Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $486.75/cwt on 183 head, up $15.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +20.96 against this barn's trailing median of $465.79.

Average price

$486.75

▲ 15.80 vs prior sale

183 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$38.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.79

vs KY average

+27.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	488.67	2,690	174
Medium and Large 2-3	549	449.69	2,467	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.98/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $405.13, median $465.79 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 sale183 hd

486.75

—

KY average24 barns · 969 hd

459.96

+26.79

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+27.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

465.79

+20.96

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	1,697	226.19	3,838	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	183.94	2,854	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,258	181.39	2,283	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	974	167.43	1,631	14

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)	1,175	$2,225	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,321	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1-2	650–700	672	351.14/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,360	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	482.96/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,309	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	357.59/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,271	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	313.96/cwt	307.00–327.50	2,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	463.64/cwt	452.00–475.00	1,933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	506.05/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,394	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	328.20/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	582.92/cwt	577.00–592.00	1,609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	342.86/cwt	333.00–350.00	2,469	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	437.94/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,711	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	371.10/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,828	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	545.78/cwt	535.00–560.00	2,041	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	376.77/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	438.32/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	445.65/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,589	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	510.27/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,755	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	345.61/cwt	341.00–355.00	2,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	475.02/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	323.62/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	472.97/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	393.89/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,525	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	355.22/cwt	352.50–355.50	2,593	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	312.88/cwt	300.00–315.00	3,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	522.36/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,189	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	535.89/cwt	532.00–542.00	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	456.05/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,180	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	534.97/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	387.92/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,231	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	424.00/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,222	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	482.30/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,112	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	424.30/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	580.00/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	472.66/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,198	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	183.51/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,756	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	163.81/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,940	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,913	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	176.21/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,192	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	194.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,355	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	4,095	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	156.38/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,554	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	181.51/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,822	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	171.52/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,655	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	177.59/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,948	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	221.28/cwt	220.00–223.00	3,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,321.30/head	3,025.00–3,650.00	3,321	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,224.73/head	1,625.00–2,650.00	2,225	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,542	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	785	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,237	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	184.73/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,390	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	483.27/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	446.28/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,964	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	583.35/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	513.01/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,160	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	407.16/cwt	407.00–407.50	2,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	420.75/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,474	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	424.31/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	314.33/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	399.91/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,911	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	462.93/cwt	449.00–463.25	2,921	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	469.79/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	415.77/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	436.25/cwt	436.00–437.50	2,844	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	867	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	3,130	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	413.95/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	485.62/cwt	482.00–490.00	2,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	984	325.63/cwt	319.00–327.75	3,204	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	401.50/cwt	401.50–401.50	3,023	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	917	354.20/cwt	354.20–354.20	3,248	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	689	335.05/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	447.62/cwt	442.50–452.50	2,319	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	385.63/cwt	378.00–392.75	2,580	161
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	366.45/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,140	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	794	343.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,590	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	419.06/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,743Last week 1,159Year ago 1,884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 119Year ago 246

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 31Year ago 184

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	316	550.00	550.00
7	350–400	366	460.00–480.00	472.97
12	400–450	417	452.00–475.00	463.64
16	450–500	478	440.00–465.00	456.05
25	500–550	524	415.00–435.00	424.00
25	550–600	575	380.00–395.00	387.92
21	600–650	635	350.00–375.00	357.59
61	650–700	672	340.00–360.00	351.14
13	700–750	720	333.00–350.00	342.86
6	750–800	761	320.00–332.50	328.20
5	800–850	826	312.50–320.00	314.33
9	850–900	858	318.00	318.00
1	900–950	905	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	445	485.00	485.00
18	450–500	465	470.00–475.00	472.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	518	442.50–452.50	447.62
38	550–600	588	420.00–435.00	420.75
91	600–650	641	387.50–395.00	393.89
161	650–700	669	378.00–392.75	385.63
31	700–750	730	352.50–355.50	355.22
33	750–800	773	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	362	452.00	452.00
10	400–450	440	440.00–447.50	446.28
7	450–500	472	420.00–425.00	424.31
4	500–550	522	400.00–405.00	402.43
8	550–600	584	360.00–370.00	366.45
2	600–650	628	330.00–340.00	334.94
5	650–700	689	330.00–337.50	335.05
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	515.00	515.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	577.00–592.00	582.92
1	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
9	400–450	438	475.00–500.00	482.30
11	450–500	478	470.00–490.00	482.96
6	500–550	537	435.00–445.00	438.32
4	550–600	564	420.00–435.00	424.30
1	600–650	615	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	672	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	660.00	660.00
1	350–400	380	555.00	555.00
5	400–450	421	505.00–525.00	513.01
2	500–550	505	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	540	407.00–407.50	407.16
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	668	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	625.00	625.00
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
5	300–350	334	532.00–542.00	535.89
18	350–400	374	535.00–560.00	545.78
13	400–450	419	505.00–530.00	522.36
15	450–500	473	500.00–520.00	506.05
9	500–550	505	470.00–490.00	475.02
47	550–600	581	440.00–455.00	445.65
15	600–650	619	425.00–445.00	437.94
9	650–700	669	412.50–430.00	415.77
5	700–750	713	365.00–382.50	376.77
15	750–800	762	360.00–382.00	371.10
6	800–850	821	341.00–355.00	345.61
5	850–900	894	310.00–327.00	323.62
3	900–950	913	307.00–327.50	313.96
9	950–1000	973	300.00–315.00	312.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
108	500–550	540	500.00–515.00	510.27
10	550–600	560	460.00–477.50	469.79
166	600–650	631	449.00–463.25	462.93
18	650–700	652	436.00–437.50	436.25
90	700–750	728	390.00–409.00	399.91
75	750–800	753	401.50	401.50
58	850–900	867	361.00	361.00
61	900–950	917	354.20	354.20
70	950–1000	984	319.00–327.75	325.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	665.00	665.00
3	300–350	318	580.00–590.00	583.35
2	350–400	350	575.00–585.00	580.00
2	400–450	427	555.00	555.00
2	450–500	453	530.00–540.00	534.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	320	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	385	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	418	480.00–490.00	483.27
3	450–500	458	482.00–490.00	485.62
6	500–550	535	465.00	465.00
3	550–600	576	412.50–422.50	419.06
5	600–650	626	410.00–417.50	413.95
1	650–700	680	400.00	400.00
5	750–800	794	340.00–350.00	343.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	785	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,502	180.00–187.00	183.51
3	—	1,525	190.00–192.00	191.00
3	—	1,660	175.00–179.00	177.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	160.00–168.00	163.81
24	—	1,244	170.00–179.00	176.21
8	—	1,214	190.00–200.00	194.00
28	—	1,294	180.00–188.00	184.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	150.00	150.00
5	—	994	153.00–159.00	156.38
4	—	1,004	179.00–183.00	181.51
4	—	965	168.00–174.00	171.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	236.00	236.00
2	—	1,678	220.00–223.00	221.28

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	3,025.00–3,650.00	3,321.30
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,625.00–2,650.00	2,224.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	221.00	221.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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