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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, May 11

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▼ 881 vs last sale 1,379▲ 498 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 88▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 38▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifer sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.86/cwt on 26 head, up $15.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +19.08 against this barn's trailing median of $400.78.

Average price

$419.86

▲ 15.19 vs prior sale

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$48.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.34

vs KY average

+2.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	429.21	2,268	21
Medium and Large 2-3	582	380.57	2,215	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.64/cwt here — about $53 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 sale26 hd

419.86

—

KY average25 barns · 940 hd

411.52

+8.34

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+2.75

This barn, trailing median29 sales

400.78

+19.08

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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.93, low $332.55, median $400.78 across 29 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,848	233.94	4,324	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	187.32	2,888	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	184.11	2,394	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	175.67	1,642	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	202.25	2,478	3thin

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)	1,525	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,016	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$4,525	1thin

Every lot

79 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,476	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,888	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	517.61/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,231	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	501.53/cwt	500.00–502.00	2,172	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,363	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,318	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	497.52/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,547	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	448.65/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,360	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	472.33/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,522	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	489.82/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,753	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	466.05/cwt	457.50–472.00	2,624	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	429.62/cwt	427.00–435.00	2,513	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	439.42/cwt	432.50–450.00	2,698	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,523	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	384.75/cwt	384.00–385.00	2,636	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	379.80/cwt	375.00–387.00	2,685	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,646	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	361.46/cwt	359.00–363.00	2,798	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,903	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	519.13/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,682	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	336	483.29/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,624	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	477.24/cwt	470.00–492.00	1,861	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	393	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,044	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,818	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	457.87/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,973	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	432	483.36/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,088	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	452.74/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,182	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,163	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	433.97/cwt	427.00–437.50	2,261	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	408.98/cwt	407.00–415.00	2,290	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	380.57/cwt	377.00–382.00	2,215	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	370.40/cwt	362.50–385.00	2,293	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,217	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	422.21/cwt	415.00–429.25	2,711	163
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	328.31/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,242	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,605	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	732	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,174	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	314.04/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,311	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	349.95/cwt	349.95–349.95	2,733	70
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,812	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	237	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,529	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,715	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,010	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	486	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,284	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,511	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,247	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,585	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	443.64/cwt	427.50–447.50	2,555	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	624	365.58/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,281	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	378.32/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,550	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,572	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,225	202.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,478	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,793	243.53/cwt	235.00–248.00	4,366	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	226.75/cwt	223.00–230.00	4,286	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,549	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,590	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	175.46/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,081	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	191.40/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,536	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	185.27/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,473	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	192.22/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,958	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	186.12/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,870	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,737	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	4,525.00/head	4,525.00–4,525.00	4,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	223.95/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,372	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	3,016.07/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,016	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY (Monday)

Mon May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 1,379Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	363	520.00	520.00
7	400–450	431	515.00–530.00	517.61
1	450–500	450	515.00	515.00
15	500–550	534	460.00–480.00	472.33
9	550–600	563	457.50–472.00	466.05
5	600–650	614	432.50–450.00	439.42
4	650–700	685	384.00–385.00	384.75
5	700–750	707	375.00–387.00	379.80
9	750–800	774	359.00–363.00	361.46
1	900–950	900	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	720.00	720.00
2	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	440	537.00	537.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	433	500.00–502.00	501.53
4	500–550	526	445.00–455.00	448.65
3	550–600	585	427.00–435.00	429.62
1	600–650	620	407.00	407.00
1	700–750	720	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	512	485.00–505.00	497.52
4	550–600	562	480.00–500.00	489.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	645.00	645.00
1	250–300	270	635.00	635.00
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	402	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	512.50	512.50
1	500–550	505	445.00	445.00
5	550–600	576	427.50–447.50	443.64
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
6	650–700	674	377.50–380.00	378.32
2	750–800	762	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	486	470.00	470.00
4	600–650	624	360.00–367.50	365.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	393	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	432	480.00–485.00	483.36
1	450–500	460	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	336	480.00–485.00	483.29
4	350–400	393	462.50	462.50
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	495	437.00	437.00
5	550–600	582	377.00–382.00	380.57
1	600–650	620	357.50	357.50
3	650–700	683	327.50–330.00	328.31
2	700–750	732	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	510.00–525.00	519.13
3	350–400	390	470.00–492.00	477.24
10	400–450	431	450.00–465.00	457.87
16	450–500	482	440.00–460.00	452.74
17	500–550	521	427.00–437.50	433.97
4	550–600	560	407.00–415.00	408.98
18	600–650	619	362.50–385.00	370.40
1	650–700	690	377.50	377.50
4	700–750	736	310.00–327.00	314.04
7	900–950	907	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
163	600–650	642	415.00–429.25	422.21
70	750–800	781	349.95	349.95

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	1	—	1,455	4,525.00	4,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,059	215.00–235.00	223.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,395	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,016.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,000	159.00	159.00
1	—	870	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	170.00–179.00	175.46
11	—	1,335	183.00–187.00	185.27
3	—	1,325	190.00–194.00	191.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	176.00	176.00
11	—	1,542	182.00–189.00	186.12
5	—	1,539	190.00–195.00	192.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,793	235.00–248.00	243.53
4	—	1,890	223.00–230.00	226.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	200.00–205.00	202.25

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.