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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 13, 2022

1,832 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.61/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 615 lb · 138 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.28/cwt +9.14 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 526 lb · 97 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.72/cwt -9.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 792 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,832 1,898 1,687
Feeder cattle 1,492 1,711 1,552
Slaughter cattle 255 163 93
Replacement cattle 85 24 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady; un-weaned cattle in lower demand. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady; un-weaned cattle in lower demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good 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
215 fancy 215 1 200.00 $200.00 $430 —
247 247 5 192.00 $192.00 $474 —
295 295 1 186.00 $186.00 $549 —
325–340 329 4 185.00–191.00 $189.45 $623 +6.13
325–332 fancy 329 4 205.00–206.00 $205.49 $676 -18.51
365–395 381 16 172.00–185.00 $182.02 $693 -3.39
410 fancy 410 3 200.00 $200.00 $820 —
400–435 413 20 166.00–183.00 $174.52 $721 +0.09
459–495 474 34 160.00–179.50 $173.88 $824 -0.60
500–536 522 41 150.00–173.00 $163.63 $854 -4.11
529 value added 529 56 189.00 $189.00 $1,000 +5.00
564–568 value added 566 8 180.00–182.50 $180.94 $1,024 —
560–590 569 33 153.00–169.00 $165.01 $939 -4.45
570–586 unweaned 578 10 144.00–148.00 $145.61 $842 —
612 value added 612 79 183.00 $183.00 $1,120 —
601–640 618 59 143.00–172.00 $158.70 $981 -13.50
658 value added 658 16 177.00 $177.00 $1,165 -1.00
655–690 681 23 143.00–172.00 $157.14 $1,070 -6.88
703–746 734 31 144.00–160.50 $150.70 $1,106 -12.99
765–791 780 18 144.00–158.00 $155.38 $1,212 -2.03
783–798 value added 795 67 164.75–166.25 $165.96 $1,319 -10.04
810–843 830 9 130.00–146.00 $139.55 $1,158 -4.45
885–888 888 14 130.00–144.00 $131.00 $1,163 -9.00
902–945 917 15 142.00–147.50 $144.80 $1,328 -5.06
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 +10.00
405–442 426 4 120.00–151.00 $140.95 $600 —
452–465 456 3 140.00–150.00 $143.40 $654 —
510–535 521 4 143.00–147.00 $145.00 $755 -14.00
560–562 561 5 135.00–143.00 $139.79 $784 —
610–647 627 5 120.00–145.00 $134.22 $842 —
650 650 1 137.00 $137.00 $890 —
722–735 726 3 130.00 $130.00 $944 —
870–880 875 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $1,089 —
980 980 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,127 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217–245 231 4 164.00–187.50 $176.46 $408 +13.46
310–346 340 15 152.00–172.50 $164.90 $561 -1.68
371–395 380 10 150.00–166.00 $159.19 $605 +1.91
402–445 421 47 136.00–165.00 $158.14 $666 +13.31
450–495 473 55 133.00–168.00 $153.33 $725 +0.92
500–545 516 49 128.00–158.50 $145.76 $752 -2.87
505–542 value added 525 24 161.00–164.00 $162.51 $853 —
554 value added 554 11 161.00 $161.00 $892 —
552–595 573 47 125.00–159.50 $143.67 $823 -7.42
600–645 614 29 129.00–159.00 $145.02 $890 -7.95
662 value added 662 31 161.50 $161.50 $1,069 —
653–682 671 41 127.00–157.00 $150.86 $1,012 +2.48
700–740 733 11 136.00–145.00 $139.81 $1,025 -3.04
762 762 2 124.00 $124.00 $945 -17.09
930 930 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 —
335 335 1 118.00 $118.00 $395 -4.05
385 385 1 125.00 $125.00 $481 -22.00
405–435 420 2 111.00–119.00 $114.86 $482 -8.65
480–490 483 3 95.00–127.50 $113.43 $548 -16.57
502–512 508 5 115.00–121.00 $117.42 $596 —
605 605 1 111.00 $111.00 $672 —
650–651 651 4 119.00–121.00 $120.50 $784 —
725–740 733 2 108.00–115.00 $111.46 $817 —
845 845 1 90.00 $90.00 $760 —
880 880 2 98.00–99.00 $98.50 $867 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 187.50 $187.50 $497 —
265 fancy 265 1 205.00 $205.00 $543 —
320–345 335 5 160.00–180.00 $167.90 $562 +0.22
360–379 374 10 174.00–183.00 $175.08 $655 +8.33
408 fancy 408 3 184.00 $184.00 $751 —
417–445 431 4 143.00–167.50 $156.66 $675 -5.10
460–489 474 16 144.00–165.00 $162.05 $768 -0.89
502–520 fancy 508 3 174.00–181.00 $176.39 $896 —
508–540 527 18 135.00–170.00 $145.95 $769 -9.47
552–580 563 12 131.00–145.00 $142.44 $802 -7.93
600–646 621 12 130.00–151.00 $137.11 $851 -8.86
655–675 663 9 121.00–135.00 $130.06 $862 -7.75
710–730 723 4 113.00–125.00 $117.45 $849 -10.20
758–791 775 8 115.00–127.00 $125.02 $969 —
880 880 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 —
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 —
550–560 556 4 110.00–129.00 $119.52 $665 —
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 —
685–692 689 4 112.00–119.00 $115.52 $796 —
765 765 1 103.00 $103.00 $788 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1345 1146 80-85% 25 78.00–84.50 $80.80 $926 +5.80
920–1315 1164 80-85% 26 60.00–77.50 $70.45 $820 —
1025–1300 1194 80-85% 12 85.00–98.50 $89.21 $1,065 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1725 1477 75-80% 6 75.00–78.50 $76.81 $1,134 -11.97
1325–1950 1495 75-80% 25 80.00–86.50 $83.96 $1,255 -4.82
1360–1780 1505 75-80% 10 87.00–92.50 $89.51 $1,347 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1015 930 85-90% 5 72.00–78.00 $74.25 $691 —
895–1090 982 85-90% 6 54.00–68.00 $63.62 $625 -26.02
1005–1095 1050 85-90% 2 67.00–71.50 $69.15 $726 -6.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1935 1520 2 82.00–99.50 $93.14 $1,416 —
1485–2130 1748 10 100.50–112.50 $108.61 $1,899 —
1795–1950 1852 3 116.00–121.50 $118.75 $2,199 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1025–1220 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 630.00–1,025.00 $826.63
1030–1321 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 800.00–1,325.00 $1,175.65
1125–1550 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 725.00–1,380.00 $1,083.35

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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
870–900 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,138.56 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1000–1250 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,110.00–1,500.00 $1,326.67 —
1150–1400 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,300.00–1,620.00 $1,520.12 —

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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.