Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was uneven with a plainer quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady to 3.00 lower or greater in spots with a limited supply and moderate demand. Lower receipts, excessive heat and varying quality issues, limited buyers interest and premiums they were willing to pay today. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.76/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −59.60 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$352.76

149 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$793

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

$132.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.31

vs KY average

+16.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	357.21	2,034	143
Medium and Large 2	550	290.00	1,595	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	225.00	1,240	4thin

One grade step is worth $132.21/cwt here — about $793 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale149 hd

352.76

—

KY average23 barns · 787 hd

327.44

+25.31

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

+16.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

−59.60

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	1,731	196.24	3,397	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	178.01	2,163	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	170.84	2,585	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	149.46	1,390	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	196.00	2,558	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$2,610	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,608	3thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	324.20/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	338.53/cwt	327.50–341.00	2,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	404.52/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	874	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	727	296.30/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,154	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	309.07/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,299	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	355.46/cwt	342.00–358.50	2,143	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	368.70/cwt	360.00–379.00	1,733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	333.74/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,725	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	355.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,826	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	356.76/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	345.09/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,033	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	258.81/cwt	255.00–262.50	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	266.27/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	350.04/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	623	336.84/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,099	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	371.05/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	400.54/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	303.62/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,998	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	384.64/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,222	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	146.44/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,208	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	180.52/cwt	171.00–196.50	2,693	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	163.19/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,534	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	141.86/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,170	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	168.67/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,054	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	180.68/cwt	173.50–190.00	2,193	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	119.45/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,212	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	166.02/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,592	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	197.98/cwt	195.00–201.00	3,673	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,542	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,609.74/head	2,550.00–2,675.00	2,610	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	216.03/cwt	210.00–222.00	2,085	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,557	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	487	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,690	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,607	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	308.43/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	370.08/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	329.33/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	333.89/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	335.18/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	2,151	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	394.63/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,472	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	337.47/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	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 (Thursday)

Thu Jun 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 1,884Year ago 1,889

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 246Year ago 329

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 184Year ago 227

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	435	400.00–406.00	404.52
1	500–550	525	337.50	337.50
4	550–600	562	347.50–352.50	350.04
8	600–650	639	327.50–341.00	338.53
6	650–700	677	322.50–327.50	324.20
8	700–750	744	302.50–310.00	309.07
1	800–850	835	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	391.00	391.00
12	850–900	874	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	360.00–380.00	370.08
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	778	255.00–262.50	258.81
1	900–950	920	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	347.00	347.00
1	600–650	625	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
9	350–400	373	370.00–400.00	394.63
7	400–450	422	355.00–377.50	371.05
8	450–500	470	360.00–379.00	368.70
17	500–550	517	322.50–340.00	333.74
17	550–600	589	330.00–346.00	345.09
2	600–650	642	310.00	310.00
6	650–700	658	292.50–306.00	303.62
2	950–1000	988	200.00–210.00	204.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
34	600–650	623	325.00–338.00	336.84
9	700–750	727	287.50–300.00	296.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	513	350.00–360.00	355.88
87	550–600	590	364.50	364.50
109	600–650	603	342.00–358.50	355.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	325.00–350.00	335.18
3	350–400	373	345.00–365.00	356.76
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	478	325.00–342.50	333.89
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	417.50	417.50
3	400–450	435	380.00–387.00	384.64
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	510	232.50	232.50
3	550–600	565	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	370	390.00–410.00	400.54
2	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	502	373.00	373.00
2	650–700	697	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	708	260.00–272.50	266.27
3	900–950	926	201.00	201.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	453	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	652	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	387.50	387.50
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	445	325.00–342.50	329.33
4	450–500	473	332.50–342.50	337.47
3	500–550	510	295.00–317.50	308.43
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	870	172.50	172.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	145.00–148.00	146.44
9	—	1,492	171.00–196.50	180.52
5	—	1,553	154.00–169.00	163.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	825	139.00–145.00	141.86
2	—	1,015	112.00–129.00	119.45
5	—	959	157.00–174.00	166.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	166.00–171.00	168.67
7	—	1,214	173.50–190.00	180.68
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	196.00	196.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	195.00–201.00	197.98
1	—	1,560	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,655	214.00	214.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,418	2,550.00–2,675.00	2,609.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	210.00–222.00	216.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	3,225.00	3,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	2,825.00	2,825.00

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Paris Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Thursday)

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle