	175.37/cwt	174.00–177.00	3,306	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	182.48/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	173.64/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,195	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	163.24/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,693	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	156.68/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,423	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	215.17/cwt	213.00–217.00	3,342	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	4,892	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	233.01/cwt	229.00–236.00	4,089	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	2,669.22/head	2,450.00–2,975.00	2,669	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,453	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	3,049.67/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,162	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	396.89/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	371.93/cwt	367.00–377.00	2,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	395.32/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,265	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	823	278.49/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	322.35/cwt	317.50–324.00	2,775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	429.60/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	514.19/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,085	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	353.97/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	330.95/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,419	4

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 476Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	535.00	535.00
6	400–450	438	487.00–496.00	494.16
6	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
9	550–600	570	425.00–445.00	432.21
2	700–750	717	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	830	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	445	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	457	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
6	550–600	593	410.00	410.00
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	935	252.00	252.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	470.00	470.00
1	700–750	730	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	510.00–525.00	514.19
12	450–500	468	470.00–490.00	479.35
10	500–550	530	440.00–455.00	450.35
5	550–600	580	420.00–432.00	429.60
12	600–650	615	430.00–443.00	438.04
5	650–700	659	407.00–417.50	413.32
2	700–750	710	367.00–377.00	371.93
3	750–800	772	350.00–360.00	353.35
6	800–850	828	350.00–357.00	353.97
4	850–900	861	317.50–324.00	322.35
8	900–950	925	322.00–330.00	328.05
3	1000–1050	1,001	325.00	325.00
2	1150–1200	1,162	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	524	493.00	493.00
6	700–750	707	387.00–400.00	393.13
66	850–900	853	348.25	348.25
52	1000–1050	1,014	328.50	328.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	705	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	445	442.00	442.00
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	528	410.00–415.00	411.23
1	550–600	585	387.00	387.00
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	823	277.00–280.00	278.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	375	475.00–490.00	482.40
7	400–450	427	460.00–467.00	464.92
8	450–500	481	425.00–442.50	432.43
15	500–550	514	420.00–431.00	426.58
14	550–600	573	390.00–405.00	395.32
4	600–650	620	365.00–375.00	372.54
6	650–700	667	367.00	367.00
4	700–750	731	325.00–337.00	330.95
4	750–800	758	327.00–335.00	332.94
3	800–850	815	320.00	320.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	618	385.00–400.00	396.89
6	650–700	655	392.00	392.00
8	800–850	820	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	189.00	189.00
8	—	1,248	180.00–188.00	184.27
5	—	1,298	163.00–169.00	166.70
12	—	1,264	170.00–178.00	173.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	174.00–177.00	175.37
2	—	1,485	181.00–184.00	182.48
1	—	1,625	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	160.00–168.00	163.24
3	—	908	154.00–159.00	156.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	213.00–217.00	215.17
1	—	2,005	244.00	244.00
4	—	1,755	229.00–236.00	233.01

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)	4	—	1,201	2,450.00–2,975.00	2,669.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,400.00	3,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	219.00	219.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,143	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,049.67

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