Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 18, 2025

2,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Paris Stockyards report →

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $427.42/cwt +8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,244/hd at 525 lb · 140 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $402.61/cwt +41.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,144/hd at 533 lb · 115 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.28/cwt -22.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,264/hd at 628 lb · 102 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,122	2,399	2,734
Feeder cattle	1,908	2,153	2,505
Slaughter cattle	150	178	191
Replacement cattle	64	68	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Buyers showing preference for weaned and vaccinated feeders. Fleshy, bawling, and non vaccinated feeders facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to firm. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	314	7	500.00	$500.00	$1,570	+50.00
340 fancy	340	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,802	+24.76
357–395	383	12	445.00–455.00	$448.05	$1,716	-0.07
407 fancy	407	2	472.50	$472.50	$1,923	+18.60
400–440	424	14	425.00–445.00	$436.30	$1,850	-0.68
452–495 fancy	463	38	425.00–435.00	$428.11	$1,982	-13.56
450–495	464	14	412.50–420.00	$416.24	$1,931	-6.57
511–524 value added	523	109	420.00–437.25	$435.46	$2,277	+12.36
505–545	532	31	390.00–412.50	$399.15	$2,123	-8.49
556–595	575	67	374.00–382.50	$377.38	$2,170	-5.23
550–590 value added	589	34	392.50–400.00	$399.79	$2,355	-2.37
615–622 value added	621	6	370.00–375.00	$370.83	$2,303	-22.17
610–632	626	9	350.00–352.00	$351.35	$2,199	-24.14
665 value added	665	11	362.50	$362.50	$2,411	-24.00
670 fancy	670	26	380.00	$380.00	$2,546	-27.00
667–698	682	35	332.50–347.00	$340.56	$2,323	-12.78
717–747 value added	725	34	350.00–358.25	$357.09	$2,589	-6.22
727–745	733	5	331.00–337.50	$333.92	$2,448	-6.77
750–762	755	28	350.00–360.00	$355.74	$2,686	+9.75
769 value added	769	74	373.00	$373.00	$2,868	+1.03
800–836	821	20	320.00–334.00	$330.04	$2,710	-10.05
810–828 value added	827	18	331.00–350.00	$332.03	$2,746	-28.97
853–896	881	15	310.00–320.00	$313.40	$2,761	-17.44
895 value added	895	59	332.00	$332.00	$2,971	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	381	4	420.00–435.00	$431.11	$1,643	+31.11
407–440	422	6	410.00–420.00	$418.36	$1,765	-1.64
483–488	486	6	390.00–395.00	$392.49	$1,908	-15.04
502–545	516	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,909	-14.09
585	585	1	362.50	$362.50	$2,121	-0.53
600–640	620	2	325.00–332.50	$328.87	$2,039	-26.50
675–697	690	3	326.00	$326.00	$2,249	-6.50
740	740	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,368	±0.00
750–790	772	3	320.00–340.00	$328.96	$2,540	-3.52
875	875	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,581	-18.36

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	400.00–415.00	$407.91	$1,509	+27.91
438	438	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,708	-12.51
520	520	3	340.00–350.00	$343.33	$1,785	-31.67
575	575	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,840	-27.50
600–630	615	2	325.00–327.50	$326.22	$2,006	-18.43
660	660	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,013	-18.28
705–730	718	4	302.50–312.50	$306.90	$2,204	-30.10
770	770	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,348	+5.00
845	845	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,704	—
900	900	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,800	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1410	1283	2	167.50–170.00	$168.87	$2,167	—
1340–1640	1490	2	178.00–180.00	$178.90	$2,666	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	272.00	$272.00	$2,380	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–297	288	3	385.00–400.00	$389.69	$1,122	-19.66
315–340	326	5	390.00–410.00	$399.72	$1,303	-6.89
362–392	384	12	400.00–402.50	$400.85	$1,539	-5.15
375–396 fancy	384	19	412.00–417.50	$413.93	$1,589	—
401–445 fancy	408	18	402.50–410.00	$408.77	$1,668	-10.36
407–448	430	24	367.00–382.00	$374.00	$1,608	-23.70
458–479	472	28	370.00–382.00	$375.12	$1,771	-10.58
455–478 fancy	476	25	400.00–410.50	$409.70	$1,950	+0.48
504–518	511	19	350.00–367.00	$359.10	$1,835	+4.46
535 value added	535	6	377.00	$377.00	$2,017	+5.73
537 fancy	537	90	413.50	$413.50	$2,220	—
550–563 value added	558	29	371.00–388.00	$380.46	$2,123	+15.48
553–597	573	36	330.00–347.50	$337.25	$1,932	+1.57
600–645	617	28	325.00–345.00	$332.53	$2,052	-4.45
616–621 value added	619	14	350.00–365.00	$356.96	$2,210	-5.54
636 fancy	636	60	374.00	$374.00	$2,379	-12.63
653–667 value added	665	47	347.00–350.50	$349.91	$2,327	—
663–682	679	23	324.00–339.00	$327.12	$2,221	+1.19
727–745	738	11	316.00–318.00	$316.63	$2,337	+2.15
751–770	757	5	297.00–302.50	$301.40	$2,282	+11.44
759–786 value added	772	27	324.00–333.00	$327.50	$2,528	—
900	900	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,588	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	340.00	$340.00	$969	-40.00
325–342	336	3	332.50–342.00	$338.94	$1,139	-37.65
355–370	360	3	350.00–360.00	$353.29	$1,272	+5.23
410–448	436	6	350.00–357.50	$352.47	$1,537	-15.03
456–478	470	14	350.00–357.50	$355.98	$1,673	-7.06
503–539	521	19	330.00–337.00	$333.59	$1,738	+10.19
550–588	570	8	312.50–322.50	$315.20	$1,797	+25.81
607–643	629	11	300.00–317.00	$302.98	$1,906	-6.06
665–685	675	3	300.00–315.00	$305.00	$2,059	+13.37
717	717	2	276.00	$276.00	$1,979	-10.00
750–775	763	2	287.00–292.50	$289.80	$2,211	+9.80
815–822	820	3	250.00–257.50	$252.49	$2,070	+15.49
850	850	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,930	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,254	-2.50
367–385	371	10	380.00–382.50	$380.25	$1,411	-10.03
446	446	3	362.50	$362.50	$1,617	-20.80
457–484	468	15	360.00–362.00	$361.17	$1,690	-13.94
501–545	526	17	340.00–347.50	$343.92	$1,809	+7.18
561–592	574	12	322.00–325.00	$323.50	$1,857	-0.59
645	645	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,000	-11.45
655	655	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,030	+5.00
790	790	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,330	—
830	830	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,826	—
910	910	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,275	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,286	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,260	-20.00
305–314 fancy	312	10	500.00	$500.00	$1,560	-21.69
330–343	338	5	450.00–465.00	$459.14	$1,552	-41.58
356–395	381	23	422.50–441.00	$437.60	$1,667	+2.59
400–437 fancy	412	12	457.50–470.00	$461.92	$1,903	-1.51
418–437	426	10	432.50–450.00	$435.54	$1,855	+9.53
461–495	471	30	399.00–417.50	$400.53	$1,886	-32.82
485 fancy	485	2	435.00	$435.00	$2,110	—
505–525	510	15	362.50–383.00	$373.57	$1,905	-18.48
535–545 fancy	539	9	390.00	$390.00	$2,102	—
577	577	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,020	-8.31
600–640	610	23	325.00–340.00	$329.17	$2,008	-11.57
650	650	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,112	-17.00
700–740	726	9	315.00–322.50	$316.67	$2,299	-8.43
730 fancy	730	2	343.00	$343.00	$2,504	-2.00
770	770	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,156	-15.44
875	875	1	232.00	$232.00	$2,030	—
905	905	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,172	-22.00
990	990	2	240.00	$240.00	$2,376	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	—
270	270	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,080	—
310–340	325	2	420.00–425.00	$422.38	$1,373	+22.38
395	395	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,600	±0.00
406	406	3	417.50	$417.50	$1,695	+33.67
465	465	7	385.00	$385.00	$1,790	+20.00
515	515	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,687	-12.50
592	592	2	307.50	$307.50	$1,820	-23.16
665–690	678	2	280.00–292.50	$286.37	$1,942	-11.13
705	705	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,762	+10.00
750	750	1	291.00	$291.00	$2,182	+36.00
875	875	2	230.00	$230.00	$2,012	+25.00
942	942	2	225.00	$225.00	$2,120	—
985	985	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,068	-5.00
1035	1035	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,458	—
1050	1050	1	232.50	$232.50	$2,441	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	3	435.00	$435.00	$1,375	+5.00
430–435	433	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,862	+16.16
490–495	493	2	395.00–397.50	$396.24	$1,953	-12.68
530	530	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,815	-31.54
570	570	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,824	-22.50
605–620	610	3	310.00–322.50	$317.54	$1,937	-4.96
655	655	7	305.00	$305.00	$1,998	—
930	930	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,953	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225–1330	1263	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	2,100.00–2,575.00	$2,447.25	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1400	1194	80-85%	24	150.00–159.00	$154.57	$1,846	—
1015–1410	1292	80-85%	19	160.00–168.00	$163.30	$2,110	+1.72
1370–1425	1402	80-85%	3	171.00–176.00	$173.65	$2,435	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1855	1576	75-80%	15	160.00–168.00	$164.29	$2,589	+7.66
1470–1715	1626	75-80%	7	170.00–178.00	$173.56	$2,822	+7.58
1465–1750	1650	75-80%	3	156.00–157.00	$156.70	$2,586	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1030	973	85-90%	3	135.00–140.00	$137.41	$1,337	+10.41
985–1040	1013	85-90%	2	154.00–156.00	$155.03	$1,570	+16.95
985–1148	1073	85-90%	3	147.00–148.00	$147.69	$1,585	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1735	1460	4	175.00–178.00	$176.10	$2,571	—
1110–2045	1533	9	185.00–196.00	$188.93	$2,896	—
1615–1970	1830	4	201.00–216.00	$209.47	$3,833	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740	740	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,572
810–1035	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	176.00–190.00	$183.09	$1,699

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1100–1250	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,625.00–2,550.00	$2,050.03
1045–1565	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,875.00–2,900.00	$2,322.03
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1340–1590	1468	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,350.00–2,950.00	$2,687.79

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,475.00	$2,475.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,500	—

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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.