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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 13, 2026

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $412.94/cwt +47.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,515/hd at 609 lb · 92 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.12/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,875/hd at 803 lb · 67 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.75/cwt +32.75 vs last sale · ≈ $3,175/hd at 913 lb · 58 head
Paris, KY 6-weight heifers sold at $402/cwt, among the strongest in the state—$18/cwt above the KY average ($384) and $11/cwt under Lexington, KY ($413). With 521 head on offer, this class continues to track firm across the region. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 521 525 0
Feeder cattle 451 458 0
Slaughter cattle 55 57 0
Replacement cattle 15 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 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
215 215 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,054 -97.00
285 285 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,624 +45.00
325 325 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,674 -40.00
360 360 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,836 -30.05
410–420 417 3 505.00–507.00 $506.34 $2,111 +6.34
495 495 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,376 -2.68
505–511 value added 509 5 470.00–475.00 $471.99 $2,402 -0.01
515–540 529 11 422.00–442.00 $434.32 $2,298 -10.12
555–587 568 5 415.00–430.00 $423.80 $2,407 -7.90
608–626 617 7 400.00–410.00 $404.94 $2,498 -29.95
655–665 value added 662 9 430.00–440.00 $433.30 $2,868 +13.30
695 695 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,780 +14.88
700–730 715 2 355.00–375.00 $364.79 $2,608 +2.24
765–785 778 3 367.50–370.00 $368.32 $2,866 +0.32
802 value added 802 65 358.50 $358.50 $2,875 -2.50
810–845 828 2 340.00–352.00 $345.87 $2,864 —
913 value added 913 58 347.75 $347.75 $3,175 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,430 -50.00
445 445 5 485.00 $485.00 $2,158 —
465–475 472 3 470.00–475.00 $473.36 $2,234 +13.36
545 545 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,207 +35.00
550 550 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,282 +38.34
630 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 -19.75
695 695 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,572 —
800 800 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,640 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,148 —
290 290 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,450 —
310–340 325 2 450.00–470.00 $459.54 $1,494 -38.75
375 fancy 375 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,856 -6.66
385–387 386 3 465.00–475.00 $471.68 $1,821 -10.29
420–425 424 9 477.00–480.00 $477.33 $2,024 +21.53
472–497 478 13 447.00–457.00 $452.73 $2,164 +8.68
505–535 526 9 400.00–417.00 $408.89 $2,151 -0.04
525–540 value added 530 9 420.00–430.00 $425.53 $2,255 +0.06
567–595 582 6 372.50–390.00 $381.08 $2,218 -2.22
607 value added 607 82 418.00 $418.00 $2,537 +41.43
618–645 626 10 365.00–376.00 $371.46 $2,325 +14.28
660–689 679 22 350.00–370.00 $354.33 $2,406 +10.06
730 value added 730 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,533 —
746 746 4 322.00 $322.00 $2,402 -18.21
765 value added 765 3 337.00 $337.00 $2,578 —
770–780 773 3 307.00–310.00 $308.01 $2,381 -21.99
800 800 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295–297 296 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,214 —
395 395 1 437.00 $437.00 $1,726 —
440 440 2 437.00–442.00 $439.50 $1,934 +6.38
450–465 455 3 427.50–435.00 $430.05 $1,957 +7.58
520–547 540 4 390.00–395.00 $393.80 $2,127 +18.80
570–585 578 3 347.00–350.00 $348.01 $2,011 —
612–640 621 3 347.50–357.50 $354.07 $2,199 +9.07
830 830 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,075 —
902 902 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,255 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,384 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,813 -15.00
410–415 413 2 490.00–505.00 $497.55 $2,055 +10.55
417 fancy 417 2 522.00 $522.00 $2,177 +7.00
470–471 fancy 471 6 492.00–502.00 $496.99 $2,341 —
485 485 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,280 -1.03
520–525 523 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,380 +30.26
570–590 580 6 405.00–420.00 $414.07 $2,402 -20.93
635–640 638 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,552 +10.32
730 730 1 352.00 $352.00 $2,570 —
755–797 789 5 340.00–347.00 $341.34 $2,693 +1.34
830 830 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,507 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,800 -15.00
540 540 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,322 —
565 565 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,147 —
645 645 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,451 —
700 700 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,995 —
860 860 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,892 -57.00
1040 1040 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,257 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1400 1213 80-85% 12 181.00–188.00 $184.61 $2,239 —
1085–1410 1221 80-85% 7 172.00–180.00 $177.27 $2,164 —
1095–1360 1228 80-85% 2 160.00–168.00 $164.43 $2,019 —
1050–1440 1284 80-85% 7 192.00–199.00 $194.73 $2,500 -6.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 2 194.00–199.00 $196.50 $2,869 —
1485–1770 1637 75-80% 6 181.00–189.00 $185.12 $3,030 -5.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–820 808 85-90% 2 198.00–200.00 $198.98 $1,608 +28.98
920 920 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,426 -25.07
900–1050 975 85-90% 2 179.00–182.00 $180.38 $1,759 -4.62
1005–1120 1063 85-90% 2 166.00–171.00 $168.64 $1,793 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 252.00 $252.00 $3,931 —
1690–1760 1720 3 237.00–243.00 $240.70 $4,140 —
1890 1890 1 224.00 $224.00 $4,234 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1050 918 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 207.00–221.00 $215.01 $1,974

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1285 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,775.00–2,950.00 $2,510.68
1340–1375 1358 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,600.00–2,650.00 $2,624.68

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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
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 —
500 500 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,175 —
640 640 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,376 —

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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.