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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 20, 2026

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $386.57/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,304/hd at 596 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $353.74/cwt -59.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,219/hd at 627 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $421.09/cwt +16.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,657/hd at 631 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 521 0
Feeder cattle 342 451 0
Slaughter cattle 56 55 0
Replacement cattle 23 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. 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
400–430 414 9 515.00–530.00 $523.74 $2,168 +17.40
505–545 515 6 400.00–425.00 $406.16 $2,092 -28.16
515 value added 515 2 437.00 $437.00 $2,251 -34.99
555–565 560 2 412.00–422.50 $417.30 $2,337 -6.50
573–598 value added 579 14 441.00–447.50 $442.73 $2,563 —
605–635 value added 615 6 427.00–433.00 $429.07 $2,639 —
600–645 635 24 410.00–421.00 $419.09 $2,661 +14.15
655 value added 655 1 407.00 $407.00 $2,666 -26.30
660–688 684 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,633 -15.00
707–722 714 9 347.00–362.00 $349.98 $2,499 -14.81
771 value added 771 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,776 —
817 817 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,757 -8.37
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,988 ±0.00
465 465 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,139 -13.36
525 525 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,995 -25.00
585 585 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,311 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,352 +20.00
345 345 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,552 -9.54
355–395 375 2 465.00–470.00 $467.37 $1,753 -4.31
435–445 439 12 462.50–470.00 $464.99 $2,041 -12.34
463–496 476 14 422.00–437.50 $432.84 $2,060 -19.89
509–517 value added 511 8 410.00–420.00 $417.47 $2,133 -8.06
505–527 523 11 397.50–400.00 $397.94 $2,081 -10.95
568–599 596 61 382.50–387.00 $386.57 $2,304 +5.49
600–648 627 23 340.00–355.00 $346.24 $2,171 -25.22
609–640 value added 628 13 362.00–370.00 $367.02 $2,305 -50.98
665–693 684 12 320.00–331.00 $326.05 $2,230 -28.28
715–728 725 5 310.00–327.50 $322.55 $2,338 +0.55
850 850 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,465 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,636 -54.50
475 475 1 412.00 $412.00 $1,957 -18.05
542 542 2 372.00 $372.00 $2,016 -21.80
560 560 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,072 +21.99
607 607 2 337.00 $337.00 $2,046 -17.07
705 705 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,692 —
750 750 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,212 —
900 900 2 242.00 $242.00 $2,178 -8.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1600 1390 2 204.00–209.00 $206.12 $2,865 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,168 —
315 315 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,638 —
365 365 1 502.00 $502.00 $1,832 +12.00
410–432 425 3 500.00–515.00 $510.17 $2,168 +12.62
490 490 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,921 -78.00
510–545 527 5 410.00–425.00 $418.47 $2,205 -36.53
567–593 574 12 400.00–415.00 $410.19 $2,354 -3.88
642 642 2 402.00 $402.00 $2,581 +2.00
652 652 4 397.50 $397.50 $2,592 —
705–740 718 3 320.00–340.00 $329.04 $2,363 -22.96
785 785 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,669 -1.34
815 815 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,486 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,013 +35.00
467–485 473 3 395.00–400.00 $398.29 $1,884 —
530 530 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,040 -45.00
587 587 2 397.50 $397.50 $2,333 +17.50
687 687 4 315.00–317.00 $316.00 $2,171 —
730 730 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,278 +27.00
845 845 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,859 —
885 885 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,142 +22.00
930 930 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,046 —
990 990 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,346 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
2060 2060 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 5,100.00 $5,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1400 1245 80-85% 7 175.00–180.00 $178.47 $2,222 +14.04
1165–1330 1253 80-85% 5 191.00–202.00 $194.64 $2,439 -0.09
1190–1370 1280 80-85% 2 155.00–161.00 $157.79 $2,020 -36.94
1030–1420 1284 80-85% 13 182.00–190.00 $186.10 $2,390 -8.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,721 —
1455–1780 1559 75-80% 8 183.00–190.00 $185.73 $2,896 —
1525–1950 1718 75-80% 4 192.00–199.00 $194.12 $3,335 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,402 -34.38
920–1020 972 85-90% 3 163.00–167.00 $165.04 $1,604 -15.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,972 —
1235–1705 1470 2 227.00–228.00 $227.42 $3,343 —
995–1750 1471 5 218.00–225.00 $222.56 $3,274 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,185

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1345 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,325.00 $3,325.00

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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
1230–1570 1371 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 3,000.00–4,550.00 $3,848.29 —

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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.