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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 30, 2022

1,234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.27/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 526 lb · 109 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.20/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 583 lb · 93 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.47/cwt +12.72 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 629 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,234 666 0
Feeder cattle 924 426 0
Slaughter cattle 242 182 0
Replacement cattle 68 58 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was 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
320–340 330 2 170.00 $170.00 $561 -6.69
355–380 368 2 175.00 $175.00 $644 —
410–440 415 9 175.00–187.00 $177.19 $735 -5.52
457–485 468 20 173.00–183.50 $181.49 $849 -1.18
510–545 519 40 163.00–179.00 $173.31 $899 +6.27
582 value added 582 45 175.00 $175.00 $1,018 —
551–598 583 48 150.00–166.00 $163.77 $955 +1.67
600–645 625 30 150.00–165.00 $160.63 $1,004 +0.03
655–681 673 16 152.50–167.00 $157.27 $1,058 +7.29
700–748 726 10 142.50–152.00 $148.43 $1,078 +2.47
729 value added 729 20 165.50 $165.50 $1,206 +12.50
750 750 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 —
800–837 826 15 143.00–157.00 $152.77 $1,262 +9.27
850–875 854 7 134.00–148.50 $144.59 $1,235 —
920 920 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,270 +2.00
958 value added 958 15 151.00 $151.00 $1,447 —
985 985 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,300 +1.54
1009 1009 9 148.25 $148.25 $1,496 —
1126 value added 1126 19 135.75 $135.75 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 162.00 $162.00 $518 -0.50
450–495 479 5 151.00–166.00 $159.40 $764 -2.48
500–520 510 3 151.00–159.00 $155.61 $794 +10.10
567–570 569 4 149.00–154.00 $151.51 $862 +7.51
617 617 5 137.00 $137.00 $845 -9.05
665–695 675 3 144.00–149.00 $147.28 $994 +10.28
715 715 1 130.00 $130.00 $930 -2.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,392 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 378 10 157.50–170.00 $162.33 $614 -8.67
400–433 417 11 161.00–170.00 $165.37 $690 +4.51
450–490 474 37 154.00–167.00 $159.97 $758 +12.36
500–547 517 70 143.00–160.00 $154.28 $798 +8.03
500–545 value added 543 39 162.50–166.00 $162.64 $883 —
550–598 567 39 143.00–159.00 $154.50 $876 +14.09
572 value added 572 10 164.00 $164.00 $938 +14.50
608–626 value added 620 34 158.50–161.50 $160.46 $995 +15.46
603–648 637 42 137.00–151.50 $147.81 $942 +16.28
655–675 666 6 134.00–147.00 $138.81 $924 -3.79
715–730 723 3 123.00–133.00 $127.99 $925 -1.69
730 value added 730 18 144.50 $144.50 $1,055 —
753 753 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,069 +14.96
815 815 5 126.00–131.00 $130.00 $1,060 +4.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 147.50 $147.50 $413 —
335 335 1 147.50 $147.50 $494 —
390 390 1 153.00 $153.00 $597 +13.00
405 405 1 142.00 $142.00 $575 -4.36
466 466 4 128.00 $128.00 $596 -19.00
515–545 521 13 140.00–140.50 $140.38 $731 +4.38
570–595 579 6 135.00–140.00 $136.88 $793 +9.91
635 635 2 124.00 $124.00 $787 -1.00
697 697 4 127.00 $127.00 $885 ±0.00
720 720 1 114.00 $114.00 $821 —
820 820 1 105.00 $105.00 $861 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–397 380 5 167.50–181.00 $175.00 $665 —
452–497 470 9 160.00–176.00 $170.13 $800 +4.24
505–536 524 16 160.00–173.00 $162.06 $849 +5.40
565–587 575 6 142.00–155.00 $149.92 $862 -13.58
615 615 1 159.00 $159.00 $978 —
652 652 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,056 +21.51
700–745 709 6 133.00–141.50 $139.66 $990 +24.66
755–758 757 5 136.00–144.00 $140.81 $1,066 —
925–940 929 8 124.00–126.50 $125.87 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 165.00 $165.00 $652 —
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 —
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
507 507 2 148.00 $148.00 $750 +15.50
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 +2.50
650 650 1 141.00 $141.00 $916 +23.50
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 —
760 760 1 126.00 $126.00 $958 —
885 885 3 110.00 $110.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1440 1277 80-85% 48 98.00–107.50 $102.35 $1,307 -9.48
1095–1415 1282 80-85% 9 108.00–113.50 $110.15 $1,412 -1.68
1055–1450 1289 80-85% 21 90.00–97.50 $94.48 $1,218 -17.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1055 920 85-90% 10 71.50–77.50 $74.76 $688 -9.58
715–1050 953 85-90% 19 78.00–87.00 $82.64 $788 -12.39
960–1005 983 85-90% 2 96.00–97.50 $96.77 $951 +1.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1635 1515 75-80% 8 89.00–96.50 $93.67 $1,419 -18.53
1455–1920 1578 75-80% 15 97.00–106.50 $101.24 $1,598 —
1485–1740 1578 75-80% 3 110.50–119.50 $114.12 $1,801 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1270 1198 2 115.00–125.00 $119.70 $1,434 —
1275–2185 1862 3 110.50–113.50 $111.38 $2,074 —
1815–1965 1890 2 138.00–139.50 $138.72 $2,622 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1157 1018 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–1,170.00 $839.30
1002–1350 1126 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–1,170.00 $1,044.54
1030–1220 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 870.00–1,225.00 $1,102.73

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
785–1695 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 790.00–1,780.00 $1,324.83 —
1245–1515 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,240.00–1,575.00 $1,423.89 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 92.00 $92.00 $676 —

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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.