Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was mostly steady with an average quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 400 lbs and under were 4.00 to 5.00 lower with a limited supply and moderate demand, while the 450-650 lbs steers were steady with good demand. Yearling steers appeared stronger but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady with a good supply and good demand as buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for quality, while discounting plainer quality and heavy conditioned calves more severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand, while slaughter bulls were steady and with premiums being paid for the high yielding ultra lean individuals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.90/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −68.47 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$343.90

91 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$38.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs KY average

+2.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	347.31	1,955	83
Medium and Large 2	562	308.52	1,733	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.79/cwt here — about $221 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.90, low $346.97, median $412.36 across 31 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 sale91 hd

343.90

—

KY average24 barns · 1,317 hd

342.77

+1.13

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

+2.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

−68.47

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	1,850	203.46	3,765	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	164.08	1,976	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	163.94	2,448	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	138.63	1,457	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,049	$2,653	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,943	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	717	$1,818	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,528	$3,542	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

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	350–400	380	441.31/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	300.47/cwt	287.00–307.50	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	305.80/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	868	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	636	341.19/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,170	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	238.15/cwt	232.00–240.00	2,120	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	320.33/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,149	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	401.68/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	296.59/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,017	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	673	319.65/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,151	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	339.60/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	377.68/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	381.26/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	371.95/cwt	362.00–382.50	1,804	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	437.40/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	396.19/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	421.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	330.80/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	735	301.61/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,217	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	760	276.00/cwt	270.00–282.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	356.65/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	915	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,306	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	323.73/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	412.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,729	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	816	268.91/cwt	265.00–269.50	2,194	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,691	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	1,817.97/head	1,650.00–1,930.00	1,818	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	141.54/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,534	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	121.60/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,145	5
Bulls	—	—	2,065	237.00/cwt	236.00–238.00	4,894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	138.45/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,738	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	181.74/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,195	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	160.30/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,914	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	153.36/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,708	4
Bulls	—	—	1,980	178.65/cwt	173.00–186.00	3,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,919	210.32/cwt	207.00–213.00	4,036	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	163.00/cwt	154.50–169.00	2,455	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	147.45/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	195.08/cwt	190.00–201.00	3,303	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	2,653.31/head	2,175.00–2,925.00	2,653	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	201.35/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,942.57/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	461	334.31/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,541	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	176.86/cwt	170.00–185.50	2,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	349.33/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	370.21/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,740	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	3,430.84/head	3,425.00–3,450.00	3,431	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,578	3,679.97/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	401.47/cwt	394.00–410.00	2,092	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	381.63/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	389.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	320.09/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	316.36/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	405.13/cwt	392.00–412.00	1,912	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,507	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	271.98/cwt	270.00–274.00	2,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	362.43/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	358.25/cwt	349.00–361.50	2,239	368
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	385.13/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,126	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	354.66/cwt	349.00–356.00	2,415	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	333.74/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,932	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,020	270.09/cwt	261.00–271.50	2,755	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	360.35/cwt	351.00–367.50	2,259	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	387.83/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,071	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	361.16/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,874	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	316.07/cwt	313.00–325.00	2,443	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	355.18/cwt	351.00–365.00	2,096	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,020	3

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 (Thursday)

Thu Jun 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,218Last week 1,089Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 134Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 47Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	260	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	380	440.00–442.50	441.31
4	400–450	419	400.00–420.00	412.60
7	450–500	473	395.00–407.50	401.68
9	500–550	538	342.50–360.00	356.65
2	550–600	593	320.00–327.50	323.73
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
7	650–700	671	315.00–329.00	320.33
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	768	287.00–307.50	300.47
2	800–850	825	270.00–274.00	271.98
13	850–900	890	232.00–240.00	238.15
1	950–1000	990	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	448.00	448.00
2	500–550	522	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	428	365.00–390.00	381.63
2	450–500	470	360.00–380.00	370.21
1	800–850	835	247.50	247.50
2	900–950	940	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	370.00–392.00	377.68
2	300–350	302	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	378	390.00–397.50	396.19
7	400–450	424	375.00–392.50	381.26
20	450–500	485	362.00–382.50	371.95
3	500–550	533	327.00–347.00	339.60
35	550–600	579	327.00–347.00	333.74
3	600–650	618	300.00–312.50	305.80
20	650–700	680	285.00–305.00	296.59
1	700–750	745	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	765	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	830	257.00	257.00
2	850–900	882	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	636	325.00–345.00	341.19
32	650–700	673	315.00–322.50	319.65
10	700–750	735	300.00–302.00	301.61
2	750–800	760	270.00–282.00	276.00
15	800–850	816	265.00–269.50	268.91
3	850–900	868	267.50	267.50
1	900–950	915	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
8	400–450	420	400.00–405.00	402.55
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	322.50–340.00	334.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	367.00	367.00
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	418	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	477	340.00–355.00	349.33
2	500–550	540	275.00–295.00	285.00
6	550–600	569	310.00–320.00	316.36
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	519	350.00–367.50	361.16
21	550–600	590	351.00–365.00	355.18
368	600–650	625	349.00–361.50	358.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	380	435.00–440.00	437.40
10	400–450	433	410.00–430.00	421.24
13	450–500	472	392.00–412.00	405.13
14	500–550	534	385.00–390.00	387.83
9	550–600	583	350.00–370.00	362.43
58	600–650	627	351.00–367.50	360.35
3	650–700	681	330.00–332.50	330.80
5	700–750	717	315.00–327.50	320.09
28	750–800	773	313.00–325.00	316.07
3	850–900	898	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	521	394.00–410.00	401.47
14	550–600	552	380.00–398.00	385.13
5	600–650	603	392.50	392.50
20	650–700	681	349.00–356.00	354.66
53	800–850	810	309.50	309.50
120	1000–1050	1,020	261.00–271.50	270.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	603	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	392.00	392.00
3	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	389.93
3	600–650	612	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	718	301.00	301.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,850	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,386	3,425.00–3,450.00	3,430.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,578	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,679.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,049	2,175.00–2,925.00	2,653.31
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	717	1,650.00–1,930.00	1,817.97
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	740	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	190.00–215.00	201.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,325	3,700.00	3,700.00

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,084	134.00–148.00	141.54
5	—	942	117.00–127.00	121.60
4	—	1,114	150.00–156.00	153.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	136.00–142.00	138.45
8	—	1,208	176.00–189.00	181.74
17	—	1,194	152.00–168.00	160.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,506	154.50–169.00	163.00
2	—	1,540	143.00–151.00	147.45
4	—	1,408	170.00–185.50	176.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,065	236.00–238.00	237.00
2	—	1,980	173.00–186.00	178.65
6	—	1,919	207.00–213.00	210.32
7	—	1,693	190.00–201.00	195.08

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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