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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 2, 2023

1,283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.73/cwt +10.65 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 521 lb · 82 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.94/cwt -17.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 713 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.67/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 610 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,283 1,208 364
Feeder cattle 967 1,041 263
Slaughter cattle 214 72 92
Replacement cattle 102 95 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steadily sharp 4-5 higher, with higher demand for light weight steers. Feeder heifers were steady, with good buyer demand for 300-500lbs heifers. Slaughter cows sharply higher 10-12, with great buyer demand. Slaughter bulls were steadily up. Strong market today across the board today for lower receipts and weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 fancy 330 8 208.00–221.00 $213.82 $706 —
330–345 338 2 180.00–200.00 $190.22 $643 +1.93
360–370 fancy 365 4 215.00–216.00 $215.51 $787 —
360–395 377 4 185.00–200.00 $192.50 $726 -3.48
400–445 fancy 424 9 209.00–219.00 $212.96 $903 -4.08
409–445 430 10 194.00–207.00 $199.65 $858 +14.51
465 fancy 465 3 210.00 $210.00 $976 -0.95
475–497 490 11 186.00–206.00 $198.85 $974 +8.95
500–517 509 9 180.00–194.00 $186.93 $951 +12.39
520–546 value added 536 13 199.00–205.50 $203.70 $1,092 +1.19
571–576 value added 575 11 199.00–200.50 $200.09 $1,151 -1.53
560–597 580 19 184.00–196.00 $190.81 $1,107 +11.19
601–610 value added 604 41 182.00–192.50 $186.44 $1,126 +1.48
613–645 629 14 167.00–180.00 $171.62 $1,079 +2.33
650–672 659 19 166.50–177.00 $171.07 $1,127 +0.04
703–746 713 68 164.50–168.00 $165.94 $1,183 +8.50
774–785 776 20 173.50–174.00 $173.60 $1,347 +8.62
807–847 823 16 150.00–162.00 $157.68 $1,298 +7.93
855–859 858 6 150.00–153.00 $150.50 $1,291 —
965 965 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,264 —
1005 1005 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
390 390 1 171.00 $171.00 $667 —
440 440 1 162.00 $162.00 $713 +17.00
485–491 490 5 170.00–179.00 $172.38 $845 —
520–545 533 2 156.00–168.00 $162.14 $864 —
563 563 3 172.00 $172.00 $968 +12.00
610–640 625 2 160.00–164.00 $162.05 $1,013 —
665–695 678 9 146.50–160.00 $148.48 $1,007 +1.80
710–725 721 6 153.00–157.50 $154.41 $1,113 —
770–790 780 6 134.00–159.00 $151.77 $1,184 —
890 890 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,299 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 168.50 $168.50 $585 +7.06
360–370 fancy 365 5 182.00–186.00 $184.02 $672 —
355–398 382 15 162.00–173.00 $170.15 $650 +7.20
405–443 431 9 154.00–168.00 $159.87 $689 +4.79
438 fancy 438 10 180.00 $180.00 $788 +12.66
451–498 475 11 158.00–170.00 $167.25 $794 +8.82
500 value added 500 24 174.50 $174.50 $872 —
511–545 529 58 151.00–162.50 $157.86 $835 +5.78
555–596 584 42 150.50–160.50 $156.85 $916 +10.04
605–637 613 33 145.00–153.00 $151.08 $926 +5.95
651–692 674 54 140.00–148.00 $143.42 $967 -1.01
710–722 718 12 132.00–144.50 $141.16 $1,014 +3.37
790 790 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,035 —
822 822 4 120.00 $120.00 $986 —
931 931 3 130.50 $130.50 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 420 11 136.00–150.00 $138.96 $584 +6.58
477–482 481 7 135.00–152.00 $139.82 $673 -1.60
505–540 519 6 140.00–145.00 $143.97 $747 +12.95
550–597 590 9 138.00–148.00 $146.19 $863 +15.13
609–632 615 8 132.00–137.00 $133.29 $820 —
676 676 3 130.00 $130.00 $879 +30.00
705–720 713 2 117.50–122.00 $119.73 $854 —
990 990 1 89.00 $89.00 $881 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1350 1110 4 95.00–112.00 $104.71 $1,162 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 182.50 $182.50 $557 -3.30
327 fancy 327 2 200.00 $200.00 $654 —
375 fancy 375 1 201.00 $201.00 $754 —
390 390 1 196.00 $196.00 $764 +16.00
410 410 1 190.00 $190.00 $779 +8.00
428–438 fancy 433 6 201.00–216.00 $208.59 $903 +6.97
456–470 fancy 459 11 203.00–206.00 $205.44 $943 —
485 485 1 187.00 $187.00 $907 +6.63
500–530 fancy 521 8 190.00–198.00 $194.87 $1,015 +9.19
517–535 526 4 173.00–187.00 $180.12 $947 +10.91
557–595 586 12 173.00–182.50 $178.37 $1,045 —
622 622 2 163.50 $163.50 $1,017 -1.52
684 684 5 157.50 $157.50 $1,077 +11.18
720–740 730 2 134.00–144.00 $138.93 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 +10.00
575 575 2 169.00 $169.00 $972 —
650 650 1 151.00 $151.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1160–1805 1483 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,200.00–2,225.00 $1,823.99 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1535 1237 80-85% 62 90.00–109.00 $97.49 $1,206 —
960–1510 1244 80-85% 23 80.00–89.00 $85.60 $1,065 —
1205–1430 1281 80-85% 6 69.00–77.00 $72.08 $923 —
1040–1645 1324 80-85% 11 110.00–118.00 $112.83 $1,494 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1170 983 85-90% 7 63.00–74.00 $67.90 $667 —
910–1155 1028 85-90% 7 86.00–94.00 $89.24 $917 —
850–1245 1065 85-90% 14 76.00–85.00 $80.02 $852 +14.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1825 1644 75-80% 9 91.00–106.00 $101.02 $1,661 —
1525–2065 1742 75-80% 8 114.00–120.00 $116.35 $2,027 —
1625–1925 1761 75-80% 6 109.00–113.50 $110.59 $1,947 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2020 1629 5 92.00–106.00 $99.22 $1,616 —
1400–1950 1701 8 120.00–134.00 $125.85 $2,141 —
1570–2205 1812 6 112.00–119.00 $116.70 $2,115 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1890 1780 2 101.00–108.00 $104.72 $1,864 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1065 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 730.00–1,650.00 $936.61
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
1110–1350 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,310.00–1,400.00 $1,359.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
822 822 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00
850–945 869 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,066.31
855–955 905 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,023.62
1005–1032 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 870.00–1,200.00 $1,091.94
897–1220 1070 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 800.00–1,350.00 $1,160.98

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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
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00 $910.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +475.00
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 -20.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
1650 1650 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 11 80.00 $80.00 $405 —

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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.