Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 9, 2023

2,698 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.98/cwt -15.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 677 lb · 190 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.21/cwt -19.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,394/hd at 611 lb · 95 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.87/cwt -25.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 526 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,698	2,848	2,738
Feeder cattle	2,361	2,490	2,538
Slaughter cattle	265	299	175
Replacement cattle	72	59	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was lower on a mostly plain quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 4.00 to 10.00 lower across the board and had some spots of sharply lower as the market reacted to the futures market. The falling futures market caused LARGE discounts in the market, as buyers were extremely picky and discounted off color, heavy conditioned, or bawling calves severely and with a very selective demand. The slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower with good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	220.00	$220.00	$517	—
321 fancy	321	3	277.00	$277.00	$889	+0.24
365–395	375	3	227.50–237.50	$231.82	$869	-30.96
367–397 fancy	388	18	250.00–260.00	$255.67	$992	—
415–445	424	10	225.00–245.00	$233.60	$990	-17.33
400–447 fancy	428	23	250.00–270.00	$257.45	$1,102	-21.80
450–470 fancy	465	8	250.00–262.50	$254.10	$1,182	-19.81
453–493	474	14	230.00–247.00	$237.74	$1,127	-11.05
500–540 value added	514	9	250.00–272.50	$259.49	$1,334	-10.09
505–547	528	61	220.00–244.00	$232.39	$1,227	-15.68
550–587	561	49	220.00–238.00	$230.18	$1,291	-14.30
601–649	611	95	211.00–235.00	$228.21	$1,394	-14.58
650–676	661	42	208.00–226.00	$214.97	$1,421	-23.69
700–713	707	17	206.00–227.00	$218.41	$1,544	-9.72
760–795	779	4	202.00–210.00	$206.80	$1,611	-15.38
800–837	823	20	210.00–225.00	$217.71	$1,792	-5.53
873	873	9	209.00	$209.00	$1,825	-15.89
935 value added	935	56	217.00	$217.00	$2,029	—
984	984	37	197.00	$197.00	$1,938	+4.50
1028–1033	1030	109	197.00–198.00	$197.48	$2,034	+4.98
1123–1130	1123	18	159.00–169.50	$168.91	$1,897	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	210.00	$210.00	$567	-5.00
305	305	1	200.00	$200.00	$610	-14.88
350–390	370	2	180.00–210.00	$195.81	$724	-12.65
415–435	424	5	197.50–202.00	$199.83	$847	-5.40
499	499	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,073	+17.90
525–535	530	4	180.00–210.00	$201.33	$1,067	-2.67
550–598	575	19	200.00–212.50	$201.56	$1,159	+3.43
615–640	624	21	170.00–205.00	$191.05	$1,192	-11.96
657–695	661	13	170.00–203.00	$194.37	$1,285	-11.18
715–740	728	7	170.00–200.00	$179.34	$1,306	-30.66
765–790	773	6	160.00–184.00	$173.28	$1,339	-21.72
895	895	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,633	—
926	926	4	162.50	$162.50	$1,505	—
1030	1030	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,210	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	157.50	$157.50	$669	—
560	560	1	155.00	$155.00	$868	—
680	680	2	145.00	$145.00	$986	—
850	850	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,190	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	2	220.00	$220.00	$620	-10.00
305–345	334	31	200.00–212.50	$208.06	$695	—
373–397	383	35	202.50–219.00	$214.02	$820	-8.18
408–445	431	32	210.00–230.00	$216.19	$932	-5.50
450–483	470	21	205.00–224.00	$210.05	$987	-11.03
500–543	526	52	196.00–213.00	$207.81	$1,093	-5.97
554–587	567	62	189.00–207.50	$200.88	$1,139	-5.88
600–645	617	32	180.00–194.00	$186.30	$1,149	-10.05
655–688	666	42	170.00–186.00	$177.66	$1,183	-24.74
676–685 value added	680	148	225.25–231.00	$228.14	$1,551	-11.96
700–702	701	5	190.00–210.00	$198.01	$1,388	+6.12
788	788	12	207.00	$207.00	$1,631	+14.77
800–846	844	69	180.00–187.50	$180.31	$1,522	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–227	220	3	155.00–165.00	$158.11	$348	-36.89
290–295	293	2	155.00	$155.00	$454	-25.00
315–340	324	8	165.00–192.00	$184.44	$598	+6.48
350–395	372	6	165.00–182.50	$173.23	$644	-26.20
405–445	425	19	170.00–197.00	$186.55	$793	-13.25
450–495	476	34	160.00–192.00	$184.51	$878	-11.27
500–547	533	42	160.00–192.50	$180.95	$964	-17.80
550–595	575	34	160.00–185.00	$176.86	$1,017	-9.44
601–645	622	16	165.00–177.00	$170.87	$1,063	-12.60
680	680	2	152.50	$152.50	$1,037	-23.58
700–745	715	33	150.00–185.00	$172.95	$1,237	+9.48
755–785	767	5	154.00–180.00	$169.14	$1,297	+24.20
900	900	1	110.00	$110.00	$990	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–380	372	6	200.00–212.50	$204.00	$759	—
412–440	420	7	200.00–207.00	$203.82	$856	—
455–495	469	8	200.00–202.50	$200.68	$941	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	124.00	$124.00	$552	—
460	460	1	92.50	$92.50	$426	—
515–545	530	2	142.00–142.50	$142.24	$754	+27.24
570–585	578	2	135.00	$135.00	$780	-21.93
665	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	+40.00
735–745	740	2	120.00–134.00	$126.95	$939	—
750–795	774	5	127.00–132.50	$130.24	$1,008	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	233	3	210.00–230.00	$221.61	$516	—
260–280	268	3	222.00–245.00	$232.06	$622	-27.94
290 fancy	290	3	287.50	$287.50	$834	—
307–345 fancy	320	3	290.00–303.00	$298.32	$955	-6.68
300–348	333	21	240.00–261.00	$258.12	$860	-2.07
366–381 fancy	376	11	249.00–275.00	$265.84	$1,000	-18.32
360–391	382	7	220.00–242.00	$234.08	$894	-21.75
400–446	431	19	230.00–247.00	$237.73	$1,025	-23.17
408–443 fancy	432	17	247.50–259.00	$253.05	$1,093	-32.51
455–495	478	31	220.00–242.50	$231.24	$1,105	-19.45
505–541	527	13	205.00–220.00	$213.06	$1,123	-22.63
565–595	587	22	192.50–207.50	$197.66	$1,160	-21.56
602–640	619	19	190.00–200.00	$193.23	$1,196	-25.74
672–673	673	9	170.00–190.00	$185.56	$1,249	-17.59
707–732	724	14	170.00–183.00	$175.48	$1,270	-33.76
805	805	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,368	-35.00
852–885	865	4	165.00–180.00	$173.70	$1,503	-6.30

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	165.00	$165.00	$355	-10.00
315–340	328	3	190.00–220.00	$208.85	$685	+8.85
385	385	4	180.00	$180.00	$693	—
400–447	430	4	180.00–210.00	$187.42	$806	+0.55
457–495	471	14	180.00–210.00	$203.24	$957	-8.76
510–540	521	7	175.00–190.00	$182.15	$949	-29.64
570–590	578	5	150.00–187.50	$164.47	$951	-26.46
600–645	624	6	147.50–180.00	$165.93	$1,035	-22.89
680–690	685	2	150.00–165.00	$157.55	$1,079	—
720–740	725	5	150.00–170.00	$163.93	$1,188	-14.36
763	763	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,068	—
905–917	913	3	110.00–147.00	$122.23	$1,116	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	145.00	$145.00	$428	—
300–340	320	2	127.50–145.00	$135.70	$434	—
380	380	1	100.00	$100.00	$380	—
415–437	430	3	140.00–160.00	$153.56	$660	+1.06
460	460	1	102.50	$102.50	$472	—
510	510	3	150.00	$150.00	$765	—
617	617	2	145.00	$145.00	$895	—
740	740	1	130.00	$130.00	$962	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1435	1219	80-85%	14	79.00–88.00	$85.51	$1,042	-1.04
750–1445	1240	80-85%	18	100.00–115.50	$104.17	$1,292	+17.62
910–1515	1266	80-85%	45	89.00–99.00	$94.04	$1,191	-10.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–935	918	85-90%	2	97.00–100.00	$98.47	$904	-4.65
645–1355	973	85-90%	4	43.00–63.00	$54.12	$527	—
785–1350	1061	85-90%	26	67.00–83.00	$76.38	$810	+6.77
715–1530	1103	85-90%	33	83.50–95.50	$88.00	$971	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1735	1497	75-80%	21	90.00–99.50	$95.97	$1,437	—
1275–1790	1538	75-80%	14	100.00–111.50	$103.97	$1,599	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1980	1581	25	95.00–118.00	$109.18	$1,726	-1.62
1590	1590	1	134.00	$134.00	$2,131	+23.20
1695–1960	1830	8	121.00–127.00	$123.38	$2,258	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–910	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$725.56
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
835–1225	992	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,300.00	$1,096.81
1005–1415	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	950.00–1,300.00	$1,132.59
1110–1595	1291	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	960.00–1,440.00	$1,263.44

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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
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1141–1435	1222	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,725.00	$1,478.38	—
1255–1515	1379	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,816.17	—
1445	1445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1570–1655	1598	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,575.00–1,975.00	$1,737.08	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	1	65.00	$65.00	$510	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	100.00	$100.00	$340	—
567	567	6	125.00	$125.00	$709	—
690–695	693	2	117.50–120.00	$118.75	$823	+28.75
706	706	4	132.00	$132.00	$932	—
786–787	787	31	157.00–159.00	$158.48	$1,247	—
870	870	1	112.00	$112.00	$974	—

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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.