Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 13, 2023

1,892 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.77/cwt +12.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 629 lb · 157 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.01/cwt +13.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 535 lb · 151 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.21/cwt +11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 568 lb · 80 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,892	1,182	1,957
Feeder cattle	1,660	928	1,732
Slaughter cattle	204	215	210
Replacement cattle	28	39	15

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	267.50	$267.50	$883	+22.34
367 fancy	367	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,046	+18.67
362–398	393	21	260.00–275.50	$262.00	$1,030	+15.75
402–448	434	11	267.00–275.00	$271.68	$1,179	+20.31
455 fancy	455	12	280.00	$280.00	$1,274	—
455–495	484	11	265.00–277.50	$268.66	$1,300	+20.07
511–545	523	7	242.00–255.00	$250.30	$1,309	+5.57
531–540 value added	538	29	265.00–269.00	$268.18	$1,443	+5.68
555–578 value added	562	52	257.00–267.00	$258.08	$1,450	+9.08
555–590	579	28	237.00–248.00	$241.32	$1,397	+1.09
609–615 fancy	610	6	249.00–251.00	$249.34	$1,521	—
612–639 value added	620	48	265.50–268.00	$266.30	$1,651	+11.30
600–633	623	14	229.00–244.00	$236.32	$1,472	-7.39
671 value added	671	42	264.50	$264.50	$1,775	—
660–698	689	11	226.00–249.00	$245.20	$1,689	+20.28
710–745	721	7	218.00–230.00	$226.17	$1,631	+19.08
755–785	758	11	212.00–220.00	$215.18	$1,631	+2.59
802–847	827	33	200.00–217.50	$212.28	$1,756	+20.28
882 value added	882	55	229.00	$229.00	$2,020	—
883	883	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,766	±0.00
915	915	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,775	—
955	955	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,671	+2.03
1020	1020	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,714	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	250.00	$250.00	$938	—
435	435	1	227.50	$227.50	$990	—
505–510	508	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,118	—
552–585	565	13	210.00–225.00	$213.46	$1,206	—
625	625	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,375	—
667–698	693	31	213.00–217.00	$215.73	$1,495	—
745	745	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,438	—
760–785	775	3	191.00–201.00	$194.86	$1,510	—
800	800	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,536	—
850–875	863	3	174.00–187.50	$181.30	$1,565	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	3	256.00	$256.00	$1,152	—
552–590	561	10	235.00–245.00	$241.61	$1,355	—
615–645	621	6	220.00–250.00	$242.33	$1,505	—
653	653	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,450	—
710–730	722	5	195.00–220.00	$204.86	$1,479	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	180.00	$180.00	$819	-50.00
545	545	1	170.00	$170.00	$926	-63.22
550–561	559	8	156.00–201.00	$193.69	$1,083	-26.99
630–642	638	3	170.00–197.50	$179.05	$1,142	-43.99
695	695	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,425	—
790	790	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,406	-9.00
892	892	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,383	-17.50
1085	1085	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,655	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1905	1483	2	120.00–126.00	$123.85	$1,837	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252 fancy	252	2	272.00	$272.00	$685	—
255–297	282	5	247.50–265.00	$255.47	$720	+15.86
340	340	3	240.00–242.00	$241.33	$821	+9.57
350–395	373	12	232.00–249.00	$242.94	$906	+9.38
388–397 fancy	392	5	250.00–257.00	$252.84	$991	+5.84
415 fancy	415	3	250.00–262.00	$258.00	$1,071	—
405–447	427	25	222.00–247.00	$237.69	$1,015	+5.76
436 value added	436	13	249.00	$249.00	$1,086	—
450–470 fancy	462	5	247.00–247.50	$247.19	$1,142	+3.58
450–495	472	23	220.00–245.00	$237.60	$1,121	+8.22
505–533	522	52	219.50–239.00	$225.70	$1,178	+4.74
532–542 value added	542	99	238.25–242.00	$238.38	$1,292	—
557–575 fancy	570	22	240.00–246.00	$243.50	$1,388	—
550–595	576	34	215.00–239.00	$224.91	$1,295	+9.56
615–634 value added	618	57	235.00–239.00	$238.25	$1,472	+10.75
603–647	635	100	210.00–231.00	$217.09	$1,379	+5.97
654–699	677	41	220.00–228.00	$223.93	$1,516	+13.70
717 value added	717	69	229.00	$229.00	$1,642	+5.30
767–789	778	24	208.00–222.00	$217.13	$1,689	+42.65
829 value added	829	24	193.00	$193.00	$1,600	—
842	842	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,431	—
870–896	891	11	165.00–176.00	$168.33	$1,500	+18.48
960	960	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,363	+10.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	222.50	$222.50	$634	—
350	350	1	220.00	$220.00	$770	—
400–435	413	6	202.00–220.00	$211.63	$874	—
455–495	475	4	205.00–217.50	$209.88	$997	—
505–537	524	5	197.50–209.00	$205.11	$1,075	—
555–585	568	7	192.00–210.00	$203.00	$1,153	—
605–635	617	3	195.00–207.00	$202.42	$1,249	—
655–690	684	22	190.00–204.00	$198.17	$1,355	—
720–742	728	7	179.00–192.00	$185.43	$1,350	—
765–770	768	2	152.00–161.00	$156.51	$1,202	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,183	—
505–537	519	9	228.00–239.00	$233.94	$1,214	—
586–590	589	11	205.00–219.00	$215.20	$1,268	—
700–748	734	11	146.00–225.00	$209.33	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	200.00–208.50	$203.98	$653	-6.02
355–385	370	2	192.00–205.00	$198.76	$735	-12.82
415–430	423	2	180.00–200.00	$190.18	$804	-25.66
455–490	475	5	187.00–202.00	$196.73	$934	-12.04
505–540	529	6	180.00–190.00	$186.78	$988	-15.70
565–580	573	3	172.50–211.00	$187.99	$1,077	+0.99
640	640	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,133	-15.25
660	660	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,241	+6.00
705–740	723	5	160.00–177.00	$167.59	$1,212	+4.59
830	830	1	111.00	$111.00	$921	—
850	850	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,020	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258 fancy	258	3	255.00	$255.00	$658	—
290	290	1	250.00	$250.00	$725	—
325–345	328	7	255.00–267.00	$265.20	$870	+22.06
330–340 fancy	335	2	270.00–280.00	$274.93	$921	+24.93
358–395	377	11	250.00–267.00	$259.86	$980	+31.95
398 fancy	398	3	272.50	$272.50	$1,085	—
400–445 fancy	428	3	267.50–270.00	$269.22	$1,152	—
415–445	428	7	250.00–265.00	$260.74	$1,116	+21.94
455–465 fancy	460	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,242	—
450–487	473	12	258.00–265.00	$261.29	$1,236	+25.55
500–545	520	22	235.00–252.00	$241.91	$1,258	+6.91
565–599	585	18	230.00–241.00	$235.49	$1,378	+8.69
605 fancy	605	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,458	—
615–646	634	5	215.00–219.00	$215.78	$1,368	-18.33
660–667	665	3	220.00–237.00	$231.37	$1,539	+27.37
745	745	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,490	+36.67
781–795	783	15	194.00–195.00	$194.80	$1,525	+17.30
965	965	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,766	+58.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	217.50–227.50	$222.41	$612	—
320	320	1	240.00	$240.00	$768	—
415–430	420	3	232.00–242.50	$235.58	$989	—
450–485	469	4	227.50–245.00	$233.93	$1,097	—
500–535	513	4	222.50–227.50	$224.90	$1,154	—
592	592	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,302	—
620–633	625	4	200.00–211.00	$205.29	$1,283	—
650–675	658	9	180.00–210.00	$200.24	$1,318	—
802	802	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,331	—
862	862	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,293	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	220.00	$220.00	$836	—
530	530	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,240	—
550–580	562	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,293	—
646	646	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,111	—
710	710	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	170.00	$170.00	$824	-45.00
545	545	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,019	-20.50
560	560	1	142.50	$142.50	$798	-65.50
605–610	607	3	180.00–190.00	$183.35	$1,113	—
672–685	676	3	150.00–175.00	$158.44	$1,071	-37.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1270	1156	80-85%	10	93.00–98.00	$96.05	$1,110	—
1105–1245	1175	80-85%	2	88.00–92.00	$89.88	$1,056	-5.59
1000–1515	1237	80-85%	61	100.00–114.50	$107.77	$1,333	+3.07
995–1390	1256	80-85%	26	115.00–132.00	$118.84	$1,493	+5.85

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1215	916	85-90%	5	70.00–76.00	$73.35	$672	-14.31
755–1165	927	85-90%	16	80.00–89.50	$85.11	$789	-9.95
790–1280	971	85-90%	18	90.00–100.00	$94.91	$922	—
805–1130	993	85-90%	6	102.50–110.00	$106.62	$1,059	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1655	1461	75-80%	8	111.50–121.00	$116.08	$1,696	—
1320–1545	1462	75-80%	5	105.00–111.50	$107.49	$1,572	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1730	1346	7	105.00–122.00	$116.04	$1,562	—
1205–1885	1642	8	125.00–134.00	$129.76	$2,131	—
1515–2030	1740	7	136.00–144.50	$139.53	$2,428	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–990	912	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	112.00–120.00	$115.79	$1,056

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
900–925	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	810.00–910.00	$859.32
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,220.00	$1,220.00
1195–1490	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,210.00–1,590.00	$1,420.88

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–905	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,140.00	$1,070.58	—
1185–1215	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,130.00–1,360.00	$1,243.56	-230.42
1170–1255	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,310.00	$1,305.18	-168.80
1302	1302	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,470.00	$1,470.00	—
1155–1465	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,530.00	$1,384.52	—
1321–1365	1332	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,440.00–1,775.00	$1,690.36	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–470	468	3	107.50–122.00	$117.15	$548	—
507	507	7	152.00	$152.00	$771	—
580	580	2	142.00	$142.00	$824	—
727	727	7	154.00	$154.00	$1,120	—
855	855	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,248	—
925	925	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,036	—
1015	1015	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,208	—
1069	1069	26	152.25	$152.25	$1,628	—
1195	1195	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,613	—

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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.