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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 23, 2023

1,833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.67/cwt +16.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 527 lb · 99 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $212.71/cwt +10.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 653 lb · 98 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $199.34/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 520 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,833 2,408 1,812
Feeder cattle 1,648 2,248 1,537
Slaughter cattle 175 150 210
Replacement cattle 10 10 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs steady; over 500 lbs steady-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady-2.00 lower; over 500 lbs steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower. 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
240 240 1 270.00 $270.00 $648 +11.41
250–290 265 4 220.00–260.00 $234.76 $622 -33.84
295 fancy 295 1 275.00 $275.00 $811 -8.59
305–311 310 8 230.00–250.00 $245.66 $762 +14.11
317–345 fancy 331 4 260.00–265.00 $262.39 $869 -18.48
351–370 359 10 229.00–252.50 $244.35 $877 -3.81
353–373 fancy 361 9 260.00–285.00 $268.45 $969 +0.08
402–441 423 37 215.00–237.50 $226.32 $957 +7.33
410–440 fancy 429 14 240.00–267.50 $244.39 $1,048 -17.61
450–465 fancy 458 4 240.00–245.00 $242.46 $1,110 -3.04
450–495 473 28 210.00–233.00 $228.01 $1,078 -4.20
500–542 522 41 200.00–231.00 $220.34 $1,150 +5.03
505–546 value added 530 58 237.00–248.50 $243.10 $1,288 +17.10
550–578 568 7 200.00–228.00 $219.41 $1,246 +0.44
557–597 value added 584 33 229.00–239.00 $236.26 $1,380 +1.22
620–645 632 15 195.00–203.00 $196.87 $1,244 -1.08
605–645 value added 637 77 220.00–232.00 $222.09 $1,415 +5.27
651 value added 651 67 216.00 $216.00 $1,406 +0.91
650–665 656 31 189.00–209.50 $205.60 $1,349 +5.61
716 value added 716 19 196.00 $196.00 $1,403 +1.21
717 717 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,305 -5.32
758–782 761 75 171.00–185.50 $177.64 $1,352 -6.97
800–830 802 46 173.00–175.00 $174.38 $1,399 +1.71
890 890 62 177.50 $177.50 $1,580 -2.50
912–917 915 4 160.00–175.00 $167.52 $1,533 —
1120 1120 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 165.00 $165.00 $544 —
355–365 360 2 205.00–215.00 $210.07 $756 +10.07
467–495 473 5 177.00–197.50 $193.21 $914 +20.71
535 535 1 172.50 $172.50 $923 +2.50
605 605 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,083 +14.00
680–690 683 3 180.00–186.00 $183.98 $1,257 -2.02
835 835 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,252 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 4 215.00 $215.00 $467 +25.00
252 fancy 252 2 255.00 $255.00 $643 —
265–290 282 8 221.00–232.00 $225.94 $637 +35.94
310–328 fancy 318 10 230.00–233.00 $231.19 $735 -17.18
315–345 330 4 200.00–220.00 $205.97 $680 -7.37
350–397 367 16 217.00–229.00 $224.05 $822 +10.51
357–396 fancy 379 20 230.00–237.00 $232.36 $881 -7.90
405–446 fancy 422 47 227.00–232.00 $229.60 $969 -13.13
405–447 433 24 190.00–215.00 $209.03 $905 -15.67
462–468 fancy 466 13 222.00–225.00 $223.86 $1,043 —
460–499 476 49 184.00–215.00 $200.40 $954 -3.65
500–515 value added 514 53 206.00–207.00 $206.06 $1,059 -0.11
502–535 527 43 181.00–198.00 $191.06 $1,007 +2.30
550 value added 550 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,122 +9.05
550–586 560 37 184.00–195.00 $192.35 $1,077 +7.31
604–631 value added 617 34 188.50–199.00 $193.17 $1,192 +0.61
600–643 629 32 171.00–188.00 $182.04 $1,145 +5.21
665–690 670 17 162.50–178.50 $173.09 $1,160 -0.75
700–701 value added 701 34 171.75–177.00 $172.83 $1,212 —
717–725 721 4 155.00–165.00 $160.03 $1,154 +2.22
766–785 782 30 140.00–162.00 $155.92 $1,219 -9.70
811–836 value added 814 23 165.00–165.25 $165.22 $1,345 —
912 912 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,332 -10.00
1096 1096 44 143.00 $143.00 $1,567 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–306 306 5 180.00–182.50 $181.50 $555 +24.00
350 350 1 187.50 $187.50 $656 -1.73
448 448 3 185.00 $185.00 $829 +4.63
472–495 480 6 170.00–187.00 $179.26 $860 +5.56
540 540 2 175.00 $175.00 $945 +10.55
571 571 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,028 +8.53
615–632 626 3 158.00–160.00 $158.65 $993 -2.35
650–655 653 3 143.00–163.00 $156.03 $1,019 +2.78
700–725 713 2 132.00–154.00 $142.81 $1,018 +5.81
795 795 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,065 +0.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 200.00 $200.00 $510 -56.04
305–335 fancy 320 2 230.00–260.00 $244.30 $782 —
350–365 358 2 190.00–220.00 $204.69 $733 -39.22
415–420 fancy 418 2 240.00–252.50 $246.29 $1,029 —
420–440 433 7 220.00–230.00 $227.57 $985 +0.94
462–499 482 24 205.00–235.00 $220.28 $1,062 -3.86
514–537 520 10 200.00–222.50 $207.22 $1,078 -4.13
565–587 576 6 204.00–217.50 $210.41 $1,212 -12.05
630 630 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,197 -8.09
652–677 664 9 181.00–186.00 $184.31 $1,224 -4.17
704 704 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,169 -13.24
767–773 770 8 167.50–169.00 $168.25 $1,296 -8.75
825 825 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,336 —
1070 1070 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 —
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 —
470–485 482 7 130.00–190.00 $176.26 $850 +26.76
537 537 2 180.00 $180.00 $967 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1355 1129 80-85% 17 71.00–88.50 $84.33 $952 —
940–1360 1165 80-85% 17 89.00–98.00 $93.14 $1,085 -1.94
1000–1315 1186 80-85% 8 103.00–116.00 $108.90 $1,292 +1.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1570 1460 75-80% 2 85.00–87.00 $85.92 $1,254 —
1350–1770 1493 75-80% 10 100.00–112.50 $104.89 $1,566 -3.92
1325–1820 1494 75-80% 11 89.00–99.50 $94.77 $1,416 -14.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1060 964 85-90% 4 82.00–87.50 $84.72 $817 -9.86
925–1065 979 85-90% 4 73.00–77.00 $75.01 $734 -19.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1820 1613 3 90.00–106.50 $100.43 $1,620 —
1280–2015 1700 12 125.00–145.00 $132.99 $2,261 +16.32
1225–2370 1719 12 113.00–123.50 $118.22 $2,032 +1.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1310 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 730.00–1,125.00 $963.09

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,580.00 $1,580.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 108.00 $108.00 $999 —

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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.