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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 25, 2022

1,248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $198.63/cwt -3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 558 lb · 90 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.52/cwt -11.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 735 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.20/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 620 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,248 1,713 585
Feeder cattle 918 1,529 508
Slaughter cattle 275 151 65
Replacement cattle 55 33 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower with good offering, Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 202.00 $202.00 $479 —
272 272 1 200.00 $200.00 $544 +0.55
330 fancy 330 1 226.00 $226.00 $746 +10.00
345–348 348 10 192.50–217.00 $214.57 $747 +15.85
370 fancy 370 1 230.00 $230.00 $851 —
390 390 1 214.00 $214.00 $835 -4.23
415 value added 415 7 214.00 $214.00 $888 —
412–443 437 10 196.00–197.50 $196.15 $857 +1.03
462–485 474 11 184.00–190.00 $185.80 $881 -12.90
478–488 value added 482 9 200.00–211.00 $206.05 $993 —
500–545 523 22 186.00–197.50 $189.12 $989 -8.38
512–538 value added 529 20 204.00–212.00 $208.90 $1,105 -0.55
551–590 value added 557 84 198.75–205.00 $199.77 $1,113 -8.74
552–592 574 6 180.00–186.00 $182.74 $1,049 -8.31
610–628 value added 617 17 192.00–199.00 $196.61 $1,213 +2.11
600–640 622 30 169.00–188.00 $183.44 $1,141 +9.66
650–685 663 9 165.00–177.50 $175.02 $1,160 -10.75
675 value added 675 8 189.50 $189.50 $1,279 -0.61
734 value added 734 65 179.25 $179.25 $1,316 -11.00
705–746 737 14 160.00–171.00 $169.47 $1,249 -6.50
750–785 770 7 160.00–173.00 $168.58 $1,298 -1.80
806 value added 806 12 168.00 $168.00 $1,354 -16.50
810–835 823 3 147.00–155.00 $151.96 $1,251 -1.83
865 865 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,263 -8.00
915 915 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,226 -24.84
950–965 958 2 120.00–133.00 $126.45 $1,211 -26.55
1130 1130 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,559 —
1194 1194 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,481 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 177.50 $177.50 $506 —
425–445 435 2 167.50–177.50 $172.39 $750 -4.61
485–490 488 2 182.50 $182.50 $891 +25.00
520 520 1 176.00 $176.00 $915 -1.19
555–595 573 3 176.00–178.00 $177.01 $1,014 +2.47
625–630 628 2 160.00–162.50 $161.25 $1,013 +2.25
690 690 2 143.00–146.00 $144.50 $997 -21.75
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 -27.69
780 780 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,170 -7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–223 220 4 187.50–192.50 $188.69 $415 —
267 fancy 267 2 202.50 $202.50 $541 —
300–331 319 9 180.00–190.00 $187.28 $597 -3.52
365–390 381 10 171.00–187.00 $176.09 $671 -12.76
385–397 fancy 393 3 190.00–195.00 $191.63 $753 —
410–429 value added 426 7 186.00–188.00 $186.27 $794 —
400–445 434 12 160.00–179.00 $170.38 $739 -0.51
450–495 465 17 160.00–181.00 $168.50 $784 -3.29
505–540 value added 517 3 177.50–178.00 $177.83 $919 —
505–540 530 25 151.00–168.00 $159.04 $843 -8.26
550 value added 550 4 173.00 $173.00 $952 —
575–588 583 16 158.00–167.50 $163.94 $956 +5.85
603 value added 603 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,061 +8.76
601–632 624 11 151.00–166.00 $162.06 $1,011 +16.83
650–695 669 15 142.00–159.00 $149.52 $1,000 -11.38
669 value added 669 19 167.25 $167.25 $1,119 —
700–726 723 12 129.00–143.00 $138.29 $1,000 +6.31
760–786 779 10 132.00–143.00 $139.04 $1,083 -13.96
825–835 829 8 138.00–149.00 $145.99 $1,210 +12.98
860 860 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,221 ±0.00
900 900 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 2 170.00–175.00 $172.65 $368 —
275 275 1 170.00 $170.00 $468 +15.05
347 347 2 167.50 $167.50 $581 -5.00
365–367 366 3 155.00–162.00 $159.68 $584 -15.32
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 -11.29
510–530 520 2 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $775 -1.60
570 570 3 140.00–147.00 $144.67 $825 -1.33
605–612 608 5 142.00–146.00 $143.61 $873 +7.19
665–690 680 5 139.00–146.00 $143.24 $974 -1.07
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 202.50 $202.50 $496 +22.50
290 290 1 182.50 $182.50 $529 -38.09
318–345 325 4 187.50–190.00 $188.16 $612 -16.84
370–380 value added 375 2 215.00–220.00 $217.47 $816 —
365–390 378 3 180.00–197.50 $189.41 $716 -23.35
400–445 426 15 180.00–193.00 $185.71 $791 -9.42
470–499 494 6 180.00–180.50 $180.08 $890 -11.59
510–517 515 3 174.00–182.00 $176.64 $910 +9.63
552–589 571 13 163.00–181.00 $171.46 $979 +7.57
600–637 619 7 154.00–172.00 $166.95 $1,033 +10.70
660 660 1 142.00 $142.00 $937 -20.03
730 730 4 136.50 $136.50 $996 -13.05
760–780 767 3 130.00–134.00 $132.64 $1,017 -9.81
807–845 829 11 132.50–139.00 $136.43 $1,131 +11.43
870 870 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,000 -11.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 6 176.00 $176.00 $773 +16.00
485 485 1 172.50 $172.50 $837 -4.04
525 525 1 165.00 $165.00 $866 +1.00
560–570 563 3 152.00–155.00 $153.99 $867 +8.82
660–675 668 2 132.00–136.00 $133.98 $895 -6.22
805 805 1 118.00 $118.00 $950 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1155 1150 80-85% 2 75.00–79.00 $76.99 $885 —
1035–1450 1199 80-85% 24 82.00–89.50 $86.82 $1,041 +1.46
985–1355 1237 80-85% 40 90.00–116.00 $95.06 $1,176 -0.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1545 1468 75-80% 2 65.00–75.00 $70.26 $1,031 -11.74
1320–1850 1490 75-80% 31 86.00–94.50 $91.32 $1,361 +9.32
1300–1685 1496 75-80% 18 95.00–108.00 $99.19 $1,484 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $640 —
970–1000 985 85-90% 2 87.00–96.00 $91.57 $902 +2.89
985 985 85-90% 1 74.50 $74.50 $734 -14.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1680 1494 4 100.00–108.00 $105.37 $1,574 —
1280–2135 1638 10 110.00–124.00 $116.05 $1,901 —
1435–2070 1720 16 123.00–142.50 $129.36 $2,225 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1053–1245 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 800.00–1,270.00 $932.87
1012–1345 1142 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 830.00–1,280.00 $1,027.77
1140–1525 1262 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,410.00 $1,223.51

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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
1000–1100 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,700.00 $1,673.81 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,840.00 $1,840.00 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.