Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 8, 2026

3,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $399.29/cwt +35.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,089/hd at 523 lb · 197 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $389.81/cwt +37.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,662/hd at 683 lb · 181 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $384.32/cwt +41.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,182/hd at 568 lb · 175 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	3,301	1,519
Feeder cattle	2,880	1,161
Slaughter cattle	326	216
Replacement cattle	95	142

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to being closed for the holiday break.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	440.00	$440.00	$770	—
245 fancy	245	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,396	—
270 fancy	270	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,755	—
265–295	282	3	500.00–525.00	$508.43	$1,434	—
303 fancy	303	3	575.00	$575.00	$1,742	—
305–318	312	6	500.00–510.00	$501.63	$1,565	+49.57
355–375	362	18	475.00–500.00	$484.32	$1,753	+22.65
350–373 fancy	372	19	550.00–560.00	$550.50	$2,048	+65.39
410 thin fleshed	410	8	545.00	$545.00	$2,234	—
402–445	419	52	450.00–480.00	$464.97	$1,948	+35.12
411–437 fancy	420	6	500.00–505.00	$503.26	$2,114	+25.71
452–485 fancy	461	4	460.00–470.00	$467.37	$2,155	+18.67
450–474	462	21	435.00–455.00	$441.21	$2,038	+15.12
521 fancy	521	3	470.00	$470.00	$2,449	+39.00
500–547	534	46	400.00–445.00	$407.04	$2,174	+15.66
510–549 value added	537	121	427.00–445.00	$438.74	$2,356	+29.20
551–595 value added	568	76	430.00–438.00	$434.46	$2,468	+18.50
550–591	580	72	410.00–424.00	$419.78	$2,435	+41.36
604–638 fancy	615	9	422.50	$422.50	$2,598	+20.54
601–639 value added	622	29	400.00–416.00	$405.35	$2,521	+20.35
600–645	627	42	365.00–387.00	$372.54	$2,336	+18.99
650–666 fancy	654	34	415.00–420.00	$416.27	$2,722	—
674–696 value added	686	41	392.50–403.00	$395.86	$2,716	+24.87
650–696	691	106	370.00–381.50	$378.98	$2,619	+38.09
704–738 fancy	716	13	397.50–405.00	$401.59	$2,875	—
710–735	723	20	355.00–367.50	$359.73	$2,601	+26.56
708–737 value added	724	17	372.50–384.00	$381.86	$2,765	+18.69
751–793	772	29	337.50–349.00	$345.19	$2,665	+23.51
773 value added	773	6	380.00	$380.00	$2,937	+50.00
805–815 value added	811	22	336.00–340.00	$338.46	$2,745	-7.17
810–835	821	16	312.50–330.00	$326.47	$2,680	+17.97
851–881	868	9	307.00–322.50	$317.38	$2,755	+5.38
933 value added	933	28	326.50	$326.50	$3,046	—
1055	1055	1	290.00	$290.00	$3,060	—
1170	1170	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,837	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,241	—
345	345	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,673	—
355–390	375	3	460.00–470.00	$466.84	$1,751	—
401–445	422	22	435.00–445.00	$438.81	$1,852	—
466–490	470	9	425.00–430.00	$427.75	$2,010	—
502–522	519	14	382.50–385.00	$382.85	$1,987	—
570–587	585	9	395.00	$395.00	$2,311	—
600–635	623	4	360.00	$360.00	$2,243	—
655–667	663	6	355.00–362.00	$359.69	$2,385	—
740	740	1	347.00	$347.00	$2,568	—
822–830	825	6	307.00–310.00	$308.99	$2,549	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,479	—
355–365	359	4	450.00–455.00	$452.51	$1,625	+17.18
405–435	424	12	420.00–430.00	$428.44	$1,817	—
469–486	479	16	412.50–417.50	$414.34	$1,985	+22.33
515–545	535	10	372.00–375.00	$374.46	$2,003	+4.46
573	573	3	382.50	$382.50	$2,192	+16.05
620	620	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,170	+20.00
660	660	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,128	-4.67
721–745	730	8	330.00–337.50	$335.91	$2,452	+21.51
751–793	772	6	325.00–332.00	$328.40	$2,535	+41.40
815–845	830	2	297.50–302.50	$299.95	$2,490	—
857	857	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,314	+15.00
940	940	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,750	+37.50
950–965	958	2	240.00	$240.00	$2,299	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 fancy	210	1	450.00	$450.00	$945	—
210–240	229	4	400.00–420.00	$405.25	$928	-4.75
262–273	267	14	450.00	$450.00	$1,202	+45.00
325–335 fancy	330	2	465.00–470.00	$467.46	$1,543	—
332–338	336	5	445.00–460.00	$450.94	$1,515	+49.92
357–395	370	12	450.00–477.00	$470.66	$1,741	+66.21
380–386 fancy	382	9	500.00–510.00	$506.63	$1,935	+79.63
410–445	427	22	420.00–440.00	$430.55	$1,838	+27.65
425–431 fancy	430	6	457.50–462.50	$458.32	$1,971	+26.96
455–475 fancy	461	39	435.00–436.00	$435.62	$2,008	+42.27
455–475	468	24	405.00–425.00	$414.56	$1,940	+43.02
502–542 value added	519	28	390.00–400.00	$393.95	$2,045	+14.17
514–538 fancy	520	94	414.00–425.00	$422.21	$2,195	—
500–548	529	75	365.00–382.00	$372.56	$1,971	+14.42
555–597	567	125	367.00–386.00	$378.89	$2,148	+36.70
554–581 fancy	568	35	399.00–403.00	$399.93	$2,272	—
575 value added	575	15	391.00–395.00	$393.13	$2,260	+15.63
602–630 value added	605	30	360.00–374.00	$370.40	$2,241	+31.38
615 fancy	615	87	387.50	$387.50	$2,383	—
605–640	616	21	330.00–340.00	$335.52	$2,067	+16.04
650–661 value added	658	23	352.00–365.00	$355.03	$2,336	+15.27
651–695	672	34	330.00–342.50	$337.27	$2,266	+29.35
701–716 value added	707	7	332.50–337.50	$334.67	$2,366	—
705–749	729	26	315.00–330.00	$322.38	$2,350	+38.53
755	755	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,265	+34.45
802–803	802	31	308.00–315.00	$312.51	$2,506	—
811 value added	811	131	326.50	$326.50	$2,648	—
860	860	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,322	+45.00
922	922	4	265.00	$265.00	$2,443	+12.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,210	—
330–337	335	3	420.00–430.00	$423.29	$1,418	—
365–398	389	22	437.50–445.00	$440.43	$1,713	—
422	422	2	417.50	$417.50	$1,762	—
451–490	475	24	390.00–400.00	$396.00	$1,881	—
500–516	511	7	360.00	$360.00	$1,840	—
552–593	585	33	352.00–363.00	$359.55	$2,103	—
605–611	609	17	320.00–330.00	$322.24	$1,962	—
656–680	661	10	312.00–320.00	$316.82	$2,094	—
700–725	710	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,130	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
188	188	3	335.00	$335.00	$630	—
292	292	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,226	—
337	337	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,399	+37.49
355–398	388	15	345.00–435.00	$410.56	$1,593	+15.56
415–448	440	4	402.00–405.00	$404.29	$1,779	+27.65
462–497	482	11	380.00–387.50	$384.08	$1,851	+32.42
517–540	525	7	350.00–360.00	$354.27	$1,860	+25.29
550–590	568	10	350.00–357.00	$351.21	$1,995	+29.41
647	647	2	327.50	$327.50	$2,119	+27.23
673–690	676	6	307.00–317.50	$309.28	$2,091	—
877–895	883	3	265.00–270.00	$266.69	$2,355	—
1040	1040	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,652	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207–245 fancy	220	3	550.00–670.00	$594.61	$1,308	—
240	240	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,212	—
255–265 fancy	260	2	500.00–540.00	$520.38	$1,353	—
261 thin fleshed	261	4	620.00	$620.00	$1,618	—
272–292	285	6	485.00–500.00	$489.77	$1,396	+89.77
315 thin fleshed	315	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,780	—
300–340	322	8	500.00–520.00	$509.96	$1,642	+9.96
330–335 fancy	333	2	540.00–550.00	$544.96	$1,815	+9.96
362–380	368	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,656	+10.00
355–386 fancy	375	8	500.00–520.00	$507.49	$1,903	—
400–435	418	28	430.00–445.00	$441.11	$1,844	-12.60
430 fancy	430	3	460.00–465.00	$461.67	$1,985	-30.83
455–458 fancy	458	6	450.00	$450.00	$2,061	—
455–480	468	2	427.50–435.00	$431.15	$2,018	+1.14
506–538	526	13	390.00–402.50	$397.50	$2,091	+17.89
530–535 fancy	532	14	410.00–420.00	$410.72	$2,185	—
552 fancy	552	2	397.00	$397.00	$2,191	+13.98
550–598	577	18	367.50–375.00	$370.50	$2,138	+3.83
604 fancy	604	11	404.00	$404.00	$2,440	—
605–643	627	34	352.00–370.00	$364.86	$2,288	+33.33
650–695	670	5	342.50–355.00	$347.02	$2,325	+19.47
731	731	13	320.00	$320.00	$2,339	+31.99
836	836	3	281.00	$281.00	$2,349	+65.20
890	890	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,802	—
1025	1025	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,255	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	440.00–450.00	$444.86	$1,237	—
300	300	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,275	—
360	360	2	412.00	$412.00	$1,483	—
417–442	433	13	417.50–425.00	$420.13	$1,819	—
488	488	3	432.00	$432.00	$2,108	—
515–532	529	5	382.00–390.00	$383.56	$2,029	—
600–605	603	4	340.00–350.00	$343.77	$2,073	—
670–675	673	2	330.00–332.50	$331.25	$2,229	—
820	820	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,420	—
400–420	410	6	400.00–410.00	$405.80	$1,664	-11.70
470–496	485	7	410.00–417.00	$412.93	$2,003	+4.12
520–530	525	2	350.00–355.00	$352.48	$1,851	+17.41
585	585	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,901	-22.61
615–640	635	6	320.00–330.00	$328.32	$2,085	+13.27
655	655	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,129	+20.00
745	745	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,235	—
775–790	780	3	275.00	$275.00	$2,145	+10.00
810	810	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,863	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–865	768	85-90%	4	85.00–101.00	$96.51	$741	—
700–1525	1005	85-90%	16	110.00–124.00	$117.38	$1,180	—
920–1200	1070	85-90%	10	150.00–172.00	$158.01	$1,691	—
760–1425	1095	85-90%	43	127.00–149.00	$138.00	$1,511	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1485	1230	80-85%	34	149.00–163.00	$155.00	$1,906	+10.43
1105–1320	1245	80-85%	3	165.00–168.00	$166.76	$2,076	+22.19
1020–1405	1255	80-85%	16	137.00–149.00	$143.93	$1,806	-7.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	75-80%	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,424	—
1310–1850	1466	75-80%	17	134.00–149.00	$144.37	$2,116	—
1215–1760	1482	75-80%	27	149.00–160.00	$153.85	$2,280	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1870	1548	7	165.00–176.00	$171.92	$2,661	—
1665–1960	1823	6	186.00–192.00	$187.85	$3,425	—
1950	1950	1	203.00	$203.00	$3,958	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–900	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	190.00–192.50	$191.47	$1,647

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,850.00	$2,675.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1055–1105	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,650.00–2,900.00	$2,761.44
1095–1225	1190	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,900.00	$2,618.80
1110–1442	1266	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,575.00–3,050.00	$2,866.75
1125–1695	1266	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,450.00–3,150.00	$2,887.57
1490	1490	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1095–1237	1177	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,550.00	$2,455.55
990–1405	1188	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,951.02
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1255	1255	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–870	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00–2,300.00	$2,026.25
865–895	880	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,203.41

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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
1640	1640	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,425.00	$3,425.00	—

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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.