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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 16, 2023

2,408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $187.90/cwt +8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 624 lb · 216 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.32/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 721 lb · 162 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.05/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 541 lb · 145 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,408 2,620 2,228
Feeder cattle 2,248 2,330 1,996
Slaughter cattle 150 140 167
Replacement cattle 10 150 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 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
225–245 235 2 255.00–262.50 $258.59 $608 —
248 fancy 248 4 285.00 $285.00 $707 —
280–290 285 4 260.00–277.50 $268.60 $766 +28.34
287–291 fancy 290 7 280.00–285.00 $283.59 $822 -1.41
300–310 302 7 228.00–250.00 $231.55 $699 —
302–335 fancy 309 10 275.00–300.00 $280.87 $868 +10.68
365–395 376 20 239.00–255.00 $248.16 $933 -3.45
350–397 fancy 381 11 261.00–275.00 $268.37 $1,022 -4.13
400–440 fancy 424 26 249.00–280.00 $262.00 $1,111 -4.30
400–442 428 6 210.00–235.00 $218.99 $937 -8.39
453–465 fancy 456 22 240.00–250.00 $245.50 $1,119 -9.50
450–493 478 50 210.00–239.00 $232.21 $1,110 +1.31
500–540 522 15 200.00–225.00 $215.31 $1,124 +6.01
528 value added 528 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,193 -5.66
550–573 value added 567 66 227.00–238.00 $235.04 $1,333 +5.84
550–599 580 53 204.00–225.00 $218.97 $1,270 +10.16
601–646 629 25 193.00–209.00 $197.95 $1,245 +2.14
613–648 value added 634 103 214.00–222.00 $216.82 $1,375 -1.75
658–665 value added 660 10 213.00–216.00 $215.09 $1,420 -2.48
660–696 676 61 189.00–209.50 $199.99 $1,352 +6.75
705–747 719 97 178.00–188.50 $187.32 $1,347 +0.65
710–726 value added 725 65 190.00–195.00 $194.79 $1,412 -1.51
751–793 760 40 176.00–187.50 $184.61 $1,403 -1.78
800–820 813 3 172.00–173.00 $172.67 $1,404 +4.40
815–835 value added 819 16 181.50–184.50 $182.07 $1,491 -6.75
854 value added 854 7 182.50 $182.50 $1,559 +10.50
868 868 19 180.00 $180.00 $1,562 +12.00
952 952 7 168.00 $168.00 $1,599 —
1082 1082 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 200.00 $200.00 $720 —
430–432 431 3 145.00–192.50 $176.72 $762 -10.52
490 490 1 172.50 $172.50 $845 —
510 510 1 170.00 $170.00 $867 +2.01
632 632 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,043 -15.00
693 693 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,289 —
735 735 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,279 +5.02
805 805 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,352 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 3 190.00 $190.00 $433 ±0.00
265 265 1 190.00 $190.00 $504 -17.64
316–338 fancy 327 8 237.50–260.00 $248.37 $812 +15.87
300–345 329 7 205.00–227.00 $213.34 $702 -4.58
352–390 373 6 200.00–225.00 $213.54 $797 +2.45
360–395 fancy 376 41 237.00–243.00 $240.26 $903 -1.19
401–415 fancy 408 15 235.00–250.00 $242.73 $990 +18.33
410–442 431 27 195.00–230.50 $224.70 $968 +9.55
450–493 471 65 190.00–219.00 $204.05 $961 +3.02
500–545 533 51 177.00–192.50 $188.76 $1,006 +3.27
502–548 value added 545 94 195.00–206.60 $206.17 $1,124 +8.16
560–563 value added 563 63 194.00–195.00 $194.95 $1,098 -0.05
550–593 577 47 175.00–192.00 $185.04 $1,068 +1.06
619–631 value added 624 152 186.25–196.75 $192.56 $1,202 —
610–647 625 64 168.00–185.00 $176.83 $1,105 -2.13
655–666 value added 659 17 187.00–187.50 $187.32 $1,234 —
664–693 679 33 163.00–181.25 $173.84 $1,180 +4.87
700–741 730 12 145.00–165.50 $157.81 $1,152 -10.98
755–760 value added 756 81 171.75–172.70 $172.50 $1,304 —
755–793 774 47 151.00–168.00 $165.62 $1,282 +1.45
812 812 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,299 —
913 913 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,424 —
975 975 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,355 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 162.50 $162.50 $422 —
315 315 4 157.50 $157.50 $496 -28.75
350–375 358 3 184.00–199.00 $189.23 $677 +4.38
405–445 430 3 172.50–188.00 $180.37 $776 +4.39
452–495 469 6 160.00–186.00 $173.70 $815 -6.27
535–545 540 2 159.00–170.00 $164.45 $888 +5.02
550–595 580 3 171.00–172.50 $171.47 $995 +8.93
630 630 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,014 —
666–697 678 5 145.00–159.00 $153.25 $1,039 +19.75
747 747 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,023 —
765–780 770 3 124.00–138.00 $133.27 $1,026 +4.27
890 890 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,148 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1240 1213 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,698 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 247.50 $247.50 $606 —
265–290 282 3 220.00–272.50 $256.04 $722 —
340–348 344 9 220.00–267.50 $242.78 $835 —
350–383 373 10 236.00–260.00 $243.91 $910 +31.53
405–445 425 6 200.00–250.00 $226.63 $963 -2.94
481–497 488 12 210.00–227.50 $224.14 $1,094 +0.07
500–540 523 8 180.00–229.00 $211.35 $1,105 -2.64
552–590 557 18 203.00–229.00 $222.46 $1,239 +27.90
605–640 623 4 189.00–204.00 $198.09 $1,234 +3.09
660–665 663 2 182.00–195.00 $188.48 $1,250 +0.66
702–740 712 4 165.00–186.00 $179.24 $1,276 +9.75
780 780 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,381 +9.82
935 935 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,309 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–295 270 3 150.00–177.50 $167.47 $452 —
485–490 488 2 149.00–150.00 $149.50 $730 -18.00
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 -30.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1075 1018 80-85% 3 87.00–88.00 $87.49 $891 —
1020–1255 1156 80-85% 15 90.00–99.00 $95.08 $1,099 -8.56
1080–1335 1199 80-85% 16 100.50–125.00 $107.80 $1,293 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1005 890 85-90% 11 68.00–79.00 $74.59 $664 -16.41
825–1055 938 85-90% 8 82.00–88.00 $85.62 $803 +3.72
825–1050 968 85-90% 6 90.50–100.50 $94.58 $916 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1705 1498 75-80% 14 102.00–122.00 $108.81 $1,630 +12.40
1405–1745 1574 75-80% 5 96.00–98.50 $97.22 $1,530 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1370 1288 2 107.00–109.00 $107.94 $1,390 —
1295–2090 1713 5 113.50–123.00 $116.67 $1,999 —
1465–1940 1744 8 130.50–150.00 $140.41 $2,449 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
960–1350 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,185.00 $1,180.84
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 127.50 $127.50 $455 —
556 556 5 144.00 $144.00 $801 —
675–677 value added 677 26 140.50–142.00 $140.62 $952 —
877 877 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,009 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 84.00 $84.00 $370 —

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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.