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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 27, 2022

1,710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.39/cwt +23.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 660 lb · 89 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.45/cwt ≈ $1,475/hd at 881 lb · 72 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.01/cwt +13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 719 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,710 2,049 2,629
Feeder cattle 1,417 1,713 2,351
Slaughter cattle 267 247 218
Replacement cattle 26 89 60

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–325 fancy 316 4 199.00–202.50 $201.60 $637 -1.95
385–396 394 12 182.00–195.00 $187.91 $740 +0.75
407–415 408 6 175.00–187.50 $177.12 $723 -8.14
415–426 fancy 423 4 190.00–192.00 $191.51 $810 -4.49
453–485 469 16 174.00–188.00 $178.38 $837 +1.34
460–483 fancy 471 33 190.00–193.00 $190.74 $898 —
508 fancy 508 5 191.00 $191.00 $970 —
500–543 519 37 160.00–181.00 $167.86 $871 -3.67
500–535 value added 523 3 189.00 $189.00 $988 —
565–570 value added 568 3 187.50–191.00 $189.84 $1,078 —
553–589 572 38 163.00–182.00 $172.08 $984 -2.23
600–629 value added 616 22 174.00–187.00 $180.11 $1,109 -1.25
603–637 618 33 153.00–171.00 $162.75 $1,006 -10.30
656 value added 656 15 175.00 $175.00 $1,148 —
650–691 678 27 154.00–171.00 $164.43 $1,115 -1.83
704–710 value added 707 10 163.00–164.00 $163.50 $1,156 -18.13
705–736 720 9 149.00–155.00 $151.62 $1,092 +1.68
755–785 771 9 148.00–155.00 $151.70 $1,170 -9.79
782–793 value added 785 24 160.50–163.50 $162.62 $1,277 —
802–840 807 41 141.00–161.75 $157.22 $1,269 -5.33
811 value added 811 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,338 -3.25
878–882 881 12 148.00–160.25 $157.20 $1,385 —
881 value added 881 60 169.50 $169.50 $1,493 —
920–941 937 5 127.00–134.00 $128.37 $1,203 -6.63
990 990 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,356 —
1168 1168 12 130.50 $130.50 $1,524 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 —
435 435 1 167.50 $167.50 $729 +12.50
459–475 461 7 166.00–172.50 $167.53 $772 —
545 545 1 155.00 $155.00 $845 +6.00
550–565 558 3 154.00–157.00 $155.68 $869 +11.97
640 640 2 147.50 $147.50 $944 +6.62
690 690 1 136.00 $136.00 $938 -8.60
740 740 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,058 +11.00
840 840 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,159 —
872–885 873 15 130.00–130.50 $130.47 $1,139 +3.47
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1630 1373 2 110.00–112.50 $111.02 $1,524 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 fancy 246 3 186.00 $186.00 $458 —
260–280 268 3 160.00–172.50 $165.17 $443 —
305 305 1 170.00 $170.00 $518 —
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 +1.07
425–431 428 8 150.00–165.00 $158.17 $677 +10.42
452–495 477 55 149.00–166.00 $158.03 $754 +8.09
502–523 value added 509 21 162.00–165.00 $164.41 $837 -0.43
500–540 519 15 140.00–159.00 $150.50 $781 -1.87
558–591 572 31 140.00–157.50 $148.43 $849 -2.32
586–587 value added 586 15 162.00–163.00 $162.40 $952 —
604 value added 604 8 164.50 $164.50 $994 —
610–641 626 29 140.00–156.50 $148.81 $932 +3.10
651 651 14 144.00–156.00 $153.43 $999 +9.09
662 value added 662 75 170.00 $170.00 $1,125 —
713 value added 713 41 156.75 $156.75 $1,118 —
720–736 734 15 130.00–140.00 $139.07 $1,021 +0.77
765–795 790 15 134.00–141.50 $140.12 $1,107 -2.26
830 830 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,154 -3.00
987 987 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,234 -3.00
1030 1030 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–280 278 5 124.00–127.50 $124.70 $347 —
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 —
420 420 1 147.50 $147.50 $620 +15.02
455–480 465 3 142.00–145.00 $144.02 $670 +13.69
520–545 533 2 137.00–137.50 $137.24 $731 +14.17
560–590 582 8 135.00–138.00 $136.99 $797 +9.99
600–640 616 7 125.00–139.00 $135.07 $832 —
655–695 671 10 128.00–138.00 $130.59 $876 —
735 735 2 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $827 -13.48
835 835 3 113.00 $113.00 $944 -31.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 3 187.50 $187.50 $461 —
272 fancy 272 2 195.00 $195.00 $530 —
250–295 273 2 175.00–180.00 $177.71 $485 —
315–345 325 5 180.00–192.00 $187.48 $609 +2.55
370 fancy 370 2 196.00 $196.00 $725 +3.50
385 385 1 192.50 $192.50 $741 +5.00
420–437 431 4 170.00–181.00 $174.68 $753 +1.62
441 fancy 441 3 192.50 $192.50 $849 ±0.00
450–490 475 5 167.50–182.00 $173.51 $824 -4.18
483 fancy 483 3 191.00 $191.00 $923 -1.14
500 value added 500 1 190.00 $190.00 $950 +17.00
503–546 529 16 162.00–186.00 $172.27 $911 +20.02
600–630 616 8 140.00–150.00 $147.21 $907 +5.18
650–695 666 21 133.00–143.00 $137.20 $914 +2.15
701–740 716 11 121.00–128.00 $124.91 $894 -3.04
770–795 779 6 130.00–133.00 $131.83 $1,027 +6.60
800 800 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 -1.00
865–885 873 3 116.00–130.00 $121.64 $1,062 +0.70
1030 1030 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,082 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 162.50–175.00 $168.60 $519 —
425 425 1 136.00 $136.00 $578 -21.50
450 450 10 137.00 $137.00 $616 —
505–540 526 4 142.00–155.00 $148.92 $783 +17.92
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 +16.60
635 635 1 131.00 $131.00 $832 —
690 690 2 120.00–127.00 $123.50 $852 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065–1190 1135 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 1,100.00–1,270.00 $1,179.68 —
1445 1445 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1310 1039 80-85% 8 82.00–103.50 $90.21 $937 —
940–1435 1249 80-85% 51 70.00–79.50 $73.99 $924 +1.61
875–1525 1269 80-85% 57 63.00–69.50 $66.55 $845 —
1110–1465 1296 80-85% 8 54.00–62.00 $58.87 $763 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1610 1518 75-80% 4 81.50–91.50 $85.21 $1,293 +13.52
1475–1610 1556 75-80% 5 62.00–66.50 $64.28 $1,000 —
1320–1840 1562 75-80% 39 67.00–79.50 $73.04 $1,141 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1040 970 85-90% 3 78.00–89.00 $81.78 $793 +8.84
925–1215 1011 85-90% 7 52.00–59.50 $55.73 $563 -8.82
835–1220 1022 85-90% 15 60.50–76.50 $65.86 $673 +10.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–2050 1204 8 71.00–89.00 $79.05 $952 —
1120–1820 1547 11 90.00–103.00 $97.76 $1,512 —
1675–2040 1902 5 105.00–113.50 $109.81 $2,089 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1380 1298 2 76.00–84.00 $79.75 $1,035 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145–1295 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 630.00–1,295.00 $891.77
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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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
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.