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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 3, 2022

2,722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.97/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 617 lb · 204 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.36/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 738 lb · 161 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.34/cwt +6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 663 lb · 158 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,722 2,032 2,456
Feeder cattle 2,491 1,867 2,315
Slaughter cattle 197 140 112
Replacement cattle 34 25 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 193.00–205.00 $199.21 $558 —
340–345 343 2 190.00–205.00 $197.45 $677 -1.71
355–397 372 20 195.00–206.00 $200.66 $746 +8.74
405–447 427 33 185.00–198.00 $189.04 $807 +4.29
453–497 484 53 180.00–194.50 $189.06 $915 +8.56
485 fancy 485 2 200.00 $200.00 $970 -10.51
500–510 value added 506 4 190.00–200.00 $192.97 $976 +1.97
500–547 521 61 174.00–188.00 $181.12 $944 +11.14
550–565 value added 559 19 180.00–186.00 $185.42 $1,036 —
553–595 572 62 168.00–180.00 $174.01 $995 +4.85
600–623 value added 610 23 170.00–172.00 $171.46 $1,046 —
600–647 618 181 156.00–168.50 $164.15 $1,014 +2.31
660 value added 660 39 163.85 $163.85 $1,081 —
650–697 664 119 150.00–162.00 $156.53 $1,039 +4.95
700–747 722 54 138.00–150.00 $144.50 $1,043 +0.64
712–749 value added 746 107 151.25–154.50 $151.81 $1,133 -3.19
750–790 768 15 130.00–142.00 $134.59 $1,034 -9.71
758–790 value added 778 128 152.50–154.75 $153.05 $1,191 -2.95
805–846 837 23 130.00–136.00 $133.22 $1,115 -3.38
891–897 894 8 131.50–139.50 $135.49 $1,211 —
931–942 935 6 123.50–124.00 $123.67 $1,156 —
970–995 983 3 115.00–122.00 $118.98 $1,170 —
1088 1088 17 126.75 $126.75 $1,379 —
1110 1110 3 113.50 $113.50 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 276 5 172.50–180.00 $174.63 $482 —
305–345 324 4 180.00–185.00 $182.43 $591 —
360–395 383 3 185.00–188.00 $187.06 $716 +70.06
415–445 430 3 175.00–182.00 $179.26 $771 +24.26
460–485 474 16 172.00–175.00 $174.05 $825 —
505–546 521 12 161.00–167.00 $164.96 $859 —
555–597 586 23 161.00–168.00 $163.34 $957 —
606–645 617 9 149.00–152.50 $150.04 $926 +19.17
667–692 678 25 142.00–148.00 $144.19 $978 +11.83
718–745 728 14 129.00–136.00 $132.94 $968 —
762–795 776 4 128.00–135.00 $132.74 $1,030 +12.74
1045 1045 1 89.00 $89.00 $930 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 4 170.00–185.00 $177.54 $392 —
255–296 276 15 180.00–194.00 $187.02 $516 +18.98
305–346 330 16 174.00–190.00 $178.88 $590 +12.37
355–385 fancy 365 5 180.00–182.00 $180.81 $660 -6.13
350–392 369 18 163.00–179.00 $171.24 $632 -1.84
412–445 fancy 416 8 180.00–182.00 $180.27 $750 +7.28
405–445 426 27 160.00–175.50 $166.29 $708 +2.92
472 fancy 472 9 175.00 $175.00 $826 ±0.00
450–496 475 79 154.00–171.00 $164.75 $783 +1.38
500–543 520 52 150.00–160.00 $155.72 $810 +5.72
531–534 value added 533 15 164.00 $164.00 $874 +3.30
550–599 585 122 140.00–155.00 $149.52 $875 +0.49
603 value added 603 4 152.00 $152.00 $917 +2.61
600–642 625 129 132.50–149.75 $145.65 $910 +7.43
659 value added 659 7 142.50 $142.50 $939 +0.50
664–695 686 86 132.00–138.75 $137.60 $944 +3.05
710–733 722 97 125.00–138.00 $135.76 $980 +5.89
756–790 762 25 120.00–137.25 $134.44 $1,024 +3.39
812–840 819 18 118.00–124.50 $122.37 $1,002 —
871–876 874 11 120.00–126.00 $123.54 $1,080 +0.54
900 900 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,044 +3.50
1041 1041 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 167.50 $167.50 $343 —
285 285 1 172.00 $172.00 $490 —
330–345 338 3 165.00–166.00 $165.33 $559 —
360–380 365 4 158.00–161.00 $160.22 $585 —
415–445 428 3 150.00–154.00 $151.29 $648 +21.23
452–490 472 14 149.00–153.00 $151.41 $715 +13.91
510–545 523 5 137.00–145.00 $140.83 $737 +12.12
550–597 572 7 130.00–137.00 $134.78 $771 +12.18
605–645 615 5 120.00–128.00 $125.59 $772 +24.59
660–695 683 4 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $861 +31.00
715–735 725 2 122.00–124.00 $122.99 $892 +15.92
760 760 1 103.00 $103.00 $783 ±0.00
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 +7.47
865 865 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,012 —
920 920 1 102.00 $102.00 $938 —
1195 1195 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,207 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 2 221.00 $221.00 $619 —
285–297 290 6 190.00–196.00 $191.74 $556 —
302–330 fancy 311 3 200.00–212.50 $208.08 $647 —
305–340 326 4 180.00–192.50 $186.22 $607 +18.72
385 fancy 385 1 208.00 $208.00 $801 +12.11
386–392 388 6 186.00–200.00 $195.29 $758 —
430 430 5 192.00–193.00 $192.80 $829 +17.63
450–493 475 31 176.00–190.00 $182.39 $866 +5.10
500 value added 500 4 180.00 $180.00 $900 —
500–545 514 13 160.00–172.00 $164.58 $846 -12.82
555 value added 555 1 172.00 $172.00 $955 —
550–596 575 16 152.00–169.00 $160.50 $923 -0.46
600–643 622 10 153.00–162.00 $156.44 $973 +13.32
650–692 664 20 141.00–156.00 $149.66 $994 +6.25
703–725 712 8 132.00–141.00 $136.39 $971 —
777 777 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,010 +3.79
805–830 822 3 123.00–130.00 $125.62 $1,033 +13.62
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 179.00 $179.00 $707 —
415–445 427 12 170.00–177.50 $175.60 $750 —
455–490 473 2 177.00–178.00 $177.48 $839 —
505–515 508 3 150.00–158.00 $155.13 $788 —
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 —
605–645 625 2 133.00–136.00 $134.45 $840 —
745 745 1 128.00 $128.00 $954 —
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
895 895 1 90.00 $90.00 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1380 1225 80-85% 18 70.00–78.50 $75.64 $927 -3.19
1060–1435 1254 80-85% 31 79.00–87.50 $83.43 $1,046 —
1085–1405 1263 80-85% 15 88.00–97.50 $92.35 $1,166 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1780 1585 75-80% 15 80.00–89.50 $85.11 $1,349 —
1530–1715 1623 75-80% 2 72.50–77.00 $74.88 $1,215 —
1495–2000 1667 75-80% 3 91.50–97.00 $94.16 $1,570 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–985 877 85-90% 5 76.00–80.50 $78.16 $685 —
775–1030 913 85-90% 9 64.00–70.00 $67.59 $617 -7.77
835–1045 940 85-90% 2 60.00–65.50 $63.06 $593 -12.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–2020 1640 7 105.50–115.50 $111.42 $1,827 —
1360–2275 1729 5 95.00–103.00 $98.77 $1,708 +2.93
1840–2115 1958 5 117.50–126.00 $120.98 $2,369 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
830–1225 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–1,110.00 $906.26
995–1645 1269 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,175.00 $1,051.66

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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
1280–1575 1387 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 975.00–1,310.00 $1,117.28 —

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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.