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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 28, 2022

1,900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.13/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 577 lb · 143 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.71/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 762 lb · 143 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.90/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 530 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,900 3,051 1,749
Feeder cattle 1,600 2,716 1,557
Slaughter cattle 250 270 120
Replacement cattle 50 65 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 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
227–245 232 4 189.00–210.00 $199.53 $463 -10.47
240 fancy 240 1 217.50 $217.50 $522 —
312–330 321 7 200.00–211.00 $204.23 $656 +9.23
330 fancy 330 3 220.00 $220.00 $726 +4.66
350–390 363 3 197.00–207.50 $201.33 $731 +5.02
410–423 fancy 419 18 200.50–212.50 $203.67 $853 +4.57
410–442 431 5 184.00–195.00 $191.44 $825 +2.83
453 fancy 453 9 205.00 $205.00 $929 -5.00
451–498 476 35 182.00–191.00 $187.38 $892 -0.17
500–541 524 34 172.00–189.00 $183.25 $960 +3.39
504–545 value added 533 76 190.00–194.00 $192.87 $1,028 +1.11
560–565 value added 561 20 192.00–195.00 $194.50 $1,091 +0.50
550–595 571 68 170.00–189.00 $185.18 $1,057 +8.49
590 unweaned 590 4 153.00 $153.00 $903 —
612–633 value added 622 25 180.00–191.00 $188.12 $1,170 +8.18
605–648 640 35 161.00–175.00 $168.88 $1,081 +1.50
665–680 674 8 164.00–170.50 $166.60 $1,123 -3.36
700–717 713 29 154.00–159.50 $158.68 $1,131 +6.55
738 value added 738 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,218 +3.50
750–782 770 27 146.00–155.50 $152.20 $1,172 +1.01
820–836 value added 831 21 151.00–155.50 $154.30 $1,282 +4.98
850 850 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,224 +0.52
867–877 value added 872 22 145.00 $145.00 $1,264 -7.46
1064 1064 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 410 4 145.00–178.00 $168.07 $689 -11.93
450–482 472 4 172.00–177.00 $175.23 $827 +6.56
525 525 2 166.00 $166.00 $872 +3.00
550 550 1 161.00 $161.00 $886 -2.49
670–695 678 3 130.00–159.00 $139.90 $949 —
777 777 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,002 -11.99
805 805 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 —
855 855 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,146 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 4 200.00 $200.00 $520 -3.00
260–295 276 4 170.00–185.00 $175.58 $485 —
320 320 1 183.00 $183.00 $586 +14.78
365–390 385 8 169.00–176.00 $175.03 $674 +4.16
415–434 429 16 160.00–171.00 $164.58 $706 +0.62
418–446 fancy 430 12 176.00–180.00 $177.73 $764 -0.94
466–495 480 20 155.00–165.00 $162.39 $779 -2.90
500–548 525 57 145.00–165.00 $158.46 $832 -1.51
551–597 576 134 145.00–161.00 $157.86 $909 +0.32
598 value added 598 9 178.00 $178.00 $1,064 —
600–630 value added 624 42 153.00–158.00 $157.38 $982 +4.58
613–643 631 10 143.00–151.00 $146.15 $922 +1.61
660–687 680 23 135.00–144.00 $141.55 $963 -1.53
706–725 715 6 130.00–140.50 $135.53 $969 -1.57
703–745 value added 729 45 141.50–148.25 $147.10 $1,072 -0.29
750–764 758 15 126.00–138.50 $134.83 $1,022 +0.78
762 value added 762 128 144.75 $144.75 $1,103 +3.30
815 815 7 128.00–134.50 $133.57 $1,089 -4.57
852–898 880 5 123.00–127.00 $124.55 $1,096 —
987 987 7 123.50 $123.50 $1,219 —
1095 1095 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 437 3 150.00–157.00 $153.29 $670 +1.78
450–495 468 6 140.00–153.00 $148.62 $696 +10.21
545 545 1 144.00 $144.00 $785 -0.07
565 565 2 140.00–143.00 $141.50 $799 -8.12
605–640 627 3 110.00–132.00 $123.93 $777 -4.20
661–685 669 9 118.00–133.00 $129.37 $865 +3.99
775 775 1 121.00 $121.00 $938 —
810–845 828 2 90.00–116.00 $102.73 $851 -3.77
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 166.00 $166.00 $681 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 177.50 $177.50 $595 -7.50
365–380 373 2 175.00–182.50 $178.67 $666 -10.53
403 fancy 403 3 204.00 $204.00 $822 +6.72
425–430 428 2 165.00–172.00 $168.48 $721 -2.97
470–495 481 7 170.00–185.00 $179.84 $865 -4.08
505 fancy 505 1 185.00 $185.00 $934 +1.99
505–545 521 6 160.00–169.00 $163.94 $854 -10.04
555 fancy 555 1 179.00 $179.00 $993 —
552–575 561 7 154.00–169.00 $163.04 $915 -10.63
605–642 628 13 133.00–174.00 $163.57 $1,027 +8.99
657–695 671 7 135.00–163.00 $150.67 $1,011 +0.59
710–730 720 2 147.00–150.00 $148.48 $1,069 +10.48
757–785 771 5 130.00–149.00 $139.97 $1,079 +2.83
810–836 827 5 117.50–134.00 $128.99 $1,067 -0.01
870–880 875 2 126.00–132.00 $128.98 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 -23.55
595 595 1 137.50 $137.50 $818 -16.46
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1405 1161 80-85% 32 71.00–84.50 $78.22 $908 —
980–1355 1204 80-85% 38 85.00–100.00 $89.25 $1,075 +2.05
1150–1265 1225 80-85% 4 67.00–69.50 $68.66 $841 -18.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1720 1462 75-80% 6 74.00–75.00 $74.75 $1,093 —
1340–1825 1475 75-80% 26 85.00–99.50 $90.92 $1,341 —
1365–1765 1502 75-80% 16 76.00–84.50 $79.49 $1,194 -11.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–875 863 85-90% 2 50.00–53.00 $51.52 $445 —
925–1030 964 85-90% 8 64.00–68.50 $66.09 $637 —
960–1075 1018 85-90% 2 73.00–77.00 $75.11 $765 -1.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1440 1430 2 85.00–93.00 $89.03 $1,273 —
1555–1990 1734 12 118.50–141.50 $128.16 $2,222 —
1570–2075 1816 4 107.00–115.00 $110.65 $2,009 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
935–1340 1114 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 750.00–1,125.00 $935.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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
1100–1200 1144 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,245.00–1,550.00 $1,486.17 +36.17
1050–1300 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,375.00 $1,240.96 -445.88
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.