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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 10, 2022

1,459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.94/cwt -5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 635 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.39/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 585 lb · 78 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.89/cwt -8.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 689 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,459 2,722 4,159
Feeder cattle 1,298 2,491 3,919
Slaughter cattle 137 197 155
Replacement cattle 24 34 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate 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
255–295 282 3 202.00–210.00 $204.41 $576 +5.20
326 326 3 182.50 $182.50 $595 -14.95
365–390 384 9 210.00–217.50 $213.25 $819 +12.59
400–436 422 19 191.00–205.00 $197.40 $833 +8.36
456–483 472 20 179.00–190.00 $186.37 $880 -2.69
500–535 516 34 159.00–176.00 $169.25 $873 -11.87
520–537 value added 530 18 182.50–184.00 $182.69 $968 -10.28
552 value added 552 9 183.00–184.00 $183.22 $1,011 -2.20
550–599 581 43 164.00–177.00 $166.44 $967 -7.57
600–645 622 60 155.00–167.00 $161.69 $1,006 -2.46
650–697 689 77 147.00–157.00 $149.89 $1,033 -6.64
705–748 723 55 138.00–143.50 $142.22 $1,028 -2.28
750–782 757 61 134.00–149.00 $140.96 $1,067 +6.37
805–845 824 11 128.00–138.00 $135.25 $1,114 +2.03
850–890 870 2 119.00–124.00 $121.44 $1,057 -14.05
900–915 904 6 127.00–131.00 $128.18 $1,159 +4.51
980 980 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,186 +2.02
1003–1040 1012 4 116.00–120.00 $118.97 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 187.50 $187.50 $684 +0.44
425–447 443 6 181.00–186.00 $183.52 $813 +4.26
455–495 483 12 170.00–179.00 $175.58 $848 +1.53
525 525 1 158.00 $158.00 $830 -6.96
557–578 564 10 150.00–156.00 $153.60 $866 -9.74
620 620 1 141.00 $141.00 $874 -9.04
655–690 671 4 135.00–139.00 $137.00 $919 -7.19
755–760 758 2 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $966 -5.25
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,205 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 4 170.00–180.00 $175.74 $497 -11.28
305–347 338 12 161.00–173.00 $169.85 $574 -9.03
350–365 fancy 359 5 171.00–175.00 $172.56 $619 -8.25
375–385 382 9 157.00–163.00 $159.10 $608 -12.14
405–445 420 39 151.00–165.00 $156.03 $655 -10.26
450–495 474 44 152.00–162.00 $156.62 $742 -8.13
505–549 532 62 141.00–156.50 $152.25 $810 -3.47
577 value added 577 12 152.50 $152.50 $880 —
560–595 586 66 137.00–150.00 $146.46 $858 -3.06
601–647 635 113 133.00–145.00 $139.94 $889 -5.71
652–692 673 27 126.00–134.75 $133.24 $897 -4.36
700–741 735 8 120.00–131.00 $128.18 $942 -7.58
777 value added 777 29 132.25 $132.25 $1,028 —
800–807 804 9 126.00–136.00 $131.89 $1,060 +9.52
857 857 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,028 -3.54
977 977 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 -17.00
300–310 305 2 155.00–157.00 $156.02 $476 -9.31
362–395 378 5 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $571 -9.24
400–445 434 6 140.00–147.00 $145.24 $630 -6.05
465–495 479 8 144.00–146.00 $145.00 $695 -6.41
525–545 533 7 130.00–138.00 $133.89 $714 -6.94
565–590 584 4 133.00–134.00 $133.24 $778 -1.54
600–635 620 3 121.00–129.00 $125.26 $777 -0.33
655–670 662 3 115.00–119.00 $117.33 $777 -8.67
725–730 728 4 107.50–115.00 $110.01 $801 -12.98
755–795 775 2 113.00–114.00 $113.51 $880 +10.51
800 800 1 120.00 $120.00 $960 +10.00
880 880 1 113.00 $113.00 $994 -4.00
925 925 2 107.00–110.00 $108.50 $1,004 +6.50
1085 1085 1 90.00 $90.00 $976 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–291 282 4 180.00–193.00 $182.94 $516 -8.80
330–335 333 3 170.00–180.00 $173.30 $577 -12.92
357–395 372 5 184.00–200.00 $191.81 $714 -3.48
395 fancy 395 1 210.00 $210.00 $830 +2.00
413–435 422 5 183.00–197.50 $187.02 $789 -5.78
465–496 485 12 180.00–184.00 $182.86 $887 +0.47
508–530 515 8 150.00–163.00 $154.41 $795 -10.17
557–593 578 22 150.00–164.00 $157.58 $911 -2.92
625–648 638 7 148.50–153.00 $151.08 $964 -5.36
650–696 689 22 147.00–152.00 $148.27 $1,022 -1.39
701–745 715 5 126.00–140.00 $131.20 $938 -5.19
780–785 783 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $987 -4.00
850–867 864 5 119.00–121.00 $119.39 $1,032 —
910 910 1 109.00 $109.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 172.50–175.00 $173.72 $660 -5.28
410 410 1 177.50 $177.50 $728 +1.90
470–481 478 4 175.00 $175.00 $836 -2.48
525 525 1 142.00 $142.00 $746 -13.13
585 585 1 146.00 $146.00 $854 -4.00
605–630 618 2 132.00–137.00 $134.45 $831 ±0.00
690 690 1 137.00 $137.00 $945 —
735 735 1 118.00 $118.00 $867 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 860.00 $860.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1410 1201 80-85% 15 68.00–74.50 $71.15 $855 -4.49
1080–1435 1241 80-85% 31 75.00–83.00 $78.53 $975 +2.89
1060–1420 1262 80-85% 14 84.00–92.00 $86.98 $1,098 -5.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1000 943 85-90% 6 66.00–73.50 $70.13 $661 +7.07
810–1055 968 85-90% 7 58.00–64.50 $61.32 $594 —
880–1030 986 85-90% 4 76.00–80.00 $78.70 $776 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,102 —
1485–1690 1573 75-80% 8 77.00–85.50 $81.31 $1,279 -3.80
1500–1725 1643 75-80% 3 86.00–89.00 $87.57 $1,439 +12.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1635 1405 5 86.00–94.50 $89.78 $1,261 —
1165–1975 1530 5 106.00–111.00 $108.12 $1,654 —
1155–2260 1744 8 95.50–105.50 $99.57 $1,737 +0.80

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1241 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,230.00 $1,186.23
1235–1250 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,135.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–885 830 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 685.00 $685.00

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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
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 790.00 $790.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1185 1168 2 85.00–87.00 $86.01 $1,005 —

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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.