Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 19, 2026

2,858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $345.07/cwt +5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,625/hd at 761 lb · 189 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $372.65/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,904/hd at 779 lb · 124 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $406.11/cwt +9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,334/hd at 575 lb · 122 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	2,858	2,323
Feeder cattle	2,654	2,145
Slaughter cattle	148	102
Replacement cattle	56	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. Heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228 fancy	228	3	717.00	$717.00	$1,635	+107.00
235	235	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,410	+80.00
250–261 fancy	258	5	630.00–660.00	$641.76	$1,656	+29.37
295	295	2	590.00	$590.00	$1,740	—
315–325	317	5	560.00–595.00	$575.90	$1,826	+25.13
302–345 fancy	321	7	615.00–620.00	$618.50	$1,985	+37.50
360 thin fleshed	360	1	620.00	$620.00	$2,232	+10.00
350–380 fancy	369	9	630.00–640.00	$632.52	$2,334	+40.44
365–395	382	10	545.00–570.00	$560.38	$2,141	-3.93
400–435	416	25	510.00–540.00	$522.74	$2,175	+18.26
425–426 thin fleshed	426	5	590.00–595.00	$592.00	$2,522	+60.10
405–438 fancy	428	11	570.00–585.00	$578.98	$2,478	+27.95
425–446 value added	438	7	550.00–565.00	$560.82	$2,456	—
455–490	478	22	502.00–525.00	$517.00	$2,471	+4.54
467–489 fancy	484	9	542.00–557.00	$553.78	$2,680	+30.51
455–498 value added	487	4	530.00–537.00	$531.63	$2,589	—
500–547	519	31	420.00–445.00	$435.81	$2,262	-8.14
500–545 fancy	525	19	500.00–555.00	$534.43	$2,806	+27.12
500–547 value added	526	39	450.00–495.00	$474.60	$2,496	-9.87
560–569 fancy	568	27	507.00–525.00	$509.63	$2,895	+23.63
550–595 value added	573	53	450.00–480.00	$461.45	$2,644	+8.33
550–597	580	36	420.00–447.50	$436.66	$2,533	+3.82
613 fancy	613	8	470.00	$470.00	$2,881	—
600–635	615	52	420.00–440.00	$433.06	$2,663	+20.98
605–635 value added	624	50	445.00–459.00	$451.25	$2,816	+13.63
652 fancy	652	4	454.00	$454.00	$2,960	—
650–692 value added	669	30	419.00–425.00	$423.60	$2,834	+2.41
655–699	684	32	390.00–412.00	$399.35	$2,732	+7.39
702–735 value added	710	51	392.00–400.50	$398.61	$2,830	-0.84
705–748	736	19	372.50–385.00	$378.32	$2,784	-0.80
755–787 value added	778	66	375.50–388.00	$378.77	$2,947	+2.98
750–797	781	58	357.50–375.00	$365.69	$2,856	-4.88
803–845	822	20	342.00–353.00	$350.01	$2,877	+5.42
830 value added	830	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,988	-3.35
851–859 value added	853	73	350.50–361.50	$359.22	$3,064	—
857–885	871	23	329.00–346.00	$338.87	$2,952	+6.37
905–938	918	20	315.00–331.00	$326.11	$2,994	+16.11
948 value added	948	58	337.25	$337.25	$3,197	+1.13
971–985	975	4	300.00–320.00	$314.95	$3,071	-1.57
1000	1000	1	301.00	$301.00	$3,010	+7.62

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–470	462	3	490.00–495.00	$493.30	$2,279	+3.10
507–545	530	7	412.00–417.00	$414.47	$2,197	-9.78
575–595	580	11	412.50–420.00	$414.36	$2,403	+1.86
600–642	620	12	400.00–415.00	$407.02	$2,524	+14.91
672–685	676	7	380.00–387.50	$384.28	$2,598	+5.76
716	716	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,434	-21.00
750–785	776	4	347.00–350.00	$347.72	$2,698	+10.43
996	996	3	259.00	$259.00	$2,580	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	327	3	500.00–520.00	$513.47	$1,679	—
373–395	384	7	517.50–540.00	$523.33	$2,010	—
420–430	425	2	505.00	$505.00	$2,146	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	500.00–510.00	$504.89	$1,111	-15.11
220–245 fancy	233	3	550.00–580.00	$566.43	$1,320	-90.57
261–285 fancy	267	4	635.00–650.00	$646.00	$1,725	—
255–280	271	4	550.00–605.00	$588.27	$1,594	+83.27
315–335 fancy	325	8	550.00–565.00	$563.18	$1,830	+25.28
300–340	329	19	520.00–540.00	$531.29	$1,748	+27.09
355 thin fleshed	355	1	585.00	$585.00	$2,077	—
355–372 fancy	358	10	540.00	$540.00	$1,933	-9.90
350–396	379	37	505.00–530.00	$514.92	$1,952	+1.74
402–445	425	17	470.00–495.00	$479.03	$2,036	-2.99
405–435 fancy	429	44	516.00–530.00	$518.35	$2,224	+12.01
450–480 fancy	462	23	485.00–492.00	$487.58	$2,253	—
452–485	470	43	450.00–482.00	$466.21	$2,191	-6.44
485 thin fleshed	485	1	510.00	$510.00	$2,474	—
500–528 fancy	511	13	443.00–451.00	$447.82	$2,288	—
506–548	526	73	402.00–427.50	$415.19	$2,184	-13.21
519–535 value added	530	26	434.00–439.50	$437.75	$2,320	-12.16
555–590 value added	573	51	415.00–422.00	$417.93	$2,395	+18.65
550–597	576	71	380.00–412.00	$397.62	$2,290	+16.56
615–620 fancy	618	3	396.00–400.00	$397.33	$2,455	-5.17
600–640	624	38	350.00–377.50	$362.93	$2,265	-2.02
607–630 value added	624	18	380.00–391.00	$389.31	$2,429	+0.46
655 value added	655	2	370.00–385.00	$377.50	$2,473	-9.63
650–687	676	39	340.00–367.50	$353.17	$2,387	+6.32
702–745	720	32	320.00–338.00	$332.54	$2,394	-2.27
703–742 value added	726	55	340.00–345.00	$342.95	$2,490	-33.05
755–771 value added	760	153	341.50–355.60	$347.87	$2,644	-3.13
750–796	763	36	320.00–339.50	$333.18	$2,542	+7.49
807–817 value added	816	76	342.00–349.25	$348.40	$2,843	+5.27
811–837	817	11	314.00–331.00	$327.40	$2,675	+1.69
853–875	857	6	315.00–326.00	$321.80	$2,758	+1.80
942	942	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,826	—
997	997	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,891	-0.98
1153	1153	4	217.50	$217.50	$2,508	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	430.00	$430.00	$924	—
282	282	2	475.00	$475.00	$1,340	—
340	340	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,683	±0.00
365–395	380	3	462.00–470.00	$465.71	$1,770	-24.29
435–448	445	5	452.50–460.00	$453.96	$2,020	-5.75
450–492	478	14	445.00–450.00	$447.20	$2,138	-17.65
500–545	517	3	390.00–397.00	$392.26	$2,028	+6.65
560–595	580	11	360.00–375.00	$366.47	$2,126	+13.37
605–640	625	16	340.00–345.00	$342.02	$2,138	-4.48
665–690	683	5	325.00–336.00	$332.64	$2,272	+11.33
720–740	729	4	310.00–322.50	$313.63	$2,286	—
765–791	785	4	280.00–292.00	$289.07	$2,269	-10.93
800	800	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,240	-22.50
875	875	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,669	+25.00
905	905	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,444	—
975	975	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,632	—
1035	1035	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,277	-65.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	500.00–520.00	$510.28	$1,393	—
320–349	343	10	500.00–517.50	$507.40	$1,740	—
390	390	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,950	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175 fancy	175	1	800.00	$800.00	$1,400	—
200 thin fleshed	200	1	720.00	$720.00	$1,440	—
205–235	220	2	650.00–670.00	$660.68	$1,453	—
270 thin fleshed	270	2	690.00–695.00	$692.50	$1,870	—
260–290 fancy	278	3	630.00–645.00	$638.32	$1,775	—
272–295	280	5	550.00–595.00	$567.93	$1,590	-8.33
305 thin fleshed	305	1	690.00	$690.00	$2,104	—
325–341	334	9	550.00–595.00	$572.16	$1,911	+19.49
320–347 fancy	342	12	600.00–635.00	$610.11	$2,087	—
355–387 fancy	366	12	617.50–632.50	$628.03	$2,299	+58.03
350–395	372	8	575.00–607.00	$594.46	$2,211	+71.04
405–407 thin fleshed	406	4	600.00	$600.00	$2,436	—
405–425 fancy	415	4	550.00–570.00	$561.28	$2,329	+46.28
415–447	432	9	500.00–525.00	$510.43	$2,205	+28.15
460–484	474	18	502.00–510.00	$502.68	$2,383	+30.63
505–538 fancy	525	5	505.00–510.00	$508.08	$2,667	—
505–547	536	13	485.00–497.00	$494.20	$2,649	+65.84
551–585	560	6	387.00–410.00	$404.03	$2,263	+5.86
600–606 fancy	605	4	395.00–400.00	$398.76	$2,412	—
610–630	622	3	360.00–382.00	$370.78	$2,306	+5.78
657–690	673	5	360.00–372.50	$367.12	$2,471	-6.21
720 fancy	720	1	382.00	$382.00	$2,750	—
705–745	722	9	357.00–370.00	$362.14	$2,615	+12.80
760–780	770	2	330.00–345.00	$337.40	$2,598	-19.60
800	800	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,580	—
867	867	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,731	—
940	940	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,844	—
950	950	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,755	—
1001	1001	9	256.00	$256.00	$2,563	—
1055	1055	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,585	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,768	+19.88
390	390	1	530.00	$530.00	$2,067	—
440	440	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,980	-5.00
457–495	462	7	475.00–480.00	$475.76	$2,198	-14.24
500–547	533	6	425.00–430.00	$428.42	$2,283	—
595	595	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,291	+10.00
680–685	683	3	310.00–320.00	$316.68	$2,163	—
725–742	731	6	330.00–335.00	$333.33	$2,437	+23.33
863	863	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,330	—
1285	1285	5	172.00	$172.00	$2,210	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,210	—
285	285	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,525	—
340	340	2	515.00	$515.00	$1,751	—
360–375	368	2	555.00–560.00	$557.55	$2,052	—
430	430	2	490.00	$490.00	$2,107	—
455	455	7	485.00	$485.00	$2,207	—
530–545	535	3	450.00–460.00	$453.40	$2,426	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–1155	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,400.00–2,650.00	$2,553.18	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1225	1149	80-85%	6	141.00–149.00	$146.20	$1,680	—
1030–1435	1195	80-85%	30	161.00–172.50	$165.97	$1,983	—
1075–1425	1217	80-85%	14	150.00–159.00	$155.79	$1,896	—
1010–1440	1248	80-85%	16	173.00–184.00	$178.29	$2,225	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–990	875	85-90%	2	160.00–170.00	$164.34	$1,438	—
825–1040	953	85-90%	4	142.00–153.00	$147.65	$1,407	-7.73
900–1045	985	85-90%	6	134.00–141.00	$139.10	$1,370	-16.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1500	1493	75-80%	2	181.00–182.00	$181.50	$2,710	—
1560	1560	75-80%	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,543	-22.55
1475–1685	1565	75-80%	5	168.00–179.00	$173.42	$2,714	-12.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1845	1462	6	182.00–193.00	$187.19	$2,737	—
1240–1910	1619	5	207.00–219.00	$210.75	$3,412	+24.97
1535–2275	1836	11	195.00–206.00	$199.30	$3,659	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1015	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,741.13
715–1435	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,250.00–3,100.00	$2,642.43
855–1385	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,000.00–2,750.00	$2,357.47

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–900	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,675.00–1,750.00	$1,708.72

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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
710–1630	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,000.00–4,250.00	$3,431.73	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,361	—
910	910	7	220.00	$220.00	$2,002	—
1057–1075	1063	3	170.00–172.00	$171.33	$1,821	—

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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.