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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 27, 2025

2,224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.01/cwt +7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,086/hd at 576 lb · 128 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $323.06/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 522 lb · 125 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.50/cwt +10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,982/hd at 727 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,224 2,389 2,274
Feeder cattle 2,057 2,081 2,056
Slaughter cattle 142 158 167
Replacement cattle 25 150 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply, while the yearling steers were steady and with good demand. Feeder heifers 400-650 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and yearling heifers sharply higher with strong demand. There was a larger supply of fresh crop calves on the market today, however buyers were willing to pay premiums for weaned packages and thinner harder conditioned calves. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 fancy 210 3 447.50 $447.50 $940 —
257–285 266 3 400.00–410.00 $403.57 $1,073 +3.57
300–325 value added 313 2 500.00–505.00 $502.40 $1,573 +2.40
335 fancy 335 3 432.00 $432.00 $1,447 —
335 335 2 355.00–380.00 $367.50 $1,231 -39.95
352 value added 352 10 477.00 $477.00 $1,679 -18.00
364–383 fancy 371 13 432.00–437.50 $434.18 $1,611 +11.91
355–394 388 22 390.00–415.00 $399.19 $1,549 +4.48
404–445 fancy 427 26 421.00–437.00 $428.68 $1,830 -13.82
415–444 434 10 395.00–400.00 $397.44 $1,725 -9.93
461–490 fancy 468 9 400.00–410.00 $403.94 $1,890 +1.47
450–492 483 18 360.00–382.50 $365.04 $1,763 -22.08
500–535 value added 517 27 380.00–405.00 $395.17 $2,043 +4.87
530–547 543 8 350.00–372.50 $360.68 $1,958 -0.47
550–595 569 27 322.50–345.00 $342.16 $1,947 -6.38
554–594 value added 578 101 357.00–370.00 $367.32 $2,123 +1.30
600–644 value added 628 36 335.00–356.00 $348.32 $2,187 +6.19
615–645 633 54 310.00–332.00 $327.73 $2,075 +8.47
650–670 660 4 300.00–312.00 $305.91 $2,019 -4.30
650–695 value added 673 16 316.00–327.50 $322.92 $2,173 -2.33
718–746 value added 740 42 305.00–314.00 $307.97 $2,279 +3.76
705–742 741 41 280.00–288.00 $287.68 $2,132 +10.44
755 value added 755 12 294.50 $294.50 $2,223 +4.00
758–767 762 17 258.00–275.00 $263.90 $2,011 -3.93
810 value added 810 9 290.00 $290.00 $2,349 —
815–839 835 14 268.00–272.00 $268.85 $2,245 -0.83
863 value added 863 30 277.50 $277.50 $2,395 —
907–929 910 68 246.00–263.00 $259.31 $2,360 +19.96
980 980 1 233.00 $233.00 $2,283 -15.45
988 value added 988 57 251.85 $251.85 $2,488 —
1046 1046 3 220.00 $220.00 $2,301 —
1100 1100 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,200 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 350.00 $350.00 $578 —
215 215 1 380.00 $380.00 $817 —
380–395 386 4 365.00–375.00 $372.48 $1,438 +22.95
440–445 443 3 365.00–377.00 $368.97 $1,635 -5.16
495 495 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,708 -3.50
540–545 543 2 330.00–335.00 $332.49 $1,805 +11.42
575 575 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,782 -7.99
622–625 624 4 300.00–305.00 $302.51 $1,888 —
857 857 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,057 ±0.00
930 930 1 236.00 $236.00 $2,195 —
957 957 4 215.00 $215.00 $2,058 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,445 —
691 691 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,956 +35.50
821 821 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,011 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 260.00 $260.00 $975 —
437–445 440 3 315.00–345.00 $325.12 $1,431 +22.62
475 475 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,354 -27.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 fancy 150 1 400.00 $400.00 $600 —
170 170 1 390.00 $390.00 $663 —
180 value added 180 1 500.00 $500.00 $900 —
205–230 218 3 355.00–370.00 $363.55 $793 —
225 fancy 225 1 410.00 $410.00 $922 —
263–285 272 6 350.00–375.00 $359.58 $978 -0.42
290 fancy 290 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 -32.50
310 fancy 310 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,286 -2.21
313–340 320 6 360.00–380.00 $369.95 $1,184 +34.95
355–390 fancy 375 33 400.00–419.00 $414.41 $1,554 —
360–397 386 22 370.00–395.00 $388.54 $1,500 +6.13
402–437 409 22 325.00–342.00 $336.77 $1,377 +4.61
405–413 value added 411 8 382.50–398.00 $394.18 $1,620 +18.19
403–442 fancy 419 15 345.00–362.50 $352.50 $1,477 -7.74
460–470 fancy 461 24 342.50–359.00 $357.96 $1,650 +21.00
450–495 478 28 310.00–332.00 $322.97 $1,544 +6.26
500–548 value added 521 113 315.00–329.50 $325.60 $1,696 +7.36
505–547 530 12 287.00–306.00 $299.12 $1,585 +1.97
551–588 value added 571 63 300.00–323.00 $309.95 $1,770 -2.32
563–595 578 12 275.00–297.50 $285.20 $1,648 -4.05
601–610 value added 605 21 299.00–304.00 $301.60 $1,825 +8.34
602–647 628 30 268.00–285.00 $280.92 $1,764 +8.27
655–670 667 46 276.00–287.00 $281.56 $1,878 -7.41
672–690 677 11 264.00–270.00 $267.97 $1,814 +1.89
685–692 690 3 235.00–240.00 $236.66 $1,633 -29.42
716–730 723 15 255.00–266.00 $259.20 $1,874 +24.20
715–729 728 81 274.25–284.00 $274.96 $2,002 +39.96
771 771 16 247.50–268.00 $264.16 $2,037 +15.16
817 817 6 254.00 $254.00 $2,075 +34.82
838 838 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,936 +11.82
865–890 878 4 220.00–229.00 $224.56 $1,972 -7.88
930 930 1 224.00 $224.00 $2,083 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 335.00 $335.00 $670 +9.46
275–291 286 6 320.00–340.00 $325.70 $932 +11.93
312–340 330 25 300.00–335.00 $317.80 $1,049 +2.76
350–395 364 15 332.00–364.00 $351.63 $1,280 +12.68
405–430 413 11 300.00–310.00 $301.35 $1,245 +12.48
450–497 488 19 280.00–300.00 $290.19 $1,416 -3.68
520–523 522 4 272.50–282.00 $274.86 $1,435 +3.32
565–575 570 3 255.00–272.50 $262.49 $1,496 +22.49
625 625 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,625 —
660 660 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,498 -5.61
742 742 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,684 —
795 795 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,729 —
880 880 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 290.00 $290.00 $594 —
340 340 1 285.00 $285.00 $969 —
350–395 373 3 280.00–300.00 $292.95 $1,093 -7.38
405–430 418 4 247.50–270.00 $254.21 $1,063 -0.86
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,536 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 350.00–370.00 $359.78 $810 —
230 fancy 230 1 410.00 $410.00 $943 —
260–295 281 10 390.00–420.00 $405.74 $1,140 —
310 fancy 310 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,519 +60.00
330 330 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,270 -18.78
363 fancy 363 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,597 +50.00
360–385 372 15 380.00–405.00 $392.79 $1,461 -9.71
400–403 fancy 402 5 400.00–417.50 $414.02 $1,664 —
425 425 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,392 -46.90
405–441 436 21 375.00–395.00 $376.39 $1,641 +1.99
452–476 fancy 464 9 365.00–385.00 $374.21 $1,736 -5.57
480–493 489 10 347.00–360.00 $355.42 $1,738 +15.42
517 fancy 517 5 362.50 $362.50 $1,874 +5.79
515–541 524 11 327.50–342.50 $332.05 $1,740 -2.72
580–585 582 6 322.00–322.50 $322.08 $1,875 -4.17
609–625 612 6 285.00–295.00 $293.30 $1,795 -24.28
635 fancy 635 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,968 -12.50
720–741 736 4 280.00–281.00 $280.24 $2,063 +0.24
757 757 4 273.00 $273.00 $2,067 —
807 807 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,155 +57.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 2 310.00 $310.00 $874 —
355 355 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,127 —
430–445 440 7 342.50–357.50 $352.17 $1,550 +52.17
458–460 458 7 320.00–330.00 $328.57 $1,505 +18.57
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 —
568–570 568 5 295.00–312.50 $298.51 $1,696 -1.49
738 738 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,827 +10.01
780 780 6 232.00 $232.00 $1,810 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,000 —
380 380 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,159 —
590 590 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 —
720 720 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,548 —
775 775 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,589 —
827 827 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,654 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,482 —
965–1410 1195 80-85% 23 134.00–149.00 $141.97 $1,697 -16.71
1015–1425 1203 80-85% 10 150.00–163.00 $155.92 $1,876 +16.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,814 —
1250–1720 1437 75-80% 13 136.00–147.50 $142.24 $2,044 +16.11
1345–1700 1542 75-80% 12 149.00–157.50 $151.96 $2,343 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $616 —
755–1180 977 85-90% 14 121.00–139.50 $130.39 $1,274 —
720–1315 999 85-90% 4 107.00–117.00 $114.32 $1,142 —
870–1420 1063 85-90% 5 148.00–155.00 $149.95 $1,594 +58.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1495 1488 2 132.50–138.00 $135.24 $2,012 —
1280–2130 1499 9 161.00–173.00 $167.51 $2,511 —
1605–2010 1763 13 174.00–187.00 $179.21 $3,159 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–1295 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 177.00–193.00 $185.17 $1,898

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1095–1305 1227 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,450.00 $2,248.85
1210–1300 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,300.00 $2,274.10
1180–1520 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,450.00 $2,171.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 +4.21

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,305 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.