Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-06-11

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 11
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,159 head
▲ 398 vs last sale 761▼ 59 vs year ago 1,218 · −4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 103▲ 30 vs year ago 89 · +33.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 44▼ 51 vs year ago 82 · −62.2%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

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 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +27.13 against this barn's trailing median of $403.56.
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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564432.692,438281
Medium and Large 2-3555399.492,21518thin
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.

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 median34 sales
403.56
+27.13
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—Low1,811220.123,98623
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,538182.402,80514
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,238178.962,21551
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low930163.751,52315
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100220.002,4201thin

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)1,350$3,0672thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$2,4104thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$2,0922thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,443$4,6325
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$3,0001thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7052
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320595.00/cwt585.00–605.001,9042
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,3002
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378531.83/cwt525.00–535.002,0103
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3389481.87/cwt480.00–482.501,8744
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405544.64/cwt542.00–550.002,2063
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed413590.02/cwt585.00–600.002,4376
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437515.64/cwt500.00–535.002,2539
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2937
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520484.91/cwt480.00–487.502,52219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520473.22/cwt465.00–477.502,46131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531449.85/cwt447.50–455.002,3893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3558423.73/cwt422.50–425.002,3642
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577444.20/cwt435.00–450.002,5636
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580470.14/cwt460.00–475.002,72722
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617458.39/cwt450.00–465.002,82830
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622412.41/cwt407.50–415.002,5653
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636439.57/cwt426.00–444.002,79676
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,9804
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659422.66/cwt402.50–427.502,78513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7123
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2701
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723406.68/cwt400.00–410.002,9403
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730369.02/cwt360.00–377.502,69411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769362.50/cwt355.00–365.002,7886
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825360.50/cwt360.50–360.502,97415
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826350.02/cwt345.00–355.002,8916
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2912331.00/cwt331.00–331.003,01914
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,1271
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,117295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,29550
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,4432
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318574.80/cwt570.00–580.001,8282
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360482.00/cwt482.00–482.001,7351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380508.66/cwt500.00–525.001,9333
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,2141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428474.42/cwt467.50–487.502,03110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430491.63/cwt490.00–495.002,1143
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3434442.54/cwt440.00–450.001,9214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458483.35/cwt480.00–485.002,2143
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470452.20/cwt450.00–465.002,12515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1089
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527433.03/cwt420.00–437.502,28253
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3536408.33/cwt405.00–415.002,1899
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556444.70/cwt436.00–445.502,473106
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573390.65/cwt390.00–392.002,2389
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586422.11/cwt408.00–425.502,474122
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy602442.25/cwt442.25–442.252,66285
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611377.07/cwt372.50–390.002,3046
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626427.77/cwt419.00–429.002,678136
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673317.55/cwt312.50–320.002,1373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675351.59/cwt342.00–357.502,37312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5002
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705352.47/cwt345.00–360.002,4854
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2322
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776318.08/cwt307.50–324.002,4688
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,72312
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1843
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875308.13/cwt302.50–317.502,6964
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920269.96/cwt262.50–285.002,4843
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4211
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434484.88/cwt480.00–495.002,1046
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473482.22/cwt475.00–490.002,2812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,1741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528432.44/cwt430.00–435.002,2832
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,4121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570431.87/cwt425.00–435.002,4628
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625410.58/cwt402.00–425.002,5665
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2712353.23/cwt342.00–357.002,5154
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,6031
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4321
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315242.00/cwt242.00–242.007622
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0263
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,100220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,530259.00/cwt259.00–259.003,9631
Bulls——1,794216.55/cwt212.00–225.003,88510
Bulls——1,847234.30/cwt230.00–243.004,3285
Bulls——1,849209.54/cwt207.00–212.003,8747
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870185.61/cwt183.00–188.001,6152
Cows—Lean 85-90%930153.60/cwt149.00–157.001,4283
Cows—Lean 85-90%934165.76/cwt162.00–171.001,5486
Cows—Lean 85-90%954157.43/cwt153.00–161.001,5024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156164.42/cwt158.00–167.001,9017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228192.83/cwt191.00–195.002,3685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241183.73/cwt180.00–187.002,28021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269175.20/cwt170.00–179.002,22318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501174.87/cwt172.50–178.002,6254
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,9941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,556184.13/cwt180.00–188.002,8659
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4434,632.16/head2,800.00–5,800.004,6325
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,091.56/head1,825.00–2,300.002,0922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,409.61/head2,100.00–2,625.002,4104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,067.08/head2,925.00–3,200.003,0672
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855247.20/cwt242.00–252.002,1142
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998210.99/cwt205.00–215.002,1063
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.