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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 22, 2026

691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $374.59/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,543/hd at 679 lb · 102 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $363.80/cwt +32.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,617/hd at 719 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $453.44/cwt +23.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,652/hd at 585 lb · 36 head
Paris, KY 6-weight heifers sold at $375/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$13/cwt below the KY average ($388) and $49/cwt under Lexington, KY ($424). The class is down $5/cwt from its mid-May peak of $395. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 691 440 0
Feeder cattle 587 366 0
Slaughter cattle 87 49 0
Replacement cattle 17 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. 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
285–291 290 4 520.00–540.00 $535.08 $1,552 —
371 371 4 600.00 $600.00 $2,226 —
425 425 2 540.00 $540.00 $2,295 +25.81
495–497 497 8 500.00–507.00 $501.74 $2,494 +22.39
509–537 value added 519 12 477.00–490.00 $484.39 $2,514 -8.61
500–547 532 9 455.00–473.00 $468.15 $2,491 +17.80
564 value added 564 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,623 —
575–597 589 30 443.00–458.00 $451.13 $2,657 +21.53
610–636 value added 625 21 451.00–452.00 $451.58 $2,822 —
605–647 640 12 420.00–440.00 $425.45 $2,723 -12.59
657 value added 657 2 432.00 $432.00 $2,838 —
675–686 681 8 402.00–412.50 $408.78 $2,784 -4.54
720–745 734 4 360.00–380.00 $370.05 $2,716 -1.88
700–745 value added 739 7 390.00–397.00 $390.95 $2,889 -2.18
763–795 771 4 353.00–369.00 $364.88 $2,813 +11.53
815–817 816 4 340.00–350.00 $345.01 $2,815 -8.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 437.00 $437.00 $1,704 —
415–445 425 3 475.00–480.00 $476.75 $2,026 +6.75
480–490 485 2 450.00–457.00 $453.46 $2,199 —
510–535 523 3 430.00–440.00 $434.03 $2,270 —
560 560 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,408 —
615–641 638 8 415.00–416.00 $415.12 $2,648 —
675–694 691 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,626 —
725 725 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,588 ±0.00
790 790 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,686 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 fancy 303 4 650.00 $650.00 $1,970 —
315–325 320 2 510.00–520.00 $514.92 $1,648 +14.92
355 thin fleshed 355 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,846 —
372–395 380 4 440.00–460.00 $445.52 $1,693 -36.88
385 fancy 385 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,886 —
407–435 420 8 455.00–472.50 $465.16 $1,954 +0.24
458–471 466 8 437.00–455.00 $444.01 $2,069 +11.58
505–525 value added 519 5 425.00–427.00 $425.39 $2,208 —
500–548 531 23 397.00–420.00 $405.27 $2,152 -21.31
565 value added 565 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,373 —
550–595 578 16 390.00–412.00 $395.98 $2,289 +0.66
600–648 644 13 375.00–377.00 $376.86 $2,427 +4.32
653–671 659 17 355.00–374.00 $366.43 $2,415 -0.57
661–686 value added 683 85 372.00–387.50 $376.22 $2,570 -15.78
703–730 710 4 337.50–340.00 $339.36 $2,409 +8.41
720 value added 720 75 365.10 $365.10 $2,629 —
835 835 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,522 -18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,848 -22.00
452–485 463 3 427.00–435.00 $432.21 $2,001 -7.79
505–543 534 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,029 -31.23
583–590 585 4 380.00–385.00 $383.74 $2,245 -3.26
620 620 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,151 -8.00
683 683 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,186 ±0.00
910 910 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,457 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 203.00 $203.00 $2,426 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 412.00 $412.00 $2,039 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 547.00 $547.00 $1,504 —
345 345 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,708 —
400–437 419 5 475.00–485.00 $480.13 $2,012 -14.03
465–480 467 7 465.00–482.00 $473.15 $2,210 —
500–515 fancy 507 8 480.00–495.00 $489.69 $2,483 —
520–540 528 4 430.00–447.00 $438.45 $2,315 -1.55
555–578 574 9 445.00–452.00 $450.25 $2,584 +18.04
625–640 635 3 430.00–437.00 $432.30 $2,745 —
680–683 682 4 370.00–375.00 $371.25 $2,532 —
750–787 775 11 332.00–350.00 $344.86 $2,673 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,424 -25.00
420 420 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 -85.00
455 455 1 452.00 $452.00 $2,057 -8.00
505 505 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,121 ±0.00
590 590 2 392.00 $392.00 $2,313 -18.00
610 610 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,440 —
680–685 683 2 350.00–352.00 $351.00 $2,397 —
770 770 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,656 —
875 875 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,380 —
1030 1030 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,369 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415–1515 1455 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 2,800.00–3,925.00 $3,547.05 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,937 —
1060–1445 1204 80-85% 14 171.00–179.00 $176.29 $2,123 —
1140–1365 1238 80-85% 3 190.00–191.00 $190.63 $2,360 +6.36
1060–1440 1243 80-85% 26 180.00–188.00 $184.02 $2,287 -0.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1840 1541 75-80% 12 180.00–188.00 $185.36 $2,856 —
1640–1700 1670 75-80% 2 178.00–179.00 $178.49 $2,981 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–980 933 85-90% 4 169.00–175.00 $170.93 $1,595 +14.25
955 955 85-90% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,452 —
990–1000 995 85-90% 2 178.00–183.00 $180.49 $1,796 —
1015 1015 85-90% 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,685 +2.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1510 1383 2 215.00–222.00 $218.82 $3,026 —
1510 1510 1 230.00 $230.00 $3,473 —
1430–1795 1613 2 197.00–204.00 $200.10 $3,228 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1060 984 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 210.00–227.00 $218.27 $2,148

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1050 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,775.00–3,000.00 $2,421.36

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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
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00 -150.00

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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.