Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 31, 2022

2,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Paris Stockyards report →

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.34/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 633 lb · 209 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.82/cwt +5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 570 lb · 121 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.84/cwt -5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 681 lb · 116 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,035	1,812	1,544
Feeder cattle	1,715	1,537	1,377
Slaughter cattle	245	210	142
Replacement cattle	75	65	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 lower; over 500 lbs steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower on lower quality offering, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. 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.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–341	335	8	190.00–206.00	$203.55	$682	+13.08
350–397	386	16	194.00–198.00	$195.22	$754	+0.33
400–436	418	22	170.00–187.50	$182.30	$762	-8.99
417–427 fancy	424	21	190.00–200.00	$193.62	$821	-2.79
450–483	465	11	162.00–175.00	$168.03	$781	-17.96
481–493 fancy	484	17	191.50–193.00	$191.86	$929	-3.14
513 value added	513	33	191.75	$191.75	$984	+4.00
500–548	531	61	163.00–179.00	$172.93	$918	-3.33
557–591	574	16	161.00–177.00	$167.84	$963	-8.19
575–585 fancy	579	12	185.00–187.00	$185.51	$1,074	—
613–639 value added	633	179	170.00–178.50	$173.46	$1,098	-9.33
600–641	634	30	145.00–162.50	$151.69	$962	-15.70
656–690	675	22	144.00–167.00	$157.53	$1,063	-3.47
695 unweaned	695	1	142.00	$142.00	$987	—
710–735	729	7	140.00–148.00	$143.25	$1,044	-4.52
712–734 value added	731	50	152.00–157.00	$155.86	$1,139	+2.55
750–795	791	15	134.00–146.00	$144.91	$1,146	+3.05
830	830	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,087	-2.95
850–858	851	20	138.50–140.00	$139.77	$1,189	+7.77
913–925	915	5	132.00–137.00	$135.99	$1,244	+11.25
1096	1096	4	127.00	$127.00	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	170.00	$170.00	$604	+10.00
410–426	422	4	160.00	$160.00	$675	—
455–495	474	4	145.00–160.00	$154.86	$734	-8.85
500–525	510	3	149.00–151.00	$150.00	$765	+2.00
572–597	579	7	140.00–154.00	$149.88	$868	-0.12
630	630	1	140.00	$140.00	$882	+1.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575	1575	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,016	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	-5.00
305–345	328	5	160.00–170.00	$164.77	$540	-5.01
361–396	374	17	159.00–176.00	$169.00	$632	-1.94
405–445	429	65	149.00–176.50	$163.06	$700	-11.89
451–495	460	45	146.00–168.00	$161.01	$741	-7.17
502–535	518	21	139.00–158.00	$149.92	$777	-0.48
518 value added	518	59	163.50	$163.50	$847	-2.72
553–562 value added	556	16	164.00–170.00	$165.90	$922	—
551–596	572	105	135.00–156.50	$148.52	$850	+3.04
600–618 value added	616	30	147.00–150.75	$150.33	$926	+3.07
605–640	626	21	128.00–145.00	$137.61	$861	-2.60
651–697	668	45	132.50–142.00	$136.69	$913	+2.42
690 value added	690	71	145.10	$145.10	$1,001	-2.95
735	735	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,000	+3.13
769–775	771	8	131.00–133.50	$132.56	$1,022	+5.65
835	835	8	134.00–137.00	$136.63	$1,141	+11.88
850	850	2	133.00	$133.00	$1,130	—
920	920	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	154.00	$154.00	$585	-1.03
400	400	1	140.00	$140.00	$560	-6.30
475	475	1	140.00	$140.00	$665	-6.80
510–520	515	2	130.00–141.00	$135.45	$698	—
604	604	5	111.00	$111.00	$670	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235 fancy	235	2	220.00	$220.00	$517	—
275–280	278	2	160.00–195.00	$177.34	$493	—
330	330	1	181.00	$181.00	$597	+12.98
355–365	364	7	157.50–186.00	$182.02	$663	+6.85
381 fancy	381	3	200.00	$200.00	$762	-2.50
412–440 fancy	421	3	194.00–200.00	$197.91	$833	+5.37
420–440	436	7	157.50–185.00	$167.69	$731	-16.06
460–495	473	4	155.00–164.00	$157.52	$745	-20.23
500–545	534	16	161.00–165.00	$162.54	$868	-5.32
557–585	569	9	155.00–165.00	$158.75	$903	-0.63
648	648	3	148.50	$148.50	$962	—
650–684	681	11	143.00–149.00	$143.52	$977	-8.22
715	715	1	138.00	$138.00	$987	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	145.00	$145.00	$645	—
460–495	477	3	142.50–147.00	$145.21	$693	+22.71
570–595	583	2	130.00–137.50	$133.67	$779	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	80-85%	1	69.00	$69.00	$635	—
960–1385	1209	80-85%	30	85.00–101.00	$89.52	$1,082	-4.96
980–1395	1214	80-85%	33	72.00–84.00	$79.33	$963	-15.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1710	1474	75-80%	26	85.00–104.00	$90.85	$1,339	—
1335–1705	1531	75-80%	10	75.00–84.50	$79.90	$1,223	-8.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–985	962	85-90%	3	57.00–64.50	$61.43	$591	+2.30
940–1045	987	85-90%	3	76.00–83.50	$80.77	$797	+21.64
895–1140	1011	85-90%	5	65.00–74.50	$70.23	$710	-5.26

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1575	1432	3	89.00–93.00	$91.38	$1,309	+3.27
1280–2035	1671	7	97.00–112.50	$103.99	$1,738	—
1440–2050	1814	11	115.50–137.50	$120.89	$2,193	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1185	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	710.00–760.00	$734.30
1150–1200	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$924.47
1050–1260	1182	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	970.00–1,300.00	$1,168.37
1085–1475	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	930.00–1,190.00	$1,031.30
1331	1331	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,150.00	$1,150.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,480.00	$1,480.00	—
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	-262.50
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1000–1150	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,170.00–1,325.00	$1,248.57	—
1000–1455	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,090.00–1,460.00	$1,260.29	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,410.00	$1,410.00	-237.38
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	8	140.00	$140.00	$577	—

↑ Back to top

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.