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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 20, 2023

2,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $198.51/cwt +29.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 761 lb · 122 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.99/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 481 lb · 104 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.13/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 480 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,000 2,292 3,051
Feeder cattle 1,610 1,970 2,716
Slaughter cattle 270 245 270
Replacement cattle 120 77 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00.-3.00 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
230 230 2 230.00 $230.00 $529 -18.62
270 fancy 270 1 330.00 $330.00 $891 +41.57
285–295 289 8 227.50–265.00 $251.03 $725 -5.68
325–340 335 9 220.00–250.00 $233.87 $783 -18.33
352–397 fancy 375 31 262.00–278.00 $267.48 $1,003 -17.11
375–397 382 8 220.00–250.00 $241.69 $923 -10.17
415–430 fancy 420 4 250.00–260.00 $254.97 $1,071 -9.75
400–445 428 29 220.00–247.50 $237.49 $1,016 +2.73
450–498 479 48 227.50–245.00 $234.15 $1,122 -2.04
469–489 fancy 482 28 260.00–262.00 $261.25 $1,259 —
517–520 value added 518 3 247.50–252.50 $250.83 $1,299 -7.95
500–541 524 33 220.00–240.00 $230.57 $1,208 +0.85
557–585 571 20 220.00–238.00 $230.09 $1,314 -0.82
554–588 value added 573 35 242.00–263.00 $249.25 $1,428 -7.65
601–641 value added 614 32 241.00–250.00 $246.73 $1,515 +9.40
615–640 625 8 200.00–223.00 $214.51 $1,341 +5.81
650–690 676 11 200.00–222.00 $210.52 $1,423 -1.02
650–687 value added 677 16 230.00–239.00 $236.39 $1,600 +5.22
708–746 value added 725 23 213.00–224.00 $219.95 $1,595 +6.63
710–747 731 6 180.00–201.00 $192.00 $1,404 -5.19
800–830 value added 804 8 194.00 $194.00 $1,560 +0.30
806–810 807 4 183.00–184.00 $183.25 $1,479 +3.91
865–893 value added 887 5 190.00–205.00 $192.92 $1,711 —
935 935 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,561 -0.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 185.00–212.50 $198.11 $749 +17.70
400–445 427 3 170.00–212.50 $188.17 $803 —
450–490 472 6 170.00–219.00 $191.20 $902 -12.06
520–540 533 3 175.00–216.00 $188.33 $1,004 +17.00
571–595 577 4 200.00–210.00 $202.58 $1,169 -2.42
605–638 623 9 160.00–193.00 $181.18 $1,129 -11.32
660–675 665 3 162.50–189.00 $177.19 $1,178 +1.21

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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 -10.00
250–290 270 9 210.00–230.00 $216.32 $584 -20.74
310–340 322 20 200.00–226.00 $210.30 $677 -5.39
353–355 fancy 353 6 232.50–237.50 $236.66 $835 —
350–398 379 34 200.00–226.00 $215.06 $815 +2.84
400–448 425 64 192.00–220.00 $209.22 $889 -2.72
461–488 fancy 479 55 220.00–222.00 $220.63 $1,057 —
451–498 484 49 190.00–215.00 $206.54 $1,000 -3.99
500–546 521 42 187.00–208.00 $203.56 $1,061 +1.01
550–590 571 43 182.00–205.00 $195.50 $1,116 -2.09
600–642 627 35 173.00–192.50 $183.17 $1,148 -0.41
650–697 684 33 172.00–190.00 $185.74 $1,270 -6.65
700–745 721 9 163.00–173.00 $169.98 $1,226 +4.33
746 value added 746 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,343 —
761 761 120 199.00 $199.00 $1,514 +30.07
765 765 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,293 +0.07
837 837 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,348 +2.98
856 value added 856 41 193.75 $193.75 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 180.00 $180.00 $567 +2.50
350–387 374 5 160.00–180.00 $172.93 $647 +19.68
400–445 417 10 157.50–182.50 $171.56 $715 +11.38
485–497 493 3 175.00–184.00 $177.95 $877 -3.99
500–540 522 6 155.00–175.00 $160.78 $839 -19.22
550–576 565 11 142.50–172.00 $153.72 $869 +2.57
625–632 630 3 142.50–146.00 $144.84 $912 -27.76
655–690 678 6 141.00–162.00 $147.76 $1,002 -7.10
765 765 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,090 +6.50
805 805 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 +6.00

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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 1 255.00 $255.00 $625 —
270 270 1 215.00 $215.00 $580 ±0.00
278 fancy 278 4 275.00 $275.00 $764 —
307–345 321 7 220.00–257.50 $242.88 $780 —
350–395 376 22 210.00–250.00 $234.66 $882 -6.75
428 fancy 428 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,070 —
400–445 430 18 202.50–237.50 $218.66 $940 -1.66
450–490 469 15 200.00–237.50 $220.60 $1,035 +1.94
510–530 fancy 520 3 240.00–242.00 $241.35 $1,255 +3.04
500–547 524 16 196.00–236.00 $223.65 $1,172 +11.06
555 fancy 555 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,415 —
550–585 569 16 195.00–232.50 $219.87 $1,251 +10.41
600–640 fancy 626 16 215.00–226.00 $220.55 $1,381 —
610–636 629 5 180.00–196.00 $186.14 $1,171 -15.11
653 fancy 653 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,535 —
660–695 681 14 180.00–205.00 $189.52 $1,291 +1.71
705 705 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,163 -16.37
757–790 768 9 167.50–186.00 $179.70 $1,380 +8.39
840 840 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,302 -2.37
899 899 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,483 —
975 975 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 479 6 160.00–187.50 $171.97 $824 -0.53
555–590 573 2 180.00–184.00 $182.06 $1,043 +2.06
605 605 1 160.00 $160.00 $968 —
670 670 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,139 —
760 760 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 ±0.00
965 965 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1275 1100 80-85% 6 75.00–83.00 $80.12 $881 -10.93
915–1395 1116 80-85% 34 84.00–94.00 $90.31 $1,008 -0.74
945–1375 1183 80-85% 44 95.00–112.00 $101.62 $1,202 +0.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,160 —
1370–1495 1433 75-80% 2 96.00–98.00 $96.96 $1,389 —
1355–1680 1510 75-80% 13 102.00–113.00 $107.79 $1,628 +13.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–990 918 85-90% 2 77.00–78.00 $77.54 $712 +9.85
950–955 953 85-90% 2 86.00 $86.00 $820 -2.10
920–977 957 85-90% 4 62.00–73.00 $69.26 $663 -18.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1715 1390 2 94.00–97.00 $95.85 $1,332 —
1095–2600 1537 10 105.00–115.00 $110.38 $1,697 —
1445–2120 1692 3 119.00–121.00 $119.60 $2,024 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 985.00 $985.00
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
1121–1385 1279 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,125.00–1,550.00 $1,397.02
1007–1547 1377 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 975.00–1,650.00 $1,304.01

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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
950–1100 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,175.00 $1,082.32 —
900–1350 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 32 1,065.00–1,620.00 $1,298.36 +318.36
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 -320.61

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 4 134.00 $134.00 $288 —
280 280 1 137.00 $137.00 $384 —

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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.