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Paris Livestock Auction

Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 8

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3919

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

476 head

▼ 496 vs last sale 972▲ 476 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 95▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 31▲ 30 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 on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $474.34/cwt on 15 head, down $9.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +11.65 against this barn's trailing median of $462.70.

Average price

$474.34

▼ 9.44 vs prior sale

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$50.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.28

vs KY average

+20.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	481.01	2,568	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	431.00	2,349	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.01/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

474.34

—

KY average24 barns · 647 hd

446.06

+28.28

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+20.62

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.70

+11.65

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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.28, low $359.46, median $462.70 across 28 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	—	Low	1,409	207.00	2,917	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	182.54	2,186	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	181.00	2,909	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	167.91	1,650	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,465	230.00	3,370	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)	1,278	$2,656	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,247	$3,322	3thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,458	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,032	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	508.73/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,111	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	422.76/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,809	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	483.34/cwt	477.00–487.00	2,480	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,199	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,610	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	473.55/cwt	472.00–480.00	2,680	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	420.41/cwt	412.00–430.00	2,636	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,832	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,698	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,067	70
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,822	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,993	61
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	905	345.40/cwt	345.40–345.40	3,126	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,881	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	478.41/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,976	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,083	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,849	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	412.88/cwt	408.00–425.00	2,155	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,009	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,254	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	375.46/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,144	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	362.98/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,116	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	351.10/cwt	347.00–362.00	2,229	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	348.25/cwt	348.25–348.25	2,608	74
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,392	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,730	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,738	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	233.82/cwt	227.50–240.00	2,128	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	965	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,509	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,880	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,226	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	483.91/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,037	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,757	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,362	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,505	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	442.30/cwt	442.00–442.50	2,530	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,574	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	374.76/cwt	372.00–377.00	2,515	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,652	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,541	2
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,691	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,129	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,370	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,297	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	211.66/cwt	210.00–213.00	3,137	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	171.80/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,637	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,394	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	181.47/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,797	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	159.02/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,651	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	192.50/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,216	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,937	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	174.51/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,096	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	184.08/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,246	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	186.80/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,961	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,622	177.13/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,873	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	2,656.07/head	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,656	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	3,321.72/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,322	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 972Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 31Year 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
1	550–600	560	402.50	402.50
74	700–750	749	348.25	348.25
5	750–800	780	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	413	460.00–485.00	478.41
1	450–500	480	470.00	470.00
15	500–550	522	408.00–425.00	412.88
5	550–600	571	370.00–382.00	375.46
5	600–650	635	347.00–362.00	351.10
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	778	305.00–310.00	307.46
1	800–850	845	324.00	324.00
2	900–950	910	227.50–240.00	233.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	502.00	502.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	402.00	402.00
2	500–550	533	377.00	377.00
3	550–600	583	362.00–365.00	362.98
1	950–1000	965	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	595.00	595.00
2	350–400	387	525.00	525.00
6	400–450	415	502.50–515.00	508.73
7	500–550	513	477.00–487.00	483.34
5	550–600	566	472.00–480.00	473.55
7	600–650	627	412.00–430.00	420.41
4	650–700	650	415.00	415.00
1	850–900	850	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	502.00	502.00
3	600–650	628	451.00	451.00
70	800–850	838	366.00	366.00
61	850–900	870	344.00	344.00
57	900–950	905	345.40	345.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	422.00–425.00	422.76
1	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	515	427.00	427.00
1	550–600	575	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	970	297.00	297.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	575.00	575.00
3	400–450	421	472.50–490.00	483.91
1	450–500	485	487.00	487.00
3	500–550	533	470.00	470.00
5	550–600	572	442.00–442.50	442.30
1	600–650	610	422.00	422.00
4	650–700	671	372.00–377.00	374.76
3	850–900	850	312.00	312.00
2	950–1000	970	262.00	262.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	460	382.00	382.00
1	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	660	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1250–1300	1,290	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	179.00–184.00	181.47
4	—	953	169.00–177.00	171.80
1	—	975	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,038	157.00–162.00	159.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	175.00–179.00	177.13
2	—	1,585	183.00–190.00	186.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,220	180.00–189.00	184.08
6	—	1,151	190.00–196.00	192.50
8	—	1,201	171.00–178.00	174.51
1	—	1,160	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	193.00	193.00
3	—	1,482	210.00–213.00	211.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,278	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,656.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	3	—	1,247	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,321.72

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	1	—	1,170	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.