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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 6, 2023

1,728 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.21/cwt +13.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 680 lb · 217 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $199.32/cwt +12.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 802 lb · 123 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $191.18/cwt +11.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,163/hd at 608 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,728 2,197 1,620
Feeder cattle 1,521 1,972 1,386
Slaughter cattle 169 206 184
Replacement cattle 38 19 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady up 3.00-4.00, feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Feeders had good buyer demand for all classes and for weaned packages. Slaughter cows were up 4.00-5.00 with great buyer demand, slaughter bulls were down 1.00-2.00 and had lower receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 2 270.00 $270.00 $586 +20.00
265–275 270 6 250.00–260.00 $255.45 $690 +32.95
270–295 fancy 285 6 300.00–311.00 $305.62 $871 +43.07
320–330 323 3 222.50–262.50 $236.11 $763 -3.89
310–342 fancy 329 11 270.00–290.00 $283.41 $932 +5.94
352–365 fancy 360 15 272.00–292.50 $282.66 $1,018 +9.70
350–387 378 10 241.00–266.00 $257.79 $974 +32.65
405–438 fancy 423 21 250.00–270.00 $261.93 $1,108 +9.69
405–440 425 28 230.00–240.00 $232.79 $989 +7.79
454–470 fancy 462 19 250.00–257.50 $253.74 $1,172 +11.61
475–495 489 18 230.00–245.00 $236.63 $1,157 +7.10
503–535 value added 525 10 254.00–255.00 $254.29 $1,335 +18.93
508–548 530 31 217.00–245.00 $237.44 $1,258 +26.63
553–593 569 38 210.00–241.00 $232.87 $1,325 +14.52
570–578 value added 571 17 250.00 $250.00 $1,428 +20.00
604–618 value added 612 40 236.50–242.50 $238.82 $1,462 +7.86
620–642 630 19 202.00–229.00 $216.77 $1,366 +6.96
655–688 680 217 200.00–222.50 $220.21 $1,497 +28.61
710–730 716 17 178.00–188.50 $186.18 $1,333 +11.91
779 value added 779 7 200.50 $200.50 $1,562 —
755–797 788 18 177.00–190.00 $185.87 $1,465 +7.74
802 value added 802 115 201.20 $201.20 $1,614 —
800–840 808 8 160.00–178.00 $172.31 $1,392 +0.16
868–880 873 8 164.00–175.00 $169.72 $1,482 —
900 900 6 161.50 $161.50 $1,454 -4.16
968 968 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,433 -17.00
1002–1045 1016 3 144.00–148.00 $146.63 $1,490 -14.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 380 5 154.00–217.50 $198.88 $756 +56.38
407 407 2 201.00 $201.00 $818 +35.79
475–495 485 4 170.00–210.00 $190.41 $923 +15.02
585 585 2 182.50–203.00 $192.75 $1,128 +8.75
603–635 610 6 171.00–199.00 $183.42 $1,119 +2.63
650–698 674 6 182.00–187.50 $184.17 $1,241 +24.55
855 855 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,282 ±0.00
955 955 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,175 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,578 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–275 267 12 230.00–237.00 $232.61 $621 +18.91
323–345 329 5 207.00–220.00 $210.20 $692 -2.04
315–341 fancy 331 8 225.00–227.50 $225.89 $748 -11.61
360 fancy 360 10 224.00 $224.00 $806 -16.22
365–395 379 15 197.00–220.00 $210.05 $796 +2.98
402–427 fancy 410 12 217.00–220.00 $218.17 $894 -17.03
400–446 433 29 200.00–211.00 $207.37 $898 -6.20
450–480 461 22 185.00–204.00 $199.11 $918 -10.04
452–476 fancy 465 13 216.00–218.00 $216.79 $1,008 -9.82
500–545 517 23 180.00–198.00 $190.98 $987 +1.74
528 fancy 528 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,125 —
551–593 575 26 184.50–199.50 $189.98 $1,092 -3.14
581 value added 581 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,203 +0.13
602–605 value added 602 44 192.00–207.00 $193.37 $1,164 —
608 fancy 608 4 196.50 $196.50 $1,195 —
622–626 625 17 179.50–186.25 $184.27 $1,152 +4.23
657 fancy 657 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,248 —
665 value added 665 10 189.00 $189.00 $1,257 —
650–690 669 15 174.00–183.00 $181.81 $1,216 +7.08
703 703 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,167 -1.12
724 value added 724 14 178.50 $178.50 $1,292 +4.59
764 764 5 167.50 $167.50 $1,280 +0.50
830 830 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,278 -11.00
852 value added 852 42 169.40 $169.40 $1,443 —
855 855 8 154.50 $154.50 $1,321 -1.22
900–915 904 4 127.00–129.00 $128.49 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 161.00–165.00 $162.92 $697 -18.46
475 475 1 185.00 $185.00 $879 +6.08
675 675 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,141 —
740 740 1 135.00 $135.00 $999 +7.00
790 790 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,138 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 237.50 $237.50 $689 —
310–311 fancy 311 5 275.00–289.00 $283.41 $881 +11.64
335 335 1 240.00 $240.00 $804 +17.50
375–385 380 2 247.50–255.00 $251.20 $955 +16.60
405–426 fancy 421 12 253.00–257.50 $256.42 $1,080 +1.80
431–445 435 4 226.00–242.50 $230.22 $1,001 +4.52
477 477 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,140 +20.59
505 fancy 505 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,199 —
505–547 537 9 192.50–219.00 $210.04 $1,128 -9.94
570–585 578 2 195.00–204.00 $199.56 $1,153 -6.48
660–685 668 3 186.00–201.00 $195.88 $1,308 +7.88
720–722 721 3 150.00–167.00 $161.34 $1,163 -4.45
815 815 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,222 -9.34
900 900 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 180.00 $180.00 $972 +10.00
685 685 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,130 —
750 750 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 —
820 820 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1365 1365 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1370 1145 80-85% 11 82.00–92.00 $86.46 $990 +2.62
990–1390 1225 80-85% 25 93.00–106.50 $100.84 $1,235 —
1110–1375 1238 80-85% 12 107.50–124.00 $111.99 $1,386 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1160 1045 85-90% 8 92.50–99.00 $95.87 $1,002 —
940–1290 1105 85-90% 6 81.00–88.50 $85.74 $947 —
1140–1195 1172 85-90% 3 71.00–79.00 $76.07 $892 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1615 1495 75-80% 4 112.00–116.50 $114.36 $1,710 +17.22
1445–1895 1576 75-80% 11 97.50–109.50 $103.71 $1,634 -1.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1665 1303 8 97.00–109.00 $105.39 $1,373 —
1205–2030 1730 10 111.50–119.50 $115.75 $2,002 —
1680–1865 1784 4 126.00–142.00 $133.84 $2,388 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1215 1122 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,385.00–1,550.00 $1,474.80
1185–1300 1253 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,210.00 $1,147.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
980 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1010–1050 1018 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,450.00–1,475.00 $1,469.84

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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
850–1175 989 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 725.00–1,685.00 $1,278.46 —

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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.