Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 10, 2022

2,738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.83/cwt -6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 575 lb · 170 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.34/cwt -0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 527 lb · 167 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.02/cwt +2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 667 lb · 131 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,738	2,546	2,737
Feeder cattle	2,538	2,271	2,412
Slaughter cattle	175	250	230
Replacement cattle	25	25	95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
285	285	1	182.50	$182.50	$520	-7.50
325–340	333	3	187.50–198.00	$192.59	$641	+7.51
347 fancy	347	8	209.00	$209.00	$725	+6.73
350–365 fancy	358	3	202.50–206.00	$204.15	$731	+2.19
355–390	378	10	180.00–199.00	$192.72	$728	+1.55
410–435 fancy	425	9	190.00–195.00	$193.90	$824	-5.83
405–448	430	17	170.00–188.00	$182.46	$785	+0.51
430 value added	430	3	198.00	$198.00	$851	—
450–497	480	38	170.00–188.00	$180.62	$867	-1.15
475–487 fancy	482	31	190.00–198.00	$195.28	$941	-0.88
500–535 value added	521	44	189.00–196.00	$190.90	$995	-5.28
502–547	530	68	160.00–185.50	$178.30	$945	-0.79
538 unweaned	538	3	156.00	$156.00	$839	—
558–592 unweaned	567	23	156.00–159.00	$158.10	$896	—
550–597	576	147	154.00–185.00	$170.51	$982	-4.51
600–647	627	119	155.00–170.00	$164.39	$1,031	+3.40
651–695	667	131	147.50–168.50	$161.02	$1,074	+2.04
705–714 value added	711	24	161.50–172.00	$166.52	$1,184	-1.14
707–748	723	67	145.00–162.50	$156.99	$1,135	+3.99
755–796	773	36	144.00–158.00	$150.68	$1,165	-5.41
811–833 value added	815	79	164.00–166.50	$166.05	$1,353	+1.05
868 value added	868	10	160.50	$160.50	$1,393	-5.75
965–970	968	2	126.00–137.00	$131.49	$1,273	-6.39
1025	1025	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,343	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	167.50	$167.50	$620	-6.96
491	491	3	130.00	$130.00	$638	—
515–520	518	2	120.00–145.00	$132.44	$686	-17.36
565–591	576	19	138.00–157.00	$152.13	$876	+7.04
640	640	1	144.00	$144.00	$922	+4.51
695	695	1	135.00	$135.00	$938	-13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	162.50	$162.50	$341	+1.74
264	264	5	170.00	$170.00	$449	—
317–333	327	5	160.00–163.00	$161.16	$527	-5.32
355–386	380	19	156.00–168.00	$162.30	$617	-2.72
400–445	427	38	143.00–171.00	$158.64	$677	-1.84
450–499	478	119	143.00–168.50	$158.90	$760	+3.64
508–532 value added	526	55	160.50–177.00	$162.77	$856	-0.87
500–545	527	112	141.00–160.00	$150.20	$792	-4.33
550–595	570	56	140.00–156.00	$150.62	$859	+0.52
574–591 unweaned	581	40	137.50–139.75	$138.95	$807	—
587 value added	587	8	161.00	$161.00	$945	-3.50
611–617 value added	613	50	159.50–163.50	$161.89	$992	—
605–640	623	47	132.00–155.00	$144.73	$902	-3.73
652–692	677	47	133.00–157.50	$148.19	$1,003	+2.43
701–740 value added	718	7	152.00–157.50	$154.43	$1,109	-6.79
710–747	732	9	124.00–148.00	$134.21	$982	+0.08
755–795	769	15	127.00–146.00	$142.12	$1,093	+0.03
815–842	829	4	128.00–133.00	$130.54	$1,082	+6.14
890	890	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,121	+0.34
910	910	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,119	-3.61
1003	1003	8	128.50	$128.50	$1,289	+23.83

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	130.00	$130.00	$344	-7.94
310–345	328	9	122.50–145.00	$133.41	$438	—
367–385	375	5	130.00–143.00	$135.79	$509	-9.37
405–440	426	6	110.00–144.00	$125.03	$533	-13.96
450–497	473	13	120.00–140.00	$136.68	$646	+1.67
500–538	518	10	120.00–135.00	$127.78	$662	—
560–595	581	15	132.00–135.00	$133.73	$777	-1.27
605–615	612	3	100.00–128.00	$117.63	$720	-12.94
710	710	1	121.00	$121.00	$859	+2.80
775–795	785	2	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$934	—
970	970	1	100.00	$100.00	$970	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	180.00	$180.00	$468	+5.09
335–337	336	4	180.00	$180.00	$605	—
346 fancy	346	4	199.00	$199.00	$689	+1.00
365–395	377	7	165.00–184.00	$172.42	$650	-11.29
365–395 fancy	385	3	190.00–194.00	$191.26	$736	—
405 fancy	405	1	190.00	$190.00	$770	—
425–448	442	7	160.00–180.00	$176.29	$779	-8.57
460–477	468	25	160.00–179.00	$171.84	$804	+4.15
500–545	516	29	147.00–167.00	$160.99	$831	-1.48
555–596	577	36	140.00–161.00	$151.89	$876	+2.71
605–627	613	25	139.00–159.00	$150.34	$922	+8.80
650–665	658	2	139.00–142.00	$140.52	$925	-2.06
705–740	725	9	132.00–140.00	$137.50	$997	+0.26
755–798	776	4	123.00–140.00	$132.39	$1,027	+6.80
805–835	828	4	132.00–136.00	$132.97	$1,101	+1.11
850	850	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,096	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	160.00	$160.00	$632	—
420	420	1	130.00	$130.00	$546	—
570–595	578	3	125.00–128.00	$126.97	$734	-13.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1330	1179	80-85%	21	65.00–71.50	$68.22	$804	+8.96
965–1355	1191	80-85%	8	54.00–64.50	$60.12	$716	+0.86
1175–1350	1247	80-85%	10	72.00–80.50	$75.49	$941	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1420	1373	75-80%	3	64.50–67.50	$66.03	$907	—
1335–1590	1465	75-80%	6	74.00–83.50	$79.46	$1,164	+1.87
1350–1805	1505	75-80%	18	68.00–73.50	$71.05	$1,069	-0.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1095	983	85-90%	12	55.00–60.50	$56.93	$560	-9.11
990	990	85-90%	1	72.00	$72.00	$713	+5.96
970–1065	1033	85-90%	3	63.50–66.50	$65.22	$674	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1635	1421	6	92.00–100.00	$95.72	$1,360	—
1465–2085	1814	5	102.00–111.00	$107.53	$1,951	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1425	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,035.00	$976.19
1780	1780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1050–1400	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,060.00–1,400.00	$1,205.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623	623	5	113.00	$113.00	$704	—
765	765	7	110.00	$110.00	$842	—

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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.