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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 6, 2026

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $354.34/cwt ≈ $3,125/hd at 882 lb · 67 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $326.75/cwt ≈ $3,235/hd at 990 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $412.11/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,152/hd at 522 lb · 26 head
Paris, KY 8-weight steers sold at $356/cwt, down $1/cwt from the late June peak of $363. Receipts ran 525 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 691 0
Feeder cattle 458 587 0
Slaughter cattle 57 87 0
Replacement cattle 10 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons for this week due to being closed last week for the July 4th holiday break.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 fancy 210 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,344 —
247 247 2 587.00 $587.00 $1,450 —
275 275 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,444 -10.08
320 320 2 550.00–560.00 $555.00 $1,776 —
365–375 368 3 535.00–545.00 $540.05 $1,987 -59.95
420 420 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,100 -40.00
453–490 468 5 481.00–485.00 $482.68 $2,259 -19.06
507 value added 507 2 472.00 $472.00 $2,393 -12.39
510–535 523 2 442.00–447.00 $444.44 $2,324 -23.71
550–591 566 13 423.00–442.00 $431.70 $2,443 -19.43
610–632 622 20 432.00–439.00 $434.89 $2,705 +9.44
665 value added 665 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,793 -12.00
655–693 685 18 375.00–395.00 $385.12 $2,638 -23.66
703 value added 703 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,671 —
702–725 710 3 360.00–367.50 $362.55 $2,574 -7.50
758 758 11 368.00 $368.00 $2,789 +3.12
831 value added 831 20 361.00 $361.00 $3,000 —
862–883 value added 882 67 354.30–355.00 $354.34 $3,125 —
935 935 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,945 —
990 value added 990 56 326.75 $326.75 $3,235 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,690 —
390 390 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,989 +73.00
465 465 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,139 +6.54
535 535 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,980 -64.03
570–575 572 3 375.00–377.50 $376.66 $2,154 -53.34
610 610 2 387.50–392.00 $389.75 $2,377 -25.37
765 765 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,456 -19.00
1095 1095 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,738 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 2 184.00–188.00 $186.00 $2,650 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–330 328 3 485.00–505.00 $498.29 $1,634 -16.63
335 fancy 335 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,809 -110.00
365–367 fancy 366 3 500.00–505.00 $501.66 $1,836 +11.66
380–395 389 9 477.00–495.00 $481.97 $1,875 +36.45
410 fancy 410 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,968 —
430–445 435 6 445.00–465.00 $455.80 $1,983 -9.36
456 fancy 456 3 457.00 $457.00 $2,084 —
452–487 470 14 435.00–447.50 $444.05 $2,087 +0.04
505–545 value added 519 5 422.00–430.00 $425.47 $2,208 +0.08
500–540 523 21 402.00–417.00 $408.93 $2,139 +3.66
555–580 value added 561 8 402.00–417.00 $404.31 $2,268 -15.69
566–585 572 9 380.00–390.00 $383.30 $2,192 -12.68
600–630 value added 604 8 375.00–387.00 $376.57 $2,274 —
600–630 619 11 350.00–370.00 $357.18 $2,211 -19.68
664 value added 664 8 366.00 $366.00 $2,430 -10.22
660–697 683 8 340.00–355.00 $344.27 $2,351 -22.16
701–737 722 7 330.00–347.50 $340.21 $2,456 +0.85
755 755 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,492 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 370.00 $370.00 $906 —
255 255 1 385.00 $385.00 $982 —
330 330 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,370 —
420–447 437 8 430.00–435.00 $433.12 $1,893 +13.12
480–490 485 2 420.00–425.00 $422.47 $2,049 -9.74
505 505 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,894 -5.00
630–635 634 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,187 -2.00
950 950 1 257.00 $257.00 $2,442 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1320 1298 2 206.00–210.00 $208.03 $2,700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,170 —
232 232 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,392 —
320–330 327 3 545.00–565.00 $551.53 $1,804 +56.53
360 360 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,818 —
407 fancy 407 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,096 —
440 440 1 487.00 $487.00 $2,143 +6.87
470–487 477 5 460.00–487.00 $471.03 $2,247 -2.12
502 fancy 502 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,309 -29.69
502–545 519 6 420.00–427.00 $424.74 $2,204 -13.71
550 550 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,392 -15.25
605–635 620 2 382.00–397.00 $389.68 $2,416 -42.62
765 765 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,601 -4.86
970 970 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,668 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,000 +105.00
663 663 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,337 +1.50
885 885 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,451 +5.00
1080 1080 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,430 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055–1615 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 2,500.00–3,900.00 $3,105.35 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1440 1273 80-85% 16 186.00–195.00 $191.05 $2,432 —
1220–1335 1286 80-85% 5 196.00–205.00 $201.58 $2,592 —
1185–1380 1293 80-85% 4 179.00–184.00 $181.49 $2,347 —
1240–1375 1308 80-85% 2 174.00–175.00 $174.47 $2,282 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,402 —
765–1020 893 85-90% 2 157.00–160.00 $158.71 $1,417 —
905–950 928 85-90% 2 177.00–183.00 $180.07 $1,671 +9.14
995 995 85-90% 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,841 +4.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 75-80% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,504 —
1620 1620 75-80% 1 191.00 $191.00 $3,094 —
1650 1650 75-80% 1 183.00 $183.00 $3,020 +4.51
1670 1670 75-80% 1 193.00 $193.00 $3,223 +14.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1905–1960 1933 2 241.00–243.00 $242.01 $4,678 —
2115 2115 1 224.00 $224.00 $4,738 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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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
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —

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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.