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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 27, 2026

783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $374.60/cwt -14.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,360/hd at 630 lb · 69 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $324.46/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,687/hd at 828 lb · 56 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $311.02/cwt -7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,249/hd at 723 lb · 53 head
Paris, KY (Thursday) 6-weight steers sold at $369/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$5/cwt above the KY average ($364) and $8/cwt under Lexington, KY (Monday) ($377). The class is down $66 from its mid-July peak of $421. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 783 1,298 2,871
Feeder cattle 721 1,156 2,547
Slaughter cattle 50 84 147
Replacement cattle 12 58 177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Light supply and moderate 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 moderate 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
315 fancy 315 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,701 —
325–335 330 2 472.50–495.00 $483.92 $1,597 -32.19
355–380 372 4 465.00–480.00 $471.36 $1,753 +11.82
455–487 475 10 420.00–440.00 $438.09 $2,081 -7.72
510 value added 510 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,270 +3.04
500–546 525 23 400.00–425.00 $411.63 $2,161 -17.81
555–559 557 9 380.00–390.00 $386.13 $2,151 -26.31
555–558 value added 558 20 400.00–410.00 $409.00 $2,282 —
615–631 628 22 357.50–365.00 $360.80 $2,266 -15.83
605–636 value added 631 47 370.00–385.00 $381.06 $2,404 -22.46
650–694 668 15 337.00–347.50 $341.91 $2,284 -21.15
716–735 729 17 320.00–335.00 $322.81 $2,353 -16.32
725–742 value added 740 7 340.00–343.00 $342.58 $2,535 —
750–755 753 5 320.00–331.00 $326.62 $2,459 -10.61
769 value added 769 6 344.00 $344.00 $2,645 —
802 802 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,486 -14.21
829 value added 829 54 325.00 $325.00 $2,694 —
860 860 2 317.00 $317.00 $2,726 —
901 value added 901 49 310.00 $310.00 $2,793 -7.64
917 917 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,613 -11.74
1019 value added 1019 29 283.00 $283.00 $2,884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,518 -22.56
477 477 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,908 -29.89
535–545 541 7 390.00–395.00 $392.13 $2,121 +4.63
592 592 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,190 -7.65
635 635 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,191 +10.00
680 680 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,176 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,396 +25.61
320 320 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,360 -14.31
350–355 353 2 412.00–420.00 $415.97 $1,468 -11.58
405–430 420 3 420.00–425.00 $421.61 $1,771 +14.57
475 fancy 475 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,852 -20.07
450–497 490 14 360.00–375.00 $361.95 $1,774 -19.55
502–512 507 15 345.00–356.00 $352.49 $1,787 -21.08
517–535 value added 523 6 365.00–372.50 $369.94 $1,935 -29.29
568–572 value added 569 7 365.00–375.00 $372.13 $2,117 +7.64
567–598 578 39 329.00–350.00 $334.52 $1,934 -4.86
600 value added 600 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,040 -1.70
621–627 622 16 312.00–319.00 $318.12 $1,979 -6.39
653–658 656 7 300.00–310.00 $305.73 $2,006 -9.88
717 value added 717 33 320.00 $320.00 $2,294 -11.76
715–748 733 20 285.00–301.00 $296.19 $2,171 -12.50
819 value added 819 23 309.00 $309.00 $2,531 —
830 830 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,463 +10.00
405–440 423 2 385.00–395.00 $390.21 $1,651 +35.21
487 487 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,704 -7.51
500–545 523 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,726 -5.92
575–590 579 5 320.00–325.00 $321.02 $1,859 -6.42
627 627 2 282.00 $282.00 $1,768 -28.00
661 661 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,884 -2.00
740 740 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,776 -43.70
880 880 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,848 —
920 920 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,254 +5.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,287 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 420.00 $420.00 $924 -85.00
315–325 320 2 520.00–530.00 $524.92 $1,680 +49.92
355–365 fancy 362 3 485.00–495.00 $488.27 $1,768 -1.73
365–395 382 9 440.00–457.00 $448.90 $1,715 -15.69
413–438 fancy 424 8 440.00–450.00 $443.69 $1,881 —
415–442 435 6 415.00–435.00 $420.71 $1,830 -28.96
450–490 472 8 412.00–437.00 $427.14 $2,016 +7.14
511–515 fancy 512 6 390.00–395.00 $393.32 $2,014 —
540–545 543 3 350.00–375.00 $359.95 $1,955 -63.11
556–560 fancy 557 4 370.00–375.00 $373.74 $2,082 -36.26
555–595 576 6 340.00–355.00 $349.91 $2,015 -30.64
605–635 623 6 320.00–340.00 $327.04 $2,037 -38.48
650–666 fancy 663 5 333.00–335.00 $333.39 $2,210 -51.61
670–685 680 3 297.50–305.00 $300.84 $2,046 -61.66
720 720 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,124 -11.32
755 755 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 +10.02
830 830 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,548 +70.00
870 870 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,001 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,784 ±0.00
483 483 3 397.50 $397.50 $1,920 +12.50
500–545 523 2 345.00–350.00 $347.39 $1,817 -35.00
585 585 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,960 -10.00
665 665 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,796 -48.13
700 700 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,030 —
775 775 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,131 -7.50
850 850 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,125 —
1038 1038 3 194.00 $194.00 $2,014 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375–1600 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 3,100.00–3,325.00 $3,238.47 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1330 1176 80-85% 7 147.00–154.00 $150.66 $1,772 —
1105–1260 1184 80-85% 4 141.00–145.00 $143.70 $1,701 —
1030–1350 1190 80-85% 2 172.00–173.00 $172.57 $2,054 —
1145–1440 1319 80-85% 10 156.00–164.00 $160.26 $2,114 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,155 -8.00
910 910 85-90% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,347 —
950 950 85-90% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,254 -12.00
990 990 85-90% 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,732 +17.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 75-80% 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,498 -7.01
1750 1750 75-80% 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,660 —
1850 1850 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,145 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1720 1548 3 189.00–195.00 $192.95 $2,987 —
1800 1800 1 217.00 $217.00 $3,906 —
2055–2205 2130 2 206.00–211.00 $208.41 $4,439 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1035 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 182.00–188.00 $184.77 $1,838

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00
1080–1460 1322 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,050.00–2,650.00 $2,306.87

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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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.