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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 1, 2022

1,663 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.19/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 670 lb · 92 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.04/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 624 lb · 78 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.29/cwt +20.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 766 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,663 1,248 1,191
Feeder cattle 1,447 918 1,074
Slaughter cattle 190 275 85
Replacement cattle 26 55 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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 2 202.50 $202.50 $480 +0.50
255 255 1 210.00 $210.00 $536 +10.00
325–340 333 2 200.00–202.50 $201.22 $670 -13.35
325–337 fancy 333 3 230.00–267.50 $255.30 $850 +29.30
350–390 fancy 365 6 130.00–251.00 $218.84 $799 -11.16
355–375 367 3 195.00–210.00 $200.69 $737 -13.31
410–445 428 2 197.50–205.00 $201.40 $862 +5.25
400–440 fancy 431 13 210.00–231.00 $221.83 $956 —
452–475 fancy 460 4 206.00–214.00 $208.49 $959 —
465–497 491 10 182.50–193.00 $190.00 $933 +4.20
511–538 value added 530 10 200.00–210.00 $202.89 $1,075 -6.01
510–543 534 14 172.00–194.00 $185.82 $992 -3.30
535 fancy 535 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,124 —
550–595 571 12 169.00–185.50 $181.40 $1,036 -1.34
606 value added 606 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,164 -4.61
600–647 616 50 165.00–186.00 $182.38 $1,123 -1.06
662–695 670 92 163.00–184.00 $180.19 $1,207 +5.17
700–748 730 17 154.00–171.00 $164.56 $1,201 -4.91
750–785 780 12 162.00–174.00 $172.30 $1,344 +3.72
801–816 value added 814 30 174.00–176.00 $175.67 $1,430 +7.67
825–845 835 2 156.00–158.00 $157.01 $1,311 +5.05
918 value added 918 57 153.00 $153.00 $1,405 —
970 970 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,426 +20.55
977 value added 977 58 168.50 $168.50 $1,646 —
1075 1075 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 185.00 $185.00 $694 —
490 490 1 175.00 $175.00 $858 -7.50
588 588 3 150.00 $150.00 $882 -27.01
601 601 3 147.00 $147.00 $883 -14.25
690 690 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,014 +2.50
715 715 1 129.00 $129.00 $922 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 fancy 265 2 202.50–205.00 $203.75 $540 +1.25
285–295 288 6 187.50–199.00 $196.17 $565 —
316–325 318 4 190.00–193.00 $190.77 $607 +3.49
322 fancy 322 2 197.50 $197.50 $636 —
350–390 368 3 176.00–182.00 $179.38 $660 +3.29
370 fancy 370 2 200.00 $200.00 $740 +8.37
406–445 417 14 162.50–180.00 $175.85 $733 +5.47
416–440 fancy 431 12 192.00–194.00 $192.68 $830 —
450–491 471 25 165.00–183.00 $176.26 $830 +7.76
505–546 521 43 156.00–170.00 $163.98 $854 +4.94
534–535 value added 535 21 173.50–178.00 $176.07 $942 -1.76
565–581 value added 576 20 172.00–175.50 $173.03 $997 +0.03
566–596 587 16 147.00–161.00 $154.28 $906 -9.66
603–642 622 40 146.00–165.00 $152.95 $951 -9.11
606–631 value added 626 38 168.50–175.00 $173.67 $1,087 -2.33
651–697 671 23 154.00–161.00 $158.29 $1,062 +8.77
700–740 711 4 144.00–147.00 $145.48 $1,034 +7.19
712–738 value added 735 70 159.50–179.25 $177.34 $1,303 —
766 value added 766 71 160.00 $160.00 $1,226 —
760–785 769 6 134.00–156.50 $150.86 $1,160 +11.82
800–841 820 15 129.00–151.00 $137.35 $1,126 -8.64
860–895 868 12 118.00–141.00 $137.14 $1,190 -4.86
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 152.50 $152.50 $396 -17.50
410 410 1 152.50 $152.50 $625 +7.50
465 465 1 153.00 $153.00 $711 —
500–510 505 2 130.00–140.00 $135.05 $682 -13.93
675 675 1 142.00 $142.00 $958 -1.24
780 780 2 126.00 $126.00 $983 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 170.00–180.00 $175.19 $473 -7.31
275 fancy 275 1 227.50 $227.50 $626 —
310–315 fancy 313 2 217.50–227.50 $222.46 $696 —
322 322 2 180.00 $180.00 $580 -8.16
385 385 1 185.00 $185.00 $712 -4.41
409 fancy 409 9 225.00 $225.00 $920 —
430–435 433 2 184.00–196.00 $189.97 $823 +4.26
455 fancy 455 3 206.00 $206.00 $937 —
468–492 478 15 175.00–188.00 $181.46 $867 +1.38
520–542 534 4 176.00–177.00 $176.76 $944 +0.12
540 fancy 540 25 185.00 $185.00 $999 —
550–575 567 6 156.00–180.00 $173.72 $985 +2.26
600–640 623 22 156.00–172.00 $163.24 $1,017 -3.71
695 695 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,105 +17.00
750 750 2 150.00–154.00 $152.00 $1,140 +19.36
822 822 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,069 -6.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 160.00 $160.00 $704 -16.00
460–475 468 2 140.00–162.00 $151.18 $708 -21.32
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —
735 735 1 119.00 $119.00 $875 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1230 1136 80-85% 9 70.00–80.50 $76.52 $869 —
1025–1420 1202 80-85% 36 81.00–91.50 $87.00 $1,046 -8.06
860–1435 1207 80-85% 27 92.00–109.00 $96.30 $1,162 +1.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1585 1437 75-80% 9 94.50–108.00 $98.09 $1,410 —
1355–1845 1478 75-80% 12 89.00–94.00 $91.60 $1,354 +21.34
1350–1835 1504 75-80% 7 82.00–87.00 $85.13 $1,280 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–1115 958 85-90% 9 73.00–80.00 $75.55 $724 -16.02
940–1085 1019 85-90% 4 68.00–72.50 $70.09 $714 —
1010–1195 1082 85-90% 3 80.50–96.50 $87.51 $947 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1800 1384 9 94.50–106.00 $100.83 $1,395 —
1380–2025 1771 12 121.00–137.50 $126.09 $2,233 —
1440–2405 1807 12 110.00–119.00 $115.58 $2,089 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1045 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–1,080.00 $937.20
1030–1210 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 785.00–1,190.00 $1,003.77

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
965 965 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

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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
1100–1360 1274 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,000.00–1,530.00 $1,282.96 —
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 11 120.00 $120.00 $515 —
470–487 481 3 74.00–92.50 $80.02 $385 —
717 717 4 80.00 $80.00 $574 —
965 965 1 81.00 $81.00 $782 —

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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.