Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 4, 2025

2,705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $335.63/cwt +12.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,805/hd at 836 lb · 139 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $344.25/cwt +16.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,957/hd at 569 lb · 130 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $372.13/cwt +26.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,322/hd at 624 lb · 125 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,705	1,528	3,189
Feeder cattle	2,447	1,205	2,839
Slaughter cattle	212	176	309
Replacement cattle	46	147	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends for this week due to being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday however market seemed stronger with good demand for all 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
287	287	2	404.00	$404.00	$1,159	-13.77
342–345 fancy	342	7	435.00–445.00	$436.44	$1,493	—
345	345	2	387.00–402.50	$394.75	$1,362	-2.73
350–380	364	13	415.00–435.00	$426.39	$1,552	-1.16
361–394 fancy	380	17	440.00–455.00	$443.83	$1,687	+23.83
402 fancy	402	16	435.00–447.50	$436.56	$1,755	+30.63
400–445	427	36	407.50–427.00	$417.33	$1,782	+37.84
450–492 fancy	471	18	430.00–437.50	$433.02	$2,040	+43.65
460–493	475	32	400.00–422.50	$414.09	$1,967	+51.98
500–527 fancy	516	10	420.00–435.00	$426.70	$2,202	—
502–542 value added	525	30	400.00–417.50	$411.51	$2,160	+32.50
503–547	525	26	360.00–400.00	$378.20	$1,986	+23.36
554–595	564	20	370.00–382.50	$378.69	$2,136	+32.69
555–596 value added	576	80	385.00–404.00	$395.90	$2,280	+37.64
613–637 value added	620	28	386.00–390.00	$388.53	$2,409	+23.53
602–642	625	97	359.00–378.50	$367.40	$2,296	+35.49
650–696 value added	664	93	369.00–381.00	$373.71	$2,481	—
650–697	669	26	340.00–357.50	$344.27	$2,303	+7.22
715–716 value added	715	27	348.00–355.00	$350.85	$2,509	—
700–735	724	55	317.50–330.00	$325.67	$2,358	+7.38
750–790	760	27	310.00–327.50	$317.26	$2,411	+11.64
835–845 value added	835	127	331.00–337.25	$337.05	$2,814	+12.55
810–848	845	12	305.00–322.00	$320.64	$2,709	—
852	852	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,726	—
855–875 value added	875	57	335.00	$335.00	$2,931	—
915–935	925	2	270.00–272.50	$271.26	$2,509	—
908–943 value added	939	69	309.00–309.25	$309.23	$2,904	-0.77
1007 value added	1007	56	301.75	$301.75	$3,039	—
1080	1080	4	329.00	$329.00	$3,553	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	365.00	$365.00	$949	—
325	325	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,235	—
350–395	366	4	402.00–410.00	$406.07	$1,486	+56.07
410–447	429	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,716	+36.00
468–478	475	14	382.50–392.00	$385.97	$1,833	+35.97
506–535	517	8	350.00–355.00	$352.11	$1,820	+22.11
551–590	568	24	357.00–367.50	$361.96	$2,056	+31.51
616–645	623	11	345.00–351.00	$349.58	$2,178	+62.03
650–685	671	4	332.50–337.00	$334.86	$2,247	+17.86
703–730	712	8	305.00–311.00	$308.48	$2,196	+3.51
760–790	768	4	300.00–305.00	$302.52	$2,323	+17.52
805	805	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,415	+80.00
875	875	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,319	-2.50
1000	1000	1	212.50	$212.50	$2,125	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1595	1521	7	205.00–213.50	$211.93	$3,223	-0.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	273	4	390.00–402.50	$399.27	$1,090	+24.41
320–321	321	5	362.00–382.00	$365.99	$1,175	-8.18
332 fancy	332	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,378	—
351–394	370	25	385.00–402.50	$396.39	$1,467	+29.55
360–386 fancy	377	8	420.00–430.00	$426.32	$1,607	+21.32
400–438 fancy	416	26	416.00–425.00	$420.99	$1,751	+29.83
400–445	424	7	387.00–407.50	$397.68	$1,686	+46.64
455–495	480	36	352.00–377.00	$363.10	$1,743	+6.76
485 fancy	485	2	412.00	$412.00	$1,998	+27.46
505–548	525	61	330.00–348.00	$339.33	$1,781	+5.48
513–538 value added	531	43	350.00–363.00	$355.17	$1,886	-11.83
551–580 value added	558	61	350.00–357.50	$353.40	$1,972	—
553–595	578	69	325.00–346.00	$336.17	$1,943	+8.60
601–611 value added	605	36	335.00–349.00	$344.09	$2,082	+0.09
604–645	614	50	315.00–335.00	$327.86	$2,013	+14.13
650–655 value added	651	4	335.00–340.00	$338.74	$2,205	—
650–692	663	50	310.00–327.00	$317.55	$2,105	+17.55
705–742	731	9	297.00–305.00	$301.52	$2,204	+12.93
760–797	778	16	294.00–309.00	$305.65	$2,378	+24.50
835–841	839	7	285.00–291.00	$289.29	$2,427	-5.71
876 value added	876	60	291.00	$291.00	$2,549	—
880–893	892	16	270.00–282.00	$270.74	$2,415	+0.74
905–910	908	4	220.00–230.00	$225.64	$2,049	-14.82
990	990	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,376	—
1006	1006	3	212.00	$212.00	$2,133	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	332.00	$332.00	$764	—
280	280	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,050	+22.48
300–345	313	5	340.00–350.00	$347.80	$1,089	-7.20
375–390	380	4	370.00–380.00	$376.22	$1,430	+24.21
415–445	432	7	365.00–375.00	$369.95	$1,598	+29.95
456–495	471	20	342.50–350.00	$346.61	$1,633	+4.77
505–542	532	10	317.50–327.00	$322.61	$1,716	+2.69
560–597	572	13	310.00–322.50	$319.23	$1,826	+5.22
613–638	626	15	302.50–315.00	$306.71	$1,920	+23.40
680–696	690	5	287.50–297.00	$293.25	$2,023	+11.30
715–730	720	3	270.00–280.00	$276.62	$1,992	+13.06
750–774	763	9	265.00–275.00	$269.37	$2,055	+56.82
845	845	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,918	—
880–885	883	2	217.00–220.00	$218.50	$1,929	-1.50
1040–1041	1041	4	200.00	$200.00	$2,082	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1443	1443	8	209.50	$209.50	$3,023	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222–240	228	3	420.00–435.00	$425.26	$970	+20.26
230–235 fancy	233	2	475.00–545.00	$509.62	$1,187	+84.62
265–285	275	2	410.00–425.00	$417.77	$1,149	+7.77
325–345	338	3	402.00–417.00	$412.20	$1,393	-25.30
350–395	370	3	400.00–410.00	$403.56	$1,493	-5.47
367–393 fancy	380	9	420.00–430.00	$426.74	$1,622	-8.26
405–432 fancy	423	7	417.50–432.50	$428.35	$1,812	+1.35
402–440	424	7	390.00–410.00	$397.98	$1,687	+5.61
471–497	480	14	377.50–390.00	$384.71	$1,847	+32.97
527–535	530	3	365.00–375.00	$371.63	$1,970	+35.36
553 fancy	553	4	390.00	$390.00	$2,157	—
550–598	581	14	355.00–367.00	$360.06	$2,092	+32.30
610–645	628	2	337.00–337.50	$337.26	$2,118	+19.09
660 fancy	660	10	344.00	$344.00	$2,270	+34.00
660–690	675	6	309.00–320.00	$314.38	$2,122	+19.85
735	735	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,315	+42.51
750–770	765	5	300.00–312.00	$304.83	$2,332	+25.83
815–840	823	3	270.00–281.00	$277.26	$2,282	+23.83
920–945	926	4	220.00–237.50	$224.46	$2,078	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490–492	491	3	365.00–375.00	$368.32	$1,808	+23.32
500–530	515	2	327.00–335.00	$330.88	$1,704	+15.88
562–575	569	4	330.00–340.00	$336.84	$1,917	+28.13
625	625	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,625	-35.96
690	690	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,966	+17.50
707	707	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,980	+32.50
785	785	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,237	+35.00
860	860	3	255.00	$255.00	$2,193	+55.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1535–1755	1673	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	2,675.00–3,500.00	$3,177.34	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1280	1020	85-90%	14	110.00–127.00	$119.97	$1,224	—
845–1340	1089	85-90%	26	130.00–149.00	$137.94	$1,502	—
1095	1095	85-90%	1	97.50	$97.50	$1,068	—
850–1410	1187	85-90%	10	150.00–159.00	$153.01	$1,816	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1690	1477	75-80%	25	154.00–164.00	$159.94	$2,362	—
1370–1760	1511	75-80%	7	168.00–179.00	$171.49	$2,591	—
1390–1620	1529	75-80%	4	141.00–149.00	$146.69	$2,243	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	80-85%	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,477	—
1075–1345	1240	80-85%	19	152.00–162.00	$155.92	$1,933	+8.59
1105–1390	1240	80-85%	3	165.00–173.00	$169.68	$2,104	+22.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1665	1500	3	158.00–159.00	$158.65	$2,380	—
1500–2295	1861	8	191.00–195.00	$192.87	$3,589	—
1295–2395	1865	15	176.00–189.00	$183.15	$3,416	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1010	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	190.00–198.00	$194.09	$1,918

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–890	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,550.00–1,975.00	$1,836.32
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1105–1465	1252	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,353.04
1365	1365	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,275.00	$3,275.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1130–1140	1135	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,850.22
1140	1140	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–855	788	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,125.00	$1,056.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–895	815	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,675.00–1,850.00	$1,776.92

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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
1185–1210	1198	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,549.48	—
1375	1375	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00	-615.01

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

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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.