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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 19, 2023

1,880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.68/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 573 lb · 130 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.55/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 526 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.85/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 530 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,880 2,173 342
Feeder cattle 1,595 1,808 262
Slaughter cattle 210 211 70
Replacement cattle 75 154 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. 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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 fancy 333 3 219.00–222.00 $219.93 $732 +0.78
325–341 335 9 185.00–202.50 $193.52 $648 -13.98
362–387 fancy 366 17 212.50–230.00 $222.77 $815 -4.16
370–395 381 5 182.50–202.50 $189.49 $722 -14.43
400–442 fancy 424 20 194.00–222.00 $216.51 $918 -1.26
420–445 440 5 185.00–191.00 $186.15 $819 -10.58
450–494 fancy 479 46 196.00–212.00 $204.45 $979 +1.66
465–496 482 7 177.50–214.00 $193.62 $933 +4.11
505–540 524 8 163.00–182.50 $171.34 $898 -11.39
500–545 value added 526 74 190.00–200.00 $194.84 $1,025 -2.47
550–597 572 46 162.00–187.00 $180.00 $1,030 +0.87
551–576 value added 573 84 186.00–195.00 $187.25 $1,073 -7.25
608–638 value added 621 44 174.00–177.00 $176.03 $1,093 -6.88
600–645 624 10 150.00–170.00 $158.84 $991 -4.57
650–691 670 50 149.00–169.00 $160.62 $1,076 -1.15
703 value added 703 14 166.00 $166.00 $1,167 -8.00
706–721 713 17 145.00–160.00 $155.15 $1,106 +2.15
766–774 value added 771 30 164.00–167.50 $165.99 $1,280 -8.46
820–840 value added 828 9 155.00–160.00 $156.68 $1,297 -11.98
830–838 834 11 149.00–159.50 $155.90 $1,300 +11.90
851 value added 851 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,319 —
901 901 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,261 -3.00
955 value added 955 47 152.00 $152.00 $1,452 —
965 965 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,390 +6.00
1000–1040 1020 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 140.00–170.00 $154.30 $576 —
415–430 420 3 150.00–170.00 $163.17 $685 +3.17
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 -25.00
525–540 536 6 130.00–157.50 $149.00 $799 —
580 580 1 152.00 $152.00 $882 -1.19
660–675 668 2 128.00–138.00 $133.06 $889 -8.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–332 322 11 165.00–171.00 $167.58 $540 +1.94
350–397 377 25 152.00–171.00 $165.02 $622 +7.03
361–392 fancy 379 24 178.50–188.00 $179.90 $682 -1.27
402–446 430 49 146.00–165.50 $155.73 $670 -15.72
450–496 472 51 149.00–166.00 $158.53 $748 -7.21
502–548 530 77 137.00–162.50 $151.85 $805 -5.04
550–590 564 55 138.00–160.00 $156.21 $881 +3.39
600–632 619 44 130.00–150.50 $142.26 $881 -9.30
637 value added 637 10 153.00 $153.00 $975 -8.73
655 value added 655 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 -10.09
656–692 672 27 130.00–148.00 $141.79 $953 -3.88
725–732 730 18 120.00–134.50 $127.79 $933 -12.09
780 780 1 118.00 $118.00 $920 -22.00
794 value added 794 44 158.25 $158.25 $1,257 —
820 820 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,066 —
884 884 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,220 +14.00
995 995 9 135.00 $135.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 127.50 $127.50 $382 -2.50
360–385 375 3 117.50–150.00 $138.17 $518 —
420–440 430 3 110.00–130.00 $120.08 $516 -14.92
510–530 522 5 120.00–135.00 $124.30 $649 -16.21
570–576 576 14 130.00–133.00 $132.79 $765 +1.40
612 612 2 114.00 $114.00 $698 -14.05
650–660 656 4 125.00–130.00 $127.25 $835 +0.47
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 +3.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–295 280 3 170.00–175.00 $171.76 $481 -5.71
315–345 335 3 160.00–170.00 $166.87 $559 -45.63
373–377 375 6 170.00–191.00 $180.45 $677 +23.15
417–424 fancy 420 13 207.50–216.00 $212.04 $891 -0.86
420 420 1 182.00 $182.00 $764 —
456 fancy 456 3 194.00 $194.00 $885 -11.00
456–475 467 7 180.00–190.00 $185.81 $868 +12.95
503–508 fancy 504 15 189.00–200.00 $191.22 $964 +6.94
535–541 540 4 165.00–177.00 $174.03 $940 -5.17
550–592 566 23 168.00–179.00 $175.22 $992 +5.79
605–635 618 11 151.00–162.00 $158.85 $982 +1.18
705–721 717 4 121.00–144.00 $126.65 $908 -16.35
789 789 10 137.00 $137.00 $1,081 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 155.00 $155.00 $713 +5.00
595 595 1 144.00 $144.00 $857 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1440 1180 80-85% 21 58.00–69.50 $66.14 $780 -5.00
1085–1380 1232 80-85% 13 80.00–89.00 $83.51 $1,029 —
1050–1470 1240 80-85% 30 70.00–79.50 $75.00 $930 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1805 1495 75-80% 10 75.00–79.00 $76.56 $1,145 —
1190–1820 1503 75-80% 12 80.00–92.50 $84.82 $1,275 —
1395–1685 1516 75-80% 6 65.00–70.00 $67.28 $1,020 -21.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1030 970 85-90% 8 60.00–68.50 $63.99 $621 —
935–1175 1058 85-90% 5 70.50–74.00 $72.26 $765 +1.41
915–1175 1077 85-90% 5 53.00–59.00 $55.86 $602 -14.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1420 1317 3 87.00–92.00 $88.88 $1,171 —
1515–1980 1735 6 96.50–103.50 $100.36 $1,741 —
1670–2080 1823 3 107.00–118.50 $113.66 $2,072 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 97.00 $97.00 $994

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
941–1352 1066 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,343.62
1010–1225 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 885.00–950.00 $903.97
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
930–1450 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 900.00–1,350.00 $1,153.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
920 920 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1150–1300 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,350.00–1,850.00 $1,578.35 -193.55
1150–1200 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,650.00–1,825.00 $1,735.64 -36.26
1150–1200 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,275.00–1,320.00 $1,305.42 +65.86

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
756 756 3 116.00 $116.00 $877 —

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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.