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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $516.87/cwt +36.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,814/hd at 544 lb · 102 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $470.31/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,729/hd at 580 lb · 93 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $410.24/cwt +54.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,480/hd at 604 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 951 1,940 0
Feeder cattle 882 1,819 0
Slaughter cattle 40 96 0
Replacement cattle 29 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter 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
238 238 3 630.00 $630.00 $1,499 +25.00
255 255 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,530 +7.84
370–392 385 3 500.00–530.00 $520.38 $2,003 -34.19
395 fancy 395 2 555.00 $555.00 $2,192 -25.00
400 fancy 400 1 575.00 $575.00 $2,300 +28.24
412 thin fleshed 412 2 615.00 $615.00 $2,534 +25.00
400–443 429 12 520.00–542.00 $528.52 $2,267 +11.79
450–490 468 9 500.00–520.00 $513.20 $2,402 +4.17
457–494 fancy 482 15 529.00–530.00 $529.68 $2,553 —
510–540 526 4 442.00–470.00 $454.78 $2,392 -11.26
517–535 value added 526 4 477.00–495.00 $486.15 $2,557 +5.15
505–547 fancy 546 94 515.00–521.00 $520.82 $2,844 +17.34
560–566 fancy 562 25 506.00–517.50 $510.17 $2,867 —
552–595 576 27 420.00–447.00 $436.91 $2,517 -15.89
594 value added 594 41 468.00 $468.00 $2,780 -24.00
600 value added 600 5 437.00 $437.00 $2,622 -15.35
600–615 608 2 404.00–430.00 $417.16 $2,536 -8.01
650–665 value added 652 8 407.00–416.00 $414.85 $2,705 -14.57
658 fancy 658 45 445.00 $445.00 $2,928 —
650–697 679 15 385.00–392.50 $387.93 $2,634 -18.74
703–729 value added 717 33 384.00–397.00 $394.45 $2,828 +5.28
700–745 720 5 335.00–352.50 $342.99 $2,470 -26.43
750–786 772 14 362.00–379.00 $366.20 $2,827 +6.95
805 805 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,665 -7.16
860–880 876 5 322.00–338.00 $334.86 $2,933 +4.86
905 905 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,869 —
1350 1350 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 502.00 $502.00 $1,380 —
440–445 443 2 510.00–517.00 $513.52 $2,275 +13.20
505–540 514 4 437.50–440.00 $438.16 $2,252 +2.40
570 570 2 415.00–417.50 $416.25 $2,373 -16.09
635 635 1 407.00 $407.00 $2,584 +1.51
690 690 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,498 —
750–786 779 5 352.50–356.00 $355.33 $2,768 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 485.00 $485.00 $2,415 +1.63
540–545 543 2 420.00–422.50 $421.24 $2,287 -4.57
590 590 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,272 -32.91
650–655 653 2 355.00–362.50 $358.76 $2,343 -15.98
785 785 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,528 -15.50
830 830 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,490 -20.00
885 885 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,235 —
1015 1015 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,512 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 625.00 $625.00 $1,500 +80.00
255–275 266 4 500.00–530.00 $510.42 $1,358 +2.47
311–345 fancy 320 5 502.00–520.00 $514.51 $1,646 -25.49
317–347 332 8 470.00–490.00 $480.08 $1,594 -25.11
358 fancy 358 3 537.50 $537.50 $1,924 —
367–392 381 9 492.00–510.00 $499.73 $1,904 -8.57
430–440 435 6 475.00–492.00 $479.33 $2,085 +5.75
450–465 fancy 456 5 480.00–490.00 $485.92 $2,216 +10.06
450–485 466 21 450.00–472.00 $458.93 $2,139 +11.95
503–518 value added 512 10 420.00–430.00 $423.05 $2,166 -3.77
514–525 fancy 516 6 440.00–450.00 $441.70 $2,279 —
505–545 522 3 407.00–417.50 $413.02 $2,156 +0.42
553–590 value added 585 24 411.00–420.00 $412.06 $2,411 +3.64
555–597 587 8 390.00–402.00 $392.69 $2,305 +5.06
604 value added 604 83 413.00 $413.00 $2,495 +44.07
600–625 613 4 345.00–365.00 $352.98 $2,164 +0.73
675–695 681 16 340.00–357.00 $353.62 $2,408 +1.36
690 value added 690 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,605 +7.25
716 value added 716 4 342.00 $342.00 $2,449 -2.00
705–735 720 9 312.00–327.00 $318.70 $2,295 -13.43
769 value added 769 10 341.00 $341.00 $2,622 -19.50
771 771 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,475 +1.92
850 850 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,703 ±0.00
905 905 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,444 -15.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 390.00 $390.00 $897 —
340 340 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,581 ±0.00
380–395 389 5 437.50–440.00 $438.98 $1,708 -12.72
425 425 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,891 -0.89
472–490 482 5 437.50–442.00 $440.28 $2,122 +4.79
507–545 520 3 380.00–382.00 $380.70 $1,980 +16.86
550–590 575 6 365.00–372.50 $368.49 $2,119 +6.89
610–645 628 2 320.00–330.00 $325.14 $2,042 -22.36
650–678 671 8 320.00–327.00 $321.23 $2,155 -13.17
830 830 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,324 ±0.00
855 855 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,368 -2.24
990 990 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,871 +60.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,604 -6.73
380–385 383 2 472.00–475.00 $473.49 $1,813 -21.51
527 527 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,082 +9.67
565 565 1 382.00 $382.00 $2,158 +12.00
625 625 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 —
668–697 680 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,278 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1275 1178 2 197.00–201.00 $198.83 $2,342 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 510.00 $510.00 $842 -190.00
210 210 2 650.00 $650.00 $1,365 —
280 280 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,624 +46.36
330–340 333 3 580.00–600.00 $586.80 $1,954 +54.08
325–345 fancy 338 3 605.00–610.00 $608.40 $2,056 -2.19
375–385 fancy 380 2 562.00–565.00 $563.52 $2,141 —
370–395 383 3 535.00–550.00 $544.85 $2,087 +9.85
400 fancy 400 2 560.00 $560.00 $2,240 —
415–420 418 2 510.00–535.00 $522.57 $2,184 +2.29
450 fancy 450 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,385 —
481 481 4 482.50 $482.50 $2,321 -24.55
505–545 522 5 400.00–420.00 $410.18 $2,141 -60.10
555 fancy 555 11 460.00 $460.00 $2,553 —
570–582 577 4 422.00–440.00 $430.93 $2,486 +10.53
620 fancy 620 20 438.00 $438.00 $2,716 —
630–645 638 2 382.00–397.00 $389.41 $2,484 -3.09
652 fancy 652 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,543 —
655–690 669 9 362.00–380.00 $370.56 $2,479 -8.35
707–710 709 5 361.00–367.50 $364.30 $2,583 +25.53
750–775 763 2 327.00–341.00 $334.11 $2,549 +3.79
812 812 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,696 +20.74
855 855 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,898 +34.00
967–987 977 4 272.50–298.00 $285.12 $2,786 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–317 311 4 530.00–547.00 $538.66 $1,675 —
355–365 360 4 520.00–522.00 $521.01 $1,876 —
432 432 2 497.00 $497.00 $2,147 —
514 514 5 382.50 $382.50 $1,966 —
575 575 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,300 —
630 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 —
740 740 2 337.00–343.00 $340.00 $2,516 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,515 —
355–370 363 3 500.00–510.00 $505.07 $1,833 +80.07
435 435 1 487.00 $487.00 $2,118 +57.00
465 465 2 457.00 $457.00 $2,125 +12.00
555 555 1 382.00 $382.00 $2,120 +27.00
620 620 1 329.00 $329.00 $2,040 —
690 690 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,312 —
770 770 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 —
830 830 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,424 —
880 880 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,438 —
995 995 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,388 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1545 1545 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1285 1205 80-85% 3 150.00–157.00 $153.80 $1,853 -18.52
1055–1445 1236 80-85% 8 165.00–172.00 $167.90 $2,075 -4.42
1185–1325 1236 80-85% 4 156.00–161.00 $159.00 $1,965 -13.32
1260–1390 1310 80-85% 3 175.00–182.00 $179.10 $2,346 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,071 +1.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,467 +21.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1640 1483 2 181.00–183.00 $181.89 $2,697 —
1240–1745 1493 2 187.00–193.00 $190.51 $2,844 —
1985–2175 2042 5 198.00–214.00 $202.77 $4,141 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,497

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1335 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,300.00–3,800.00 $3,005.30
975–1660 1294 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,800.00–3,800.00 $2,831.47
1215–1410 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,600.00–3,400.00 $2,930.87

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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
905–960 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,400.00–3,850.00 $3,687.46 —

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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.