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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 5, 2026

853 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $356.64/cwt +19.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 581 lb · 103 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.23/cwt +10.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,499/hd at 737 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.68/cwt ≈ $1,791/hd at 483 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 853 733 0
Feeder cattle 707 670 0
Slaughter cattle 69 41 0
Replacement cattle 77 22 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was moderate to 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
250 thin fleshed 250 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,700 —
265–280 fancy 273 2 585.00–590.00 $587.43 $1,604 —
260–290 275 2 510.00–530.00 $520.55 $1,432 +10.55
330 330 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,419 -111.36
340 fancy 340 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,989 —
360–390 fancy 380 3 500.00–507.50 $505.13 $1,919 —
380–390 383 3 435.00–450.00 $444.91 $1,704 —
405–413 thin fleshed 410 8 505.00–507.50 $506.57 $2,077 —
410–435 425 4 440.00–455.00 $447.60 $1,902 —
425–435 fancy 430 2 480.00–495.00 $487.59 $2,097 +35.59
465–470 468 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,966 -7.89
500–506 value added 505 6 400.00–410.00 $402.48 $2,033 —
502–545 523 23 380.00–395.00 $384.70 $2,012 +3.67
550–575 value added 558 9 382.50–395.00 $389.74 $2,175 —
570–597 584 10 355.00–375.00 $360.91 $2,108 -21.77
602–637 623 36 352.00–370.00 $364.79 $2,273 +2.82
667 value added 667 4 357.50 $357.50 $2,385 —
650–696 685 14 330.00–345.00 $340.78 $2,334 —
702–745 722 9 320.00–339.00 $331.75 $2,395 +3.01
734–740 value added 739 55 340.25–342.50 $340.45 $2,516 —
770–788 777 10 330.00–335.00 $332.51 $2,584 —
850–880 871 4 305.00–315.00 $311.22 $2,711 —
930 930 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,953 +42.50
958 958 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,682 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,806 —
490 490 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,009 +17.50
545 545 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,044 +40.00
630 630 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,079 —
690 690 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,242 -0.06
740 740 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,035 —
785 785 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,492 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,086 —
255–262 260 3 400.00–405.00 $401.64 $1,044 —
290 fancy 290 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,262 —
345 345 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,440 -12.50
355–387 fancy 371 4 427.50–430.00 $428.70 $1,590 —
376–398 387 6 402.50–417.50 $410.21 $1,588 -22.29
401–414 fancy 410 9 415.00–420.00 $418.37 $1,715 -15.41
435–441 438 7 370.00–385.00 $381.45 $1,671 -11.09
463–498 483 40 360.00–377.50 $370.20 $1,788 —
495 fancy 495 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,930 —
522–528 value added 523 13 362.50 $362.50 $1,896 —
506–545 526 6 345.00–350.00 $349.14 $1,836 -4.42
550–585 565 17 322.00–340.00 $332.67 $1,880 -4.76
579–587 value added 584 86 360.00–362.00 $361.38 $2,110 —
600–635 618 13 310.00–327.00 $319.51 $1,975 -2.97
652–695 672 23 305.00–320.00 $316.69 $2,128 —
700–718 value added 705 10 310.00–320.00 $316.95 $2,234 —
700–733 716 9 290.00–300.00 $294.42 $2,108 +20.96
760–775 765 3 282.50–290.00 $285.03 $2,180 —
810 value added 810 8 310.00 $310.00 $2,511 —
800–825 817 3 272.50–285.00 $280.92 $2,295 +23.42
973 973 3 230.00 $230.00 $2,238 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 370.00 $370.00 $925 —
370 370 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 -90.00
435 435 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 -15.24
465–475 470 7 342.00–345.00 $342.64 $1,610 -12.60
540 540 3 325.00–330.00 $326.67 $1,764 +1.67
575 575 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,797 -0.43
610–635 623 2 287.50–292.50 $289.95 $1,806 -15.05
673 673 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,884 —
700 700 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,820 —
790 790 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,014 —
820 820 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,214 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,339 —
425–442 437 5 350.00–357.50 $354.03 $1,547 —
450 450 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,598 —
600 600 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 —
665 665 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,945 —
710 710 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,988 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 442.00 $442.00 $994 -73.00
255 fancy 255 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,530 —
325 fancy 325 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,788 —
340 340 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,768 +60.00
350–365 fancy 358 2 500.00–520.00 $510.21 $1,827 -17.29
361–395 370 4 437.50–450.00 $440.84 $1,631 -59.16
375 thin fleshed 375 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,988 —
403 fancy 403 4 530.00 $530.00 $2,136 +34.91
402–415 409 4 477.50–500.00 $488.57 $1,998 +29.83
460–476 472 15 417.00–432.50 $428.92 $2,025 —
528 fancy 528 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,046 —
515–545 530 2 360.00–370.00 $364.86 $1,934 -15.26
550–587 577 6 357.00–367.50 $362.04 $2,089 +9.54
605 fancy 605 2 367.50 $367.50 $2,223 —
600–645 627 3 347.00–355.00 $350.58 $2,198 -4.16
650–683 666 15 327.50–342.00 $335.11 $2,232 -3.51
705–735 715 3 300.00–317.50 $306.61 $2,192 +16.61
755–765 760 2 307.00–317.00 $311.97 $2,371 +17.68
810 810 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,066 ±0.00
875 fancy 875 3 302.50 $302.50 $2,647 —
895 895 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,215 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,574 —
437 437 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,923 +70.00
499 499 8 402.50 $402.50 $2,008 -12.50
505 505 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,679 —
595 595 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,035 +13.93
635 635 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,096 —
740 740 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,035 —
788 788 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,325 —
860–865 863 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,769 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1200 1155 80-85% 5 144.00–152.00 $146.09 $1,687 —
1050–1370 1174 80-85% 8 116.00–124.00 $120.08 $1,410 —
1075–1360 1224 80-85% 11 125.00–133.00 $129.70 $1,588 —
1045–1445 1246 80-85% 13 135.00–143.00 $140.25 $1,748 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–955 950 85-90% 2 106.00–110.00 $107.99 $1,026 —
940–1035 993 85-90% 4 111.00–113.00 $112.01 $1,112 —
1000–1075 1038 85-90% 2 97.00–98.00 $97.48 $1,012 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1735 1595 75-80% 3 145.00–146.00 $145.64 $2,323 —
1590–1710 1650 75-80% 2 134.00–135.00 $134.48 $2,219 —
1590–1735 1663 75-80% 2 133.00 $133.00 $2,212 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,662 —
1750–1840 1795 2 185.00–188.00 $186.46 $3,347 —
1900 1900 1 194.00 $194.00 $3,686 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,079

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215–1220 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,600.00–2,350.00 $1,975.77
995–1483 1252 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 2,150.00–2,975.00 $2,494.47
950–1390 1282 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 2,025.00–3,000.00 $2,675.47

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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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
1235–1685 1439 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 3,500.00–5,300.00 $4,292.88 —
1655 1655 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 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.