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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 16, 2026

1,836 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $355.35/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,605/hd at 733 lb · 194 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $404.58/cwt +25.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,500/hd at 618 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $427.45/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,487/hd at 582 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,836 1,579 2,502
Feeder cattle 1,653 1,388 2,164
Slaughter cattle 124 136 186
Replacement cattle 59 55 152

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 400 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 500-650 lbs steers were 3.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 550 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with strong demand, while heifers 600 lbs and over were mostly steady. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned and harder conditioned calves, while discounting fatter bawling calves and increasing the price spread in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,470 -60.00
250–275 thin fleshed 263 2 740.00–750.00 $745.24 $1,960 —
276 276 3 660.00 $660.00 $1,822 +6.06
270–295 fancy 278 3 700.00–710.00 $706.47 $1,964 -30.75
318 318 4 620.00 $620.00 $1,972 -12.71
300–340 fancy 319 7 690.00–710.00 $699.96 $2,233 +32.50
341 thin fleshed 341 3 740.00 $740.00 $2,523 —
360–398 fancy 373 22 630.00–665.00 $652.68 $2,434 +7.39
360–385 thin fleshed 373 7 670.00–690.00 $672.95 $2,510 +7.95
370–390 384 9 595.00–610.00 $600.01 $2,304 -7.86
400–403 thin fleshed 402 4 637.00–640.00 $637.75 $2,564 —
402–430 fancy 417 24 595.00–615.00 $601.22 $2,507 -4.00
413–445 436 24 537.00–570.00 $548.44 $2,391 -24.25
450–467 fancy 459 5 562.00–570.00 $564.76 $2,592 -22.74
460–492 474 14 525.00–555.00 $539.35 $2,557 -23.71
502–523 512 12 510.00–517.50 $511.24 $2,618 -12.87
500–547 value added 518 47 522.50–537.00 $526.54 $2,727 -27.63
557–570 value added 559 8 490.00–500.00 $498.72 $2,788 -13.22
560–591 572 14 440.00–465.00 $450.76 $2,578 -34.66
608–646 630 32 420.00–445.00 $429.81 $2,708 -16.73
600–649 value added 642 34 466.00–480.00 $468.41 $3,007 -3.12
655–677 value added 668 52 427.00–442.50 $431.15 $2,880 -14.44
656–699 668 42 395.00–422.00 $413.50 $2,762 +1.78
768 value added 768 72 398.75 $398.75 $3,062 —
750–797 778 13 350.00–370.00 $364.15 $2,833 +1.03
800–817 810 4 357.00–372.50 $364.06 $2,949 +25.78
862 value added 862 59 368.00 $368.00 $3,172 +22.00
871–885 873 7 327.50–349.00 $345.89 $3,020 +10.89
923 923 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,972 +62.00
1002–1015 1005 5 280.00–295.00 $291.97 $2,934 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,071 —
395 395 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,014 —
428–447 438 9 520.00–525.00 $521.13 $2,283 -25.21
478–486 480 20 485.00–510.00 $492.30 $2,363 -39.47
510–548 526 14 440.00–470.00 $457.50 $2,406 -42.50
561–597 568 12 415.00–430.00 $421.60 $2,395 -48.08
685 685 2 375.00–385.00 $380.00 $2,603 -23.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–485 483 3 425.00–450.00 $441.63 $2,133 -76.13
502 502 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,159 —
620 620 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,356 -15.00
690 690 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,415 -20.00
705 705 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,291 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,494 —
550 550 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,448 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1340 1318 2 230.00–237.00 $233.44 $3,077 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 thin fleshed 165 1 850.00 $850.00 $1,402 —
195 195 2 590.00 $590.00 $1,150 —
232 fancy 232 2 660.00 $660.00 $1,531 +42.07
235 thin fleshed 235 2 720.00–745.00 $732.50 $1,721 —
240 240 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,440 +50.00
265 thin fleshed 265 1 720.00 $720.00 $1,908 —
250–295 fancy 269 9 630.00–650.00 $638.00 $1,716 +38.00
265–290 278 2 550.00–605.00 $578.74 $1,609 +8.74
305–320 fancy 316 11 600.00–660.00 $633.40 $2,002 +20.53
307–322 316 9 550.00–580.00 $556.59 $1,759 +10.83
354–375 358 6 520.00–525.00 $520.87 $1,865 +2.61
358–395 fancy 385 20 545.00–575.00 $554.91 $2,136 +1.99
392 thin fleshed 392 4 620.00 $620.00 $2,430 +40.00
400–415 405 3 450.00–475.00 $466.46 $1,889 -13.31
400–425 value added 413 10 540.00–600.00 $560.77 $2,316 —
415–436 fancy 425 18 500.00–515.00 $508.90 $2,163 +6.45
472 thin fleshed 472 7 535.00 $535.00 $2,525 —
455–487 fancy 474 13 485.00–500.00 $495.72 $2,350 +14.21
453–496 482 35 455.00–475.00 $460.84 $2,221 +0.23
500–525 value added 515 60 440.00–468.00 $458.18 $2,360 +18.76
500–546 532 14 410.00–435.00 $425.24 $2,262 +8.38
540 540 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,782 -86.86
558–595 581 13 380.00–412.00 $402.03 $2,336 -10.66
550–589 value added 582 84 420.00–433.00 $431.38 $2,511 -4.46
600–626 618 14 350.00–365.00 $354.92 $2,193 -1.24
608–620 value added 618 99 405.00–413.00 $411.60 $2,544 +29.93
676–678 value added 678 51 370.00–377.00 $376.45 $2,552 -3.75
683 683 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,425 -5.25
711–746 value added 733 193 349.25–366.75 $355.58 $2,606 +2.83
745 745 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,310 -34.68
765 765 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,349 -29.97
766 value added 766 4 359.00 $359.00 $2,750 +2.49
810–837 828 3 310.00–317.50 $315.05 $2,609 -2.61
930 930 1 330.00 $330.00 $3,069 +24.69
1140 1140 2 265.00 $265.00 $3,021 +33.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,225 —
300–335 328 6 400.00–450.00 $439.06 $1,440 -90.94
380–397 391 3 455.00–462.50 $460.07 $1,799 —
455–483 473 5 430.00–447.50 $442.65 $2,094 -92.35
505 505 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,843 —
595 595 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,053 -46.99
630–645 638 2 315.00–340.00 $327.35 $2,088 -12.65
715 fancy 715 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,109 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–295 267 4 400.00–420.00 $414.48 $1,107 -55.52
345 345 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 -162.60
475 475 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,805 -75.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,193 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 710.00 $710.00 $1,775 +30.00
300–320 fancy 315 6 640.00–670.00 $649.84 $2,047 +9.84
320–325 321 5 580.00–620.00 $611.90 $1,964 +3.99
386 fancy 386 3 665.00 $665.00 $2,567 +10.00
365–395 387 12 550.00–615.00 $605.99 $2,345 -14.01
405–415 fancy 410 2 600.00–630.00 $615.18 $2,522 +15.18
425–433 431 7 545.00–577.00 $567.98 $2,448 +30.44
467 467 5 525.00 $525.00 $2,452 -14.55
510 510 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,448 +4.64
510–526 fancy 523 5 502.50–525.00 $520.61 $2,723 +8.72
555 fancy 555 10 493.00 $493.00 $2,736 —
555–595 573 4 425.00–435.00 $430.41 $2,466 -30.04
600–620 fancy 612 5 420.00–432.00 $429.57 $2,629 +9.57
650 fancy 650 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,698 —
670–680 675 2 370.00–387.50 $378.81 $2,557 +2.58
735 735 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,720 +17.45
750 750 2 337.00–355.00 $346.00 $2,595 +1.03
860 860 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,640 -25.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 460.00 $460.00 $2,208 -57.42
515–547 533 7 415.00–445.00 $431.28 $2,299 -20.72
550–585 568 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,272 -37.50
650 650 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,405 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,674 -92.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 80-85% 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,860 —
1040–1540 1210 80-85% 13 169.00–183.00 $176.00 $2,130 -15.96
1000–1420 1279 80-85% 9 185.00–196.00 $191.73 $2,452 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–955 893 85-90% 2 113.00–118.00 $115.32 $1,030 —
815–1315 1024 85-90% 8 134.00–150.00 $142.75 $1,462 —
895–1270 1058 85-90% 12 159.00–178.00 $168.55 $1,783 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1670 1483 75-80% 6 187.00–193.00 $190.72 $2,828 —
1300–2075 1554 75-80% 14 165.00–184.00 $177.93 $2,765 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1490 1338 2 182.00–190.00 $185.54 $2,483 —
995–1740 1516 5 199.00–210.00 $206.19 $3,126 —
1705–2245 1963 3 219.00–239.00 $228.08 $4,477 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1155 944 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 240.00–300.00 $262.79 $2,481
935–1275 1122 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 185.00–220.00 $194.18 $2,179

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00
915–1625 1176 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 2,175.00–3,700.00 $3,034.64
1175–1260 1218 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,250.00–3,425.00 $2,604.39
940–1850 1263 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,375.00–3,175.00 $2,839.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–845 795 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,875.00 $2,438.47
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00

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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
980 980 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
1210 1210 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 +150.00
1220 1220 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,625.00 $3,625.00 -125.00
1520 1520 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,775.00 $4,775.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,870 —
795 795 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,146 —
850–870 857 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,142 —

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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.