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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 15, 2026

2,671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $365.36/cwt +20.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,461/hd at 673 lb · 251 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $381.61/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,796/hd at 733 lb · 183 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $386.80/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 571 lb · 152 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,671 3,301 2,397
Feeder cattle 2,572 2,880 2,220
Slaughter cattle 73 326 144
Replacement cattle 26 95 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,025 —
220 fancy 220 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,232 -10.00
230 thin fleshed 230 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,380 —
250 fancy 250 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,550 -30.00
260–295 278 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,668 +91.57
318 thin fleshed 318 4 600.00 $600.00 $1,908 —
300–332 fancy 322 6 540.00–560.00 $550.12 $1,771 -24.88
310–341 331 6 500.00–525.00 $516.89 $1,711 +15.26
361–376 fancy 370 7 570.00–575.00 $572.91 $2,120 +22.41
355–395 380 10 510.00–540.00 $524.96 $1,995 +40.64
412 thin fleshed 412 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,266 +5.00
400–440 fancy 428 10 500.00–530.00 $504.21 $2,158 +0.95
405–447 429 44 470.00–497.50 $482.39 $2,069 +17.42
458–496 471 28 450.00–480.00 $466.33 $2,196 +25.12
450–490 fancy 473 5 480.00–490.00 $487.08 $2,304 +19.71
500–540 516 34 425.00–447.50 $436.67 $2,253 +29.63
505–545 value added 524 50 450.00–470.00 $461.32 $2,417 +22.58
552–595 value added 568 45 447.50–457.00 $452.25 $2,569 +17.79
550–596 572 70 420.00–442.50 $432.01 $2,471 +12.23
605–645 value added 622 61 430.00–447.00 $439.41 $2,733 +34.06
606–648 635 61 400.00–425.00 $416.93 $2,648 +44.39
665 fancy 665 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,793 +3.73
655–696 671 42 370.00–390.00 $383.65 $2,574 +4.67
650–697 value added 672 66 395.00–407.00 $400.91 $2,694 +5.05
715 fancy 715 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,967 +13.41
720–743 value added 732 130 381.25–390.00 $384.82 $2,817 +2.96
700–745 735 52 360.00–375.00 $372.93 $2,741 +13.20
755–785 779 12 350.00–370.00 $357.04 $2,781 +11.85
752–799 value added 791 122 365.00–375.00 $366.20 $2,897 -13.80
812–824 value added 823 81 354.50–362.50 $359.32 $2,957 +20.86
835–845 840 5 332.00–339.00 $336.81 $2,829 +10.34
885 885 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,867 +6.62
892–899 value added 893 64 341.50–345.50 $344.93 $3,080 —
927 927 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,897 —
957 957 11 326.00 $326.00 $3,120 —
1200 1200 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,460 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1541 1513 75 227.00–233.00 $230.47 $3,487 —
1545 1545 1 215.00 $215.00 $3,322 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,170 —
305–335 325 3 487.50–490.00 $488.28 $1,587 +33.28
380–386 384 5 485.00–497.50 $489.95 $1,881 +37.44
405–449 442 6 460.00 $460.00 $2,033 +31.56
470 470 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,092 +30.66
501–542 523 11 400.00–417.50 $413.07 $2,160 +38.61
555–583 572 16 400.00–417.50 $408.20 $2,335 +25.70
612–630 619 4 390.00–394.00 $391.98 $2,426 +41.98
650 650 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,389 +45.00
720–740 729 8 347.50–355.00 $350.11 $2,552 +14.20
760 760 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,584 +11.60
815 815 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,445 +0.05
930 930 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,744 +2.50
980 980 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,646 +30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,046 +49.75
255–295 278 3 470.00–500.00 $480.24 $1,335 +30.24
290 fancy 290 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,552 —
316–340 323 9 482.00–500.00 $493.97 $1,596 +43.03
320–337 fancy 331 3 522.00–535.00 $526.19 $1,742 +58.73
350–395 377 16 465.00–485.00 $475.00 $1,791 +4.34
355–390 fancy 377 8 495.00–525.00 $502.65 $1,895 -3.98
413 thin fleshed 413 4 507.00 $507.00 $2,094 —
400–433 414 17 430.00–460.00 $449.89 $1,863 +19.34
426–438 fancy 433 9 480.00–497.00 $485.57 $2,103 +27.25
461–495 fancy 466 16 430.00–447.00 $436.49 $2,034 +0.87
450–498 487 61 400.00–425.00 $410.04 $1,997 -4.52
510–512 fancy 510 9 410.00–417.50 $412.23 $2,102 -9.98
503–540 value added 514 22 397.00–407.00 $400.80 $2,060 +6.85
508–548 531 44 372.00–395.00 $385.90 $2,049 +13.34
553–572 value added 567 60 392.00–415.00 $399.33 $2,264 +6.20
550–591 573 92 367.50–390.00 $378.63 $2,170 -0.26
605–626 value added 617 25 360.00–365.00 $364.19 $2,247 -6.21
601–645 619 23 330.00–355.00 $344.34 $2,131 +8.82
650–694 value added 671 194 357.00–373.50 $370.86 $2,488 +15.83
655–695 682 57 330.00–350.00 $346.64 $2,364 +9.37
711 value added 711 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,417 +5.33
710–736 726 7 320.00–332.50 $327.24 $2,376 +4.86
770–795 780 4 307.50–325.00 $316.14 $2,466 +16.14
787–791 value added 789 116 333.50–336.10 $334.85 $2,642 —
820 820 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,768 +24.99
862–875 866 3 312.00–325.00 $320.62 $2,777 +50.62
950 950 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,755 —
1021 1021 4 292.00 $292.00 $2,981 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,029 —
270–295 291 7 420.00–430.00 $423.53 $1,232 +3.53
340 340 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 +35.00
350–397 387 13 450.00–460.00 $453.78 $1,756 +43.22
410–443 433 11 420.00–425.00 $420.46 $1,821 +16.17
450–493 483 11 390.00–400.00 $396.15 $1,913 +12.07
515–542 535 10 355.00–365.00 $359.98 $1,926 +5.71
560–595 583 8 345.00–355.00 $351.00 $2,046 -0.21
615–645 630 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,048 -2.50
652 652 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,119 +15.72
720 720 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,124 —
790 790 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,252 —
925 925 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,498 —
980 980 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,352 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,268 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 460.00–465.00 $462.47 $1,054 -42.53
230 fancy 230 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,322 -19.61
270 270 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,566 +90.23
287–290 fancy 288 3 600.00–610.00 $603.36 $1,738 +82.98
305 thin fleshed 305 1 660.00 $660.00 $2,013 +95.00
300–337 fancy 324 11 600.00–615.00 $607.92 $1,970 +62.96
325–345 335 2 540.00–560.00 $549.70 $1,841 +39.74
375 375 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 +50.00
402–445 416 3 465.00–475.00 $471.44 $1,961 +30.33
416 thin fleshed 416 3 560.00 $560.00 $2,330 —
443 fancy 443 3 510.00 $510.00 $2,259 +48.33
460–495 477 17 410.00–420.00 $412.82 $1,969 -18.33
485–495 fancy 487 15 435.00–440.00 $437.82 $2,132 -12.18
500–540 517 15 400.00–425.00 $403.15 $2,084 +5.65
570 fancy 570 10 442.50 $442.50 $2,522 +45.50
550–598 589 17 390.00–410.00 $408.19 $2,404 +37.69
600–610 607 5 370.00–380.00 $376.01 $2,282 +11.15
611–630 fancy 620 20 395.00–397.50 $396.36 $2,457 -7.64
660–665 663 2 340.00–360.00 $350.04 $2,321 +3.02
672 fancy 672 2 387.00 $387.00 $2,601 —
790 790 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,370 —
855 855 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,544 +95.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,642 —
415–442 429 4 440.00–442.00 $440.97 $1,892 +35.17
500 500 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,925 +32.52
585–590 588 2 377.00–385.00 $381.02 $2,240 +56.02
630–638 637 6 352.50–357.00 $353.24 $2,250 +24.92
680 680 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,190 -3.00
782 782 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,248 +12.50
800–820 810 2 285.00–294.00 $289.56 $2,345 +59.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1265 1168 80-85% 6 131.00–138.00 $134.31 $1,569 —
1125–1295 1195 80-85% 4 140.00–149.00 $143.55 $1,715 —
1135–1435 1251 80-85% 9 150.00–157.00 $152.92 $1,913 +8.99
1190–1370 1257 80-85% 5 160.00–168.00 $163.99 $2,061 +20.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1680 1536 75-80% 7 150.00–158.00 $154.41 $2,372 —
1470–1760 1590 75-80% 7 142.00–149.00 $146.64 $2,332 —
2075 2075 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $3,507 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–925 910 85-90% 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $1,187 —
695–1095 919 85-90% 6 120.00–126.00 $123.30 $1,133 —
925 925 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1575 1373 3 179.00–181.00 $180.00 $2,471 —
1700 1700 1 212.00 $212.00 $3,604 —
1690–1820 1755 2 191.00–194.00 $192.44 $3,377 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610–915 773 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,550.00–2,150.00 $1,821.34
755–1430 1234 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,125.00–3,625.00 $2,750.22
1245–1445 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,975.00–3,450.00 $2,847.16

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
752 752 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,950.00 $1,950.00
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 170.00 $170.00 $944 —
890 890 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,335 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 182.50 $182.50 $827 —
715 715 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 —

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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.