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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 12, 2023

2,173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.52/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 669 lb · 174 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.88/cwt +9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 619 lb · 122 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.52/cwt +29.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 657 lb · 121 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,173 1,041 1,589
Feeder cattle 1,808 796 1,415
Slaughter cattle 211 200 145
Replacement cattle 154 45 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher; over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 Higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher; under 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition. Groups of 20 head or more: Steers Heifers 51hd 600lbs $186.75 BLK/Few CHX 68hd 656lbs $168 Mix 74hd 661lbs $180.50 BLK/Few CHX 37hd 657lbs $159.75 BLK/Few CHX 22hd 695lbs $173 BLK 59hd 782lbs $180.40 BLK/Few CHX 22hd 790lbs $166 BLK 49hd 1005lbs $158.50 BLK/Few CHX

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 +9.00
300 300 1 207.50 $207.50 $622 —
320–330 fancy 323 3 217.50–220.00 $219.15 $708 +19.15
360–377 371 10 190.00–212.50 $203.92 $757 +19.16
381–390 fancy 383 9 225.00–227.50 $226.93 $869 +13.77
405–430 fancy 420 7 204.00–225.00 $217.77 $915 +17.77
417–448 434 6 196.00–197.50 $196.73 $854 +3.91
450–495 470 8 180.00–197.50 $189.51 $891 +6.93
462–495 fancy 473 13 198.00–207.50 $202.79 $959 —
505–533 value added 517 23 190.00–204.00 $197.31 $1,020 +8.41
525 fancy 525 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,018 —
500–547 529 23 170.00–189.00 $182.73 $967 +16.17
566 value added 566 8 194.50 $194.50 $1,101 —
562–599 587 79 166.00–185.50 $179.13 $1,051 +1.86
600–642 value added 610 78 176.00–186.75 $182.91 $1,116 —
615–649 634 44 151.00–170.00 $163.41 $1,036 -3.21
661–695 value added 668 104 170.50–180.50 $178.09 $1,190 +3.09
651–699 671 70 150.00–170.00 $161.77 $1,085 +1.61
700–748 727 24 140.00–160.00 $153.00 $1,112 +3.00
735 value added 735 19 174.00 $174.00 $1,279 —
767–780 771 6 153.00–161.00 $158.30 $1,220 +3.80
761–790 value added 781 104 166.00–180.40 $174.45 $1,362 +4.94
810 810 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,166 —
801–836 value added 816 28 165.00–173.00 $168.66 $1,376 —
865–890 872 5 145.00–149.00 $146.42 $1,277 +3.42
927 927 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,326 -7.00
965 965 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,332 —
1005 value added 1005 49 158.50 $158.50 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 +20.00
475 475 1 175.00 $175.00 $831 —
555–595 577 3 140.00–162.50 $153.19 $884 +9.29
602–637 620 4 140.00–144.00 $142.06 $881 —
675–680 678 5 140.00–145.00 $141.99 $963 -3.01
710 710 1 137.50 $137.50 $976 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,322 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 147.50–151.00 $149.19 $425 —
302–345 323 9 150.00–170.00 $165.64 $535 +12.65
360–365 363 2 156.00–160.00 $157.99 $574 +8.92
375–397 fancy 393 12 181.00–182.00 $181.17 $712 —
400–447 415 31 155.00–187.50 $171.45 $712 +12.68
402–442 fancy 428 25 179.00–195.00 $182.45 $781 +2.05
460–496 476 42 150.00–178.00 $165.74 $789 +3.68
506–537 526 88 145.00–166.50 $156.89 $825 -1.48
567–572 value added 569 25 173.50–178.00 $175.67 $1,000 —
550–595 573 55 139.00–160.50 $152.82 $876 -3.25
605–641 621 28 145.50–154.50 $151.56 $941 +5.30
605–638 value added 633 7 160.00–162.00 $161.73 $1,024 -8.27
656–657 value added 656 105 159.75–168.00 $165.09 $1,083 —
660–675 664 16 133.00–156.00 $145.67 $967 +12.35
702–730 722 32 125.50–144.25 $139.88 $1,010 -1.44
762 762 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,067 +12.52
860 860 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 130.00 $130.00 $370 —
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 -10.00
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 -12.00
460–485 473 2 142.00–145.00 $143.54 $679 +14.05
505–530 518 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $728 +6.51
570–585 576 10 130.00–133.50 $131.39 $757 —
611–627 614 12 127.50–130.00 $128.05 $786 +18.05
650–670 659 4 120.00–130.00 $126.78 $835 —
705–745 715 4 110.00–119.00 $116.66 $834 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 -10.00
915 915 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,034 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 272 3 172.50–180.00 $177.47 $483 —
319–325 fancy 320 6 211.00–219.00 $217.65 $696 —
325 325 1 212.50 $212.50 $691 —
350–395 fancy 373 2 202.50–211.00 $206.49 $770 —
357–395 377 3 150.00–162.50 $157.30 $593 —
409–432 fancy 414 11 203.00–216.00 $212.90 $881 +27.90
455 fancy 455 3 205.00 $205.00 $933 —
487–496 492 5 165.00–178.00 $172.86 $850 +15.22
505–530 fancy 513 7 182.00–186.00 $184.28 $945 —
505–540 523 28 161.00–197.00 $179.20 $937 +19.20
575–590 581 10 161.00–172.00 $169.43 $984 +6.96
620–642 627 14 138.00–162.00 $157.67 $989 +11.80
652–655 653 12 145.00–160.00 $153.42 $1,002 —
748 748 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,070 +4.00
776 776 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,009 -11.41
815 815 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $1,072 —
900 900 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1370–1760 1544 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 5 1,330.00–1,800.00 $1,491.67 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 —
530 530 1 143.00 $143.00 $758 +17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1395 1196 80-85% 15 63.00–74.00 $71.14 $851 -7.07
860–1465 1271 80-85% 9 87.00–112.00 $93.83 $1,193 —
1025–1465 1294 80-85% 29 75.00–85.50 $79.92 $1,034 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1060 930 85-90% 2 54.00–56.00 $55.14 $513 —
885–1290 1079 85-90% 22 64.00–78.00 $70.85 $764 +1.54
1095–1200 1143 85-90% 4 84.00–89.00 $85.46 $977 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1810 1541 75-80% 9 85.00–93.00 $89.14 $1,374 +2.11
1405–1825 1593 75-80% 12 75.00–84.50 $80.21 $1,278 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1515 1358 3 72.00–85.00 $79.04 $1,073 —
1100–2025 1532 9 89.00–103.00 $97.78 $1,498 -6.68
1560–2360 2088 3 108.00–117.00 $112.49 $2,349 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,287 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1213 1213 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1215–1275 1252 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 850.00–950.00 $910.91
1015–1401 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,325.00–1,850.00 $1,586.77
1330–1550 1387 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,075.00–1,400.00 $1,275.00
1440–1530 1476 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,350.00–1,370.00 $1,361.71

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
965 965 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1160 1160 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00

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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
750–1270 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 875.00–1,800.00 $1,225.66 +185.66
920–1525 1157 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,600.00–1,850.00 $1,771.90 —
975–1390 1196 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,375.00 $1,239.56 —
1175–1280 1236 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 970.00–1,525.00 $1,179.30 —
1170–1470 1307 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,300.00–1,650.00 $1,440.82 +60.82
1375 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1175–1510 1398 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,850.00 $1,695.95 —
1545 1545 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,870.00 $1,870.00 +350.00

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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.