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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 30, 2026

1,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $349.61/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,695/hd at 771 lb · 135 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.56/cwt +16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,702/hd at 805 lb · 64 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $368.93/cwt +11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,483/hd at 673 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,185 1,652 2,014
Feeder cattle 954 1,443 1,795
Slaughter cattle 85 141 188
Replacement cattle 146 68 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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
220 220 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,540 —
320–345 333 4 615.00–620.00 $617.41 $2,056 +37.82
380 380 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,204 +5.53
385 fancy 385 2 605.00 $605.00 $2,329 -35.78
410–425 fancy 420 3 552.00–565.00 $560.77 $2,355 -20.26
410–432 thin fleshed 428 5 580.00–595.00 $582.88 $2,495 —
407–447 435 15 520.00–540.00 $527.39 $2,294 +2.35
450–465 458 2 512.00–520.00 $515.93 $2,363 -4.13
480 fancy 480 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,640 +15.00
480 thin fleshed 480 3 580.00 $580.00 $2,784 —
500–540 514 11 450.00–467.00 $459.24 $2,360 -21.30
520 value added 520 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,548 -12.17
550 value added 550 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,668 +13.58
565–598 586 22 451.00–470.00 $460.59 $2,699 +6.20
600–635 618 3 415.00–422.50 $418.26 $2,585 -3.31
613–631 value added 623 28 445.00–460.00 $455.16 $2,836 +6.29
650–690 672 15 417.50–430.00 $421.97 $2,836 +22.33
710–730 value added 715 11 402.50–423.00 $419.58 $3,000 -4.42
700–741 725 12 380.00–400.00 $393.65 $2,854 -5.93
750–770 764 4 365.00–377.50 $372.35 $2,845 -7.65
800 value added 800 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,940 —
800 fancy 800 3 390.00 $390.00 $3,120 —
800–830 813 3 340.00–342.50 $341.67 $2,778 -12.06
940 940 1 322.00 $322.00 $3,027 +17.00
958 value added 958 57 347.50 $347.50 $3,329 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,145 +51.09
472 472 5 487.50 $487.50 $2,301 ±0.00
535–542 540 3 441.00–445.00 $442.32 $2,389 -1.92
595–598 597 4 437.00–442.50 $441.13 $2,634 —
630–640 635 2 400.00–402.50 $401.26 $2,548 +38.76
660–675 668 2 405.00–407.00 $406.01 $2,712 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,605 —
450–495 473 2 487.00–492.00 $489.62 $2,316 —
520 520 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,158 —
550–590 570 2 430.00–435.00 $432.41 $2,465 —
725 725 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,588 —
805 805 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,415 —
985 985 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,906 —
1125 1125 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,666 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,694 -39.82
280–285 283 2 525.00–545.00 $534.91 $1,514 -39.43
300 fancy 300 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,800 -7.09
337 337 2 555.00 $555.00 $1,870 +16.49
355–365 359 4 540.00–555.00 $546.74 $1,963 +29.66
411–420 fancy 418 11 502.50–515.00 $507.00 $2,119 +9.39
403–431 420 11 470.00–490.00 $477.87 $2,007 +19.29
456–495 482 29 457.50–477.50 $469.97 $2,265 +22.95
497 fancy 497 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,386 —
505–547 528 17 415.00–432.00 $425.86 $2,249 +11.69
506–548 value added 529 17 435.00–445.00 $439.83 $2,327 -3.05
563–599 582 15 377.50–400.00 $390.34 $2,272 -8.23
572–595 value added 582 4 422.50–432.00 $426.82 $2,484 +6.44
615 value added 615 3 390.00–392.00 $390.67 $2,403 —
602–643 625 33 371.00–385.00 $377.46 $2,359 +8.84
651–677 673 58 360.00–372.50 $368.93 $2,483 +36.01
715 value added 715 6 357.00 $357.00 $2,553 —
723–730 724 12 327.00–346.00 $341.90 $2,475 +5.86
757–795 766 5 315.00–327.00 $319.74 $2,449 -32.76
771 value added 771 130 346.25–355.00 $350.76 $2,704 —
805 value added 805 60 337.00 $337.00 $2,713 —
810 810 4 314.00 $314.00 $2,543 -5.16
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,600 —
390 390 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,950 +75.00
410–435 423 4 440.00–450.00 $443.86 $1,878 +39.02
450–497 482 6 430.00–440.00 $437.36 $2,108 +67.36
530–545 538 2 387.00–390.00 $388.48 $2,090 —
560 560 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,100 +60.00
635 635 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,254 —
680 680 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,156 —
700–747 734 4 307.00–312.50 $309.92 $2,275 —
750–792 778 3 310.00–315.00 $311.61 $2,424 —
840–843 842 3 292.00–295.00 $293.00 $2,467 —
855 855 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,394 —
910 910 2 267.00 $267.00 $2,430 —
1080 1080 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,504 -5.13
390–395 393 2 515.00–520.00 $517.52 $2,034 +50.12
412 412 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,895 +21.63
510–540 525 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,100 +14.95
602–645 619 4 360.00–367.50 $361.89 $2,240 +18.51
727 727 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,326 +65.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 680.00 $680.00 $2,040 —
342 342 4 610.00 $610.00 $2,086 +10.00
367 fancy 367 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,202 +15.50
390 390 2 540.00 $540.00 $2,106 +3.69
403 403 3 540.00 $540.00 $2,176 —
450–482 472 5 477.00–500.00 $482.59 $2,278 -48.20
515 fancy 515 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,472 —
505–545 529 11 440.00–455.00 $446.26 $2,361 -29.28
555 fancy 555 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,553 —
555–597 572 7 425.00–447.00 $432.25 $2,472 +6.26
601 601 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,404 +11.17
650–675 660 3 397.00–412.00 $404.59 $2,670 +32.74
785 fancy 785 1 372.00 $372.00 $2,920 —
755–796 786 5 342.50–360.00 $354.96 $2,790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,116 +27.50
477 477 4 467.00 $467.00 $2,228 -3.61
695 695 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,516 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,658 —
430 430 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,042 —
475–490 485 3 457.00–465.00 $459.61 $2,229 +64.61
500 500 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1560 1560 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,950.00 $3,950.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1420 1221 80-85% 12 171.00–179.00 $174.77 $2,134 +2.39
1125–1360 1256 80-85% 4 161.00–169.00 $164.53 $2,066 —
1050–1435 1258 80-85% 9 180.00–189.00 $182.12 $2,291 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,404 +23.64
750–1015 902 85-90% 3 178.00–182.00 $179.48 $1,619 +47.12
900–1015 967 85-90% 3 173.00–176.00 $174.39 $1,686 —
955–1000 975 85-90% 4 160.00–165.00 $162.51 $1,584 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1510 1505 75-80% 2 165.00–168.00 $166.50 $2,506 —
1450–1575 1513 75-80% 2 187.00–188.00 $187.52 $2,837 —
1480–1815 1586 75-80% 6 171.00–177.00 $174.85 $2,773 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1430 1428 2 190.00–194.00 $192.00 $2,742 —
1320–1970 1628 4 205.00–211.00 $209.29 $3,407 —
1560–1965 1783 3 218.00–227.00 $223.40 $3,983 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1040 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,050.00–3,200.00 $3,121.80
730–1490 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,175.00–3,050.00 $2,600.36
790–1670 1278 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,900.00–3,900.00 $3,462.52

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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
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —
715–1792 1317 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 43 2,900.00–5,200.00 $4,412.87 —
1710 1710 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,050.00 $4,050.00 —

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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.