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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 17, 2023

2,331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.02/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 635 lb · 218 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.58/cwt +33.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 719 lb · 180 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.15/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 963 lb · 172 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,331 2,206 1,713
Feeder cattle 2,084 1,852 1,529
Slaughter cattle 156 248 151
Replacement cattle 91 106 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 270.00 $270.00 $932 —
365–370 368 2 270.00–280.00 $274.97 $1,012 -1.72
355–398 fancy 385 9 290.00–300.00 $295.41 $1,137 -8.31
405–430 fancy 415 11 280.00–292.00 $287.16 $1,192 +19.66
400–445 432 15 260.00–279.00 $268.72 $1,161 +8.74
455 fancy 455 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,306 +15.00
450–495 464 25 257.00–275.00 $265.86 $1,234 +6.63
505–545 524 40 250.00–265.00 $257.49 $1,349 +8.59
507–546 value added 524 47 266.00–272.00 $267.55 $1,402 +0.25
553–587 569 21 250.00–262.50 $257.21 $1,464 -2.78
565–572 value added 570 7 267.00–270.00 $269.15 $1,534 -0.35
610–635 value added 613 62 264.00–272.00 $269.97 $1,655 +1.47
613 fancy 613 8 274.00 $274.00 $1,680 —
605–636 625 26 240.00–258.00 $249.79 $1,561 -3.97
650–685 value added 670 13 262.00–264.50 $263.70 $1,767 +7.30
655–693 689 53 230.00–245.75 $244.62 $1,685 -4.43
714–741 value added 720 42 242.00–248.50 $246.93 $1,778 -5.86
722–745 729 4 221.00–233.00 $228.19 $1,664 -9.28
782–790 785 3 213.00–220.00 $215.35 $1,690 -20.81
783–796 value added 792 96 244.50–249.50 $248.06 $1,965 —
810–830 820 2 212.50–230.00 $221.36 $1,815 -15.93
861 value added 861 124 242.00 $242.00 $2,084 +1.87
865–890 886 18 207.00–222.00 $218.96 $1,940 -11.04
910 value added 910 60 235.10 $235.10 $2,139 +1.10
925 925 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,827 -32.50
958–973 value added 963 172 228.50–229.50 $229.15 $2,207 -6.45
1022 value added 1022 50 223.50 $223.50 $2,284 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 247.50 $247.50 $644 —
360–375 365 3 255.00–260.00 $258.29 $943 -1.71
400–422 416 4 252.50–257.00 $254.21 $1,058 +15.75
465–495 481 4 250.00–252.50 $251.90 $1,212 +6.90
500–505 503 2 245.00–247.50 $246.26 $1,239 +6.00
575 575 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,394 -1.82
600–630 613 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,441 +1.22
672 672 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,411 -25.00
725 725 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,341 -35.97
835 835 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,603 —
1009 1009 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,564 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,840 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–292 275 5 242.50–252.00 $247.96 $682 +23.98
320–340 330 2 250.00–257.50 $253.64 $837 +23.64
356 fancy 356 4 262.00 $262.00 $933 +9.96
360–398 372 23 237.00–248.00 $245.51 $913 +9.09
401–445 417 19 230.00–245.00 $237.43 $990 +0.46
406–442 fancy 423 12 251.00–255.00 $252.67 $1,069 +1.86
450–497 472 36 230.00–247.50 $238.07 $1,124 -2.69
485–497 fancy 495 13 249.00–255.00 $249.91 $1,237 —
511–533 value added 525 14 247.00 $247.00 $1,297 +3.93
510–545 528 23 230.00–245.00 $235.60 $1,244 +0.04
553–597 value added 569 27 244.50–246.50 $245.17 $1,395 -9.47
557–596 582 45 221.00–238.50 $232.14 $1,351 -4.48
600–645 629 125 220.00–237.00 $231.04 $1,453 +2.99
611–643 value added 642 93 240.10–242.00 $240.36 $1,543 +0.86
657–695 677 26 216.00–231.00 $224.99 $1,523 -3.72
673–691 value added 688 28 230.50–233.00 $230.85 $1,588 -21.34
700–745 709 8 194.00–210.00 $205.50 $1,457 +4.43
719 fancy 719 144 242.75 $242.75 $1,745 —
720–724 value added 723 28 225.50–235.50 $233.01 $1,685 +16.01
772–775 774 4 213.00–216.00 $214.50 $1,660 +10.80
790 value added 790 65 232.00 $232.00 $1,833 +17.65
825 value added 825 22 215.00 $215.00 $1,774 —
864 value added 864 66 222.00 $222.00 $1,918 —
950 950 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,729 +11.00
1035 1035 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,475 -39.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 220.00 $220.00 $506 +20.00
295 295 1 232.00 $232.00 $684 +18.38
300–335 324 5 217.00–222.50 $219.25 $710 +6.75
385–395 390 2 222.50–225.00 $223.77 $873 +1.29
410–425 417 3 220.00–222.50 $220.85 $921 -2.75
480–495 488 2 217.50–225.00 $221.31 $1,080 -6.19
530–547 540 5 217.50–227.50 $224.93 $1,215 +7.45
580–585 583 2 210.00–212.50 $211.26 $1,232 +0.11
675–697 692 5 192.50–200.00 $194.47 $1,346 -15.05
710 710 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,296 +0.41
780–795 785 3 187.50–189.00 $188.01 $1,476 +3.01
820 820 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,271 +13.00
860 860 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,428 —
900 900 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,440 —
1030 1030 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,133 -50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 250.00 $250.00 $562 —
257–265 261 5 260.00–272.50 $265.33 $693 +3.33
340 fancy 340 1 280.00 $280.00 $952 -2.00
376 fancy 376 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,119 +11.50
360–390 377 3 262.00–267.00 $264.63 $998 +8.32
406–425 414 5 262.50–270.00 $266.92 $1,105 +7.92
440 fancy 440 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,232 +6.65
450–490 469 11 237.50–250.00 $245.71 $1,152 +4.24
505–546 528 13 234.00–247.00 $238.60 $1,260 +2.04
535 fancy 535 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,351 —
555 fancy 555 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,443 —
560–590 567 9 220.00–237.00 $230.47 $1,307 -7.39
602–630 618 10 192.50–205.00 $199.42 $1,232 -18.58
655–695 668 3 208.00–214.00 $211.92 $1,416 -16.75
705–742 714 17 180.00–197.50 $190.50 $1,360 -31.50
955 955 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 227.00 $227.00 $613 +9.50
332 332 2 242.50 $242.50 $805 —
350–360 355 2 215.00–240.00 $227.32 $807 —
425–443 439 4 247.50–255.00 $253.18 $1,111 +9.00
525–540 531 4 217.50–222.00 $219.87 $1,168 -1.04
550–570 560 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,232 -7.55
600–640 627 3 178.00–187.00 $180.87 $1,134 -24.07
715 715 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,216 -24.00
850 850 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,080 —
900 900 1 96.00 $96.00 $864 —
1000 1000 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1470 1470 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1400 1156 80-85% 8 119.00–127.00 $121.94 $1,410 +17.70
1000–1375 1169 80-85% 13 97.50–105.50 $101.17 $1,183 -3.07
1020–1475 1252 80-85% 54 106.00–116.50 $110.56 $1,384 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–795 785 85-90% 2 64.00–69.00 $66.47 $522 —
775–940 862 85-90% 6 82.00–89.00 $84.72 $730 -37.37
795–995 944 85-90% 8 90.00–99.50 $94.74 $894 —
955–1015 983 85-90% 5 108.00–112.00 $109.67 $1,078 +10.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1580 1513 75-80% 3 118.50–121.50 $120.01 $1,816 -3.77
1445–1785 1591 75-80% 7 109.50–116.00 $112.98 $1,798 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–2230 1674 13 129.50–138.50 $134.13 $2,245 —
1510–2010 1734 4 125.00–128.00 $126.17 $2,188 —
1650–2105 1849 10 140.00–150.00 $144.66 $2,675 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–990 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 117.00–120.00 $118.38 $1,131

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
842–1056 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 21 750.00–1,250.00 $1,054.42
993–1105 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,060.00–1,190.00 $1,088.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–767 759 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00–1,190.00 $987.30

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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
895–1405 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,000.00–1,760.00 $1,429.98 —
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,460.00–1,480.00 $1,470.00 —
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1215–1660 1400 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 1,325.00–1,900.00 $1,588.54 —
1395–1550 1497 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,900.00–2,025.00 $1,943.01 —

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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.