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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 20, 2022

2,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.08/cwt +28.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 707 lb · 174 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.09/cwt +34.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 778 lb · 157 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.43/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 615 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,049 1,832 1,966
Feeder cattle 1,713 1,492 1,676
Slaughter cattle 247 255 176
Replacement cattle 89 85 114

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 fancy 268 3 212.50 $212.50 $570 —
275 275 1 207.00 $207.00 $569 +21.00
300–320 fancy 304 5 202.50–207.50 $203.55 $619 -1.94
305–343 335 5 196.00–200.00 $197.09 $660 +7.64
350–397 374 18 170.00–200.00 $187.16 $700 +5.14
350–396 fancy 377 13 202.50–207.50 $204.25 $770 —
400–445 fancy 431 26 195.00–204.00 $196.00 $845 -4.00
425–445 436 10 179.00–190.00 $185.26 $808 +10.74
466–490 478 18 163.00–185.00 $177.04 $846 +3.16
505–548 524 30 156.00–182.50 $171.53 $899 +7.90
550–593 565 47 151.00–183.50 $174.31 $985 +9.30
603–627 value added 612 66 180.00–183.50 $181.36 $1,110 -1.64
602–646 627 20 158.00–179.00 $173.05 $1,085 +14.35
650–695 673 45 155.00–172.00 $166.26 $1,119 +9.12
701–713 value added 707 160 181.40–181.85 $181.63 $1,284 —
700–740 709 14 146.00–154.00 $149.94 $1,063 -0.76
760–796 780 33 145.00–169.00 $161.49 $1,260 +6.11
806–845 809 13 146.00–164.00 $162.55 $1,315 +23.00
845 value added 845 21 168.25 $168.25 $1,422 —
915 915 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,235 -9.80
950 950 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,378 —
1000 1000 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,300 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 155.00 $155.00 $666 +14.05
533 533 4 149.00 $149.00 $794 +4.00
555–567 561 4 140.00–147.50 $143.71 $806 +3.92
600–640 618 4 132.00–148.00 $140.88 $871 +6.66
659–695 662 17 137.50–148.00 $144.60 $957 +7.60
725 725 1 132.00 $132.00 $957 +2.00
865 865 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,099 +2.50
900 900 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,125 —
1090 1090 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,373 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,070 —
1205 1205 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,566 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 157.50 $157.50 $370 -18.96
344 344 17 161.50 $161.50 $556 -3.40
375–394 391 18 155.00–162.00 $158.93 $621 -0.26
420–445 430 13 140.00–157.00 $147.75 $635 -10.39
454–493 473 25 140.00–160.00 $149.94 $709 -3.39
502–510 value added 508 21 162.00–165.50 $164.84 $837 +2.33
502–549 519 61 134.00–160.50 $152.37 $791 +6.61
550–597 579 45 136.00–159.50 $150.75 $873 +7.08
602–645 631 25 129.00–150.50 $145.71 $919 +0.69
650–695 674 37 127.00–154.00 $144.34 $973 -6.52
706–729 723 35 131.00–147.00 $138.30 $1,000 -1.51
777 value added 777 130 161.35 $161.35 $1,254 —
755–798 781 27 131.00–143.50 $142.38 $1,112 +18.38
810 810 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,150 —
850 850 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,062 —
927 927 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,122 -5.00
970 970 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 442 3 127.50–135.00 $132.48 $586 +17.62
455–492 477 4 125.00–132.00 $130.33 $622 +16.90
512–530 518 3 120.00–129.00 $123.07 $638 +5.65
570 570 1 127.00 $127.00 $724 —
705–732 723 3 125.00–128.00 $125.98 $911 +14.52
820–837 837 67 118.00–145.25 $144.85 $1,212 +54.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 182.50–187.50 $184.93 $620 +17.03
360–390 375 2 187.50 $187.50 $703 +12.42
390 fancy 390 1 192.50 $192.50 $751 —
410 fancy 410 1 192.50 $192.50 $789 +8.50
425–446 440 10 164.00–189.00 $173.06 $761 +16.40
460–475 464 4 166.00–187.50 $177.69 $824 +15.64
461–480 fancy 468 7 191.00–195.00 $192.14 $899 —
532 value added 532 2 173.00 $173.00 $920 —
517–545 535 11 144.00–165.00 $152.25 $815 +6.30
577–590 583 9 145.00–146.00 $145.55 $849 +3.11
602–645 616 10 127.00–148.00 $142.03 $875 +4.92
660–685 677 10 126.00–142.00 $135.05 $914 +4.99
700–745 713 23 125.00–132.00 $127.95 $912 +10.50
750–796 781 11 123.00–130.00 $125.23 $978 +0.21
825 825 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,040 —
850–890 870 3 118.00–126.00 $120.94 $1,052 +1.94
950–955 953 3 108.00–117.00 $110.99 $1,058 —
1037 1037 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 157.50 $157.50 $685 —
485–490 488 2 151.00–159.00 $155.02 $756 —
545 545 1 131.00 $131.00 $714 —
550–590 578 4 130.00–140.00 $133.40 $771 +13.88
795 795 1 114.00 $114.00 $906 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1320 1151 80-85% 9 53.00–57.50 $54.81 $631 -15.64
905–1495 1178 80-85% 23 60.00–67.50 $64.27 $757 -6.18
1005–1400 1203 80-85% 4 80.00–95.00 $85.20 $1,025 —
925–1470 1235 80-85% 53 68.00–79.50 $72.38 $894 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1765 1487 75-80% 10 64.00–67.00 $66.13 $983 -17.83
1335–1700 1504 75-80% 28 68.00–77.00 $71.69 $1,078 -17.82
1520–1755 1621 75-80% 4 78.00–84.00 $81.80 $1,326 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1115 955 85-90% 4 70.00–79.00 $72.94 $697 +9.32
835–1150 1010 85-90% 11 60.00–67.50 $64.55 $652 —
920–1135 1012 85-90% 10 51.00–59.00 $55.80 $565 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1810 1510 7 78.00–95.00 $89.24 $1,348 -3.90
1405–2030 1676 11 97.00–107.00 $100.80 $1,689 —
1770–2175 1941 5 110.50–116.50 $113.76 $2,208 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
955–1280 1156 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 870.00–1,275.00 $1,085.48
965–1315 1182 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 750.00–1,175.00 $969.79
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1185–1455 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 750.00–990.00 $874.51

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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
1150–1430 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,280.00–1,425.00 $1,382.51 -137.61
1265 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
853–1555 1301 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 900.00–1,500.00 $1,211.40 —
1332 1332 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1355–1475 1381 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,231.46 —
1325–1650 1433 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,375.00–1,660.00 $1,484.36 —
1750 1750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.