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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 8, 2025

2,265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $276.47/cwt +29.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,563/hd at 927 lb · 142 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.02/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,283/hd at 670 lb · 135 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $296.73/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,462/hd at 830 lb · 133 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,265 2,014 1,210
Feeder cattle 1,923 1,795 1,051
Slaughter cattle 210 188 136
Replacement cattle 132 31 23

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 6.00 higher with a good supply, while the yearling steers were 5.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher, however there were spots of sharply higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher 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
245 245 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,127 —
265–285 fancy 275 2 500.00–527.50 $513.25 $1,411 +7.40
280 280 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 —
335 335 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 -20.00
343 fancy 343 5 487.50 $487.50 $1,672 —
357–377 fancy 369 21 487.50–500.00 $489.87 $1,808 -15.13
370–395 382 3 460.00–480.00 $473.54 $1,809 +39.97
405–421 fancy 415 7 470.00–475.00 $473.61 $1,965 -6.39
400–432 418 13 452.50–465.00 $460.76 $1,926 +12.67
453–495 fancy 465 8 437.50–445.00 $440.91 $2,050 +9.07
455–497 469 17 400.00–425.00 $413.68 $1,940 +6.08
505–528 value added 519 41 388.00–410.00 $402.34 $2,088 +0.07
525–545 540 42 362.50–385.00 $372.07 $2,009 -4.99
560–596 575 20 345.00–365.00 $356.14 $2,048 -7.49
582–594 value added 587 18 372.00–374.00 $373.21 $2,191 -3.07
604–626 value added 612 11 370.00–372.00 $371.26 $2,272 +0.50
603–641 618 12 320.00–343.00 $335.90 $2,076 -8.43
657–690 667 22 307.50–330.00 $326.05 $2,175 +8.97
650–680 value added 670 113 330.00–352.00 $343.93 $2,304 -0.98
720–723 value added 722 10 315.00–322.00 $320.60 $2,315 -10.33
756–762 value added 762 52 305.50–310.00 $305.84 $2,331 +1.70
760–791 775 14 282.50–296.00 $290.36 $2,250 +5.51
812–821 816 10 259.00–277.00 $272.10 $2,220 —
825–837 value added 831 123 298.00–299.50 $298.73 $2,482 +7.63
855–895 885 12 260.00–267.00 $265.63 $2,351 —
903–932 value added 927 141 267.00–278.95 $276.87 $2,567 —
940 940 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,068 -26.81
955 955 2 228.00 $228.00 $2,177 —
957 value added 957 57 276.00 $276.00 $2,641 —
1070 1070 1 226.00 $226.00 $2,418 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,679 —
427–440 431 3 390.00–425.00 $413.10 $1,780 +8.13
492 492 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,882 —
545 545 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 +23.00
570–595 575 15 315.00–340.00 $318.24 $1,830 -11.76
990 990 3 209.00 $209.00 $2,069 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1385 1204 6 195.00–218.00 $206.80 $2,490 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 310.00 $310.00 $868 —
360 360 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,062 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 279 4 390.00–405.00 $396.43 $1,106 -2.13
280–295 fancy 286 4 427.50–440.00 $436.78 $1,249 +1.88
310–330 317 7 395.00–405.00 $397.89 $1,261 -6.75
305–345 fancy 323 7 435.00–455.00 $447.48 $1,445 +27.48
368–395 fancy 377 19 417.50–430.00 $420.16 $1,584 +4.07
352–399 390 27 380.00–405.00 $399.22 $1,557 -8.23
402–436 fancy 421 9 402.00–415.00 $406.54 $1,712 -7.44
420–442 434 25 362.50–382.50 $372.17 $1,615 -3.77
452–485 460 21 357.00–380.00 $372.67 $1,714 +10.28
475 fancy 475 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,900 +1.81
481 481 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,359 -79.89
500–548 value added 528 95 339.00–350.00 $343.79 $1,815 -6.78
505–545 530 16 320.00–332.50 $326.58 $1,731 +11.49
570–598 587 44 312.50–334.00 $318.08 $1,867 +4.48
600–630 614 33 287.50–312.50 $300.85 $1,847 -8.11
638–642 value added 641 94 325.00–340.40 $338.44 $2,169 —
660–669 666 10 305.00–319.00 $312.78 $2,083 +2.10
655–696 689 12 270.00–295.00 $287.63 $1,982 +1.33
702–737 719 20 285.00–290.00 $289.26 $2,080 +10.61
756–784 776 14 273.75–281.00 $275.77 $2,140 —
810–840 824 4 222.50–240.00 $233.78 $1,926 +11.40
836 value added 836 63 263.85 $263.85 $2,206 +0.68
1085 1085 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,170 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 370.00 $370.00 $999 -10.00
340 340 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,258 -10.00
355 355 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,296 —
432–440 438 7 350.00–357.50 $352.11 $1,542 +15.95
480–497 487 19 337.50–355.00 $340.64 $1,659 +17.39
555 555 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,693 +26.72
625–645 632 3 267.50–272.00 $270.47 $1,709 +1.40
740 740 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,554 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 305.00–312.50 $308.58 $842 —
350 350 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,120 +17.42
405–445 415 9 305.00–332.00 $328.57 $1,364 +78.57
455 455 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,388 +61.18
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,613 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–295 fancy 276 3 500.00–532.50 $520.93 $1,438 +46.63
280–295 290 3 470.00–480.00 $476.61 $1,382 +40.19
300–335 318 2 400.00–420.00 $409.45 $1,302 -27.37
305–340 fancy 328 6 500.00–525.00 $519.96 $1,705 +39.96
360–375 fancy 367 7 465.00–485.00 $475.02 $1,743 -23.60
390 390 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,677 -27.44
412 412 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,689 +7.09
415–425 fancy 420 3 445.00–460.00 $449.94 $1,890 +6.34
450–463 fancy 460 4 435.00–440.00 $436.22 $2,007 +26.23
463–480 466 10 390.00–410.00 $407.96 $1,901 +22.22
500 fancy 500 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,050 +57.23
505–540 525 8 380.00–395.00 $385.24 $2,023 +61.23
562 fancy 562 5 377.50 $377.50 $2,122 +27.11
572–581 580 14 345.00–350.00 $345.70 $2,005 +19.19
608 fancy 608 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,174 —
640 640 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,096 -3.92
725–745 fancy 737 5 290.00–310.00 $298.18 $2,198 —
758–795 fancy 764 6 300.00–303.00 $302.48 $2,311 -7.52
865 865 2 283.00 $283.00 $2,448 +43.00
976–990 980 4 227.50–230.00 $229.37 $2,248 —
1020 1020 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,346 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 489 5 365.00–380.00 $376.11 $1,839 +31.11
543 543 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,765 —
655–656 656 4 250.00–257.50 $251.87 $1,652 -11.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
1380–1620 1490 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 2,500.00–2,875.00 $2,651.34 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,505 —
458 458 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,557 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1485 1157 80-85% 26 156.00–173.00 $161.37 $1,867 -1.65
1070–1295 1196 80-85% 10 144.00–154.00 $148.44 $1,775 -5.09
1150–1335 1243 80-85% 2 132.00–139.00 $135.24 $1,681 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1110 929 85-90% 7 114.00–127.00 $122.48 $1,138 +32.40
755–1235 988 85-90% 13 149.00–167.00 $155.16 $1,533 —
835–1445 1039 85-90% 17 130.00–147.00 $139.21 $1,446 +0.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1510 1433 75-80% 2 136.00–138.00 $136.95 $1,962 -14.24
1300–2100 1491 75-80% 26 156.50–179.00 $164.27 $2,449 +1.40
1335–1805 1573 75-80% 4 144.00–154.00 $150.86 $2,373 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1685 1508 5 159.00–168.00 $163.82 $2,470 —
1250–2015 1744 5 189.00–197.00 $193.42 $3,373 —
1385–2095 1771 4 172.50–182.00 $178.39 $3,159 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1890 1826 6 204.00–209.50 $207.10 $3,782 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–1055 948 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 178.00–188.00 $182.65 $1,732

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1001–1290 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 2,350.00–2,825.00 $2,574.75
1175–1260 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,150.00 $2,027.93
1097–1305 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,075.00–2,850.00 $2,539.23
925–1765 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,900.00–2,750.00 $2,378.91
1090–1730 1324 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,950.00–2,700.00 $2,169.86
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
822 822 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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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
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,875.00 $2,875.00 —
1004–1150 1092 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 3,050.00–3,675.00 $3,445.06 —
1150–1330 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,900.00–3,700.00 $3,425.15 —
1130–1410 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,411.02 +161.02
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 +1,100.00
1225–1700 1346 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 3,100.00–3,450.00 $3,271.72 —
1410 1410 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1245 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,625.00–2,650.00 $2,642.10 —

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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.