Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 3, 2023

1,761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $278.06/cwt +9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,449/hd at 521 lb · 131 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.51/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 582 lb · 122 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.51/cwt +31.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 772 lb · 122 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,761	1,443	1,342
Feeder cattle	1,464	1,292	1,222
Slaughter cattle	265	90	85
Replacement cattle	32	61	35

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–337	331	3	280.00–292.00	$283.86	$940	+36.59
350 fancy	350	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,102	—
380–395	389	6	255.00–276.00	$265.13	$1,031	+10.70
405 fancy	405	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,094	+7.75
400–435	411	20	250.00–266.00	$263.44	$1,083	+18.92
450–483	474	26	250.00–269.00	$261.16	$1,238	+22.10
451–498 fancy	481	23	270.00–288.00	$275.84	$1,327	+11.84
501–526 value added	521	115	275.00–283.00	$280.60	$1,462	+10.60
510–540	522	16	250.00–267.50	$259.78	$1,356	+4.78
550–581	567	26	253.00–265.00	$256.53	$1,455	+0.75
567–590 fancy	572	5	271.00–272.00	$271.21	$1,551	—
598 value added	598	23	269.00	$269.00	$1,609	-9.96
600–631	613	22	241.00–257.00	$245.03	$1,502	-4.17
630 value added	630	8	263.00	$263.00	$1,657	-6.23
651–680	667	14	232.00–243.00	$238.63	$1,592	-12.89
676 value added	676	16	252.00	$252.00	$1,704	—
703 value added	703	32	252.50	$252.50	$1,775	—
715–730	723	2	227.00–231.00	$228.98	$1,656	+53.98
765	765	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,683	+45.00
770–773 value added	772	121	250.00–254.00	$252.78	$1,951	+22.78
825	825	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,840	—
838 value added	838	59	240.50	$240.50	$2,015	-5.89
855 value added	855	59	245.30	$245.30	$2,097	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	370	6	241.00–250.00	$246.56	$912	—
400–435	417	7	237.00–245.00	$242.02	$1,009	—
470–492	486	8	230.00–247.00	$241.07	$1,172	—
520–540	526	12	237.00–242.50	$240.17	$1,263	—
550–595	571	7	235.00–243.00	$238.68	$1,363	—
600–645	631	9	232.00–239.00	$237.83	$1,501	—
675–695	685	2	228.00–230.00	$228.99	$1,569	—
715–735	725	2	215.00–219.00	$217.03	$1,573	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	235.00	$235.00	$658	—
385	385	2	200.00–222.50	$211.25	$813	-18.75
415–440	428	4	210.00–220.00	$216.96	$929	-8.04
455–490	473	2	217.00–220.00	$218.56	$1,034	—
500	500	3	220.00–230.00	$223.33	$1,117	+26.73
555–577	567	5	212.50–222.50	$217.43	$1,233	-19.04
672	672	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,277	-31.17
755–795	775	2	192.00–205.00	$198.67	$1,540	+20.67

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,651	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285 fancy	285	4	267.00	$267.00	$761	—
275–295	288	4	242.50–260.00	$253.08	$729	+18.08
315 fancy	315	2	276.00	$276.00	$869	+25.00
357–395	374	9	240.00–250.00	$247.05	$924	+9.18
402–446	435	30	237.00–255.00	$252.13	$1,097	+6.97
450–496	474	41	235.00–256.00	$247.04	$1,171	+9.18
506–540 value added	516	65	257.00–258.75	$257.56	$1,329	+6.56
505–545	527	8	232.50–237.00	$234.95	$1,238	+12.75
539 fancy	539	5	259.00	$259.00	$1,396	+6.00
552–595	573	46	229.00–246.00	$238.18	$1,365	+7.67
575–590 fancy	585	4	247.00–250.00	$248.74	$1,455	-4.26
587 value added	587	72	253.40	$253.40	$1,487	—
600–645	616	48	227.50–240.00	$233.72	$1,440	-19.00
650–680	667	102	217.00–234.00	$233.65	$1,558	+13.40
715–717	715	10	218.00–227.00	$225.20	$1,610	+6.91
767–785	773	3	205.00–221.00	$215.58	$1,666	-8.42
865	865	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,626	+3.67
927	927	10	199.00	$199.00	$1,845	—
945	945	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,625	—
979	979	5	184.00	$184.00	$1,801	—
1060	1060	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,696	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	220.00	$220.00	$506	—
393	393	3	220.00	$220.00	$865	—
410–431	424	5	220.00–232.50	$229.57	$973	—
450–480	470	11	220.00–232.50	$227.28	$1,068	—
514–525	517	8	222.00–227.00	$223.58	$1,156	—
585–593	591	6	222.00–227.00	$225.84	$1,335	—
600–625	606	7	210.00–225.00	$216.40	$1,311	—
850–890	870	2	165.00–170.00	$167.44	$1,457	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	185.00	$185.00	$629	-12.22
363–376	370	10	210.00–217.50	$213.81	$791	-2.07
425–430	428	2	190.00–205.00	$197.46	$845	-3.91
460–490	471	4	210.00–215.00	$213.07	$1,004	-5.18
505–540	531	4	201.00–217.00	$208.61	$1,108	-8.89
555–590	572	6	207.00–217.00	$212.24	$1,214	+9.12
645	645	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,290	+9.52
655–660	656	4	200.00–202.00	$201.50	$1,322	—
705	705	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,325	-5.00
770–775	772	3	127.00–140.00	$135.65	$1,047	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–545	540	2	240.00–245.00	$242.52	$1,310	—
670–678	676	4	231.00–233.00	$231.50	$1,565	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	270.00	$270.00	$783	—
365 fancy	365	2	299.00	$299.00	$1,091	—
385	385	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	—
405 fancy	405	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,063	—
427–445	433	3	247.50–250.00	$249.14	$1,079	+29.14
458–485	467	8	255.00–265.00	$256.91	$1,200	+34.41
500–545	518	5	242.50–260.00	$248.41	$1,287	+21.41
550–595	576	13	235.00–256.00	$243.48	$1,402	+15.58
600–630	614	7	236.00–240.00	$237.76	$1,460	+50.76
663–697	677	12	220.00–226.00	$223.57	$1,514	+36.52
700	700	2	207.50	$207.50	$1,452	—
770–786	777	7	190.00–210.00	$201.33	$1,564	+21.33
802–845	824	2	160.00–170.00	$164.87	$1,359	+15.62
880	880	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,298	—
940	940	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,438	—
990	990	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	1	247.00	$247.00	$981	—
440–442	441	3	230.00–237.00	$232.33	$1,025	—
462–490	478	6	220.00–236.00	$228.68	$1,093	—
510–540	523	5	220.00–232.50	$223.83	$1,171	—
595	595	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,351	—
625	625	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,328	—
675	675	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	—
755–785	770	2	173.00–181.00	$176.92	$1,362	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	338	4	220.00–230.00	$222.44	$752	+4.94
385	385	2	227.50	$227.50	$876	+7.50
400	400	1	222.50	$222.50	$890	+10.07
470–471	471	4	200.00–205.00	$203.75	$960	-16.85
515–520	517	3	205.00–210.00	$206.68	$1,069	—
600–640	613	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,042	±0.00
720	720	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,224	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-225.00
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1220	1098	80-85%	3	89.00–91.00	$90.02	$988	—
995–1295	1124	80-85%	20	94.00–104.00	$99.34	$1,117	—
830–1510	1233	80-85%	56	105.00–115.00	$111.00	$1,369	-6.03
980–1605	1251	80-85%	23	116.00–133.00	$120.80	$1,511	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	85-90%	1	76.00	$76.00	$756	—
870–1185	1029	85-90%	6	114.00–121.00	$116.43	$1,198	+22.80
855–1225	1034	85-90%	9	101.00–113.00	$107.53	$1,112	+1.56
905–1275	1056	85-90%	19	90.00–100.00	$96.37	$1,018	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1670	1494	75-80%	7	122.00–132.50	$128.53	$1,920	—
1505–1530	1518	75-80%	2	112.50–114.50	$113.49	$1,723	—
1415–1780	1553	75-80%	13	116.00–126.50	$119.64	$1,858	-0.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1470	1250	7	112.00–120.00	$115.37	$1,442	—
1195–1990	1456	28	125.00–136.50	$131.52	$1,915	—
1345–1985	1620	10	137.00–146.00	$140.59	$2,278	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,314

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1015	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,310.00	$1,280.84
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
995–1357	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,250.00–1,860.00	$1,705.52
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
825–925	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–1,025.00	$918.93

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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
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	+204.51
1445–1460	1453	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,724.61	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.