Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

1,940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $403.03/cwt ≈ $2,336/hd at 580 lb · 239 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $439.00/cwt ≈ $2,753/hd at 627 lb · 199 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.82/cwt ≈ $2,421/hd at 671 lb · 145 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,940	0
Feeder cattle	1,819	—
Slaughter cattle	96	—
Replacement cattle	25	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available for this week due to being the first Monday sale however market appeared to be strong with active buyers and good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
235	235	1	605.00	$605.00	$1,422
245 fancy	245	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,544
270–285	278	2	580.00–605.00	$592.16	$1,646
291 thin fleshed	291	3	695.00	$695.00	$2,022
295–297 fancy	296	3	660.00–665.00	$661.66	$1,959
312–315 fancy	313	3	615.00–630.00	$624.97	$1,956
320 thin fleshed	320	1	650.00	$650.00	$2,080
325–345	336	4	530.00–570.00	$549.07	$1,845
355 thin fleshed	355	2	615.00	$615.00	$2,183
350–387	368	16	540.00–565.00	$554.57	$2,041
370–380 fancy	377	3	580.00	$580.00	$2,187
403 thin fleshed	403	4	590.00	$590.00	$2,378
400–410 fancy	409	7	535.00–550.00	$546.76	$2,236
405–440	425	26	510.00–530.00	$516.73	$2,196
452–497	477	24	500.00–517.00	$509.03	$2,428
510–545	527	22	445.00–477.00	$466.04	$2,456
507–548 fancy	533	13	500.00–510.00	$503.48	$2,684
515–543 value added	540	21	480.00–495.00	$481.00	$2,597
563 value added	563	18	492.00	$492.00	$2,770
550–593	580	44	445.00–460.00	$452.80	$2,626
601–618 value added	617	93	442.50–453.00	$452.35	$2,791
600–646	636	100	410.00–437.00	$425.17	$2,704
636 fancy	636	6	462.50	$462.50	$2,942
650–660 value added	659	62	417.00–430.00	$429.42	$2,830
664–688	676	47	397.50–412.00	$406.67	$2,749
710–719 value added	718	63	386.00–389.50	$389.17	$2,794
700–745	723	18	355.00–377.00	$369.42	$2,671
750–772	767	14	352.50–365.00	$359.25	$2,755
800–815	807	12	335.50–345.00	$338.16	$2,729
865	865	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,854

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
295	295	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,372
365	365	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,807
425–426	426	4	485.00–490.00	$488.75	$2,082
460–495	478	4	480.00–487.00	$483.37	$2,311
505–531	526	5	425.00–426.00	$425.81	$2,240
570–590	576	9	410.00–426.00	$417.91	$2,407
615–643	634	7	387.50–390.00	$389.65	$2,470
655–695	678	4	372.00–377.00	$374.74	$2,541
775	775	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,616
845	845	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,704

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300	300	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,530
356–395	371	5	517.00–520.00	$519.36	$1,927
412–445	436	8	500.00–502.50	$500.32	$2,181
515–530	523	5	432.00–440.00	$435.76	$2,279
560–590	577	6	430.00–434.00	$432.34	$2,495
620–645	639	4	400.00–407.50	$405.49	$2,591
652	652	2	387.50	$387.50	$2,526
735	735	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,572

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
220 thin fleshed	220	1	700.00	$700.00	$1,540
200–231	224	6	500.00	$500.00	$1,120
245 fancy	245	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,335
250–295	275	6	500.00–520.00	$507.95	$1,397
290 fancy	290	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,740
305–345	326	9	500.00–525.00	$505.19	$1,647
343 thin fleshed	343	5	570.00	$570.00	$1,955
348 fancy	348	3	540.00	$540.00	$1,879
360–395	385	14	502.50–525.00	$508.30	$1,957
395 fancy	395	2	550.00	$550.00	$2,172
413 thin fleshed	413	9	512.00	$512.00	$2,115
425–435 fancy	430	2	495.00	$495.00	$2,128
405–445	434	20	470.00–485.00	$473.58	$2,055
450–497	468	24	440.00–460.00	$446.98	$2,092
450–496 fancy	477	25	470.00–480.00	$475.86	$2,270
485 thin fleshed	485	1	492.00	$492.00	$2,386
500–547 value added	530	18	424.00–435.00	$426.82	$2,262
500–545	537	66	397.50–420.00	$412.60	$2,216
550–596 value added	577	177	402.80–414.60	$408.42	$2,357
553–595	587	62	375.00–392.00	$387.63	$2,275
605–625 value added	610	15	360.00–372.00	$368.93	$2,250
600–648	633	58	340.00–357.50	$352.25	$2,230
669 value added	669	69	370.25	$370.25	$2,477
650–693	673	76	340.00–357.50	$352.26	$2,371
700 value added	700	8	344.00	$344.00	$2,408
700–749	719	28	320.00–337.50	$332.13	$2,388
755–781	776	9	305.00–323.00	$319.08	$2,476
796 value added	796	30	360.50	$360.50	$2,870
840	840	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,562
860	860	2	318.00	$318.00	$2,735
907–935	924	5	282.50–290.00	$285.45	$2,638
1175	1175	1	212.50	$212.50	$2,497

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275	275	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,169
340	340	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,581
360–395	387	6	450.00–460.00	$451.70	$1,748
410–445	427	9	445.00–447.00	$445.89	$1,904
468–485	477	9	430.00–437.50	$435.49	$2,077
522–545	528	7	360.00–370.00	$363.84	$1,921
552–597	576	14	355.00–365.00	$361.60	$2,083
615	615	1	347.50	$347.50	$2,137
665–685	678	12	332.00–338.00	$334.40	$2,267
745	745	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,291
825–845	835	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,338
863–890	873	5	277.00–285.00	$279.24	$2,438
995	995	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,288

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
287	287	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,378
300–345	328	3	470.00–475.00	$471.73	$1,547
385	385	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,906
407–445	436	14	450.00–462.50	$457.59	$1,995
505–545	537	10	382.50–387.00	$385.33	$2,069
560–590	575	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,128
700	700	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,205

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140–1310	1223	4	182.00–191.00	$185.14	$2,264

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
170	170	1	700.00	$700.00	$1,190
247	247	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,358
270 fancy	270	1	645.00	$645.00	$1,742
275–292	284	4	525.00–550.00	$533.64	$1,516
325 thin fleshed	325	1	575.00	$575.00	$1,869
313–345 fancy	331	10	600.00–625.00	$610.59	$2,021
325–345	335	2	525.00–540.00	$532.72	$1,785
355	355	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,899
400–435	423	3	510.00–525.00	$520.28	$2,201
460–465	463	2	497.00–517.00	$507.05	$2,348
510 fancy	510	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,550
502–545	516	3	465.00–480.00	$470.28	$2,427
552–560	553	12	410.00–430.00	$420.40	$2,325
635	635	1	392.50	$392.50	$2,492
655–695	672	3	375.00–385.00	$378.91	$2,546
720–745	733	2	337.50–340.00	$338.77	$2,483
770–780	773	3	327.00–332.00	$330.32	$2,553
780 fancy	780	1	358.00	$358.00	$2,792
805–820	813	2	310.00–312.50	$311.26	$2,531
850	850	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,592

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
380	380	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,615
430	430	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,849
455	455	2	445.00	$445.00	$2,025
520	520	1	437.00	$437.00	$2,272
560	560	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,988

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
260	260	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,300

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100–1250	1141	80-85%	4	142.00–147.00	$145.06	$1,655
1065–1310	1179	80-85%	7	150.00–158.00	$154.41	$1,820
1045–1405	1198	80-85%	15	160.00–169.00	$163.81	$1,962
1025–1395	1222	80-85%	11	170.00–176.00	$172.32	$2,106

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1460	1460	75-80%	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,161
1520–1535	1528	75-80%	2	161.00–164.00	$162.49	$2,483
1460–1775	1568	75-80%	4	179.00–189.00	$185.44	$2,908
1495–1945	1651	75-80%	6	168.00–174.00	$171.22	$2,827

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–875	818	85-90%	2	130.00–133.00	$131.39	$1,075
800–985	905	85-90%	3	145.00–146.00	$145.34	$1,315
815–1040	955	85-90%	4	155.00–160.00	$157.99	$1,509
955–970	963	85-90%	2	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$1,324

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1225–1430	1345	3	181.00–183.00	$181.68	$2,444
1305–2200	1725	5	185.00–192.00	$189.26	$3,265
1845–2090	1985	3	195.00–199.00	$197.02	$3,911

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1995	1995	1	226.00	$226.00	$4,509

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00
950–1370	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,750.00–3,150.00	$2,615.06

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1250	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,450.00–3,100.00	$2,844.19

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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.