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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.09/cwt ≈ $3,094/hd at 897 lb · 58 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.70/cwt ≈ $3,171/hd at 959 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $393.22/cwt -12.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,056/hd at 523 lb · 23 head
Paris, KY 8-weight steers brought $344/cwt. Kentucky 8-weight steers are down $23 from their late June peak of $363. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 649 421 0
Feeder cattle 574 342 0
Slaughter cattle 57 56 0
Replacement cattle 18 23 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison for today due to being closed last Monday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,275 —
300–330 315 2 575.00–585.00 $579.76 $1,826 —
360–362 361 3 525.00–540.00 $535.02 $1,931 —
405–412 fancy 409 7 527.50–535.00 $530.68 $2,170 —
405–435 420 2 490.00–500.00 $494.82 $2,078 -28.92
450–490 467 6 462.50–475.00 $468.05 $2,186 —
500–545 514 7 412.00–427.50 $421.19 $2,165 +15.03
505–520 value added 515 3 430.00–445.00 $440.10 $2,267 +3.10
570–591 value added 583 5 427.00–432.50 $428.66 $2,499 -14.07
583–595 587 7 400.00–425.00 $418.24 $2,455 +0.94
610–622 value added 614 10 420.00–435.00 $430.57 $2,644 +1.50
600–642 628 7 390.00–402.00 $396.09 $2,487 -23.00
655–665 value added 660 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,508 -27.00
655–662 661 6 360.00–377.50 $371.24 $2,454 -13.76
710–746 730 17 360.00–370.00 $366.60 $2,676 +16.62
760–792 781 3 352.50–361.00 $358.24 $2,798 —
813 813 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,622 -15.00
875 875 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,691 —
897 value added 897 57 345.75 $345.75 $3,101 —
918 918 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,869 —
959 value added 959 56 330.70 $330.70 $3,171 —
1018 value added 1018 53 319.90 $319.90 $3,257 —
1073 value added 1073 51 315.50 $315.50 $3,385 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,185 —
420–445 426 4 470.00–472.50 $471.85 $2,010 -13.15
465–470 468 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,106 -10.00
540–542 541 3 380.00–390.00 $386.67 $2,092 +6.67
585 585 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,252 -10.00
640 640 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,496 —
680 680 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,346 —
725 725 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,429 —
765 765 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,505 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 fancy 340 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,785 —
370 fancy 370 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,813 —
365–393 385 8 450.00–472.50 $464.36 $1,788 -3.01
406 fancy 406 4 477.00 $477.00 $1,937 —
440–445 443 4 440.00–445.00 $442.49 $1,960 -22.50
450–485 460 13 410.00–430.00 $422.17 $1,942 -10.67
506–541 value added 520 12 400.00–412.50 $404.46 $2,103 -13.01
505–545 526 11 370.00–395.00 $380.95 $2,004 -16.99
551–575 559 7 380.00–397.00 $390.59 $2,183 —
601–603 value added 602 8 360.00–362.50 $360.94 $2,173 -6.08
607–645 634 14 330.00–345.00 $335.67 $2,128 -10.57
655–690 value added 673 2 332.00–340.00 $336.10 $2,262 —
670–685 677 4 310.00–327.00 $318.50 $2,156 -7.55
700–710 703 3 305.00–315.00 $311.64 $2,191 -10.91
750 750 2 305.00–310.00 $307.50 $2,306 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,294 —
380 380 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,634 —
400–405 403 2 420.00–425.00 $422.52 $1,703 +37.52
455 455 2 402.00 $402.00 $1,829 -10.00
510 510 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,938 +8.00
572 572 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,145 +5.00
615–635 625 2 305.00–307.00 $305.98 $1,912 -31.02
670 670 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,044 —
735 735 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,187 +57.50
815 815 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,119 —
880 880 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,394 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,472 —
352–372 362 4 517.50–525.00 $521.15 $1,887 +19.15
405–435 425 4 445.00–452.00 $446.67 $1,898 -63.50
441 fancy 441 7 475.00 $475.00 $2,095 —
458–495 475 14 427.00–440.00 $434.20 $2,062 +42.20
518–545 528 6 390.00–410.00 $397.71 $2,100 -20.76
550–565 558 9 420.00–434.00 $428.60 $2,392 +18.41
600 fancy 600 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,505 —
630–646 643 5 370.00–385.00 $380.78 $2,448 -21.22
663 fancy 663 4 376.00 $376.00 $2,493 —
655–685 665 3 337.00–355.00 $348.82 $2,320 -48.68
705–710 708 2 327.50–340.00 $333.73 $2,363 +4.69
795 795 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,520 -23.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,782 -80.00
460 460 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,656 -38.29
540 540 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,079 ±0.00
555 555 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,220 +2.50
650–660 655 2 320.00–327.00 $323.47 $2,119 +7.47
745 745 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,179 -19.50
905 905 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,466 +52.50
970 970 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,352 +5.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1320 1170 80-85% 5 160.00–168.00 $165.34 $1,934 —
1060–1370 1191 80-85% 7 170.00–178.00 $173.97 $2,072 —
1130–1315 1227 80-85% 3 181.00–186.00 $183.39 $2,250 +4.92
1165–1345 1242 80-85% 5 191.00–195.00 $193.06 $2,398 +14.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,760 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,520 —
970–1055 1015 85-90% 6 163.00–169.00 $165.66 $1,681 —
1015 1015 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,472 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1870 1633 75-80% 5 182.00–187.00 $184.23 $3,008 —
1710 1710 75-80% 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,334 +0.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 217.00 $217.00 $3,364 —
1635–1970 1813 4 238.00–250.00 $241.46 $4,378 —
1595–2380 1962 3 225.00–231.00 $228.51 $4,483 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 214.00 $214.00 $2,161

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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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
965–1290 1151 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,250.00–3,825.00 $3,137.73 —

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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.