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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 14, 2022

1,786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.91/cwt +10.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 780 lb · 190 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.74/cwt +9.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 758 lb · 89 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.42/cwt +5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 656 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,786 1,620 2,102
Feeder cattle 1,574 1,386 1,886
Slaughter cattle 172 184 179
Replacement cattle 40 50 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
210 210 3 200.00 $200.00 $420 —
270 270 1 192.50 $192.50 $520 -3.47
315–335 321 7 180.00–200.00 $191.66 $615 -0.42
340–345 fancy 343 2 210.00–220.00 $215.04 $738 —
370–390 383 5 180.00–207.00 $190.38 $729 -4.03
400–445 426 12 184.00–197.50 $192.19 $819 +0.04
425–437 fancy 434 9 200.00–212.50 $202.72 $880 —
455 fancy 455 1 200.00 $200.00 $910 —
456–495 485 30 184.00–197.00 $187.69 $910 -3.26
500–545 518 17 166.00–186.00 $177.95 $922 +5.86
517–533 value added 531 16 190.50–200.00 $191.66 $1,018 +9.40
550–590 580 67 160.00–184.00 $177.23 $1,028 +11.39
602–626 value added 611 13 180.00–185.00 $181.97 $1,112 +11.70
600–647 626 47 151.00–174.00 $166.10 $1,040 +4.59
656–688 670 47 144.00–169.00 $161.01 $1,079 +7.92
712–736 value added 727 61 161.00–163.00 $161.41 $1,173 —
728 728 5 153.50 $153.50 $1,117 +2.86
765–793 value added 780 119 156.50–157.40 $156.92 $1,224 +6.33
760–791 781 71 140.00–154.50 $151.53 $1,183 +15.07
818 value added 818 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,235 —
835–838 836 10 137.00–145.00 $139.41 $1,165 -4.91
857 value added 857 60 150.75 $150.75 $1,292 +4.25
860–893 877 6 133.50–136.00 $134.73 $1,182 +0.73
925 925 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,138 -8.00
1025 1025 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,199 -3.00
1145 1145 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 151.00 $151.00 $453 —
450–495 470 3 175.00–178.00 $175.99 $827 -2.01
510–547 535 3 140.00–144.00 $142.73 $764 -8.27
595 595 1 138.00 $138.00 $821 -16.39
620 620 1 143.00 $143.00 $887 -1.27
675 675 1 145.00 $145.00 $979 +3.00
720 720 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,001 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,024 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 292 3 182.50–185.00 $184.16 $538 —
330 330 2 165.00–175.00 $170.00 $561 +0.81
350–375 361 7 162.50–176.00 $172.19 $622 +3.07
363–395 fancy 382 10 177.50–184.50 $183.21 $700 —
400–436 426 8 167.00–171.00 $169.67 $723 +6.50
415–445 fancy 426 8 175.00–187.50 $178.52 $760 +5.02
455–480 fancy 466 8 173.00–181.00 $179.51 $837 —
452–498 483 24 153.00–171.00 $160.08 $773 -0.99
511–531 fancy 520 8 166.00–170.00 $168.35 $875 —
500–547 522 22 145.00–164.00 $155.36 $811 +2.20
564 fancy 564 15 169.00 $169.00 $953 —
560–588 580 43 142.00–163.50 $154.52 $896 +2.23
607–637 value added 615 16 148.00–158.50 $155.65 $957 —
613–646 635 21 135.50–143.00 $138.13 $877 -6.50
656 value added 656 77 148.50 $148.50 $974 +0.50
665 665 1 142.00 $142.00 $944 +6.98
705–728 723 32 125.50–138.00 $134.24 $971 +1.25
758 value added 758 67 141.75 $141.75 $1,074 —
750–760 759 22 137.00–137.75 $137.68 $1,045 +5.99
828 828 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,060 +0.38
890 value added 890 62 131.90 $131.90 $1,174 —
927 927 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,048 -3.00
965 965 4 119.00 $119.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 142.50 $142.50 $342 —
265 265 1 122.50 $122.50 $325 —
370–386 382 4 145.00–152.00 $150.30 $574 -2.86
425 425 2 137.00 $137.00 $582 -11.69
452 452 2 143.00 $143.00 $646 -0.50
555–590 569 5 130.00–139.00 $134.28 $764 -1.15
668 668 3 129.00 $129.00 $862 +7.79
702 702 2 112.50 $112.50 $790 —
790 790 1 112.00 $112.00 $885 -6.00
880 880 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,003 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 192.50–195.00 $193.73 $746 -6.74
420 fancy 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 —
457–487 fancy 472 4 189.00–199.00 $193.84 $915 —
463–495 475 5 178.00–184.00 $180.08 $855 +3.18
505 fancy 505 1 181.00 $181.00 $914 —
542–548 546 6 166.00–169.50 $168.34 $919 +6.00
555–562 fancy 560 3 170.00–176.50 $174.35 $976 —
555–585 570 2 157.00–161.00 $159.05 $907 -4.97
600–640 610 12 142.50–163.00 $154.49 $942 +5.54
692–695 693 3 142.00–143.00 $142.67 $989 +1.34
810 810 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 157.50 $157.50 $504 -13.50
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 —
650 650 1 132.00 $132.00 $858 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1335 1335 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1395 1163 80-85% 36 76.50–87.00 $82.41 $958 +5.48
930–1365 1169 80-85% 11 88.00–104.00 $92.77 $1,084 +15.84
1025–1315 1178 80-85% 21 65.00–76.00 $72.14 $850 -4.79
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1435 1403 75-80% 4 89.00–99.00 $93.06 $1,306 —
1350–1535 1419 75-80% 8 81.00–88.50 $84.86 $1,204 —
1345–1755 1545 75-80% 3 72.00–78.00 $75.44 $1,166 -18.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1180 959 85-90% 4 53.00–67.00 $59.86 $574 —
875–1075 975 85-90% 2 77.00–77.50 $77.28 $753 —
970–1115 1051 85-90% 5 68.50–75.00 $72.45 $761 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1320 1303 2 91.00–94.00 $92.48 $1,205 —
1335–2175 1753 18 101.00–115.00 $110.14 $1,931 —
1450–2055 1832 5 117.50–131.00 $124.04 $2,272 -1.32

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
825–1415 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 680.00–1,190.00 $1,033.64
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–880 802 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–975.00 $882.85

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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
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
950–1200 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,375.00 $1,250.76 —
1150–1200 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,525.00 $1,414.89 —
1200–1250 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,529.51 —
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 23 133.00 $133.00 $782 —
645 645 5 128.00 $128.00 $826 —
690 690 1 90.00 $90.00 $621 —
797 value added 797 72 127.00 $127.00 $1,012 —

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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.