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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

1,425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $404.45/cwt +20.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,537/hd at 627 lb · 202 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $365.82/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,942/hd at 804 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $484.70/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,301/hd at 475 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,425 1,005 0
Feeder cattle 1,265 914 0
Slaughter cattle 121 80 0
Replacement cattle 39 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady except for a few higher dressing individuals that sold sharply 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
215–247 236 3 710.00 $710.00 $1,676 +60.00
275–290 279 4 705.00–715.00 $712.40 $1,988 +22.05
328–330 fancy 329 4 700.00–720.00 $714.98 $2,352 +44.98
310–340 330 3 645.00–655.00 $651.87 $2,151 +21.90
350–355 fancy 351 12 647.00–650.00 $647.51 $2,273 +16.78
350–385 364 4 602.00–625.00 $610.28 $2,221 -4.71
412 thin fleshed 412 10 627.00 $627.00 $2,583 -4.00
412–430 fancy 427 13 585.00–595.00 $586.48 $2,504 -13.65
420–445 430 13 550.00–575.00 $561.91 $2,416 +16.55
455–485 472 7 527.00–540.00 $534.50 $2,523 -2.80
455–486 fancy 478 52 555.00–570.00 $563.49 $2,693 +6.38
500–530 517 6 477.50–487.50 $484.66 $2,506 -35.03
507–537 value added 524 15 507.00–517.00 $511.80 $2,682 -27.11
552–578 value added 562 8 477.50–482.00 $480.26 $2,699 -38.88
554–597 571 39 457.00–474.00 $468.35 $2,674 +14.76
605–626 value added 623 23 452.50–462.00 $461.34 $2,874 -26.75
615–635 628 9 420.00–440.00 $431.70 $2,711 -29.78
665–690 681 16 380.00–405.00 $387.16 $2,637 -29.27
665–696 value added 683 20 410.00–426.00 $420.64 $2,873 —
715–740 727 7 375.00–388.00 $383.54 $2,788 +1.00
715–740 value added 739 19 392.00–400.00 $392.41 $2,900 -5.77
750–778 value added 769 13 380.00–390.00 $381.06 $2,930 +1.06
750–791 776 48 365.00–372.25 $369.76 $2,869 +4.03
801 value added 801 66 366.25 $366.25 $2,934 —
825 825 10 363.00 $363.00 $2,995 +3.65
850–860 855 2 310.00–320.00 $314.97 $2,693 -13.14
908 value added 908 16 332.25 $332.25 $3,017 —
910–943 931 5 310.00–320.00 $316.08 $2,943 -2.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–321 319 6 600.00–615.00 $610.06 $1,946 —
402–442 429 11 540.00–547.50 $545.60 $2,341 —
475–480 476 8 510.00 $510.00 $2,428 —
520–532 528 3 450.00–460.00 $453.28 $2,393 —
709 709 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,588 —
825 825 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,740 —
315 315 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,874 +20.00
442 442 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,298 +12.04
545 545 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,398 -55.00
570 570 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,565 +30.00
740 740 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,368 -17.00
781 781 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,792 +15.00
1060 1060 1 252.00 $252.00 $2,671 —
1125 1125 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,588 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1990 1990 1 226.00 $226.00 $4,497 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,270 +25.00
255–287 fancy 276 3 595.00–605.00 $598.08 $1,651 -1.92
280–295 288 2 570.00–575.00 $572.57 $1,649 +14.42
323 fancy 323 9 610.00 $610.00 $1,970 +60.00
340 340 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,904 +53.23
355 thin fleshed 355 10 600.00 $600.00 $2,130 —
370–395 fancy 384 7 530.00–545.00 $534.96 $2,054 -3.28
350–395 388 34 507.50–520.00 $512.97 $1,990 -3.04
401–410 thin fleshed 403 8 532.50–545.00 $535.68 $2,159 +10.68
400–445 422 17 470.00–495.00 $478.80 $2,021 +9.87
425–435 fancy 433 19 510.00–522.00 $511.86 $2,216 +17.76
455–477 fancy 474 44 487.50–497.00 $495.55 $2,349 -1.21
455–492 476 24 459.00–482.00 $464.80 $2,212 -10.43
500–547 523 25 412.00–427.00 $421.89 $2,206 +1.94
552–563 value added 558 10 410.00–425.00 $412.97 $2,304 -20.24
566–595 587 19 387.50–400.00 $391.26 $2,297 -30.43
601–642 625 45 370.00–390.00 $380.17 $2,376 +5.57
616–635 value added 628 157 400.00–417.00 $411.41 $2,584 +20.91
650–677 669 47 362.00–377.00 $371.97 $2,488 +25.68
663–680 value added 670 11 380.00–390.00 $386.32 $2,588 +12.79
700–705 703 2 347.50–350.00 $348.75 $2,452 —
715–725 value added 720 2 349.25–355.00 $352.14 $2,535 -16.36
758–775 value added 767 41 349.25–360.00 $351.16 $2,693 -23.84
795 795 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,604 -2.50
814–830 817 6 312.00–322.50 $313.78 $2,564 —
833–834 value added 834 17 345.00–349.00 $346.18 $2,887 —
916 value added 916 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,564 —
315 315 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,575 —
380–390 385 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,906 —
405–425 412 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,895 —
467–491 484 15 440.00–450.00 $445.34 $2,155 —
530–537 535 3 405.00–407.50 $406.67 $2,176 —
586–597 590 6 375.00–380.00 $378.31 $2,232 —
610–632 625 3 360.00–365.00 $363.37 $2,271 —
670–676 674 5 352.50–357.00 $355.21 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,608 +105.00
392 392 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,784 -47.52
425–445 431 9 445.00–450.00 $446.70 $1,925 -3.97
488 488 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,098 -19.53
545 545 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,153 +5.00
571 571 3 391.00 $391.00 $2,233 +5.94
620 620 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,151 -10.00
660 660 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,145 -12.44
720 720 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,268 —
1040 1040 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,496 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,339 -15.00
255 fancy 255 1 730.00 $730.00 $1,862 —
275 275 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,788 —
300–348 336 4 590.00–600.00 $592.23 $1,990 —
385 385 1 585.00 $585.00 $2,252 +23.79
403–440 419 12 497.00–510.00 $502.89 $2,107 -8.13
420–440 fancy 433 8 550.00–575.00 $559.10 $2,421 -34.54
455–460 458 2 530.00–545.00 $537.54 $2,462 +5.54
461 fancy 461 3 562.50 $562.50 $2,593 —
513–515 fancy 513 5 505.00–520.00 $516.99 $2,652 +6.99
510–545 520 6 485.00–497.50 $494.42 $2,571 +41.10
550–585 570 3 450.00–460.00 $453.22 $2,583 -4.34
621–630 623 6 425.00–427.00 $426.66 $2,658 —
652–695 666 5 390.00–415.00 $398.17 $2,652 +37.67
785 785 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,826 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 517.00 $517.00 $1,706 —
475–477 477 8 477.00–482.00 $477.62 $2,278 —
505–542 530 3 460.00–475.00 $470.23 $2,492 —
550 550 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,392 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,318 +40.41
540–545 542 3 440.00–447.00 $442.35 $2,398 +22.35
565 565 1 457.50 $457.50 $2,585 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,075.00 $3,075.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1085 1078 80-85% 2 166.00–168.00 $166.99 $1,800 +13.11
1110–1440 1241 80-85% 23 170.00–179.00 $175.45 $2,177 +10.74
1105–1420 1299 80-85% 19 180.00–188.00 $184.26 $2,394 +9.70
1150–1440 1329 80-85% 8 190.00–200.00 $193.04 $2,566 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1055 917 85-90% 3 160.00–168.00 $165.25 $1,515 —
700–1070 930 85-90% 5 150.00–156.00 $153.59 $1,428 —
865–1025 935 85-90% 3 173.00–174.00 $173.67 $1,624 —
995 995 85-90% 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,851 +8.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1660 1559 75-80% 5 174.00–179.00 $176.22 $2,747 -7.98
1465–1785 1591 75-80% 4 183.00–187.00 $184.46 $2,935 —
1665–1725 1695 75-80% 2 193.00–194.00 $193.49 $3,280 +21.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–2005 1632 8 229.00–238.00 $233.02 $3,803 —
1415–1885 1645 20 215.00–226.00 $219.04 $3,603 —
1395–2045 1731 7 205.00–212.00 $208.24 $3,605 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2120 2120 1 250.50 $250.50 $5,311 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1085–1120 1103 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 222.50–230.00 $226.19 $2,495

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1110–1215 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,775.00–2,350.00 $2,075.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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
1080–1340 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,950.00–4,250.00 $3,661.02 —
1170–1430 1303 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,200.00–4,475.00 $4,034.85 —

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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.