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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 9, 2026

1,579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.24/cwt -23.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,582/hd at 735 lb · 107 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $363.63/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,925/hd at 804 lb · 71 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $499.83/cwt +9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,837/hd at 568 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,579 1,691 1,109
Feeder cattle 1,388 1,324 978
Slaughter cattle 136 139 118
Replacement cattle 55 228 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 660.00 $660.00 $1,386 +40.00
220–230 fancy 227 3 690.00–710.00 $696.47 $1,581 -3.53
250–255 254 5 650.00–670.00 $653.94 $1,661 +40.59
252–276 fancy 267 7 720.00–740.00 $737.22 $1,968 +27.22
305 thin fleshed 305 1 720.00 $720.00 $2,196 —
310–317 fancy 313 6 660.00–675.00 $667.46 $2,089 -22.54
305–345 328 12 625.00–640.00 $632.71 $2,075 -6.94
352–357 fancy 355 9 640.00–647.50 $645.29 $2,291 +40.29
364 thin fleshed 364 5 665.00 $665.00 $2,421 —
350–395 369 16 605.00–620.00 $607.87 $2,243 +19.59
400–425 fancy 407 8 600.00–607.50 $605.22 $2,463 +27.82
403–443 425 26 560.00–580.00 $572.69 $2,434 +25.44
452 fancy 452 5 587.50 $587.50 $2,656 +17.53
450–460 454 12 550.00–570.00 $563.06 $2,556 +28.25
505–542 520 31 512.00–530.00 $524.11 $2,725 +10.72
505–545 value added 535 8 540.00–557.00 $554.17 $2,965 —
553–576 value added 565 29 500.00–516.00 $511.94 $2,892 +12.80
557–587 570 32 482.00–497.50 $485.42 $2,767 +4.74
570 fancy 570 1 610.00 $610.00 $3,477 —
603 fancy 603 8 496.00 $496.00 $2,991 +31.00
610–627 value added 622 10 465.00–475.00 $471.53 $2,933 +22.09
600–635 627 17 437.00–455.00 $446.54 $2,800 +18.31
656–680 value added 672 12 440.00–456.00 $445.59 $2,994 +7.18
661–696 689 28 409.00–430.00 $411.72 $2,837 -5.30
702–725 value added 708 13 407.00–414.00 $411.46 $2,913 +0.63
700–745 725 4 375.00–392.50 $381.91 $2,769 +2.32
770–771 771 4 360.00–372.50 $363.12 $2,800 +4.19
804 value added 804 68 364.75 $364.75 $2,933 +4.75
805–820 810 3 330.00–342.50 $338.28 $2,740 -6.77
850 value added 850 57 346.00 $346.00 $2,941 —
885 885 2 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $2,965 +8.77
945 945 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,457 -48.84
1052 1052 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,893 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,842 -63.16
350–365 355 3 585.00–595.00 $591.57 $2,100 +41.57
405–445 435 14 540.00–550.00 $546.34 $2,377 +15.02
450–470 459 4 527.00–535.00 $531.77 $2,441 +21.77
543 543 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,715 +20.00
552–585 560 12 467.00–475.00 $469.68 $2,630 +17.68
600–635 615 4 420.00–427.50 $421.83 $2,594 —
657–680 665 3 400.00–405.00 $403.29 $2,682 +8.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 -52.44
362–365 363 3 550.00–560.00 $556.65 $2,021 +51.65
400–448 436 4 535.00 $535.00 $2,333 —
465–495 484 9 510.00–520.00 $517.76 $2,506 +26.18
539 539 5 497.00 $497.00 $2,679 +32.84
565–592 585 11 455.00–457.50 $455.44 $2,664 +23.17
640 640 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,528 +18.00
695 695 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,572 -10.43
757 757 2 342.50 $342.50 $2,593 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 fancy 218 2 605.00–630.00 $617.93 $1,347 —
201–247 219 5 550.00 $550.00 $1,204 -47.31
295 fancy 295 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,770 -5.62
297 297 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,693 -14.44
307–340 fancy 318 3 600.00–620.00 $612.87 $1,949 +2.87
322–338 332 9 542.50–560.00 $545.76 $1,812 +4.90
352–390 fancy 365 8 540.00–560.00 $552.92 $2,018 +11.22
350–385 367 9 512.00–530.00 $518.26 $1,902 +1.08
384 thin fleshed 384 11 580.00 $580.00 $2,227 —
400–417 fancy 409 4 500.00–505.00 $502.45 $2,055 +1.83
409 thin fleshed 409 5 522.50 $522.50 $2,137 -12.50
400–447 425 20 470.00–495.00 $479.77 $2,039 +0.87
460–482 474 12 450.00–472.50 $460.61 $2,183 -6.87
450–485 fancy 476 36 480.00–486.00 $481.51 $2,292 -6.87
505–515 value added 509 5 437.50–447.00 $439.42 $2,237 -6.86
500–545 524 26 400.00–427.50 $416.86 $2,184 -13.42
550–585 556 21 401.00–425.00 $412.69 $2,295 +10.76
565–569 value added 568 15 432.50–437.50 $435.84 $2,476 +0.92
611 fancy 611 4 412.50 $412.50 $2,520 —
615–617 value added 616 3 375.00–385.00 $381.67 $2,351 -14.19
645–648 647 6 350.00–367.00 $356.16 $2,304 -19.75
650–668 value added 660 13 370.00–384.00 $380.20 $2,509 +18.05
661–685 665 8 345.00–365.00 $360.25 $2,396 +5.57
721–745 722 20 344.50–348.00 $344.68 $2,489 -49.07
700–746 value added 738 87 351.25–362.50 $352.75 $2,603 -22.25
750–768 value added 764 4 355.00–357.00 $356.51 $2,724 -8.49
750–798 788 30 333.00–338.50 $336.97 $2,655 +11.97
820–838 822 38 304.00–319.75 $317.66 $2,611 —
845 value added 845 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,932 +12.00
855–880 863 4 295.00–307.00 $300.49 $2,593 —
894 value added 894 25 322.50 $322.50 $2,883 —
907–928 923 9 304.00–310.00 $305.31 $2,818 —
952–980 961 3 277.00–287.00 $283.60 $2,725 —
1000 1000 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,920 —
1115 1115 1 232.00 $232.00 $2,587 —
1175 1175 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,556 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,348 —
285 285 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,340 -40.00
320–348 334 3 510.00–517.50 $512.60 $1,712 +7.60
365–388 382 6 487.50–497.00 $492.73 $1,882 +11.65
410–425 417 7 450.00–457.50 $454.29 $1,894 -10.71
460–485 468 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,129 +3.99
525–540 536 4 390.00–392.50 $390.61 $2,094 -5.61
555–570 565 3 380.00–387.00 $384.71 $2,174 -5.29
610 610 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,952 -30.00
670–695 685 3 315.00–320.00 $318.31 $2,180 -8.65
700–717 711 3 300.00–310.00 $303.28 $2,156 +13.28
760–785 773 2 310.00–317.50 $313.69 $2,425 —
830 830 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,075 -35.00
875 875 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,986 —
900 900 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,205 —
970 970 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 334 5 530.00 $530.00 $1,770 +10.00
355 355 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,810 +10.00
440–441 440 12 457.50–460.00 $458.54 $2,018 -6.46
452 452 2 535.00 $535.00 $2,418 —
568–580 570 5 390.00–392.50 $391.99 $2,234 +10.67
610 610 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,074 -0.82
695 695 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,311 +0.80
722 722 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,346 —
775 775 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,441 —
870 870 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,497 —
910–920 915 2 285.00–290.00 $287.49 $2,631 —
1037 1037 2 252.00 $252.00 $2,613 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–227 215 4 630.00–645.00 $640.31 $1,377 +30.31
220–245 fancy 233 2 700.00 $700.00 $1,631 +20.00
275–285 278 11 610.00–630.00 $627.24 $1,744 +7.24
280 fancy 280 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,904 -20.00
305 thin fleshed 305 1 690.00 $690.00 $2,104 -20.00
305–340 325 7 600.00–612.50 $607.91 $1,976 -1.75
337–340 fancy 338 3 640.00 $640.00 $2,163 —
353 fancy 353 3 655.00 $655.00 $2,312 -15.00
355 355 2 605.00–635.00 $620.00 $2,201 +30.00
400 fancy 400 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,400 —
400–445 422 10 520.00–550.00 $537.54 $2,268 +17.30
450–490 470 28 522.50–555.00 $539.55 $2,536 -6.71
503–515 fancy 508 5 500.00–520.00 $511.89 $2,600 -3.11
500–543 533 10 460.00–487.50 $475.36 $2,534 +4.11
555–595 569 4 452.00–470.00 $460.45 $2,620 +15.48
605 fancy 605 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,541 —
605 605 2 417.50 $417.50 $2,526 +0.85
670–695 690 6 372.50–380.00 $376.23 $2,596 -8.37
705–715 710 2 345.00–360.00 $352.55 $2,503 -25.83
780–790 785 2 340.00–350.00 $344.97 $2,708 -20.03
855 855 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,843 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,186 —
270 270 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,458 +30.00
332 332 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,892 +10.00
355–380 362 5 530.00–540.00 $535.04 $1,937 +25.04
400 400 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,000 —
455 455 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,275 +26.62
540 540 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,254 -27.96
565–590 576 4 430.00–435.00 $432.53 $2,491 -7.47
640 640 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,112 ±0.00
680–685 683 2 330.00–342.50 $336.27 $2,297 -13.73
830 830 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,826 —
1150 1150 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,501 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,380 —
295 295 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,770 —
350–370 362 5 560.00–585.00 $569.67 $2,062 +54.67
405–445 425 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,189 —
465–497 481 4 515.00–520.00 $517.42 $2,489 +17.42
515 515 1 452.00 $452.00 $2,328 —
597 597 2 437.50 $437.50 $2,612 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1110 1095 80-85% 2 165.00–169.00 $167.03 $1,829 —
1030–1360 1212 80-85% 17 190.00–198.00 $191.96 $2,327 +8.24
1020–1415 1213 80-85% 43 180.00–189.00 $184.30 $2,236 +0.58
1065–1435 1239 80-85% 17 170.00–179.00 $175.80 $2,178 -7.92
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,189 —
810–1040 924 85-90% 14 170.00–179.00 $176.02 $1,626 +8.34
885–1000 949 85-90% 4 161.00–167.00 $164.46 $1,561 -12.68
930–1045 976 85-90% 5 183.00–187.00 $184.41 $1,800 +38.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1650 1528 75-80% 8 180.00–189.00 $186.28 $2,846 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,059 —
955–1735 1442 5 209.00–221.00 $215.90 $3,113 +16.40
1625–2195 1869 10 223.00–231.00 $226.57 $4,235 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775–1795 1785 2 236.00–242.00 $239.02 $4,267 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1310 1039 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 195.00–217.00 $207.19 $2,153

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
822–1230 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,950.00–2,950.00 $2,397.27
730–1370 1062 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,700.00–3,350.00 $2,668.51

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
695–775 735 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–2,100.00 $1,910.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815–1480 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,650.00–4,350.00 $3,712.06 —
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,025.00 $3,025.00 —

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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.