Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 9, 2022

2,074 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.70/cwt ≈ $1,454/hd at 928 lb · 401 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $1,393/hd at 995 lb · 115 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.04/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 673 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,074	875	1,273
Feeder cattle	1,804	648	1,067
Slaughter cattle	181	172	160
Replacement cattle	89	55	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 lower. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	192.50–202.50	$197.59	$553	—
305	305	1	200.00	$200.00	$610	+20.00
365–390	377	3	180.00–187.50	$184.08	$694	-6.59
400–432	425	6	181.00–192.00	$186.33	$792	+6.49
410–440 fancy	427	7	196.00–208.00	$202.41	$864	+9.55
475 fancy	475	1	203.00	$203.00	$964	+13.00
475–490	485	15	181.00–192.50	$187.66	$910	+5.39
507–537 value added	530	40	189.00–192.50	$191.00	$1,012	—
517–537	532	29	169.00–187.00	$177.34	$943	+4.84
550 value added	550	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,040	-1.20
553–593	574	52	169.50–184.50	$178.06	$1,022	+1.84
600–606 value added	603	6	176.00–177.00	$176.50	$1,064	—
600–640	614	21	153.00–174.00	$163.78	$1,006	-0.86
650–696	669	63	154.00–168.00	$162.74	$1,089	-0.79
685 value added	685	19	177.00	$177.00	$1,212	—
701–748	729	73	143.00–157.00	$151.72	$1,106	+2.19
753–765	759	6	142.00–147.00	$144.48	$1,097	-1.10
804 value added	804	63	160.00	$160.00	$1,286	—
878	878	6	145.50	$145.50	$1,277	+3.50
885 value added	885	60	152.50	$152.50	$1,350	—
926–928 value added	928	400	154.20–157.20	$156.77	$1,455	—
930	930	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,209	—
995 value added	995	115	140.00	$140.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	178.00	$178.00	$846	—
515–537	530	3	142.50–160.00	$154.33	$818	+10.33
560–598	585	9	122.00–165.00	$150.51	$880	+1.35
620–645	633	2	145.00–150.00	$147.45	$933	+4.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	383	9	170.00–179.00	$176.02	$674	+7.69
415–435	421	4	159.00–165.00	$162.03	$682	+8.62
420–445 fancy	429	8	168.00–181.00	$176.68	$758	—
468–470 fancy	469	8	169.00–171.00	$170.00	$797	—
450–495	476	21	155.00–167.50	$162.80	$775	+6.09
512–545	522	59	142.00–160.50	$155.61	$812	+6.49
555–597	571	68	141.00–160.00	$155.05	$885	+4.72
606 value added	606	3	159.00	$159.00	$964	—
600–648	624	78	133.00–152.00	$147.69	$922	+1.86
650–683	671	79	130.00–148.00	$144.37	$969	+9.73
700–742	734	12	121.00–135.50	$132.08	$969	—
757	757	2	143.00	$143.00	$1,083	+15.00
800	800	1	110.00	$110.00	$880	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	155.00	$155.00	$512	—
380	380	2	159.00	$159.00	$604	+5.00
400–415	408	2	138.00–142.00	$140.04	$571	-0.17
480–495	488	2	142.00–147.50	$144.71	$706	-0.45
520–525	524	5	123.00–137.50	$131.49	$689	—
550	550	1	130.00	$130.00	$715	+1.56
645	645	1	126.00	$126.00	$813	+3.00
711	711	7	106.00	$106.00	$754	—
750	750	1	118.00	$118.00	$885	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	175.00	$175.00	$578	-7.00
385–396	393	4	170.00–185.00	$173.67	$683	—
435–440	438	2	185.00–192.00	$188.52	$826	+1.20
443 fancy	443	3	206.00	$206.00	$913	+13.50
450–495	479	6	175.00–195.00	$183.22	$878	+11.22
500–545	527	20	159.00–182.50	$172.57	$909	+14.60
563	563	5	173.00	$173.00	$974	+20.49
600–640	620	9	145.00–158.00	$153.41	$951	+0.44
650–685	666	10	139.00–149.00	$143.90	$958	-8.73
701–737	715	5	140.00–142.00	$140.82	$1,007	+5.77
760 fancy	760	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,072	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	6	165.00	$165.00	$685	—
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	—
542	542	2	148.00	$148.00	$802	—
620	620	1	142.50	$142.50	$884	+7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1295	1136	80-85%	4	77.00–79.00	$78.30	$889	—
915–1355	1178	80-85%	25	92.00–112.00	$98.59	$1,161	—
1050–1375	1206	80-85%	18	83.50–90.50	$86.67	$1,045	-0.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1585	1438	75-80%	12	95.00–115.00	$103.17	$1,484	+23.30
1335–1755	1469	75-80%	7	83.50–90.50	$88.27	$1,297	-1.14
1540	1540	75-80%	1	78.50	$78.50	$1,209	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	85-90%	1	72.00	$72.00	$673	—
995	995	85-90%	2	84.50–88.00	$86.25	$858	—
970–1075	1035	85-90%	3	81.50–84.00	$82.63	$855	+19.66

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1950	1950	65-75%	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,804	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1240	1230	2	100.00–102.50	$101.24	$1,245	—
1555–2000	1778	7	103.00–115.50	$109.73	$1,951	-17.10
1755–2050	1883	4	123.00–127.50	$124.71	$2,348	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–935	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–820.00	$737.82
975–1200	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,122.41
1065–1400	1259	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	850.00–1,675.00	$1,177.73
1262	1262	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1400	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,300.00–1,675.00	$1,483.02	—
1050–1345	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,575.00	$1,308.30	-241.70
1175–1300	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,525.00–1,730.00	$1,630.36	+80.36
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.