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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 30, 2023

2,197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.82/cwt +15.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 477 lb · 190 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.53/cwt +12.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 840 lb · 116 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.55/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 730 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,197 1,833 2,035
Feeder cattle 1,972 1,648 1,715
Slaughter cattle 206 175 245
Replacement cattle 19 10 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 higher with high demand on 400lb-600lb. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 300.00 $300.00 $690 —
245 245 1 250.00 $250.00 $612 -20.00
250 250 1 222.50 $222.50 $556 -12.26
260–285 fancy 280 6 260.00–275.00 $262.55 $735 -12.45
300–345 fancy 335 12 272.50–306.00 $277.47 $930 +15.08
338 338 5 240.00 $240.00 $811 -5.66
350–370 360 2 220.00–230.00 $225.14 $811 -19.21
350–397 fancy 376 35 262.50–279.00 $272.96 $1,026 +4.51
412–441 fancy 427 51 240.00–267.00 $252.24 $1,077 +7.85
433 433 4 225.00 $225.00 $974 -1.32
468–498 486 38 207.00–237.50 $229.53 $1,116 +1.52
475–493 fancy 490 33 240.00–243.50 $242.13 $1,186 -0.33
515–530 value added 518 17 232.50–243.00 $235.36 $1,219 -7.74
500–545 519 44 200.00–227.00 $210.81 $1,094 -9.53
550–590 565 27 200.00–226.00 $218.35 $1,234 -1.06
571–596 value added 587 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,350 -6.26
605–637 619 15 190.00–230.00 $209.81 $1,299 +12.94
608–638 value added 626 27 221.00–238.00 $230.96 $1,446 +8.87
651–695 668 28 182.50–205.00 $191.60 $1,280 -14.00
650–694 value added 671 46 212.50–220.50 $215.18 $1,444 -0.82
704 value added 704 11 199.00 $199.00 $1,401 +3.00
700–745 719 46 171.00–180.00 $174.27 $1,253 -7.73
753–797 771 26 170.00–185.00 $178.13 $1,373 +0.49
805–830 813 13 159.00–182.00 $172.15 $1,400 -2.23
806–847 value added 843 103 185.00–190.50 $188.34 $1,588 —
900–948 916 13 150.00–173.00 $165.66 $1,517 -1.86
955 955 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,576 —
1017–1035 1030 7 160.00–163.00 $160.85 $1,657 —
1146 1146 5 153.00 $153.00 $1,753 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 142.50 $142.50 $534 -67.57
410–447 433 7 157.50–170.00 $165.21 $715 —
472–492 484 5 162.50–201.00 $175.39 $849 -17.82
505–540 533 8 160.00–192.50 $185.31 $988 +12.81
568 568 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,045 —
615–648 643 7 170.00–182.50 $180.79 $1,162 —
660–690 680 3 140.00–169.00 $159.62 $1,085 -24.36
748 748 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,174 —
795 795 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,153 —
800 800 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,032 -21.00
855 855 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,282 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 227.50 $227.50 $512 +12.50
275–295 282 9 205.00–240.00 $213.70 $603 -12.24
300–347 320 13 198.50–227.50 $212.24 $679 +6.27
330 fancy 330 4 237.50 $237.50 $784 +6.31
355–362 fancy 359 8 238.00–244.00 $240.22 $862 +7.86
351–395 366 26 197.50–228.00 $207.07 $758 -16.98
405–441 fancy 425 22 228.00–240.00 $235.20 $1,000 +5.60
400–443 433 28 200.00–221.00 $213.57 $925 +4.54
452–498 472 63 199.50–216.00 $209.15 $987 +8.75
459–492 fancy 479 127 222.50–228.00 $226.61 $1,085 +2.75
500 value added 500 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,062 +6.44
502–545 522 14 180.00–201.00 $189.24 $988 -1.82
552–598 578 75 180.00–202.00 $193.12 $1,116 +0.77
572–581 value added 578 7 204.00–208.00 $206.87 $1,196 +2.87
600–648 634 38 175.00–185.00 $180.04 $1,141 -2.00
650–691 669 20 168.00–184.50 $174.73 $1,169 +1.64
707–745 value added 730 89 170.50–177.00 $173.91 $1,270 +1.08
725–740 734 5 165.00–168.50 $167.12 $1,227 +7.09
765 765 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,278 +11.08
821 821 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,355 —
860–877 869 8 153.00–158.50 $155.72 $1,353 —
940 940 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,297 -8.00
1000 1000 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 165.00 $165.00 $470 —
336–340 337 4 165.00–185.00 $179.96 $606 -1.54
360–367 364 6 152.50–185.00 $166.31 $605 -21.19
410–446 430 6 160.00–187.50 $181.38 $780 -3.62
455–492 477 15 150.00–187.50 $178.92 $853 -0.34
597 597 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,069 -1.00
610–622 616 4 142.50–145.00 $143.76 $886 -14.89
720 720 1 128.00 $128.00 $922 -14.81
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 7 181.50 $181.50 $878 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 fancy 312 11 252.50–280.00 $271.77 $848 +27.47
347 347 4 222.50 $222.50 $772 —
375–377 377 6 220.00–237.50 $234.60 $884 +29.91
408–427 fancy 418 19 240.00–258.00 $254.62 $1,064 +8.33
407–447 435 13 202.50–237.00 $225.70 $982 -1.87
455–497 477 10 200.00–237.50 $218.41 $1,042 -1.87
503–542 514 32 197.00–229.00 $219.98 $1,131 +12.76
550–592 571 24 197.00–225.00 $206.04 $1,176 -4.37
617–646 632 21 186.00–206.00 $195.26 $1,234 +5.26
650–670 658 5 187.00–189.00 $188.00 $1,237 +3.69
700–720 711 14 152.50–174.00 $165.79 $1,179 -0.21
780 780 1 164.50 $164.50 $1,283 -3.75
810–812 811 3 151.00–163.50 $159.34 $1,292 -2.66
957 957 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
398 398 4 172.50 $172.50 $687 —
506 506 3 170.00 $170.00 $860 -10.00
615 615 2 162.50 $162.50 $999 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1355 1112 80-85% 10 73.00–89.00 $83.84 $932 -0.49
1010–1325 1162 80-85% 26 90.00–99.00 $94.63 $1,100 +1.49
1075–1305 1190 80-85% 22 100.00–112.00 $105.38 $1,254 -3.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1640 1482 75-80% 5 95.00–99.50 $97.14 $1,440 -7.75
1330–1980 1557 75-80% 16 100.50–111.50 $105.37 $1,641 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1030 888 85-90% 4 81.00–87.00 $84.35 $749 —
870–985 922 85-90% 6 89.00–94.50 $91.65 $845 —
820–1000 926 85-90% 6 60.00–79.50 $71.55 $663 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–2205 1610 12 109.00–124.00 $117.65 $1,894 +17.22
2090 2090 1 149.50 $149.50 $3,125 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 (<2 yrs)Open 1 136.50 $136.50 $1,399

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.