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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 12, 2023

2,111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $252.56/cwt +39.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,671/hd at 662 lb · 176 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.03/cwt +44.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,208/hd at 977 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.07/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,499/hd at 627 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,111 1,705 1,832
Feeder cattle 1,837 1,418 1,492
Slaughter cattle 240 197 255
Replacement cattle 34 90 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday the market was mostly higher for good quality feeder cattle, however there were heavy discounts seen for color, quality, and condition. Yearling steers were steady, while steers 650 lbs and under were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers 350-450 lbs were mostly steady, while 600 lbs heifers and over were sharply higher, with gains of 10.00 or more seen with a good supply and good demand. Feeder bulls 400-500 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 lower, while the rest of the weight groups were Sharply higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and the most gains seen in high dressing cows, slaughter bulls were mostly steady with a good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 260.00 $260.00 $876 +18.00
345 fancy 345 1 282.50 $282.50 $975 —
360–391 383 4 260.00–265.00 $263.83 $1,010 +17.21
350–398 fancy 386 12 270.00–285.00 $278.65 $1,076 —
405–440 fancy 421 5 250.00–265.00 $254.87 $1,073 -10.62
410–445 430 7 227.50–242.00 $234.49 $1,008 -11.68
465–495 488 10 225.00–240.00 $229.03 $1,118 -1.86
480–494 fancy 493 12 256.00–287.00 $259.77 $1,281 -5.01
504–527 value added 516 21 249.00–265.00 $256.27 $1,322 +1.27
500–549 529 29 224.00–245.00 $235.37 $1,245 +2.41
552–595 580 30 223.00–242.50 $232.24 $1,347 +4.60
605–640 626 22 225.00–242.50 $232.99 $1,459 +5.51
655–680 662 5 231.00–240.00 $233.60 $1,546 +9.08
668 value added 668 12 264.00 $264.00 $1,764 —
705–745 726 14 220.00–231.00 $228.48 $1,659 -2.30
750–790 775 24 220.00–240.00 $232.52 $1,802 +2.07
800–820 806 7 224.00–233.00 $230.70 $1,859 +0.39
960 960 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,920 —
977 value added 977 119 226.25 $226.25 $2,210 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–432 431 3 157.50–222.50 $179.10 $772 -20.25
450–491 477 9 160.00–220.00 $182.79 $872 -13.03
500–548 538 9 195.00–220.00 $215.44 $1,159 +19.90
550–585 568 17 182.50–221.00 $213.63 $1,213 +10.10
625–640 630 10 214.00–222.00 $216.71 $1,365 +10.54
655–683 673 18 182.50–220.00 $204.97 $1,379 +1.30
700–730 713 3 160.00–207.50 $182.30 $1,300 -14.15
750 750 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,612 +24.00
855 855 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,646 —
955 955 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,767 +50.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,650 —
1220–1578 1384 10 170.00–175.50 $172.84 $2,392 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 220.00 $220.00 $627 -15.00
313–345 324 6 230.00–240.00 $236.45 $766 +13.99
345 fancy 345 1 262.50 $262.50 $906 —
361–395 369 10 217.50–230.00 $221.09 $816 -0.02
436–445 438 5 215.00–230.00 $226.95 $994 +1.66
450–498 479 22 220.00–237.00 $225.98 $1,082 -1.37
488 fancy 488 6 245.50 $245.50 $1,198 —
512–541 520 37 227.00–241.00 $234.00 $1,217 +7.50
553–572 563 48 226.00–239.00 $234.24 $1,319 +15.92
622 value added 622 46 244.00 $244.00 $1,518 +4.00
600–641 633 39 226.00–235.00 $233.25 $1,476 +15.79
656 656 13 237.00 $237.00 $1,555 +24.00
660–664 value added 662 163 250.70–256.95 $253.80 $1,680 —
702 702 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,643 —
762–763 763 85 220.00–230.75 $229.23 $1,749 —
1098 1098 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,647 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 200.00–210.00 $204.73 $672 +7.93
360–395 383 11 192.50–210.00 $203.53 $780 +17.31
400–445 424 17 165.00–210.00 $190.98 $810 -10.52
450–495 476 23 167.00–212.50 $185.41 $883 -11.46
500–547 518 51 170.00–220.00 $201.58 $1,044 +6.09
550–598 580 42 167.50–208.00 $192.35 $1,116 +4.51
605–647 628 28 167.50–202.50 $185.53 $1,165 -1.94
650–686 675 23 176.00–215.00 $191.36 $1,292 +1.42
708–730 712 6 186.00–195.00 $187.54 $1,335 -0.46
780 780 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,248 —
849 849 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,528 —
985–995 988 3 130.00–135.00 $133.32 $1,317 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 160.00–162.50 $161.33 $516 —
400–415 405 3 120.00–152.50 $141.40 $573 —
500–520 513 3 140.00–162.50 $155.19 $796 —
585 585 1 160.00 $160.00 $936 —
605 605 1 157.50 $157.50 $953 —
735 735 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,066 —
858–880 864 4 140.00–142.50 $140.64 $1,215 —
920 920 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,058 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,575 —

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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 1 255.00 $255.00 $574 —
300–335 322 3 220.00–242.50 $232.12 $747 —
335–341 fancy 340 4 270.00–290.00 $285.07 $969 —
362 fancy 362 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,050 +22.50
350–385 370 4 260.00–270.00 $266.86 $987 +36.86
401–430 fancy 410 7 251.00–270.00 $259.92 $1,066 -2.18
405–440 430 6 227.50–245.00 $234.57 $1,009 -13.65
453–492 466 10 230.00–242.50 $233.85 $1,090 +4.06
510 value added 510 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,285 +9.00
500–537 522 12 230.00–245.00 $231.40 $1,208 +7.63
550 550 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 +21.00
642 642 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,396 —
660–675 667 5 200.00–214.00 $209.00 $1,394 +24.72
700–717 703 10 202.00–212.00 $209.56 $1,473 —
775 775 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,566 —
809 809 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,569 +1.00
860–885 873 2 185.00–200.00 $192.39 $1,680 —
982 982 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,424 —
1065 1065 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,384 —
1125 1125 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,395 —
1250 1250 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 207.50–210.00 $208.85 $570 +33.81
355 355 1 205.00 $205.00 $728 —
400–445 431 8 180.00–222.50 $214.04 $923 +5.09
460–497 481 13 170.00–221.00 $209.59 $1,008 +3.96
525–540 532 7 175.00–220.00 $197.93 $1,053 -4.82
550–585 565 13 170.00–215.00 $205.72 $1,162 +12.31
604–648 623 11 190.00–195.00 $194.55 $1,212 +12.54
650–687 675 3 190.00–195.00 $191.61 $1,293 +15.10
715–720 718 2 182.50–185.00 $183.75 $1,319 +9.26
770 770 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 +20.00
820 820 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,451 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 —
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 —
870 870 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
2005 2005 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1375 1185 80-85% 23 94.00–101.00 $97.40 $1,154 —
1045–1560 1212 80-85% 19 84.00–92.00 $89.05 $1,079 +13.05
935–1475 1239 80-85% 26 102.50–113.00 $106.62 $1,321 +11.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–980 866 85-90% 5 35.00–65.00 $48.36 $419 —
840–1150 1002 85-90% 11 71.00–82.00 $77.97 $781 -9.93
895–1220 1029 85-90% 15 84.00–97.50 $91.62 $943 +3.72
1095–1230 1163 85-90% 3 99.00–101.00 $99.63 $1,159 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1790 1507 75-80% 15 106.00–123.50 $110.77 $1,669 +21.39
1405–1790 1563 75-80% 10 95.00–103.50 $98.69 $1,543 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,636 +0.23
1695–1790 1743 2 129.00–129.50 $129.24 $2,253 —
1370–2045 1748 12 121.00–126.00 $123.73 $2,163 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–895 843 (<2 yrs)Open 2 120.00–122.00 $121.06 $1,021

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1235–1388 1356 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,100.00–1,365.00 $1,308.69
1481 1481 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
1375–1495 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,775.00 $1,571.39 —
1305–1945 1618 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,575.00–2,150.00 $1,863.21 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 70.00 $70.00 $399 —
695 695 1 105.00 $105.00 $730 —
995 995 1 92.50 $92.50 $920 —

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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.