Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, and some instances of sharply higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $430.69/cwt on 299 head, up $26.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +18.33 against this barn's trailing median of $412.36.

Average price

$430.69

▲ 26.42 vs prior sale

299 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$33.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.61

vs KY average

+30.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	432.69	2,438	281
Medium and Large 2-3	555	399.49	2,215	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.20/cwt here — about $223 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

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 sale299 hd

430.69

—

KY average26 barns · 1,059 hd

409.08

+21.61

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

+30.17

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.36

+18.33

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	1,811	220.12	3,986	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	182.40	2,805	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,238	178.96	2,215	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	930	163.75	1,523	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	220.00	2,420	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,067	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,410	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$2,092	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,443	$4,632	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	351.59/cwt	342.00–357.50	2,373	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	308.13/cwt	302.50–317.50	2,696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	377.07/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,304	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	433.03/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,282	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	422.11/cwt	408.00–425.50	2,474	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	483.35/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	452.20/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,125	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	350.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	318.08/cwt	307.50–324.00	2,468	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	432.44/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	369.02/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,694	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	422.66/cwt	402.50–427.50	2,785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,019	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,293	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	590.02/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	484.91/cwt	480.00–487.50	2,522	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	473.22/cwt	465.00–477.50	2,461	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	444.20/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	470.14/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,727	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	362.50/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	2,974	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	482.22/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	508.66/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	474.42/cwt	467.50–487.50	2,031	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	352.47/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	484.88/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	410.58/cwt	402.00–425.00	2,566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	431.87/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,462	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	4,632.16/head	2,800.00–5,800.00	4,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	544.64/cwt	542.00–550.00	2,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	602	442.25/cwt	442.25–442.25	2,662	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	353.23/cwt	342.00–357.00	2,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	491.63/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	574.80/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	595.00/cwt	585.00–605.00	1,904	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	153.60/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,428	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,994	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	164.42/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,901	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	175.20/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,223	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	183.73/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,280	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	157.43/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,849	209.54/cwt	207.00–212.00	3,874	7
Bulls	—	—	1,847	234.30/cwt	230.00–243.00	4,328	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	185.61/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	165.76/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,548	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	184.13/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,865	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	174.87/cwt	172.50–178.00	2,625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,091.56/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,092	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	210.99/cwt	205.00–215.00	2,106	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	192.83/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,368	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	216.55/cwt	212.00–225.00	3,885	10
Bulls	—	—	1,530	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	3,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	442.54/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	247.20/cwt	242.00–252.00	2,114	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,409.61/head	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,410	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,067.08/head	2,925.00–3,200.00	3,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	269.96/cwt	262.50–285.00	2,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,270	1
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	500–550	531	449.85/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	408.33/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,189	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	423.73/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	439.57/cwt	426.00–444.00	2,796	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	515.64/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,253	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	427.77/cwt	419.00–429.00	2,678	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	481.87/cwt	480.00–482.50	1,874	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	458.39/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,828	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	531.83/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	406.68/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	412.41/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1100–1150	1,117	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,295	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	317.55/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	390.65/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,238	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	444.70/cwt	436.00–445.50	2,473	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,108	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,735	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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,159Last week 761Year ago 1,218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 103Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 44Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	555.00	555.00
2	300–350	318	570.00–580.00	574.80
1	350–400	385	575.00	575.00
3	400–450	430	490.00–495.00	491.63
3	450–500	458	480.00–485.00	483.35
85	600–650	602	442.25	442.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	380	500.00–525.00	508.66
10	400–450	428	467.50–487.50	474.42
15	450–500	470	450.00–465.00	452.20
53	500–550	527	420.00–437.50	433.03
122	550–600	586	408.00–425.50	422.11
6	600–650	611	372.50–390.00	377.07
12	650–700	675	342.00–357.50	351.59
4	700–750	705	345.00–360.00	352.47
8	750–800	776	307.50–324.00	318.08
4	850–900	875	302.50–317.50	308.13
1	900–950	930	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	360	482.00	482.00
4	400–450	434	440.00–450.00	442.54
9	450–500	479	440.00	440.00
9	500–550	536	405.00–415.00	408.33
9	550–600	573	390.00–392.00	390.65
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
3	650–700	673	312.50–320.00	317.55
2	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
3	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
3	900–950	920	262.50–285.00	269.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
106	550–600	556	436.00–445.50	444.70
136	600–650	626	419.00–429.00	427.77
2	650–700	685	365.00	365.00
12	800–850	808	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	378	525.00–535.00	531.83
9	400–450	437	500.00–535.00	515.64
7	450–500	468	490.00	490.00
31	500–550	520	465.00–477.50	473.22
6	550–600	577	435.00–450.00	444.20
76	600–650	636	426.00–444.00	439.57
13	650–700	659	402.50–427.50	422.66
11	700–750	730	360.00–377.50	369.02
6	750–800	769	355.00–365.00	362.50
6	800–850	826	345.00–355.00	350.02
14	900–950	912	331.00	331.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	585.00–600.00	590.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	520	480.00–487.50	484.91
22	550–600	580	460.00–475.00	470.14
30	600–650	617	450.00–465.00	458.39
4	650–700	655	455.00	455.00
3	700–750	723	400.00–410.00	406.68
15	800–850	825	360.50	360.50
50	1100–1150	1,117	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	585.00–605.00	595.00
2	350–400	377	610.00	610.00
3	400–450	405	542.00–550.00	544.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	480.00–482.50	481.87
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	490	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	531	447.50–455.00	449.85
2	550–600	558	422.50–425.00	423.73
3	600–650	622	407.50–415.00	412.41
3	650–700	678	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	705	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	795	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	295	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	380	535.00	535.00
6	400–450	434	480.00–495.00	484.88
2	450–500	473	475.00–490.00	482.22
2	500–550	528	430.00–435.00	432.44
8	550–600	570	425.00–435.00	431.87
5	600–650	625	402.00–425.00	410.58
4	700–750	712	342.00–357.00	353.23
1	750–800	750	347.00	347.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	650.00	650.00
1	500–550	530	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	525	414.00	414.00
1	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	242.00	242.00
3	350–400	380	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,443	2,800.00–5,800.00	4,632.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,091.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,070	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,409.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	2,925.00–3,200.00	3,067.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	205.00–215.00	210.99
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	242.00–252.00	247.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	149.00–157.00	153.60
4	—	954	153.00–161.00	157.43
2	—	870	183.00–188.00	185.61
6	—	934	162.00–171.00	165.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	197.00	197.00
9	—	1,556	180.00–188.00	184.13
4	—	1,501	172.50–178.00	174.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,156	158.00–167.00	164.42
18	—	1,269	170.00–179.00	175.20
21	—	1,241	180.00–187.00	183.73
5	—	1,228	191.00–195.00	192.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,849	207.00–212.00	209.54
5	—	1,847	230.00–243.00	234.30
10	—	1,794	212.00–225.00	216.55
1	—	1,530	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	220.00	220.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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