Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-06-04

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 4
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
761 head
▼ 773 vs last sale 1,534▼ 328 vs year ago 1,089 · −30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 94▼ 31 vs year ago 134 · −23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 180▼ 3 vs year ago 47 · −6.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 12.00 to 14.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Plainer quality offering on feeder classes today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.27/cwt on 94 head, down $29.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +0.71 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
Average price
$404.27
▼ 29.36 vs prior sale
94 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,174
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.59
vs KY average
−0.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533408.972,18282
Medium and Large 2-3567372.152,10912thin
One grade step is worth $36.82/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale94 hd
404.27
—
KY average25 barns · 1,332 hd
410.86
−6.59
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−0.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
403.56
+0.71
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
461408355302median 403.5603/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.90, low $316.07, median $403.56 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,791226.664,06010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,538184.762,84225
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252182.012,27949
CowsLean 85-90%High938168.141,57614

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,047$3,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$2,4512thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)886$2,68811
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,653$4,5122thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,154$2,7464thin

Every lot

114 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271523.56/cwt520.00–530.001,4193
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275337.50/cwt337.50–337.509281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331551.19/cwt550.00–555.001,8244
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331522.94/cwt520.00–530.001,7314
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369549.00/cwt549.00–549.002,0266
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376512.04/cwt500.00–517.001,9256
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420502.55/cwt490.00–507.002,11110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428514.97/cwt510.00–520.002,2042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3462472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,1834
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468488.41/cwt480.00–495.002,28616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,4492
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,2071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517491.99/cwt490.00–500.002,54415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526471.79/cwt460.00–482.502,48212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536438.12/cwt430.00–450.002,34818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570431.92/cwt425.00–442.002,46211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3002
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5892
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629404.19/cwt400.00–417.002,5424
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630389.08/cwt385.00–391.002,4513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675404.72/cwt399.00–407.502,7326
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3688329.02/cwt327.00–330.002,2643
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689383.23/cwt375.00–390.002,64014
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3631
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722378.66/cwt370.00–389.002,73410
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2798340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7133
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8581
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2842323.49/cwt320.00–340.002,72410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190500.00/cwt500.00–500.009501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331428.81/cwt420.00–435.001,4194
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334477.08/cwt475.00–480.001,5935
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371458.82/cwt455.00–465.001,7024
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380511.73/cwt510.00–515.001,9453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5963
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415442.53/cwt430.00–452.001,83611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3419422.96/cwt420.00–427.001,7728
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421468.86/cwt460.00–477.501,97410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed426510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1733
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,1404
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474427.35/cwt420.00–440.002,02618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486408.37/cwt400.00–410.001,9856
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516426.92/cwt420.00–432.002,20328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517403.77/cwt385.00–415.002,08730
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9952
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2804
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575370.58/cwt370.00–372.002,13110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578391.44/cwt390.00–395.002,26320
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605329.32/cwt328.00–330.001,9923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625349.88/cwt345.00–360.002,1873
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632377.79/cwt375.00–392.002,38810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673341.32/cwt340.00–342.002,2973
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676367.17/cwt360.00–375.002,4829
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5274
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725313.32/cwt310.00–315.002,2723
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729330.44/cwt327.00–340.002,4097
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,4961
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,2561
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825332.25/cwt332.25–332.252,74164
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6691
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3886280.25/cwt277.00–287.002,4833
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3367470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7254
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368495.30/cwt487.00–500.001,8237
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383510.03/cwt505.00–515.001,9532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425470.24/cwt460.00–475.001,9993
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485453.23/cwt440.00–465.002,1989
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3494435.61/cwt435.00–437.502,1524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4152
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533436.46/cwt425.00–447.002,32615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3122
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590387.74/cwt387.00–390.002,2884
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy607408.37/cwt402.50–420.002,4796
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630377.37/cwt370.00–390.002,37710
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3662341.30/cwt340.00–345.002,2594
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2664366.18/cwt352.00–370.002,43111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725324.79/cwt315.00–335.002,3552
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,4651
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,5941
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2870320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7843
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8981
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,5411
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,020255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6011
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,7121
Bulls——1,677212.81/cwt212.00–214.003,5693
Bulls——1,770247.47/cwt246.00–249.004,3802
Bulls——1,935225.31/cwt220.00–229.004,3604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865155.73/cwt153.00–159.001,3475
Cows—Lean 85-90%965166.13/cwt162.00–172.001,6034
Cows—Lean 85-90%985179.68/cwt176.00–183.001,7704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,9201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110165.14/cwt162.00–169.001,8337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257176.30/cwt170.00–179.002,21610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274184.74/cwt180.00–189.002,35422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299193.54/cwt190.00–201.002,51410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529184.52/cwt180.00–189.002,82119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543178.05/cwt176.00–179.002,7473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590193.03/cwt190.00–195.003,0693
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6534,511.50/head4,350.00–4,700.004,5122
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1542,746.21/head2,100.00–3,150.002,7464
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0473,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,450.53/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28862,688.34/head1,750.00–2,950.002,68811
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1001

This sale against other markets

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.