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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 22

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919

← Jun 15Jun 22Jul 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

587 head

▲ 221 vs last sale 366▲ 587 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 49▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. 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 $403.59/cwt on 61 head, down $7.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +2.81 against this barn's trailing median of $400.78.

Average price

$403.59

▼ 7.15 vs prior sale

61 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$24.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.11

vs KY average

−12.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	406.86	2,237	53
Medium and Large 2-3	560	381.87	2,137	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.99/cwt here — about $101 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 sale61 hd

403.59

—

KY average25 barns · 1,070 hd

415.69

−12.11

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−12.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

400.78

+2.81

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	—	Average	1,500	213.57	3,204	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,559	184.38	2,875	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	181.62	2,231	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	962	170.34	1,638	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	203.00	2,426	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,421	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$3,547	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	535.08/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,552	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,226	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,704	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,295	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	476.75/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,026	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	453.46/cwt	450.00–457.00	2,199	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	501.74/cwt	500.00–507.00	2,494	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	484.39/cwt	477.00–490.00	2,514	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	434.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,270	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	468.15/cwt	455.00–473.00	2,491	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,623	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	451.13/cwt	443.00–458.00	2,657	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	451.58/cwt	451.00–452.00	2,822	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	415.12/cwt	415.00–416.00	2,648	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	425.45/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,723	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,838	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	408.78/cwt	402.00–412.50	2,784	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	691	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,626	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,588	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	370.05/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,716	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	390.95/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,889	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	364.88/cwt	353.00–369.00	2,813	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	345.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,815	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	303	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,970	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	514.92/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,648	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	445.52/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,693	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,887	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	465.16/cwt	455.00–472.50	1,954	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	432.21/cwt	427.00–435.00	2,001	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	444.01/cwt	437.00–455.00	2,069	8
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	495	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,039	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	425.39/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,208	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	405.27/cwt	397.00–420.00	2,152	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,029	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	395.98/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,289	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	383.74/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,245	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,151	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	376.86/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,427	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	366.43/cwt	355.00–374.00	2,415	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	376.22/cwt	372.00–387.50	2,570	85
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,186	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	339.36/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,409	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	365.10/cwt	365.10–365.10	2,629	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,522	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	1,504	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	480.13/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,012	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,057	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	473.15/cwt	465.00–482.00	2,210	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	507	489.69/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,483	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	438.45/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,315	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	450.25/cwt	445.00–452.00	2,584	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,313	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	432.30/cwt	430.00–437.00	2,745	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	371.25/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,532	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	351.00/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,397	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,657	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	344.86/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,673	11
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,380	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,369	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,195	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,426	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	218.82/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,473	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	200.10/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,228	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	170.93/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,595	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,452	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	180.49/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,796	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,685	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,937	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	176.29/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,123	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	190.63/cwt	190.00–191.00	2,360	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	184.02/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,287	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	185.36/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,856	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,981	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	3,547.05/head	2,800.00–3,925.00	3,547	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,421.36/head	1,775.00–3,000.00	2,421	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	218.27/cwt	210.00–227.00	2,148	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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 Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 366Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	425.00–427.00	425.39
9	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
85	650–700	683	372.00–387.50	376.22
75	700–750	720	365.10	365.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	510.00–520.00	514.92
4	350–400	380	440.00–460.00	445.52
8	400–450	420	455.00–472.50	465.16
8	450–500	466	437.00–455.00	444.01
23	500–550	531	397.00–420.00	405.27
16	550–600	578	390.00–412.00	395.98
13	600–650	644	375.00–377.00	376.86
17	650–700	659	355.00–374.00	366.43
4	700–750	710	337.50–340.00	339.36
1	800–850	835	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	463	427.00–435.00	432.21
4	500–550	534	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	585	380.00–385.00	383.74
1	600–650	620	347.00	347.00
3	650–700	683	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	910	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	385	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	452.00	452.00
1	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	590	392.00	392.00
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	683	350.00–352.00	351.00
1	750–800	770	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	875	272.00	272.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	547.00	547.00
1	300–350	345	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	419	475.00–485.00	480.13
7	450–500	467	465.00–482.00	473.15
4	500–550	528	430.00–447.00	438.45
9	550–600	574	445.00–452.00	450.25
3	600–650	635	430.00–437.00	432.30
4	650–700	682	370.00–375.00	371.25
11	750–800	775	332.00–350.00	344.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	507	480.00–495.00	489.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	520.00–540.00	535.08
4	350–400	371	600.00	600.00
2	400–450	425	540.00	540.00
8	450–500	497	500.00–507.00	501.74
9	500–550	532	455.00–473.00	468.15
30	550–600	589	443.00–458.00	451.13
12	600–650	640	420.00–440.00	425.45
8	650–700	681	402.00–412.50	408.78
4	700–750	734	360.00–380.00	370.05
4	750–800	771	353.00–369.00	364.88
4	800–850	816	340.00–350.00	345.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	519	477.00–490.00	484.39
6	550–600	564	465.00	465.00
21	600–650	625	451.00–452.00	451.58
2	650–700	657	432.00	432.00
7	700–750	739	390.00–397.00	390.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	437.00	437.00
3	400–450	425	475.00–480.00	476.75
2	450–500	485	450.00–457.00	453.46
3	500–550	523	430.00–440.00	434.03
1	550–600	560	430.00	430.00
8	600–650	638	415.00–416.00	415.12
6	650–700	691	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	725	357.00	357.00
1	750–800	790	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,243	180.00–188.00	184.02
1	—	1,160	167.00	167.00
3	—	1,238	190.00–191.00	190.63
14	—	1,204	171.00–179.00	176.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,015	166.00	166.00
2	—	995	178.00–183.00	180.49
4	—	933	169.00–175.00	170.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	178.00–179.00	178.49
12	—	1,541	180.00–188.00	185.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	215.00–222.00	218.82
2	—	1,613	197.00–204.00	200.10
1	—	1,510	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	995	1,775.00–3,000.00	2,421.36

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	—	984	210.00–227.00	218.27

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	3	—	1,455	2,800.00–3,925.00	3,547.05

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	—	1,320	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.