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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 8, 2022

2,685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.73/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 620 lb · 169 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.35/cwt +9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 776 lb · 150 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.35/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 524 lb · 135 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,685 2,332 3,174
Feeder cattle 2,451 2,085 2,929
Slaughter cattle 131 229 35
Replacement cattle 103 18 210

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 185.00 $185.00 $629 -17.61
345 fancy 345 1 215.00 $215.00 $742 —
357 fancy 357 2 200.00 $200.00 $714 —
350–385 371 6 176.00–184.00 $180.46 $670 -5.04
400–440 fancy 422 6 195.00–200.00 $197.59 $834 —
405–438 431 20 162.00–192.50 $183.39 $790 -2.73
467–481 fancy 473 27 196.00–200.00 $197.41 $934 —
478 value added 478 8 195.00 $195.00 $932 +0.75
452–498 480 32 168.00–193.00 $185.19 $889 +1.50
500 fancy 500 1 191.00 $191.00 $955 —
500–526 value added 512 71 184.00–197.00 $187.48 $960 +1.85
505–540 521 20 154.00–183.00 $174.29 $908 +4.40
550–596 578 95 153.00–180.00 $170.18 $984 +4.88
602 value added 602 52 175.00 $175.00 $1,054 +4.14
601–649 628 117 145.00–176.00 $161.61 $1,015 +0.27
651–670 value added 664 49 174.50–175.00 $174.85 $1,161 +3.45
650–697 687 51 145.00–166.00 $156.66 $1,076 -4.97
700–746 717 23 144.00–163.50 $159.85 $1,146 +3.41
720 value added 720 4 179.50 $179.50 $1,292 +7.50
775 value added 775 134 180.00 $180.00 $1,395 -7.00
750–795 787 16 153.00–158.00 $155.12 $1,221 -8.68
803 value added 803 129 174.25–179.50 $176.69 $1,419 +10.59
880–891 890 19 159.00–163.00 $159.21 $1,417 —
884–899 value added 892 107 168.00–172.00 $170.04 $1,517 —
930 930 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,330 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 3 120.00–142.50 $135.09 $396 -24.91
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 -45.00
350–360 356 5 120.00–172.50 $148.53 $529 —
415–420 416 6 150.00–170.00 $164.82 $686 -8.94
460–480 470 2 119.00–130.00 $124.62 $586 -49.37
500 500 2 130.00 $130.00 $650 -29.51
560–590 572 3 116.00–148.00 $133.60 $764 -19.89
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,727 -15.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 342 25 140.00–151.00 $147.59 $505 -0.69
360–395 381 32 136.00–166.00 $151.87 $579 -3.24
401–440 429 36 136.00–144.00 $141.01 $605 -8.43
455–490 480 66 135.00–164.00 $146.62 $704 -4.64
500–546 524 115 134.00–157.00 $146.89 $770 -4.19
500–545 value added 527 20 163.00–165.00 $163.52 $862 -1.87
552–593 575 111 140.00–160.00 $149.28 $858 -9.69
608–648 640 83 123.00–154.00 $148.27 $949 -4.42
653–695 676 31 124.00–157.00 $148.29 $1,002 -9.09
700–740 720 2 135.00–140.00 $137.43 $989 -18.39
709–743 value added 732 103 158.50–163.95 $162.20 $1,187 -2.53
770 770 1 118.00 $118.00 $909 -21.06
803–842 815 17 125.00–141.00 $133.40 $1,087 -2.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 265 3 107.50–130.00 $121.65 $322 —
305 305 1 137.50 $137.50 $419 +0.04
360–397 386 4 110.00–132.00 $123.21 $476 -18.67
417–435 423 7 123.00–135.00 $132.10 $559 -4.57
455–497 483 9 102.00–133.00 $114.23 $552 -27.37
540–549 548 8 120.00–131.00 $129.64 $710 -7.34
564–590 578 14 115.00–124.00 $118.76 $686 -27.20
605 605 1 106.00 $106.00 $641 —
775 775 3 110.00 $110.00 $852 +1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 287 5 150.00–180.00 $173.83 $499 —
310–317 314 4 155.00–165.00 $161.91 $508 -22.69
355–390 369 9 157.00–181.00 $173.49 $640 -9.19
377 fancy 377 2 186.00 $186.00 $701 —
405–443 428 14 166.00–184.00 $176.07 $754 +1.67
465–481 476 6 156.00–175.00 $159.81 $761 -12.74
483 fancy 483 1 185.00 $185.00 $894 —
530–540 535 2 140.00–158.00 $149.08 $798 -6.60
551–596 575 25 136.00–155.50 $143.09 $823 -9.60
610–642 633 12 139.00–152.00 $142.86 $904 -6.83
667–675 670 7 130.00–153.00 $142.97 $958 -3.22
718–737 726 5 127.00–141.00 $135.31 $982 -5.36
750–792 771 5 134.00–154.00 $139.47 $1,075 -3.26
860–885 876 7 126.00–132.00 $130.27 $1,141 +15.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 130.00–140.00 $134.84 $307 —
340 340 1 127.50 $127.50 $434 -42.50
455 455 1 110.00 $110.00 $500 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 -27.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1270 1131 80-85% 9 53.00–61.00 $58.83 $665 —
1045–1445 1243 80-85% 24 63.00–73.50 $68.17 $847 +3.88
990–1330 1244 80-85% 5 74.00–77.50 $75.90 $944 +11.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1630 1515 75-80% 11 73.50–76.50 $74.71 $1,132 —
1385–1860 1577 75-80% 9 61.00–72.50 $68.25 $1,076 +2.03
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1020 946 85-90% 4 57.50–62.50 $59.21 $560 —
835–1190 953 85-90% 5 64.00–69.00 $65.44 $624 +0.90
840–1175 978 85-90% 5 49.00–54.00 $52.05 $509 -17.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1890 1470 5 79.00–88.00 $85.59 $1,258 —
1545–2130 1763 3 92.00–93.50 $92.59 $1,632 —
1800–2140 1915 3 95.00–110.00 $101.84 $1,950 -0.01

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,240.00 $1,240.00
1055–1265 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 980.00–1,020.00 $998.19
850–1550 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 730.00–1,085.00 $894.69
1110–1257 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 710.00–810.00 $779.37
985–1510 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 750.00–1,125.00 $903.14

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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
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,090.00 $1,090.00 —
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,020.00 $1,020.00 —
1000–1625 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,420.00 $1,260.00 —
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,380.00 $1,380.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 92.00 $92.00 $451 -16.00
553 553 4 90.00 $90.00 $498 —

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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.