Sale reports / Kentucky / Paris Livestock Auction / 2026-06-18

Paris Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Paris, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 18
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2204
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,743 head
▲ 584 vs last sale 1,159▼ 141 vs year ago 1,884 · −7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 119▼ 98 vs year ago 246 · −39.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 31▼ 168 vs year ago 184 · −91.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $486.75/cwt on 183 head, up $15.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +29.47 against this barn's trailing median of $457.27.
Average price
$486.75
▲ 15.80 vs prior sale
183 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+26.79
vs KY average
+27.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550488.672,690174
Medium and Large 2-3549449.692,4679thin
One grade step is worth $38.98/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale183 hd
486.75
—
KY average24 barns · 969 hd
459.96
+26.79
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
+27.70
This barn, trailing median34 sales
457.27
+29.47
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
516465414363median 457.2703/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.25, low $376.90, median $457.27 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—High1,697226.193,8383thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,551183.942,85411
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,258181.392,28364
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low974167.431,63114

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$2,2252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$3,3212thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,3631
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,2811
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1991
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4461
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318583.35/cwt580.00–590.001,8553
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334535.89/cwt532.00–542.001,7905
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350580.00/cwt575.00–585.002,0302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374545.78/cwt535.00–560.002,04118
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418483.27/cwt480.00–490.002,0203
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419522.36/cwt505.00–530.002,18913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,3702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453534.97/cwt530.00–540.002,4232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458485.62/cwt482.00–490.002,2243
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473506.05/cwt500.00–520.002,39415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505475.02/cwt470.00–490.002,3999
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,4886
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540510.27/cwt500.00–515.002,755108
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560469.79/cwt460.00–477.502,63110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576419.06/cwt412.50–422.502,4143
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581445.65/cwt440.00–455.002,58947
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619437.94/cwt425.00–445.002,71115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626413.95/cwt410.00–417.502,5915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631462.93/cwt449.00–463.252,921166
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652436.25/cwt436.00–437.502,84418
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669415.77/cwt412.50–430.002,7829
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713376.77/cwt365.00–382.502,6865
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728399.91/cwt390.00–409.002,91190
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753401.50/cwt401.50–401.503,02375
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762371.10/cwt360.00–382.002,82815
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3794343.49/cwt340.00–350.002,7275
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821345.61/cwt341.00–355.002,8376
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867361.00/cwt361.00–361.003,13058
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2894323.62/cwt310.00–327.002,8935
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2913313.96/cwt307.00–327.502,8663
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added917354.20/cwt354.20–354.203,24861
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973312.88/cwt300.00–315.003,0449
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added984325.63/cwt319.00–327.753,20470
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2321
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7384
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3362452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,6362
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366472.97/cwt460.00–480.001,7317
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed412515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417463.64/cwt452.00–475.001,93312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440446.28/cwt440.00–447.501,96410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1583
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465472.66/cwt470.00–475.002,19818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472424.31/cwt420.00–425.002,0037
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478456.05/cwt440.00–465.002,18016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518447.62/cwt442.50–452.502,31937
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522402.43/cwt400.00–405.002,1014
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524424.00/cwt415.00–435.002,22225
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575387.92/cwt380.00–395.002,23125
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3584366.45/cwt360.00–370.002,1408
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588420.75/cwt420.00–435.002,47438
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628334.94/cwt330.00–340.002,1032
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635357.59/cwt350.00–375.002,27121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641393.89/cwt387.50–395.002,52591
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669385.63/cwt378.00–392.752,580161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672351.14/cwt340.00–360.002,36061
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3689335.05/cwt330.00–337.502,3085
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720342.86/cwt333.00–350.002,46913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730355.22/cwt352.50–355.502,59331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761328.20/cwt320.00–332.502,4986
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,59033
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826314.33/cwt312.50–320.002,5965
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2858318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,7289
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,7491
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2276582.92/cwt577.00–592.001,6095
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421513.01/cwt505.00–525.002,1605
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438482.30/cwt475.00–500.002,1129
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478482.96/cwt470.00–490.002,30911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3992
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537438.32/cwt435.00–445.002,3546
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540407.16/cwt407.00–407.502,1993
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564424.30/cwt420.00–435.002,3934
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1751
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6141
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3668332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,2183
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5542
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3785285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,678221.28/cwt220.00–223.003,7132
Bulls——1,735236.00/cwt236.00–236.004,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%790150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1851
Cows—Lean 85-90%965171.52/cwt168.00–174.001,6554
Cows—Lean 85-90%994156.38/cwt153.00–159.001,5545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004181.51/cwt179.00–183.001,8224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184163.81/cwt160.00–168.001,9404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214194.00/cwt190.00–200.002,3558
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244176.21/cwt170.00–179.002,19224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294184.73/cwt180.00–188.002,39028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502183.51/cwt180.00–187.002,7565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525191.00/cwt190.00–192.002,9133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660177.59/cwt175.00–179.002,9483
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,321.30/head3,025.00–3,650.003,3212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,224.73/head1,625.00–2,650.002,2252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,5421

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.