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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 24, 2022

1,812 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.11/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 667 lb · 175 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.48/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 725 lb · 120 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.44/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 478 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,812 2,228 2,099
Feeder cattle 1,537 1,996 1,964
Slaughter cattle 210 167 120
Replacement cattle 65 65 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 higher. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 197.50 $197.50 $434 —
275 275 1 198.00 $198.00 $544 -2.00
300–340 320 2 190.00–191.00 $190.47 $610 -5.45
350–397 382 17 185.00–205.00 $194.89 $744 +1.24
402–447 415 21 176.00–193.00 $191.29 $794 +4.88
425–446 fancy 433 26 194.00–204.00 $196.41 $850 -3.52
450–496 473 58 180.00–192.00 $185.99 $880 +0.89
487 fancy 487 36 195.00 $195.00 $950 —
505–545 522 21 166.00–199.00 $176.26 $920 -2.21
510–541 value added 532 9 187.00–192.00 $187.75 $999 -7.46
556–591 value added 568 12 186.00–193.00 $190.45 $1,082 —
550–590 572 21 162.00–185.00 $176.03 $1,007 +9.78
618–622 value added 619 14 179.00–186.00 $182.79 $1,131 —
610–645 626 18 160.00–171.00 $167.39 $1,048 +3.16
650–699 667 75 151.00–172.50 $161.00 $1,074 +10.91
711–730 value added 718 37 152.50–154.75 $153.31 $1,101 —
700–733 728 83 140.00–151.00 $147.77 $1,076 +2.82
756–780 763 13 133.00–149.00 $141.86 $1,082 -1.19
800–840 813 3 131.00–136.00 $133.95 $1,089 -1.32
805–820 value added 818 65 142.50–148.90 $147.90 $1,210 —
867 867 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,144 -1.00
911–945 920 4 124.00–125.00 $124.74 $1,148 -9.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 165.00 $165.00 $454 —
305 305 2 167.50–175.00 $171.25 $522 —
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 -8.40
475–482 480 3 155.00–168.00 $163.71 $786 -4.29
545 545 1 148.00 $148.00 $807 +0.15
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 +5.95
645 645 1 139.00 $139.00 $897 +1.17
672–685 676 3 140.00 $140.00 $946 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 175.00 $175.00 $499 +2.11
317–345 326 25 166.00–182.00 $169.78 $553 —
352–392 377 25 163.00–177.00 $170.94 $644 +0.99
400–445 427 49 160.00–180.00 $174.95 $747 +3.99
455–495 476 24 154.00–181.00 $168.18 $801 +1.45
500–538 value added 512 21 163.00–168.00 $166.22 $851 +0.09
512–546 533 27 140.00–161.00 $150.40 $802 -4.24
550–598 583 28 140.50–152.00 $145.48 $848 -10.75
600–645 611 17 129.00–145.00 $140.21 $857 -4.98
611–636 value added 627 34 146.00–148.75 $147.26 $923 -8.67
653–670 value added 667 163 146.00–148.30 $148.05 $987 -3.80
653–690 668 12 128.00–138.00 $134.27 $897 -6.47
707–747 725 25 126.00–135.25 $132.87 $963 -1.17
750–798 786 4 125.00–133.00 $126.91 $998 -1.48
800–835 812 6 117.00–128.00 $124.75 $1,013 -0.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 150.00 $150.00 $300 —
260 260 1 142.50 $142.50 $370 —
360–375 368 11 142.00–157.00 $155.03 $571 +11.21
405–445 429 4 143.00–148.00 $146.30 $628 -1.20
460–485 475 6 128.00–151.00 $146.80 $697 -2.55
565–585 571 6 125.00–137.00 $130.35 $744 +2.38
660–695 682 3 116.00–126.00 $120.73 $823 -5.61
745 745 1 118.00 $118.00 $879 —
760–780 770 2 117.00–119.00 $118.01 $909 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 165.00–171.00 $168.02 $568 -14.98
360 fancy 360 1 202.50 $202.50 $729 —
350–395 375 3 162.00–188.00 $175.17 $657 -10.46
410–435 fancy 423 2 191.00–194.00 $192.54 $814 +0.04
420–443 432 10 165.00–187.00 $183.75 $794 +8.90
450–490 468 12 166.00–186.00 $177.75 $832 -4.33
500–530 518 3 157.00–175.00 $167.86 $870 -4.76
557–596 575 8 155.00–165.00 $159.38 $916 -1.06
600–635 612 3 149.00–165.00 $159.46 $976 +4.24
650–656 655 4 151.00–154.00 $151.74 $994 +9.22
755 755 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,042 —
815 815 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,019 —
895 895 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 122.50 $122.50 $576 -7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1185 1083 80-85% 6 68.00–79.50 $77.14 $835 —
1105–1395 1227 80-85% 15 90.50–104.50 $94.48 $1,159 +21.14
990–1490 1236 80-85% 21 80.00–90.00 $86.61 $1,070 +13.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1650 1508 75-80% 2 60.00–78.50 $68.38 $1,031 -29.64
1350–1850 1513 75-80% 28 91.50–108.00 $97.47 $1,475 -0.55
1355–2025 1538 75-80% 8 83.00–90.00 $88.37 $1,359 -9.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1040 981 85-90% 4 50.00–65.00 $59.13 $580 -23.66
830–1150 998 85-90% 3 80.50–89.00 $85.80 $856 +3.01
850–1195 1023 85-90% 2 73.00–79.00 $75.49 $772 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1685 1423 2 87.50–89.00 $88.11 $1,254 —
1205–1995 1611 8 97.00–118.50 $111.09 $1,790 —
1385–2285 1793 10 120.00–140.50 $131.38 $2,356 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,130

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
940–1455 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,160.00–1,200.00 $1,182.17
1125–1523 1334 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 1,050.00–1,550.00 $1,392.42
1170–1480 1382 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 1,525.00–1,700.00 $1,623.52

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
891 891 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00
938 938 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00 $1,500.00
960 960 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
950–1050 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,525.00–2,000.00 $1,762.50 —
1000–1265 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00–1,825.00 $1,671.41 —
1225–1400 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,475.00–1,900.00 $1,745.45 —
1200–1450 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,520.00–1,750.00 $1,647.38 —
1350–1625 1496 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,950.00–1,975.00 $1,957.66 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 104.00 $104.00 $322 —
751–752 752 8 110.00–117.00 $114.38 $860 —
862 862 5 113.50 $113.50 $978 —

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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.