Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 3, 2022

2,546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.24/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 526 lb · 102 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.70/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 630 lb · 95 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.97/cwt +10.13 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 523 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,546	1,710	2,190
Feeder cattle	2,271	1,417	1,905
Slaughter cattle	250	267	260
Replacement cattle	25	26	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with heavy 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	190.00	$190.00	$532	—
305–325	310	6	182.50–192.50	$185.08	$574	—
325 fancy	325	13	201.00–202.50	$202.27	$657	+0.67
350–377	365	23	185.00–195.00	$191.17	$698	+3.26
383–388 fancy	386	6	196.00–208.00	$201.96	$780	—
400–445 fancy	429	45	192.00–205.00	$199.73	$857	+8.22
425–447	429	17	173.00–188.00	$181.95	$781	+4.83
455–497 fancy	488	16	191.00–203.00	$196.16	$957	+5.42
475–497	490	9	174.00–187.00	$181.77	$891	+3.39
500–545	523	69	164.00–185.00	$179.09	$937	+11.23
515–536 value added	523	14	190.00–199.75	$196.18	$1,026	+7.18
550–596	570	59	166.00–185.00	$175.02	$998	+2.94
616–632 value added	626	37	175.00–182.00	$178.23	$1,116	-1.88
600–645	633	58	144.00–173.00	$160.99	$1,019	-1.76
655–695	680	81	153.00–171.50	$158.98	$1,081	-5.45
703–740	718	25	149.00–160.00	$153.00	$1,099	+1.38
715–725 value added	722	12	167.00–169.00	$167.66	$1,211	+4.16
750–791	774	27	147.00–159.00	$156.09	$1,208	+4.39
800–828	822	21	141.00–154.00	$149.45	$1,228	-7.77
833 value added	833	61	165.00	$165.00	$1,374	±0.00
871 value added	871	62	166.25	$166.25	$1,448	-3.25
865–887	881	4	137.50–150.00	$141.50	$1,247	-15.70
905–927	923	5	143.00–144.50	$144.21	$1,331	+15.84
960 value added	960	57	164.40	$164.40	$1,578	—
970–995	987	6	128.00–140.50	$137.88	$1,361	+0.88
1081	1081	4	121.00	$121.00	$1,308	—
1160	1160	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,473	-3.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	3	170.00	$170.00	$408	—
351–385	360	4	173.00–175.00	$174.46	$628	+4.46
440–442	442	23	157.50–167.00	$166.59	$736	-0.91
515–540	531	16	145.00–152.00	$149.80	$795	-5.20
555–595	574	7	127.00–160.00	$145.09	$833	-10.59
610–640	625	2	139.00–140.00	$139.49	$872	-8.01
660	660	3	148.00	$148.00	$977	+12.00
720	720	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,015	-2.00
825	825	2	121.00	$121.00	$998	-17.00
900	900	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,080	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	235	3	160.00–162.50	$160.76	$378	—
300–335	327	23	162.50–167.00	$166.48	$544	-3.52
361–377	366	9	161.00–170.00	$165.02	$604	+5.02
400–447	424	25	148.00–169.00	$160.48	$680	+2.31
450–491	475	76	148.00–161.50	$155.26	$737	-2.77
505–514 value added	512	8	161.00–164.50	$163.64	$838	-0.77
503–547	527	94	140.00–159.50	$154.53	$814	+4.03
550–590	570	40	140.00–159.00	$150.10	$856	+1.67
597 value added	597	6	164.50	$164.50	$982	+2.10
603–647	624	49	134.00–157.00	$148.46	$926	-0.35
651–695	662	79	134.00–154.00	$145.76	$965	-7.67
705–745	718	6	130.00–139.00	$134.13	$963	-4.94
722–730 value added	723	71	152.50–162.50	$161.22	$1,166	+4.47
750–795	763	19	130.00–145.50	$142.09	$1,084	+1.97
815 value added	815	12	150.50	$150.50	$1,227	—
818–847	829	7	122.00–126.00	$124.40	$1,031	-14.60
865–890 value added	882	3	140.00–149.00	$142.94	$1,261	—
876–890	882	6	121.00–127.00	$125.66	$1,108	—
910–942	936	5	125.00–127.00	$126.61	$1,185	—
1002–1015	1006	3	104.00–106.00	$104.67	$1,053	-5.33
1070	1070	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,284	—
1108	1108	15	127.00	$127.00	$1,407	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	145.00	$145.00	$312	—
257–295	270	3	130.00–142.50	$137.94	$372	+13.24
355–370	363	3	130.00–155.00	$145.16	$527	+5.16
412–417	415	7	130.00–145.00	$138.99	$577	-8.51
469–483	474	9	132.00–147.00	$135.01	$640	-9.01
586	586	33	135.00	$135.00	$791	-1.99
605–645	630	7	126.00–135.00	$130.57	$823	-4.50
655–695	676	5	102.00–133.00	$126.14	$853	-4.45
700–745	732	5	118.00–119.00	$118.20	$865	+5.70
820	820	1	114.00	$114.00	$935	+1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	170.00–180.00	$174.91	$507	-2.80
341 fancy	341	3	198.00	$198.00	$675	—
380–385	383	2	177.50–190.00	$183.71	$704	-8.79
425–435	429	9	176.00–189.00	$184.86	$793	+10.18
453 fancy	453	13	190.00	$190.00	$861	-1.00
450–495	465	10	159.00–184.00	$167.69	$780	-5.82
517 fancy	517	4	190.00	$190.00	$982	—
530–540	539	9	151.00–165.50	$162.47	$876	-9.80
555–596	575	9	142.00–163.00	$149.18	$858	—
600–645	613	22	135.00–153.00	$141.54	$868	-5.67
650–697	674	19	130.00–149.00	$142.58	$961	+5.38
707–732	718	8	135.00–141.00	$137.24	$985	+12.33
786–790	787	5	120.00–127.00	$125.59	$988	-6.24
840	840	7	131.00–133.00	$131.86	$1,108	—
875	875	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,076	+1.36
970	970	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,135	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	137.00	$137.00	$692	-11.92
565–592	579	6	132.00–149.00	$140.93	$816	-9.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1305	1169	80-85%	8	53.50–63.50	$59.26	$693	—
975–1345	1203	80-85%	24	65.00–71.50	$68.55	$825	—
1175–1380	1274	80-85%	7	72.00–75.00	$73.61	$938	+7.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1640	1473	75-80%	9	74.00–84.50	$77.59	$1,143	—
1345–1795	1474	75-80%	9	64.00–67.50	$66.24	$976	—
1385–1840	1529	75-80%	13	69.00–73.50	$71.63	$1,095	-13.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1070	983	85-90%	6	63.50–68.00	$66.04	$649	-15.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1990	1605	7	105.00–115.00	$107.79	$1,730	—
1435–1875	1705	9	92.00–100.50	$96.64	$1,648	—
1505–2650	2078	2	74.00–81.00	$78.46	$1,630	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1022–1585	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–1,310.00	$995.69
1282	1282	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	890.00	$890.00
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

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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.