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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 17, 2025

2,502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.89/cwt +19.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,979/hd at 615 lb · 222 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.32/cwt +8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,254/hd at 684 lb · 131 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $373.97/cwt +15.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,132/hd at 570 lb · 112 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,502 1,109 2,372
Feeder cattle 2,164 978 2,060
Slaughter cattle 186 118 224
Replacement cattle 152 13 88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday the feeder and slaughter markets were stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 450 lbs and under were sharply higher, while the 500-700 lbs steers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand. No trends on the yearling steers due to limited head to head comparisons, however they appeared steady. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with strong demand. Buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages and thinner harder conditioned calves, while discounting off colored and heavy conditioned calves severely. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, except for the high dressing cows that were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply, and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher for the higher dressing bulls with strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 465.00 $465.00 $907 —
222 fancy 222 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,110 +30.00
252 fancy 252 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,285 +40.00
265–290 278 3 450.00–460.00 $454.01 $1,262 +34.01
305–335 320 4 425.00–455.00 $441.29 $1,412 +21.29
325–342 fancy 332 6 490.00–500.00 $493.40 $1,638 +18.40
350–395 381 15 420.00–445.00 $435.41 $1,659 +43.62
402–445 fancy 420 30 427.50–447.00 $435.82 $1,830 —
410–443 433 12 410.00–420.00 $416.93 $1,805 +19.56
450–485 fancy 472 31 400.00–417.50 $410.77 $1,939 —
466–497 482 22 370.00–390.00 $379.37 $1,829 -9.29
500–533 value added 517 39 375.00–396.00 $389.71 $2,015 +2.78
500–549 542 16 350.00–370.00 $364.66 $1,976 +21.42
550–585 value added 569 101 369.50–390.00 $376.22 $2,141 +10.25
567–585 580 11 340.00–361.00 $353.34 $2,049 +12.54
615–645 value added 627 63 352.00–363.00 $356.71 $2,237 +11.39
615–643 636 7 330.00–337.50 $336.12 $2,138 +12.18
658 fancy 658 13 356.00 $356.00 $2,342 —
660–690 676 7 302.50–320.00 $311.36 $2,105 +12.02
662–698 value added 688 111 322.50–330.00 $327.33 $2,252 -4.08
705–715 713 18 287.50–299.00 $297.03 $2,118 +7.32
705–738 value added 722 13 302.00–317.00 $310.60 $2,243 -5.22
758–789 value added 782 45 288.00–298.00 $289.94 $2,267 —
785 785 3 266.00–273.00 $268.33 $2,106 -16.67
802 802 4 265.00 $265.00 $2,125 -3.45
850–893 882 4 250.00–252.50 $250.60 $2,210 -11.40
928 928 3 243.00 $243.00 $2,255 -5.00
953 value added 953 58 269.00 $269.00 $2,564 —
985 985 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,315 —
1045 1045 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,377 —
1050 1050 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,415 +14.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,017 —
267 267 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,121 —
325 325 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,316 +85.00
395 395 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 —
400–415 407 3 365.00–395.00 $376.50 $1,532 +21.50
485–490 488 3 325.00–350.00 $341.72 $1,668 -18.78
540–542 541 3 317.00–342.00 $333.69 $1,805 —
557–595 570 4 295.00–322.00 $314.27 $1,791 -10.00
605 605 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,860 +15.17
680–697 690 5 278.00–297.50 $283.84 $1,958 +7.63
700 700 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,942 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,312 —
495 495 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,485 —
550 550 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,526 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 420.00 $420.00 $924 —
215–240 225 3 395.00–405.00 $401.81 $904 +14.47
260–285 273 2 400.00–425.00 $411.93 $1,125 —
266–298 fancy 284 7 435.00–465.00 $441.46 $1,254 +41.46
312–330 fancy 319 11 410.00–430.00 $423.59 $1,351 +0.11
305–342 323 18 390.00–407.50 $403.43 $1,303 +21.51
358–396 370 13 372.00–392.50 $384.96 $1,424 +6.24
350–391 fancy 381 23 400.00–417.00 $412.73 $1,573 +6.47
402–418 thin fleshed 415 10 400.00–402.50 $400.48 $1,662 —
410–432 422 8 342.00–360.00 $353.15 $1,490 +7.57
410–438 fancy 426 37 370.00–387.50 $382.92 $1,631 +15.35
455–485 fancy 471 26 349.00–362.00 $356.91 $1,681 +12.82
450–496 477 25 330.00–343.00 $337.81 $1,611 +17.51
482 thin fleshed 482 10 390.00 $390.00 $1,880 —
512–547 527 18 297.50–320.00 $314.23 $1,656 +8.71
501–549 value added 534 77 327.00–344.00 $331.89 $1,772 -4.19
551–595 573 38 302.50–320.00 $315.12 $1,806 +15.25
605–631 value added 614 215 302.00–325.50 $323.07 $1,984 +15.09
627–647 641 7 267.50–289.00 $285.63 $1,831 +1.95
670 670 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,524 -41.87
660–687 678 7 266.00–278.00 $269.48 $1,827 +0.11
650–696 value added 688 90 287.00–300.00 $289.66 $1,993 —
710 710 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,740 —
700–745 value added 738 103 269.00–278.75 $275.94 $2,036 —
755–767 763 5 235.00–250.00 $245.02 $1,870 -22.48
755–779 value added 774 57 270.75–282.00 $273.06 $2,113 —
800 800 2 254.00 $254.00 $2,032 -11.25
937 937 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,874 —
987–990 989 4 192.00–202.00 $196.99 $1,948 —
1008–1010 1008 7 210.00–211.00 $210.86 $2,125 —
1085 1085 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,360 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–265 256 3 360.00–380.00 $373.11 $955 +18.11
320–325 323 2 350.00–380.00 $364.88 $1,179 +7.38
360–398 384 7 332.50–355.00 $349.68 $1,343 -4.67
410–435 423 4 305.00–327.50 $314.42 $1,330 +12.73
470–495 483 2 312.00–320.00 $316.10 $1,527 +15.68
515–525 522 9 277.00–295.00 $279.87 $1,461 -2.63
555–595 572 8 275.00–282.50 $280.95 $1,607 +11.71
600 600 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 +15.31
690 690 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 290.00 $290.00 $783 +17.48
305–328 322 4 310.00 $310.00 $998 +50.00
400 400 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,080 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,101 —
696 696 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–242 228 3 435.00–440.00 $438.54 $1,000 +33.54
295 fancy 295 3 452.50–455.00 $454.17 $1,340 —
305–313 311 4 410.00–440.00 $432.64 $1,346 +0.45
330 fancy 330 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 +40.00
363 fancy 363 11 485.00 $485.00 $1,761 +45.00
360–390 384 8 420.00–437.00 $430.80 $1,654 +32.52
400–422 fancy 412 17 415.00–432.50 $428.32 $1,765 +9.52
405–445 418 15 390.00–405.00 $396.76 $1,658 -0.33
470 470 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,480 -66.93
455–490 476 20 365.00–385.00 $375.81 $1,789 -6.12
500–520 fancy 516 13 360.00–385.00 $367.65 $1,897 -4.53
500–541 522 12 337.00–355.00 $345.47 $1,803 +15.26
556–565 fancy 557 9 350.00–360.00 $351.13 $1,956 —
580 580 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,810 -8.69
607 fancy 607 2 333.00 $333.00 $2,021 +10.53
605–635 623 5 300.00–322.50 $313.85 $1,955 +22.56
692 692 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,688 -31.00
692–697 695 4 301.00–302.50 $301.75 $2,097 +26.75
725 fancy 725 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,102 —
765–772 769 4 245.00–267.50 $256.20 $1,970 —
865 865 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,093 +29.50
910 910 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,911 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,146 —
340 340 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,241 +22.50
350–385 368 3 360.00–385.00 $375.76 $1,383 —
415 415 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,494 -10.00
485 485 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,746 +1.79
515–545 533 4 315.00–322.00 $319.20 $1,701 —
570 570 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,881 +30.00
640 640 2 260.00–270.00 $265.00 $1,696 —
685–690 687 3 250.00–280.00 $269.95 $1,855 —
750 750 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,650 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,221 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1110 990 85-90% 5 109.00–119.00 $114.78 $1,136 —
855–1235 1020 85-90% 24 121.00–140.00 $130.66 $1,333 -12.89
865–1415 1101 85-90% 20 145.00–161.00 $152.56 $1,680 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1255 1177 80-85% 9 135.00–149.00 $141.68 $1,668 +1.50
980–1435 1198 80-85% 29 150.00–168.00 $157.27 $1,884 +17.09
1295 1295 80-85% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,593 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1360 1082 75-80% 3 137.00–145.00 $141.65 $1,533 —
1295–1980 1493 75-80% 15 152.00–167.00 $159.30 $2,378 +7.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,848 —
1490–1975 1693 5 163.00–178.00 $171.39 $2,902 +6.84
1420–2225 1767 9 181.00–199.00 $186.38 $3,293 +2.83
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–2035 1811 8 200.00–226.00 $207.25 $3,753 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1162 1041 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 160.00–195.00 $180.85 $1,883

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755–840 thin fleshed 798 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,625.00 $1,589.50
805 thin fleshed 805 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
982–1340 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 1,750.00–2,800.00 $2,239.53
1177 1177 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00
972–1660 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,975.00–2,975.00 $2,592.87

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
786 786 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,825.00 $1,825.00
770–915 851 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,525.00–1,850.00 $1,738.03

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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
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
1095–1100 1098 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
1100–1150 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,525.00–3,100.00 $2,818.89 —
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
1180–1495 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 3,000.00–3,650.00 $3,238.94 —
1215–1555 1342 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,000.00–3,300.00 $3,093.54 —
1215–1460 1378 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,800.00–3,150.00 $3,047.16 —
1210–1630 1481 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 2,900.00–4,000.00 $3,358.83 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
630 630 1 155.00 $155.00 $976 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 185.00 $185.00 $651 —
860 860 1 112.50 $112.50 $968 —

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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.