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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 11, 2026

564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $417.06/cwt +37.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,668/hd at 640 lb · 181 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $349.95/cwt ≈ $2,733/hd at 781 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $480.35/cwt -18.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,531/hd at 527 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 564 1,505 0
Feeder cattle 498 1,379 0
Slaughter cattle 55 88 0
Replacement cattle 11 38 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifer sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
205 fancy 205 1 720.00 $720.00 $1,476 —
230 230 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,380 +15.00
363 363 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,888 -50.81
365 fancy 365 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,008 -51.73
410–435 431 7 515.00–530.00 $517.61 $2,231 -28.94
440 fancy 440 2 537.00 $537.00 $2,363 -23.55
450 450 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,318 —
506–520 value added 512 7 485.00–505.00 $497.52 $2,547 -26.83
500–547 534 15 460.00–480.00 $472.33 $2,522 +12.35
552–572 value added 562 4 480.00–500.00 $489.82 $2,753 +13.61
552–585 563 9 457.50–472.00 $466.05 $2,624 +23.98
607–618 614 5 432.50–450.00 $439.42 $2,698 +9.42
683–690 685 4 384.00–385.00 $384.75 $2,636 -45.28
705–710 707 5 375.00–387.00 $379.80 $2,685 +8.81
767–779 774 9 359.00–363.00 $361.46 $2,798 -17.80
900 900 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,902 +17.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,704 -10.00
410–440 433 4 500.00–502.00 $501.53 $2,172 +64.86
505–537 526 4 445.00–455.00 $448.65 $2,360 -31.35
575–590 585 3 427.00–435.00 $429.62 $2,513 +9.62
620 620 1 407.00 $407.00 $2,523 +47.00
720 720 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–330 324 4 510.00–525.00 $519.13 $1,682 -19.27
340 fancy 340 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,853 -20.00
365 thin fleshed 365 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,008 -35.00
385–395 390 3 470.00–492.00 $477.24 $1,861 -37.17
393 fancy 393 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,044 -35.00
417–443 431 10 450.00–465.00 $457.87 $1,973 -2.54
425–435 fancy 432 3 480.00–485.00 $483.36 $2,088 -4.72
460 fancy 460 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,162 -8.00
455–495 482 16 440.00–460.00 $452.74 $2,182 +3.86
500–531 521 17 427.00–437.50 $433.97 $2,261 +25.73
555–561 560 4 407.00–415.00 $408.98 $2,290 +3.23
600–635 619 18 362.50–385.00 $370.40 $2,293 -9.55
638–647 value added 642 163 415.00–429.25 $422.21 $2,711 —
690 690 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,605 —
700–748 736 4 310.00–327.00 $314.04 $2,311 -24.56
781 value added 781 70 349.95 $349.95 $2,733 —
907 907 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,812 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,202 —
332–345 336 3 480.00–485.00 $483.29 $1,624 +33.29
393 393 4 462.50 $462.50 $1,818 —
440 440 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,804 -30.64
495 495 1 437.00 $437.00 $2,163 +42.00
573–595 582 5 377.00–382.00 $380.57 $2,215 +9.34
620 620 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,216 +37.50
665–692 683 3 327.50–330.00 $328.31 $2,242 -4.19
732 732 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,174 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1300 1225 3 200.00–205.00 $202.25 $2,478 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 645.00 $645.00 $1,529 +45.00
270 270 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,714 +94.96
385 385 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,694 -110.00
402 402 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,010 +14.99
490 490 1 512.50 $512.50 $2,511 +49.53
505 505 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,247 -5.09
550 fancy 550 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,585 —
555–581 576 5 427.50–447.50 $443.64 $2,555 -16.97
640 640 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,496 -14.53
667–678 674 6 377.50–380.00 $378.32 $2,550 +5.82
762 762 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,572 +0.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,348 —
420 420 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,890 —
486 486 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,284 +35.00
618–640 624 4 360.00–367.50 $365.58 $2,281 +0.58

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1365 1186 80-85% 4 170.00–179.00 $175.46 $2,081 -14.14
1205–1395 1325 80-85% 3 190.00–194.00 $191.40 $2,536 —
1135–1430 1335 80-85% 11 183.00–187.00 $185.27 $2,473 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1705 1539 75-80% 5 190.00–195.00 $192.22 $2,958 +11.98
1455–1700 1542 75-80% 11 182.00–189.00 $186.12 $2,870 +5.88
1555 1555 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,737 +4.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,549 —
935 935 85-90% 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,776 +26.65
1000 1000 85-90% 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,590 +0.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705–1865 1793 3 235.00–248.00 $243.53 $4,366 —
1430–2240 1890 4 223.00–230.00 $226.75 $4,286 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–1285 1059 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 215.00–235.00 $223.95 $2,372

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1550 1395 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,850.00–3,150.00 $3,016.07
1525 1525 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00

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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
1455 1455 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,525.00 $4,525.00 —

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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.