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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $343.32/cwt ≈ $3,005/hd at 875 lb · 128 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $436.50/cwt +27.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,336/hd at 535 lb · 75 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $416.91/cwt +33.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,373/hd at 569 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 977 725 0
Feeder cattle 859 600 0
Slaughter cattle 93 81 0
Replacement cattle 25 44 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
245 245 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,666 +70.00
295 295 1 675.00 $675.00 $1,991 +75.00
310 310 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,860 +54.09
335 fancy 335 1 650.00 $650.00 $2,178 +31.57
365–395 fancy 383 4 597.00–612.50 $608.19 $2,329 +26.77
355–395 384 6 560.00–585.00 $566.60 $2,176 +25.69
410–435 fancy 426 4 600.00–605.00 $603.75 $2,572 +43.75
442–445 443 6 550.00–572.50 $565.80 $2,506 +61.76
465 thin fleshed 465 1 607.00 $607.00 $2,823 —
451–495 470 35 530.00–557.50 $549.69 $2,584 +38.06
465–475 fancy 470 2 560.00–575.00 $567.42 $2,667 +38.88
505–530 value added 523 9 530.00–540.00 $537.57 $2,811 +25.13
515–537 526 11 500.00–520.00 $510.52 $2,685 +20.76
553–575 value added 557 8 487.50–505.00 $497.83 $2,773 +25.34
550–592 578 28 450.00–467.00 $459.26 $2,655 +4.17
601–635 621 9 415.00–435.00 $428.19 $2,659 -0.82
600–641 value added 631 4 447.00–447.50 $447.38 $2,823 —
650 value added 650 5 442.50 $442.50 $2,876 +28.50
670 670 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,814 +37.50
700–707 value added 703 18 390.00–406.00 $403.33 $2,835 +18.33
705–746 732 12 365.00–387.50 $373.77 $2,736 +11.27
755–780 765 4 350.00–360.00 $355.44 $2,719 ±0.00
854–876 value added 875 125 336.00–344.10 $343.72 $3,008 —
880–890 883 3 320.00–340.00 $326.72 $2,885 —
905–930 924 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,957 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,925 -11.67
407–446 430 5 515.00–532.00 $521.43 $2,242 —
452–495 466 4 500.00–517.00 $508.24 $2,368 —
591–593 592 7 441.00–444.00 $442.29 $2,618 +22.29
640 640 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,560 -6.00
695 695 3 377.00 $377.00 $2,620 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,228 —
591 591 4 434.00 $434.00 $2,565 +32.00
630 630 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,186 —
695 695 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,537 -2.50
708 708 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,280 —
787 787 2 322.00 $322.00 $2,534 —
845 845 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,535 —
895 895 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,461 —
960 960 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,851 +12.00
1040 1040 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,912 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 520.00 $520.00 $858 +20.00
245 245 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,250 -96.84
247 fancy 247 2 565.00 $565.00 $1,396 —
275–280 278 3 575.00–590.00 $579.94 $1,612 +32.94
295 fancy 295 2 615.00 $615.00 $1,814 +25.00
325 thin fleshed 325 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,918 +40.00
327–340 334 4 510.00–527.50 $518.92 $1,733 +16.40
335 fancy 335 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,910 -5.00
385–390 388 3 505.00–507.00 $505.66 $1,962 -4.34
380–396 fancy 390 5 530.00–542.00 $535.39 $2,088 -2.11
405–442 fancy 426 7 520.00 $520.00 $2,215 +20.00
400–445 430 11 480.00–502.50 $487.57 $2,097 +12.20
465 fancy 465 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,278 +11.45
455–483 472 16 470.00–487.50 $480.79 $2,269 +17.03
514–533 value added 520 11 431.00–437.00 $434.23 $2,258 +8.63
500–545 530 15 407.00–427.50 $417.91 $2,215 +18.11
540–541 fancy 540 49 442.00–443.50 $442.70 $2,391 —
550–573 value added 557 27 427.00 $427.00 $2,378 +17.00
555–596 580 30 400.00–420.00 $407.83 $2,365 +32.90
617 fancy 617 7 410.00 $410.00 $2,530 —
610–633 value added 627 14 393.00–398.00 $396.51 $2,486 —
601–643 631 25 372.50–389.00 $381.99 $2,410 +36.47
655–690 668 5 325.00–345.00 $336.05 $2,245 -5.57
665–680 value added 675 8 351.00–353.00 $352.37 $2,378 —
710–730 724 6 310.00–327.00 $321.14 $2,325 -8.93
730–744 value added 740 7 337.00–340.00 $337.85 $2,500 -2.15
761 761 4 384.00 $384.00 $2,922 —
790 790 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,544 —
795 value added 795 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,743 —
855–867 863 3 302.50–315.00 $306.63 $2,646 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,430 —
395–397 396 6 475.00–480.00 $478.33 $1,894 —
440–441 441 5 450.00–460.00 $452.00 $1,993 +0.33
455–495 475 3 450.00–452.00 $450.67 $2,141 +2.28
537–540 538 3 400.00–402.50 $401.66 $2,161 +26.66
555–593 578 5 390.00–395.00 $393.08 $2,272 +33.08
640 640 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,320 +32.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,275 —
330 330 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,551 +5.00
380 380 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,843 +20.00
410–415 413 2 430.00–440.00 $435.03 $1,797 -4.97
460–465 463 2 440.00–445.00 $442.51 $2,049 +3.87
540 540 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,106 +22.50
575–591 587 6 380.00–387.00 $385.86 $2,265 +30.61
610 610 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,166 —
655–665 660 2 327.00–330.00 $328.51 $2,168 +6.51
750 750 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 -15.00
850 850 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,380 +55.00
910 910 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,594 +33.00
957 957 2 237.50 $237.50 $2,273 -10.00
1000 1000 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,700 —
1208 1208 3 232.00 $232.00 $2,803 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,290 +60.00
222 fancy 222 2 665.00 $665.00 $1,476 —
310 fancy 310 2 670.00–675.00 $672.50 $2,085 —
320 thin fleshed 320 1 705.00 $705.00 $2,256 —
335–340 338 2 590.00–625.00 $607.37 $2,053 +9.12
352–380 361 3 550.00–570.00 $562.99 $2,032 +9.16
385 fancy 385 1 625.00 $625.00 $2,406 +50.00
400–420 410 2 545.00–547.50 $546.22 $2,240 +17.01
412 fancy 412 2 580.00 $580.00 $2,390 +35.06
422–425 thin fleshed 423 3 600.00–615.00 $605.02 $2,559 —
513 fancy 513 3 545.00 $545.00 $2,796 +49.20
521–535 525 4 505.00–510.00 $506.28 $2,658 +74.46
550 fancy 550 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,640 +18.00
563–592 578 19 440.00–467.00 $454.59 $2,628 +12.18
607–620 fancy 611 3 430.00–440.00 $436.62 $2,668 +20.00
610–640 625 7 405.00–422.00 $412.39 $2,577 +29.06
650–665 fancy 655 3 397.00–400.00 $398.02 $2,607 —
682–694 691 10 375.00–388.00 $384.64 $2,658 +7.37
760–775 768 2 340.00–357.00 $348.42 $2,676 —
815 815 2 338.00 $338.00 $2,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,600 -5.00
402–435 419 4 505.00–510.00 $507.40 $2,126 -2.60
502 502 2 437.50 $437.50 $2,196 +30.50
590–595 592 3 427.00–432.00 $429.66 $2,544 +17.16
625 625 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,469 +35.00
673 673 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,423 —
790 790 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,583 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,615 —
530 530 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,040 —
607 607 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,307 —
667 667 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,334 +20.00
715 715 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,216 +6.26
800 800 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 —
870 870 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,497 —
990 990 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980–1615 1298 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,600.00–4,000.00 $3,471.29 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1365 1143 80-85% 6 150.00–158.00 $155.19 $1,774 —
1050–1390 1226 80-85% 9 161.00–166.00 $163.63 $2,006 —
1070–1435 1249 80-85% 15 170.00–180.00 $175.27 $2,189 —
1080–1475 1265 80-85% 12 183.00–190.00 $186.25 $2,356 +20.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–905 842 85-90% 3 145.00–147.00 $145.98 $1,229 —
790–900 845 85-90% 2 162.00–165.00 $163.40 $1,381 —
905–1000 943 85-90% 4 174.00–181.00 $176.17 $1,661 +7.24
980–1000 990 85-90% 2 153.00–157.00 $155.02 $1,535 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1650 1523 75-80% 3 187.00–190.00 $188.60 $2,872 —
1590–1610 1600 75-80% 2 170.00–174.00 $171.99 $2,752 +13.10
1500–1860 1738 75-80% 3 178.00–184.00 $181.56 $3,156 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,517 —
1360–1780 1487 7 203.00–222.00 $208.86 $3,106 —
1385–2340 1885 10 225.00–234.50 $229.82 $4,332 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 245.00 $245.00 $3,602 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1420 1168 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 210.00–222.00 $214.71 $2,508

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1012 1012 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00
820–1405 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,700.00 $2,478.88
985–1355 1211 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,900.00–3,100.00 $2,436.71

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
545–580 563 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–1,070.00 $914.98

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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.