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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 11, 2022

2,167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $179.35/cwt +25.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 607 lb · 257 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.11/cwt +2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 667 lb · 158 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.76/cwt -5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 725 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,167 1,342 1,655
Feeder cattle 1,893 1,222 1,483
Slaughter cattle 200 85 120
Replacement cattle 74 35 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages of feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. 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
235 235 1 210.00 $210.00 $494 —
295 295 1 210.00 $210.00 $620 —
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
360–385 374 5 180.00–192.50 $184.93 $692 +10.34
405 fancy 405 2 200.00 $200.00 $810 —
425–430 428 2 182.00–191.00 $186.53 $798 +8.18
450–482 473 6 180.00–196.00 $186.17 $881 +6.14
460–490 fancy 475 4 198.50–201.00 $199.71 $949 —
518–545 527 12 180.00–192.00 $187.41 $988 +9.27
525–539 value added 537 18 199.00–200.00 $199.84 $1,073 +5.39
558–593 value added 563 28 196.00–199.00 $197.30 $1,111 +6.31
555–596 581 46 182.50–192.00 $189.32 $1,100 +20.22
600–648 626 20 180.00–195.00 $187.79 $1,176 +29.42
661 value added 661 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,289 +18.19
650–677 669 96 167.50–182.50 $177.00 $1,184 +10.07
700–740 725 129 157.00–173.00 $163.76 $1,187 —
752 value added 752 62 190.30 $190.30 $1,431 +22.83
763–790 777 27 158.00–175.50 $169.79 $1,319 —
805–847 833 5 148.00–160.00 $154.94 $1,291 -9.27
854 value added 854 54 175.50 $175.50 $1,499 +4.08
888 888 44 164.00 $164.00 $1,456 —
941 value added 941 60 166.40 $166.40 $1,566 —
945 945 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,370 -2.78
976–990 980 4 144.00–145.00 $144.75 $1,419 —
1000–1036 1031 10 135.00–137.00 $136.61 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 177.50 $177.50 $568 —
460–495 482 3 172.00–179.00 $174.69 $842 +5.69
525 525 1 172.00 $172.00 $903 +22.00
563 563 3 161.00 $161.00 $906 —
630 630 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,096 —
667–687 676 10 155.00–165.00 $162.77 $1,100 +27.77
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 —
775–784 783 13 152.00–156.50 $155.81 $1,220 +23.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 fancy 382 6 186.00 $186.00 $711 —
395 395 1 182.00 $182.00 $719 +13.43
416–447 427 16 175.00–186.00 $182.31 $778 +21.10
450–497 486 24 168.00–180.00 $175.46 $853 +16.72
510–536 value added 525 6 174.00–179.00 $177.21 $930 —
500–549 533 38 154.00–170.50 $164.57 $877 -1.09
563–580 570 37 159.00–170.00 $163.01 $929 +2.76
585 value added 585 18 175.00 $175.00 $1,024 -10.00
600–621 value added 606 238 178.25–181.50 $180.52 $1,094 —
605–627 617 19 155.00–169.00 $164.72 $1,016 +10.93
651 value added 651 75 180.00 $180.00 $1,172 +12.79
656–695 681 83 153.00–169.50 $159.27 $1,085 +11.05
700–711 value added 703 108 163.75–167.00 $165.46 $1,163 —
705–745 720 14 143.00–157.00 $148.86 $1,072 +1.04
752–772 761 12 143.00–153.00 $149.58 $1,138 —
822 822 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,175 —
865–877 873 3 125.00–136.00 $128.63 $1,123 +0.63
955 955 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 3 160.00 $160.00 $418 —
315 315 1 162.00 $162.00 $510 +34.50
397 397 2 168.00 $168.00 $667 —
410–435 418 3 157.50–160.00 $158.86 $664 +31.36
455–490 473 2 159.00–164.00 $161.59 $764 —
530–543 540 4 146.00–148.00 $147.51 $797 —
580–595 586 6 151.00–154.00 $153.24 $898 —
600–635 618 4 140.00–149.00 $142.75 $882 +8.02
650–665 662 5 142.00–148.00 $143.38 $949 —
735–740 738 2 132.00–137.00 $134.49 $993 —
840 840 1 115.00 $115.00 $966 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1334 1334 6 143.00 $143.00 $1,908 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 195.00 $195.00 $439 —
294 294 5 182.50 $182.50 $537 —
300 300 1 202.50 $202.50 $608 +31.06
405–415 414 7 170.00–183.00 $181.18 $750 -2.60
505–542 527 6 168.00–183.50 $177.28 $934 +10.78
555–595 580 13 170.00–183.00 $175.09 $1,016 +18.06
610–635 616 4 156.00–161.00 $159.46 $982 +7.70
665–695 673 4 151.00–160.00 $157.67 $1,061 +10.31
718–722 720 8 146.00–149.00 $147.87 $1,065 —
750–795 777 8 144.00–155.00 $151.24 $1,175 —
825 825 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,229 —
850–855 853 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,194 —
960 960 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 161.00 $161.00 $612 —
400 400 1 160.00 $160.00 $640 —
490 490 2 166.00 $166.00 $813 —
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 —
580 580 1 148.00 $148.00 $858 —
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 —
680 680 1 140.00 $140.00 $952 —
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
770 770 1 125.00 $125.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1440 1233 80-85% 16 85.00–89.50 $87.97 $1,085 +7.46
1065–1620 1261 80-85% 42 90.00–99.50 $94.61 $1,193 —
1115–1420 1274 80-85% 13 100.50–107.00 $103.33 $1,316 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1550 1493 75-80% 3 102.00–105.50 $103.31 $1,542 +4.88
1465–1730 1539 75-80% 11 90.50–99.50 $95.95 $1,477 +10.52
1500–1690 1555 75-80% 5 85.00–89.00 $87.33 $1,358 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–975 843 85-90% 3 66.50–72.50 $69.27 $584 —
825–1010 931 85-90% 9 75.00–82.50 $78.15 $728 +4.07
985–1030 1005 85-90% 3 85.00–87.50 $86.34 $868 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2050 1596 7 105.00–112.50 $109.72 $1,751 —
1225–2055 1654 15 113.00–122.00 $117.19 $1,938 -1.01
1445–2180 1775 15 124.00–133.50 $128.27 $2,277 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,117

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1027–1595 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 970.00–1,330.00 $1,147.93
975–1630 1306 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 980.00–1,400.00 $1,180.77

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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
1077–1196 1162 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 800.00–1,320.00 $1,182.30 —
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,170.00 $1,170.00 —

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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.