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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 5, 2022

1,867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.57/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 582 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.62/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 525 lb · 78 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.92/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 778 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,867 1,900 1,011
Feeder cattle 1,548 1,600 761
Slaughter cattle 175 250 152
Replacement cattle 144 50 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 3 200.00–212.50 $204.29 $466 +4.76
310–322 318 3 190.00–210.00 $203.50 $647 -0.73
312–325 fancy 319 4 220.00–225.00 $222.45 $710 +2.45
350–385 fancy 370 6 213.00–220.00 $216.10 $800 —
350–396 375 13 190.00–212.50 $203.36 $763 +2.03
410–432 fancy 419 14 209.00–215.00 $211.10 $885 +7.43
400–446 430 15 190.00–207.00 $198.14 $852 +6.70
450–478 467 13 190.00–202.50 $199.35 $931 +11.97
485–495 fancy 488 3 208.00–210.00 $209.34 $1,022 +4.34
507–540 value added 521 14 194.00–210.00 $199.95 $1,042 +7.08
500–546 524 34 170.00–191.00 $187.35 $982 +4.10
550–574 value added 573 27 196.00–206.50 $204.96 $1,174 +10.46
555–598 582 20 171.00–193.00 $184.41 $1,073 -0.77
605–645 612 21 160.00–174.00 $170.86 $1,046 +1.98
640 value added 640 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,184 -3.12
650–695 667 69 156.00–175.00 $165.11 $1,101 -1.49
702–727 value added 704 22 165.00–167.25 $167.04 $1,176 +2.04
701–744 730 26 147.50–162.50 $152.52 $1,113 -6.16
750–792 778 78 150.00–155.50 $154.92 $1,205 +2.72
804–825 812 10 135.00–141.00 $136.52 $1,109 —
803–838 value added 816 14 148.00 $148.00 $1,208 -6.30
900 900 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,224 —
952–990 954 20 129.00–136.00 $135.64 $1,294 —
1045 1045 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 182.00 $182.00 $801 +13.93
540 540 1 163.00 $163.00 $880 -3.00
581–597 590 7 163.00–165.00 $164.16 $969 —
632 632 4 150.00 $150.00 $948 —
660–685 665 12 150.00–156.00 $154.99 $1,031 +15.09
740 740 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,051 —
771 771 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,079 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 190.00 $190.00 $466 —
245 fancy 245 1 200.00 $200.00 $490 —
280–290 285 2 177.50–180.00 $178.73 $509 +3.15
282–295 fancy 289 2 192.50–202.50 $197.39 $570 -2.61
310 fancy 310 2 200.00 $200.00 $620 —
305–318 315 6 175.00–181.00 $179.33 $565 -3.67
355–385 368 6 167.00–185.00 $177.77 $654 +2.74
365–378 fancy 372 12 185.00–192.50 $188.95 $703 —
402–445 423 7 171.00–182.00 $175.48 $742 +10.90
415–445 fancy 433 20 180.00–189.00 $182.92 $792 +5.19
462–471 fancy 470 15 182.50–186.50 $185.98 $874 —
453–495 471 28 160.00–179.00 $168.09 $792 +5.70
500–515 value added 510 11 168.00–171.00 $168.89 $861 —
500–548 528 67 155.00–166.50 $162.75 $859 +4.29
550–597 578 66 153.50–162.50 $158.27 $915 +0.41
589 value added 589 31 168.60 $168.60 $993 -9.40
609–615 value added 611 25 159.00–160.75 $160.08 $978 +2.70
601–639 618 16 143.00–157.00 $150.05 $927 +3.90
662–697 668 21 139.00–153.00 $150.65 $1,006 +9.10
708 value added 708 16 146.50 $146.50 $1,037 -0.60
720–728 722 15 134.00 $134.00 $967 -1.53
751 value added 751 39 147.00 $147.00 $1,104 +2.25
773 773 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,028 -1.83
808–825 value added 808 69 140.00 $140.00 $1,131 —
845 845 3 123.00–128.00 $126.33 $1,067 -7.24
893 value added 893 43 134.00 $134.00 $1,197 —
940 940 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 471 4 145.00–160.00 $152.62 $719 +4.00
505–523 519 4 140.00–150.00 $142.43 $739 -1.57
555–590 579 7 130.00–146.00 $141.51 $819 +0.01
635 635 1 132.00 $132.00 $838 +8.07
660–695 681 7 120.00–138.00 $123.31 $840 -6.06
800 800 1 107.00 $107.00 $856 +4.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 272 3 190.00–192.50 $190.87 $519 —
323–342 331 5 191.00–195.00 $192.66 $638 +15.16
340 fancy 340 1 220.00 $220.00 $748 —
355–385 fancy 370 2 202.50–205.00 $203.80 $754 —
360–395 383 3 196.00–197.50 $196.47 $752 +17.80
400–442 fancy 427 20 196.00–210.00 $202.76 $866 -1.24
415–445 430 2 181.00–185.00 $183.07 $787 +14.59
475–480 fancy 478 2 197.50 $197.50 $944 —
460–492 482 7 169.00–182.00 $177.00 $853 -2.84
515–545 fancy 536 7 182.00–189.00 $184.37 $988 -0.63
500–548 537 16 170.00–180.00 $174.01 $934 +10.07
550–565 fancy 562 7 191.00–193.00 $192.44 $1,082 +13.44
550–590 582 11 160.00–180.00 $164.99 $960 +1.95
603–647 616 18 135.00–167.00 $156.17 $962 -7.40
650–693 680 8 146.00–153.00 $148.43 $1,009 -2.24
730 730 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,037 -6.48
750–780 770 3 131.00–143.00 $139.10 $1,071 -0.87
803–833 816 10 125.00–136.00 $129.22 $1,054 +0.23
895 895 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,029 -13.98
955 955 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,079 —
1045 1045 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,003 —
1050 1050 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576–590 580 6 147.00–156.00 $151.50 $879 +14.00
670 670 1 131.00 $131.00 $878 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1210 1170 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 1,375.00–1,475.00 $1,440.53 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1295 1119 80-85% 5 65.00–69.50 $67.29 $753 —
945–1295 1149 80-85% 16 85.00–93.50 $87.69 $1,008 —
935–1375 1151 80-85% 27 72.00–84.50 $79.81 $919 +1.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1760 1487 75-80% 10 85.00–92.00 $87.67 $1,304 -3.25
1330–1780 1505 75-80% 11 76.00–83.50 $80.17 $1,207 +0.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1080 1047 85-90% 3 74.00–79.50 $77.08 $807 +1.97
935–1250 1069 85-90% 4 65.00–71.00 $68.71 $735 —
950–1220 1073 85-90% 3 45.00–58.00 $53.79 $577 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,344 +4.97
1445–1790 1641 5 102.00–115.50 $112.09 $1,839 —
1675–1885 1792 5 120.00–135.00 $127.50 $2,285 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185–1511 1337 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 25 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,271.26
1105–1555 1346 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 850.00–1,225.00 $1,147.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
881–1005 912 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,125.00–1,225.00 $1,197.45
1090–1355 1184 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,410.00–1,650.00 $1,566.83

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 +159.04
1100–1350 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 19 1,200.00–1,510.00 $1,373.10 —
1025–1325 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 1,210.00–1,600.00 $1,423.28 —
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 67.00 $67.00 $397 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 2 56.00 $56.00 $301 —
772 772 6 62.00 $62.00 $479 —

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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.