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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 31, 2023

2,772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.44/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,150/hd at 921 lb · 204 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.00/cwt +19.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,980/hd at 821 lb · 197 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.71/cwt +18.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 670 lb · 150 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,772 2,331 1,663
Feeder cattle 2,258 2,084 1,447
Slaughter cattle 208 156 190
Replacement cattle 306 91 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week because the market was closed due to high temperatures. However, the market appeared strong with good demand for high quality feeder steers and heifers of all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were strong as well with several buyers in the market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–325 fancy 320 10 280.00–287.00 $284.75 $911 —
320–330 325 3 250.00–260.00 $255.03 $829 -14.97
360–385 375 6 250.00–277.50 $255.01 $956 -19.96
368–388 fancy 382 11 280.00–295.00 $289.32 $1,105 -6.09
415–423 420 5 267.00–282.00 $276.66 $1,162 +7.94
405–447 fancy 437 7 272.50–295.00 $279.02 $1,219 -8.14
451–483 fancy 460 19 272.00–285.00 $279.87 $1,287 -7.13
450–477 468 17 250.00–267.00 $260.04 $1,217 -5.82
505–547 523 16 252.00–268.00 $259.20 $1,356 +1.71
515–537 value added 526 23 270.00–280.00 $276.58 $1,455 +9.03
567–595 value added 572 31 265.00–275.00 $268.46 $1,536 -0.69
550–589 577 34 237.50–257.00 $249.92 $1,442 -7.29
600–640 value added 617 29 253.00–269.00 $261.99 $1,616 -7.98
600–645 620 30 235.00–249.00 $244.56 $1,516 -5.23
622 fancy 622 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,692 -2.00
664–672 666 20 243.00–247.00 $243.81 $1,624 -0.81
660–690 value added 675 34 250.00–262.00 $257.59 $1,739 -6.11
703–745 715 19 219.00–235.00 $227.53 $1,627 -0.66
705–732 value added 723 20 248.00–255.50 $249.49 $1,804 +2.56
751 value added 751 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,832 —
760–793 781 9 220.00–235.00 $225.53 $1,761 +10.18
800–845 804 74 220.00–234.00 $227.36 $1,828 +6.00
825–832 value added 832 123 248.00–249.25 $249.20 $2,073 —
856 856 7 229.00 $229.00 $1,960 +10.04
911–930 value added 921 204 228.00–233.75 $233.44 $2,150 -1.66
964–989 value added 976 111 222.50–224.50 $223.55 $2,182 -5.60
1020 1020 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,907 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 240.00 $240.00 $984 -14.21
465 465 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,149 -4.90
522–532 525 10 235.00–247.50 $245.73 $1,290 -0.53
555–570 568 9 227.00–235.00 $228.26 $1,297 -14.24
620–640 636 6 230.00–232.50 $230.84 $1,468 -4.16
660 660 8 219.00–227.50 $220.06 $1,452 +10.06
705–737 726 3 190.00–205.00 $194.85 $1,415 +9.85
750–785 767 5 198.50–206.00 $202.90 $1,556 —
810–835 823 2 192.50–195.00 $193.77 $1,595 +1.77
935 935 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,748 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 14 235.00–242.50 $236.06 $774 -17.58
312–346 fancy 335 6 255.00 $255.00 $854 —
350–395 367 8 230.00–242.00 $234.23 $860 -11.28
400–447 422 19 220.00–237.50 $231.97 $979 -5.46
420–441 fancy 432 9 243.00–247.00 $245.70 $1,061 -6.97
453–490 470 36 227.00–243.00 $238.42 $1,121 +0.35
455–480 fancy 473 13 246.00–252.00 $249.63 $1,181 -0.28
500–545 520 19 237.00–248.00 $243.46 $1,266 +7.86
502–537 value added 522 48 250.00–262.00 $253.24 $1,322 +6.24
561–582 value added 571 40 250.00–253.50 $251.67 $1,437 +6.50
555–589 574 45 230.00–247.00 $238.14 $1,367 +6.00
616 value added 616 82 253.75 $253.75 $1,563 +13.39
602–640 618 52 230.00–243.50 $235.83 $1,457 +4.79
667 value added 667 80 253.00 $253.00 $1,688 +22.15
652–685 674 70 227.50–242.00 $239.53 $1,614 +14.54
701 701 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,612 +24.50
707–742 value added 732 105 234.00–240.25 $239.63 $1,754 +6.62
773–780 value added 773 72 232.10–235.00 $232.14 $1,794 +0.14
752–795 779 13 214.00–229.00 $225.49 $1,757 +10.99
821–840 826 5 195.00–209.00 $205.59 $1,698 —
842 value added 842 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,928 +14.00
864 value added 864 65 218.25 $218.25 $1,886 -3.75
1005 1005 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,508 +7.50
1090 1090 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,526 —
1180 1180 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,053 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–220 218 2 222.50–230.00 $226.29 $493 +6.29
265–280 273 2 220.00 $220.00 $601 -12.00
310 310 3 220.00 $220.00 $682 +0.75
360–395 380 7 200.00–212.50 $206.90 $786 -16.87
425 425 2 212.00–212.50 $212.25 $902 -8.60
450–490 475 10 220.00–226.00 $222.41 $1,056 +1.10
505–525 514 10 227.00–235.00 $230.79 $1,186 +5.86
565–578 575 4 210.00–219.00 $212.21 $1,220 +0.95
600–638 628 14 215.00–225.00 $223.10 $1,401 —
650–680 666 11 210.00–224.00 $217.74 $1,450 +23.27
701–747 715 10 207.00–215.00 $209.33 $1,497 +26.83
777 777 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,554 +11.99
860–885 868 3 165.00–200.00 $188.11 $1,633 +22.11
900 900 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,485 +5.00
950 950 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,710 —
1020 1020 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $1,300 +17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 262 5 255.00–270.00 $264.27 $692 -1.06
292 fancy 292 2 282.50 $282.50 $825 —
310 310 1 242.00 $242.00 $750 —
367–377 372 4 257.00–267.00 $262.07 $975 -2.56
375–397 fancy 390 3 282.50–292.00 $288.95 $1,127 -8.55
410–440 432 16 235.00–255.00 $245.14 $1,059 -21.78
420–447 fancy 436 10 265.00–267.00 $266.07 $1,160 -13.93
462–475 fancy 466 3 262.00–262.50 $262.33 $1,222 —
455–495 472 9 237.00–242.00 $239.36 $1,130 -6.35
502–545 517 27 227.50–242.50 $232.12 $1,200 -6.48
550 fancy 550 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 -10.00
557–590 573 15 225.00–242.00 $232.77 $1,334 +2.30
605–645 633 4 217.00–229.00 $221.89 $1,405 +22.47
660–685 666 5 215.00–225.00 $219.99 $1,465 +8.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 230.00 $230.00 $610 +3.00
322 322 2 220.00 $220.00 $708 -22.50
350 350 1 222.50 $222.50 $779 -4.82
465–495 478 4 205.00–220.00 $211.37 $1,010 —
510–540 517 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,137 +0.13
550 550 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,238 +5.00
615–630 627 5 200.00–206.00 $204.82 $1,284 +23.95
695 695 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,425 —
737 737 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,327 +10.00
800 800 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1382–1407 1397 (<2 yrs)N/A 4 1,875.00–2,050.00 $2,006.45 —
1530 1530 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1230 1174 80-85% 4 84.00–89.00 $86.21 $1,012 -14.96
815–1390 1186 80-85% 12 120.50–135.00 $125.01 $1,483 +23.84
970–1450 1249 80-85% 17 98.00–105.00 $101.74 $1,271 —
890–1490 1250 80-85% 98 106.00–119.00 $113.55 $1,419 +2.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1175 956 85-90% 12 80.00–89.00 $85.59 $818 -24.08
860–1080 983 85-90% 9 104.00–113.00 $107.66 $1,058 -2.01
845–1175 1020 85-90% 12 90.00–99.00 $94.17 $961 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1630 1506 75-80% 9 109.00–118.00 $113.99 $1,717 -6.02
1460–1655 1534 75-80% 4 105.00–108.50 $106.45 $1,633 -13.56
1475–1610 1548 75-80% 3 125.50–130.00 $127.38 $1,972 +7.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1410 1218 2 92.00–94.00 $92.84 $1,131 —
1150–1660 1368 7 115.00–128.00 $119.93 $1,641 —
1400–2030 1701 21 131.00–151.50 $139.59 $2,374 +13.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
765–1070 888 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 975.00–1,350.00 $1,193.42
810–1372 951 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 960.00–1,425.00 $1,188.89
882–1255 953 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,050.00–1,700.00 $1,347.49
855–1145 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 825.00–1,225.00 $1,032.52
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,120.00 $1,120.00
1010–1450 1177 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,340.00–1,625.00 $1,428.18
1110–1400 1211 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,150.00–1,725.00 $1,553.15
1020–1530 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 71 1,200.00–1,850.00 $1,600.33
890–1515 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 90 1,050.00–1,740.00 $1,476.81
1095–1655 1302 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,225.00–1,825.00 $1,497.76

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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
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
855–1370 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,700.00 $1,517.47 —
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1185–1250 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00–2,000.00 $1,878.34 —
1252 1252 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 3 90.00 $90.00 $545 —

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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.