Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 13, 2022

1,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.16/cwt +20.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 764 lb · 109 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.46/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 574 lb · 104 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.70/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 622 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,589	1,074	2,436
Feeder cattle	1,415	909	2,126
Slaughter cattle	145	145	240
Replacement cattle	29	20	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned packages of feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	180.00	$180.00	$405	—
300–342	329	7	170.00–172.50	$170.33	$560	+0.33
341 fancy	341	4	203.00	$203.00	$692	—
380–395	385	6	186.00–193.00	$190.15	$732	+17.23
407 fancy	407	6	193.00	$193.00	$786	—
400–447	431	23	172.00–184.50	$181.03	$780	+11.31
450–498	479	33	168.00–182.00	$175.42	$840	-2.37
501–532 value added	510	12	175.00–180.00	$176.10	$898	+0.47
500–545	519	27	158.00–172.00	$166.94	$866	+8.02
558–568 value added	562	22	177.50–178.75	$178.02	$1,000	+5.52
560–595	578	31	150.00–165.00	$159.42	$921	+4.80
605–620 value added	614	20	161.25–165.00	$162.67	$999	-0.10
600–649	628	46	148.00–159.00	$152.49	$958	+0.86
655–666 value added	663	7	150.00–156.50	$154.66	$1,025	—
650–695	672	24	133.00–145.00	$142.03	$954	-4.01
700–728 value added	710	12	147.00–150.00	$148.35	$1,053	—
700–747	721	55	130.00–145.00	$138.83	$1,001	+3.21
756–765 value added	757	80	150.00–157.75	$157.16	$1,190	—
755–792	784	29	133.00–145.00	$142.11	$1,114	+9.14
808 value added	808	28	154.00	$154.00	$1,244	—
821–827	823	6	133.00–147.00	$142.65	$1,174	+6.07
857–873	869	21	132.50–142.00	$138.29	$1,202	+7.16
905–947	921	23	131.00–144.00	$139.60	$1,286	—
975–985	980	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,235	+11.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	155.00	$155.00	$434	—
310	310	1	155.00	$155.00	$480	—
360	360	2	170.00	$170.00	$612	—
400–430	415	3	160.00–165.00	$161.73	$671	—
450–495	473	17	159.00–167.50	$162.89	$770	—
505–540	526	6	150.00–156.00	$152.37	$801	+9.87
550–580	560	5	137.00–144.00	$140.61	$787	+19.61
600–647	629	7	139.00–143.00	$140.15	$882	—
660–690	673	6	130.00–138.00	$133.84	$901	+5.31
705–740	725	4	120.00–129.00	$126.05	$914	—
750–795	768	8	124.00–130.00	$127.53	$979	+12.53
800–827	814	4	126.00–128.00	$126.98	$1,034	—
855	855	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,103	—
938	938	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,032	—
1070	1070	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,102	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	3	136.00–140.00	$138.67	$319	—
280 fancy	280	1	165.00	$165.00	$462	—
275–295	287	3	148.00–155.00	$151.05	$434	+16.05
305–340	320	9	140.00–155.00	$147.49	$472	-1.32
367 fancy	367	2	166.00	$166.00	$609	—
350–395	379	11	142.00–157.00	$148.32	$562	-0.39
400–410 fancy	406	7	162.00–168.00	$165.88	$673	—
400–445	430	33	147.00–161.00	$155.89	$670	+13.49
455–493	479	37	139.00–153.00	$144.28	$691	+2.17
500–545	523	58	133.00–147.50	$141.67	$741	+5.43
550–597	574	104	133.00–147.00	$141.46	$812	+7.94
600–638	622	68	130.00–145.00	$139.70	$869	+4.59
653–688	666	46	131.00–140.00	$138.11	$920	+14.11
701 value added	701	36	140.80	$140.80	$987	—
701–730	712	10	129.00–139.00	$135.05	$962	+9.12
755–795	782	13	123.00–138.00	$128.93	$1,008	—
791 value added	791	14	140.00	$140.00	$1,107	-10.40
800–815	803	6	134.00–136.50	$135.66	$1,089	—
860–875	869	5	124.00–126.00	$125.21	$1,088	+16.21
918–945	932	4	111.00–121.00	$116.07	$1,082	—
950–980	955	9	107.00–120.00	$112.25	$1,072	—
1000–1005	1003	4	106.00–111.50	$108.76	$1,091	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	135.00	$135.00	$358	—
380–385	383	2	127.50–134.00	$130.73	$501	—
400–435	419	4	142.00–142.50	$142.12	$595	+19.61
450–490	468	18	129.00–133.00	$132.79	$621	—
507–520	511	4	125.00–131.00	$129.22	$660	+17.22
560–585	569	5	120.00–128.00	$124.82	$710	—
625–630	628	2	119.00–122.50	$120.76	$758	+5.76
695–698	697	4	123.00–127.50	$126.38	$881	—
700–730	715	2	117.00–118.00	$117.51	$840	+18.22
760–780	770	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$866	—
835	835	2	118.00	$118.00	$985	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	172.00	$172.00	$568	—
370–395	378	3	150.00–163.00	$154.52	$584	-0.19
400–445	425	7	162.00–178.00	$169.67	$721	+28.67
457–495	468	9	162.00–175.00	$165.04	$772	—
530–535	532	5	151.00–165.00	$160.38	$853	+5.38
565–597	587	12	145.50–160.00	$150.31	$882	-5.70
605 fancy	605	6	154.50	$154.50	$935	—
607–645	627	8	132.00–143.00	$137.30	$861	-2.48
650–690	672	10	133.00–140.00	$136.95	$920	+11.95
730	730	2	122.00	$122.00	$891	-2.00
790	790	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$991	+1.50
806–830	812	8	119.50–120.00	$119.63	$971	—
855–890	873	2	103.00–106.00	$104.53	$913	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	145.00	$145.00	$341	—
270	270	1	156.00	$156.00	$421	—
300	300	1	151.00	$151.00	$453	—
430	430	2	154.00–160.00	$157.00	$675	—
455–480	471	5	150.00–156.00	$154.65	$728	—
545	545	1	146.00	$146.00	$796	—
577	577	2	130.00	$130.00	$750	—
605–620	613	2	122.00–126.00	$123.98	$760	—
720–735	727	3	105.00–110.00	$107.65	$783	—
855	855	1	92.50	$92.50	$791	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1415	1232	80-85%	16	61.00–67.50	$65.29	$804	-4.19
1045–1440	1252	80-85%	40	68.00–76.50	$73.01	$914	—
1045–1440	1322	80-85%	14	77.00–83.00	$80.01	$1,058	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1640	1531	75-80%	11	76.00–84.00	$79.51	$1,217	—
1490–1615	1536	75-80%	8	67.00–75.50	$72.32	$1,111	—
1495–1830	1645	75-80%	4	63.00–67.00	$64.34	$1,058	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1040	946	85-90%	9	54.00–61.00	$57.35	$543	—
920–1000	960	85-90%	2	74.50	$74.50	$715	—
880–1035	973	85-90%	8	60.50–68.50	$64.63	$629	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1770	1680	2	86.00–88.00	$87.05	$1,462	—
1720–2000	1844	6	96.00–106.50	$102.45	$1,889	—
1765–2060	1881	5	107.50–117.50	$111.47	$2,097	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,122

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1015–1615	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	550.00–1,125.00	$941.14
1160–1580	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	930.00–1,160.00	$1,060.65

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
585–1011	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	500.00–950.00	$823.41
1055–1140	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–975.00	$936.05

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1510	1337	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,275.00	$1,178.29	—

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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.