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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 7, 2022

1,620 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.72/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 571 lb · 243 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.27/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 871 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.34/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 567 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,620 2,035 2,183
Feeder cattle 1,386 1,715 1,972
Slaughter cattle 184 245 131
Replacement cattle 50 75 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to 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
285–295 288 3 190.00–207.50 $195.97 $564 —
306 fancy 306 3 215.00 $215.00 $658 —
315–345 325 13 190.00–195.00 $192.08 $624 -11.47
350–375 364 7 187.50–200.00 $194.41 $708 -0.81
404–435 411 20 183.00–198.00 $192.15 $790 +9.85
453–485 465 19 181.00–196.00 $190.95 $888 +22.92
500–533 value added 522 9 180.00–183.00 $182.26 $951 -9.49
505–545 523 34 160.00–176.50 $172.09 $900 -0.84
551–580 value added 563 38 180.00–187.00 $184.36 $1,038 —
550–590 572 29 160.00–172.50 $165.84 $949 -2.00
602–648 624 21 155.00–166.00 $161.51 $1,008 +9.82
615–647 value added 645 14 170.00–174.00 $170.27 $1,098 -3.19
650–680 664 23 142.00–159.50 $153.09 $1,017 -4.44
657–692 value added 677 36 165.50–167.00 $166.27 $1,126 —
706–742 723 19 140.00–155.00 $150.64 $1,089 +7.39
759–775 761 18 135.00–145.00 $136.46 $1,038 -8.45
755–785 value added 763 21 150.00–154.00 $150.59 $1,149 —
807–837 833 32 142.00–144.50 $144.32 $1,202 +13.32
869 value added 869 60 146.50 $146.50 $1,273 —
882 882 13 134.00 $134.00 $1,182 -5.77
920 920 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,205 -4.99
942 value added 942 45 138.50 $138.50 $1,305 —
1030 1030 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,236 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 167.50 $167.50 $452 —
340–345 341 4 170.00–174.00 $172.99 $590 —
425–448 443 7 170.00–178.00 $175.17 $776 +15.17
475 475 1 178.00 $178.00 $846 +23.14
545 545 1 151.00 $151.00 $823 +1.00
555–590 573 2 151.00–158.00 $154.39 $885 +4.51
602–642 619 7 141.00–146.00 $144.27 $893 +4.27
660 660 1 142.00 $142.00 $937 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 21 161.00–172.50 $169.19 $558 +4.42
350–396 390 22 160.00–174.00 $169.12 $660 +0.12
403–440 425 47 157.00–168.50 $163.17 $693 +0.11
445 fancy 445 9 173.50 $173.50 $772 —
451–495 477 63 153.00–169.00 $161.07 $768 +0.06
500–546 528 28 142.00–158.00 $153.16 $809 +3.24
503–543 value added 528 22 160.00–164.00 $160.69 $848 -2.81
550–565 value added 564 96 162.00–163.60 $163.50 $922 -2.40
550–599 576 147 141.00–154.50 $152.29 $877 +3.77
605–641 628 31 135.00–147.00 $144.63 $908 +7.02
655–660 value added 656 22 148.00 $148.00 $971 +2.90
650–684 675 14 130.00–137.50 $135.02 $911 -1.67
700–740 715 36 125.00–134.00 $132.99 $951 -3.01
755–795 775 9 122.00–136.50 $131.69 $1,021 -0.87
803–837 822 19 125.50–131.00 $127.62 $1,049 -9.01
895 895 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,083 —
935 935 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,085 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 156.00 $156.00 $515 —
372–380 374 6 150.00–155.00 $153.16 $573 -0.84
405–447 431 5 146.00–151.00 $148.69 $641 +8.69
450 450 2 141.00–146.00 $143.50 $646 +3.50
530 530 6 137.50 $137.50 $729 +2.05
555–590 567 5 133.00–139.00 $135.43 $768 —
600–630 614 4 128.00–131.00 $129.75 $797 +18.75
680–687 681 10 120.50–124.00 $121.21 $825 —
790 790 1 118.00 $118.00 $932 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1290 1201 4 100.00–105.00 $101.80 $1,223 —
1345 1345 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,466 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 202.50 $202.50 $446 —
305–345 318 5 180.00–197.50 $191.01 $607 +10.01
350–355 351 6 188.00–203.00 $200.47 $704 +18.45
405–448 434 11 180.00–195.00 $190.07 $825 +22.38
450–490 471 8 171.00–183.00 $176.90 $833 +19.38
500–543 531 13 160.00–167.00 $162.34 $862 -0.20
559–595 567 9 154.00–166.00 $164.02 $930 +5.27
605–630 624 10 140.00–157.50 $148.95 $929 +0.45
655–695 683 4 135.00–145.00 $141.33 $965 -2.19
700 700 3 133.00–142.00 $139.00 $973 +1.00
795–797 796 3 124.50–130.00 $126.33 $1,006 —
956 956 10 112.00 $112.00 $1,071 —
1090 1090 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 170.00 $170.00 $416 —
280 280 1 177.50 $177.50 $497 —
320 320 1 171.00 $171.00 $547 —
420 420 2 176.00–177.00 $176.50 $741 +31.50
472 472 2 139.00 $139.00 $656 -6.21
547 547 2 139.00 $139.00 $760 —
560 560 1 141.00 $141.00 $790 +7.33
662 662 2 130.00 $130.00 $861 —
722 722 2 129.00 $129.00 $931 —
890 890 1 96.00 $96.00 $854 —
965 965 1 102.00 $102.00 $984 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1335 1188 80-85% 14 71.50–79.50 $76.93 $914 —
1045–1450 1220 80-85% 32 80.00–89.00 $84.53 $1,031 +5.20
1140–1375 1256 80-85% 8 91.50–99.00 $94.16 $1,183 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1025 888 85-90% 6 66.50–71.50 $69.94 $621 —
680–1110 894 85-90% 19 72.00–80.00 $75.55 $675 —
740–1020 933 85-90% 8 82.50–90.00 $84.47 $788 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1645 1548 75-80% 4 91.00–96.50 $93.45 $1,447 +13.55
1465–1825 1601 75-80% 9 84.50–89.50 $86.20 $1,380 —
1745 1745 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,379 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1885 1498 9 102.00–109.50 $106.08 $1,589 —
1315–2090 1677 10 110.00–119.50 $114.12 $1,914 +10.13
1730–1915 1823 2 123.00–127.50 $125.36 $2,285 +4.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1325 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–1,200.00 $1,039.81
1020–1455 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–1,230.00 $992.08

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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
1105–1580 1321 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,125.00–1,450.00 $1,321.17 -88.83

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 120.00 $120.00 $534 -20.00

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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.