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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

1,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $400.21/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,973/hd at 743 lb · 104 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $489.26/cwt +31.97 vs last sale · ≈ $3,004/hd at 614 lb · 94 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $368.50/cwt +34.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,580/hd at 700 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,005 1,733 0
Feeder cattle 914 1,636 0
Slaughter cattle 80 69 0
Replacement cattle 11 28 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 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
235 fancy 235 2 700.00 $700.00 $1,645 -70.00
245 245 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,592 ±0.00
273 fancy 273 4 720.00 $720.00 $1,966 -10.00
275–290 285 3 670.00–700.00 $690.35 $1,967 +35.35
310–312 311 3 622.50–645.00 $629.97 $1,959 +23.96
315 thin fleshed 315 2 705.00 $705.00 $2,221 -16.58
337 fancy 337 2 670.00 $670.00 $2,258 -21.16
365–375 371 9 600.00–622.50 $614.99 $2,282 +4.32
355–383 fancy 376 4 625.00–632.50 $630.73 $2,372 +7.50
410 thin fleshed 410 7 631.00 $631.00 $2,587 -23.21
405–431 fancy 422 16 595.00–602.50 $600.13 $2,533 -30.92
400–447 434 18 540.00–557.00 $545.36 $2,367 -55.48
455–468 fancy 462 7 555.00–560.00 $557.11 $2,574 -14.89
460–495 483 27 520.00–547.50 $537.30 $2,595 -6.67
500–546 524 16 510.00–528.00 $519.69 $2,723 +1.46
502–540 value added 529 14 538.50–540.00 $538.91 $2,851 -5.30
553–560 value added 554 47 510.00–520.00 $519.14 $2,876 +11.04
565–590 579 9 450.00–465.00 $453.59 $2,626 -22.69
602–615 value added 605 8 482.50–490.00 $488.09 $2,953 +25.91
610–633 fancy 614 70 494.50–501.00 $495.74 $3,044 +25.74
604–630 619 16 455.00–470.00 $461.48 $2,857 +48.10
659–694 674 18 408.00–427.00 $416.43 $2,807 +6.30
701 fancy 701 10 425.50 $425.50 $2,983 —
710–742 731 4 380.00–385.00 $382.54 $2,796 +11.01
730–749 value added 748 90 394.00–399.00 $398.18 $2,978 —
775 value added 775 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,945 —
755–790 778 9 360.00–375.00 $365.73 $2,845 +10.74
805–810 808 3 350.00–364.00 $359.35 $2,904 +8.67
872 value added 872 4 350.00 $350.00 $3,052 —
860–895 883 3 320.00–332.00 $328.11 $2,897 -1.60
910–925 918 2 305.00–332.00 $318.39 $2,923 +3.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 4 575.00 $575.00 $1,938 —
370 370 1 590.00 $590.00 $2,183 +55.00
401–432 418 10 502.00–510.00 $507.96 $2,123 -54.51
455–496 483 6 500.00–505.00 $502.07 $2,425 -2.25
545 545 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,698 +9.58
565 565 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,373 -40.00
635 635 1 442.00 $442.00 $2,807 +70.30
667 667 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,668 +40.00
722 722 4 337.00 $337.00 $2,433 -18.00
755 755 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 1 600.00 $600.00 $630 —
170 fancy 170 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,190 —
190 190 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,140 —
235 235 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,363 -20.00
235 fancy 235 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,645 +38.00
280 fancy 280 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,680 —
260–291 281 5 550.00–560.00 $558.15 $1,568 +11.07
315 fancy 315 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,732 -10.00
320–340 330 3 500.00–515.00 $506.77 $1,672 -27.42
350–375 fancy 360 3 535.00–545.00 $538.24 $1,938 -39.67
350–397 379 16 510.00–530.00 $516.01 $1,956 -20.41
410 thin fleshed 410 2 525.00 $525.00 $2,152 -16.17
410–441 428 9 460.00–480.00 $468.93 $2,007 -39.07
412–446 fancy 434 18 490.00–500.00 $494.10 $2,144 -30.90
456–459 fancy 458 12 490.00–499.00 $496.76 $2,275 +6.76
455–495 478 22 460.00–482.50 $475.23 $2,272 -0.14
517–519 value added 518 12 444.00–456.00 $450.00 $2,331 +4.68
507–545 532 20 407.00–425.00 $419.95 $2,234 -8.31
557–570 value added 568 19 430.00–438.00 $433.21 $2,461 +9.78
555–596 582 20 414.00–428.00 $421.69 $2,454 +25.50
614 fancy 614 5 402.00 $402.00 $2,468 —
600–644 633 16 360.00–379.00 $374.60 $2,371 -9.06
637 value added 637 7 390.50 $390.50 $2,487 -12.00
665–685 675 3 342.00–350.00 $346.29 $2,337 +1.15
660–698 value added 678 12 367.50–377.50 $373.53 $2,533 —
700 value added 700 58 368.50 $368.50 $2,580 +13.50
775 775 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,558 ±0.00
795 value added 795 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,981 +38.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,248 —
290 290 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,276 -53.20
345 345 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,294 -124.92
360–385 375 6 500.00–505.00 $502.52 $1,884 +9.17
430–445 440 3 450.00–452.00 $450.67 $1,983 -24.33
450–475 466 5 445.00–452.50 $449.53 $2,095 -13.99
510 510 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,989 +12.49
560–595 579 4 380.00–387.50 $385.06 $2,229 +15.84
605 605 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,160 -10.50
650–680 665 2 335.00–340.00 $337.44 $2,244 +2.44
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1570 1353 4 198.00–202.00 $199.63 $2,701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 fancy 155 1 800.00 $800.00 $1,240 —
165 thin fleshed 165 1 900.00 $900.00 $1,485 —
195 195 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,170 —
205 fancy 205 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,435 —
215 215 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,312 —
300 300 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,815 -9.71
355 fancy 355 1 640.00 $640.00 $2,272 —
385–390 386 4 550.00–565.00 $561.21 $2,166 -55.79
405–445 428 5 500.00–520.00 $511.02 $2,187 -29.20
415–445 fancy 432 3 570.00–607.00 $593.64 $2,565 -11.31
455 455 1 532.00 $532.00 $2,421 -7.76
505–510 fancy 507 6 510.00 $510.00 $2,586 +20.00
515–518 518 6 451.00–465.00 $453.32 $2,348 +6.28
580–590 585 2 450.00–465.00 $457.56 $2,677 -20.76
685 fancy 685 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,740 —
695 695 2 360.00–361.00 $360.50 $2,505 -33.50
740 740 2 372.00 $372.00 $2,753 +24.62
780 780 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,574 -9.86
847 847 2 324.00 $324.00 $2,744 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,638 —
435 435 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,001 +3.00
452–475 460 3 470.00–477.00 $474.59 $2,183 -0.41
530 530 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,226 ±0.00
995 995 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,338 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1235 1050 80-85% 2 148.00–158.00 $153.88 $1,616 —
1050–1415 1209 80-85% 6 161.00–169.00 $164.71 $1,991 —
1090–1410 1257 80-85% 11 180.00–185.00 $182.92 $2,299 -1.33
1085–1430 1280 80-85% 13 171.00–178.00 $174.56 $2,234 -9.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1045 977 85-90% 9 160.00–169.00 $164.25 $1,605 +0.24
975–1015 995 85-90% 2 177.00–178.00 $177.51 $1,766 +13.50
1000–1025 1013 85-90% 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $1,530 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1645 1555 75-80% 6 181.00–188.00 $184.20 $2,864 +3.23
1580–1830 1675 75-80% 3 170.00–176.00 $172.21 $2,885 —
1745 1745 75-80% 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,914 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1765 1558 3 199.00–209.00 $202.25 $3,151 -5.71
1585–2090 1782 3 222.00–229.00 $225.67 $4,021 —
1905–2140 1990 3 240.00–242.00 $240.72 $4,790 +13.94

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,855

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210–1400 1276 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,750.00–3,125.00 $2,875.76
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00

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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
1220–1305 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,250.00–4,050.00 $3,636.53 +1,006.21

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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.