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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 15, 2026

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.77/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,960/hd at 853 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $470.55/cwt -15.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,481/hd at 527 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $426.58/cwt +13.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,193/hd at 514 lb · 15 head
Paris, KY 8-weight steers sold at $347/cwt, near the bottom of the state — $2/cwt below the KY average ($349) and $27/cwt under Lexington, KY ($374). The class is down $25/cwt from its early May peak of $366. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 440 553 0
Feeder cattle 366 476 0
Slaughter cattle 49 47 0
Replacement cattle 25 30 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
410–446 433 5 510.00–525.00 $514.19 $2,226 +5.46
452–488 468 12 470.00–490.00 $479.35 $2,243 —
524 value added 524 9 493.00 $493.00 $2,583 -9.00
522–548 530 10 440.00–455.00 $450.35 $2,387 -32.99
580 580 5 420.00–432.00 $429.60 $2,492 -43.95
603–633 615 12 430.00–443.00 $438.04 $2,694 +17.63
657–661 659 5 407.00–417.50 $413.32 $2,724 -1.68
705 fancy 705 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,890 —
700–725 value added 707 6 387.00–400.00 $393.13 $2,779 —
700–720 710 2 367.00–377.00 $371.93 $2,641 —
770–775 772 3 350.00–360.00 $353.35 $2,728 —
810–840 828 6 350.00–357.00 $353.97 $2,931 —
853 value added 853 66 348.25 $348.25 $2,971 +4.25
856–875 861 4 317.50–324.00 $322.35 $2,775 -9.65
919–940 925 8 322.00–330.00 $328.05 $3,034 —
1001 1001 3 325.00 $325.00 $3,253 —
1014 value added 1014 52 328.50 $328.50 $3,331 —
1162 1162 2 280.00 $280.00 $3,254 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,068 +47.24
730 730 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,606 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,660 —
370–380 375 2 475.00–490.00 $482.40 $1,809 +22.40
420–445 427 7 460.00–467.00 $464.92 $1,985 -13.49
460–492 481 8 425.00–442.50 $432.43 $2,080 -37.57
501–545 514 15 420.00–431.00 $426.58 $2,193 +13.70
550–587 573 14 390.00–405.00 $395.32 $2,265 +19.86
615–620 value added 618 8 385.00–400.00 $396.89 $2,453 —
610–640 620 4 365.00–375.00 $372.54 $2,310 +21.44
655 value added 655 6 392.00 $392.00 $2,568 —
667 667 6 367.00 $367.00 $2,448 +37.00
725–737 731 4 325.00–337.00 $330.95 $2,419 —
750–780 758 4 327.00–335.00 $332.94 $2,524 +25.48
815 815 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,608 -4.00
820 value added 820 8 350.00 $350.00 $2,870 —
1025 1025 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,972 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,669 +20.00
445 445 1 442.00 $442.00 $1,967 +17.00
450 450 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,980 +38.00
520–530 528 4 410.00–415.00 $411.23 $2,171 +34.23
585 585 1 387.00 $387.00 $2,264 +24.02
610 610 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,166 —
675 675 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,160 —
815–830 823 2 277.00–280.00 $278.49 $2,292 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,926 —
435–440 438 6 487.00–496.00 $494.16 $2,164 +10.25
510–538 530 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,332 -30.00
550–575 570 9 425.00–445.00 $432.21 $2,464 -10.09
717 717 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,581 —
830 830 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,548 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 —
445 445 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,980 -5.00
457 457 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,102 +78.00
525–535 530 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,226 —
590–595 593 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,431 —
800 800 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,120 —
935 935 1 252.00 $252.00 $2,356 —
1085 1085 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,387 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135–1150 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 3,000.00–3,100.00 $3,049.67 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1415 1248 80-85% 8 180.00–188.00 $184.27 $2,300 +0.19
1250 1250 80-85% 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,362 —
1030–1385 1264 80-85% 12 170.00–178.00 $173.64 $2,195 —
1235–1360 1298 80-85% 5 163.00–169.00 $166.70 $2,164 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1110 908 85-90% 3 154.00–159.00 $156.68 $1,423 —
1000–1065 1037 85-90% 3 160.00–168.00 $163.24 $1,693 +4.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1505 1485 75-80% 2 181.00–184.00 $182.48 $2,710 —
1625 1625 75-80% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,665 -13.13
1725–2045 1885 75-80% 2 174.00–177.00 $175.37 $3,306 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1685 1553 2 213.00–217.00 $215.17 $3,342 —
1625–1880 1755 4 229.00–236.00 $233.01 $4,089 —
2005 2005 1 244.00 $244.00 $4,892 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 219.00 $219.00 $2,453

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1330 1201 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,450.00–2,975.00 $2,669.22
1505 1505 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–840 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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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
1345 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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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.