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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 18, 2022

1,713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.27/cwt +26.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,493/hd at 824 lb · 133 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $187.07/cwt +8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 678 lb · 127 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.55/cwt -19.80 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 622 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,713 2,167 1,265
Feeder cattle 1,529 1,893 1,075
Slaughter cattle 151 200 110
Replacement cattle 33 74 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages of feeders. Slaughter. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
270–295 284 4 192.50–207.50 $199.45 $566 -10.55
291 fancy 291 3 227.50 $227.50 $662 —
336 fancy 336 3 216.00 $216.00 $726 —
340–345 343 2 195.00–202.50 $198.72 $682 +18.72
350–395 384 16 202.50–221.00 $218.23 $838 +33.30
405–440 fancy 421 7 212.00–224.00 $218.72 $921 +18.72
402–440 424 13 187.00–202.00 $195.12 $827 +8.59
471 fancy 471 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,027 +18.29
455–495 473 16 187.50–203.00 $198.70 $940 +12.53
500–548 529 53 188.00–203.00 $197.50 $1,045 +10.09
502–542 value added 536 33 208.50–210.00 $209.45 $1,123 +9.61
553–565 value added 557 53 207.25–210.00 $208.51 $1,161 +11.21
557–595 581 32 184.00–200.00 $191.05 $1,110 +1.73
600–620 610 9 166.00–177.00 $173.78 $1,060 -14.01
618 value added 618 18 194.50 $194.50 $1,202 —
651–692 value added 673 38 189.00–192.00 $190.11 $1,279 -4.89
653–695 680 89 171.00–187.00 $185.77 $1,263 +8.77
700–717 710 8 168.00–183.00 $175.97 $1,249 +12.21
712 value added 712 76 190.25 $190.25 $1,355 —
752–795 761 68 162.00–172.00 $170.38 $1,297 +0.59
820 820 14 153.00–164.00 $153.79 $1,261 -1.15
824 value added 824 119 184.50 $184.50 $1,520 —
860 860 7 154.00 $154.00 $1,324 -10.00
899 value added 899 27 170.50 $170.50 $1,533 —
930 value added 930 11 168.00 $168.00 $1,562 +1.60
905–945 936 5 154.00–162.00 $158.84 $1,487 +13.84
950 950 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,454 +8.25
952 value added 952 55 176.00 $176.00 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 177.00 $177.00 $788 —
455 455 1 157.50 $157.50 $717 -17.19
500–547 532 5 172.00–180.00 $177.19 $943 +5.19
556–580 566 5 171.00–177.00 $174.54 $988 +13.54
605 605 1 159.00 $159.00 $962 -15.00
655–699 683 16 165.00–169.00 $166.25 $1,135 +3.48
700–725 712 3 160.00–164.00 $162.69 $1,158 +12.69
765 765 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,205 +1.69
800 800 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,168 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–297 286 11 187.50–193.00 $190.36 $544 —
315–317 317 5 190.00–194.00 $190.80 $605 —
350–397 375 24 182.50–195.00 $188.85 $708 +6.85
400–445 425 16 164.00–179.00 $170.89 $726 -11.42
465–495 489 23 162.50–179.00 $171.79 $840 -3.67
500–526 505 37 161.50–174.00 $167.30 $845 +2.73
555–570 562 12 151.00–163.00 $158.09 $888 -4.92
602–631 value added 617 67 165.50–169.50 $167.24 $1,032 -13.28
605–645 630 36 140.00–151.00 $145.23 $915 -19.49
671–692 685 11 154.00–163.00 $160.90 $1,102 +1.63
720–731 729 5 129.00–138.00 $131.98 $962 -16.88
782 782 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,196 +3.42
796 value added 796 67 157.75 $157.75 $1,256 —
810–815 813 2 131.00–135.00 $133.01 $1,081 -9.99
862 862 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,224 +13.37
940–945 942 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,159 —
1010 1010 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,222 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 152.50–157.50 $154.95 $395 -5.05
330 330 2 170.00–175.00 $172.50 $569 +10.50
375 375 2 175.00 $175.00 $656 +7.00
400–440 416 4 152.50–160.00 $156.29 $650 -2.57
460–465 463 4 154.00–157.50 $155.12 $718 -6.47
505–537 521 4 148.00–153.00 $150.58 $785 +3.07
550–595 578 4 141.00–149.00 $146.00 $844 -7.24
605–647 623 5 136.00–137.00 $136.42 $850 -6.33
658–685 665 6 138.00–146.00 $144.31 $960 +0.93
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 -4.49
793–795 794 4 120.00–129.50 $127.12 $1,009 —
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 -5.00
850–875 863 3 112.00–117.00 $114.64 $989 —
1225 1225 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,372 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 180.00 $180.00 $432 -15.00
242 fancy 242 2 212.50 $212.50 $514 —
280–296 293 5 212.50–222.50 $220.59 $646 +38.09
327 327 2 205.00 $205.00 $670 +2.50
360–395 370 12 205.00–220.00 $212.76 $787 —
410–435 418 9 182.50–200.00 $195.13 $816 +13.95
462 fancy 462 2 203.00 $203.00 $938 —
455–495 473 6 185.00–199.00 $191.67 $907 —
505–548 535 13 161.00–179.00 $167.01 $894 -10.27
550–590 573 19 154.50–169.00 $163.89 $939 -11.20
605–630 613 9 151.00–162.00 $156.25 $958 -3.21
660–682 675 4 156.00–170.00 $162.03 $1,094 +4.36
725–737 730 11 147.00–159.00 $149.55 $1,092 +1.68
757–785 766 8 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $1,091 -8.79
840 840 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,050 -24.00
875–880 878 2 126.00–127.00 $126.50 $1,111 -13.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 190.00 $190.00 $522 —
375 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 +9.00
445 445 1 160.00 $160.00 $712 —
465–480 470 3 172.50–180.00 $176.54 $830 +10.54
540 540 1 164.00 $164.00 $886 —
575–595 587 3 142.50–149.00 $145.17 $852 -2.83
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 —
670–697 686 4 136.00–149.00 $140.20 $962 +0.20
747 747 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1380 1198 80-85% 16 81.00–89.00 $85.36 $1,023 —
1025–1380 1214 80-85% 26 90.00–100.50 $95.35 $1,158 +7.38
1020–1450 1274 80-85% 21 101.00–109.50 $104.02 $1,325 +0.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–980 899 85-90% 13 65.00–71.50 $68.37 $615 —
765–1015 899 85-90% 7 76.00–86.50 $81.37 $732 —
940–1025 988 85-90% 6 87.00–90.00 $88.68 $876 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,193 —
1450–1600 1525 75-80% 2 107.00–107.50 $107.24 $1,635 +11.29
1475–1620 1526 75-80% 8 97.00–103.00 $99.72 $1,522 +3.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–2125 1658 4 110.00–115.50 $112.53 $1,866 -4.66
1410–2185 1686 8 117.50–125.00 $121.09 $2,042 +3.90
1630–2010 1775 3 127.50–136.50 $130.50 $2,316 +2.23

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1110 981 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 875.00–1,180.00 $1,073.68
940–1065 1003 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 980.00–1,000.00 $989.38

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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
900–1272 1106 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 830.00–1,375.00 $1,182.80 —

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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.