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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 18, 2024

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.59/cwt +16.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,499/hd at 679 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.79/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 532 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.16/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,456/hd at 625 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 649 2,203 1,880
Feeder cattle 492 2,067 1,595
Slaughter cattle 90 95 210
Replacement cattle 67 41 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Local weather conditions and conditions in the west had a LARGE IMPACT on the market. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with limited demand, while Feeder steers 650 lbs and over were 2.00 to 6.00 higher but with limited comparisons. Good quality Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand, however off colored, small framed or light muscled feeders received heavy discounts. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter cows were sharply higher. There was HIGH DEMAND in the slaughter classes this week as markets around the country have been closed and buyers were willing to paying premiums just to fill orders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 fancy 315 1 287.50 $287.50 $906 —
422 422 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,089 -4.39
455–495 485 5 237.00–254.00 $248.37 $1,205 -10.21
503–536 514 25 246.00–264.00 $257.35 $1,323 +4.96
565–585 580 4 230.00–240.00 $232.44 $1,348 -7.50
600–645 614 6 219.00–229.00 $225.02 $1,382 -6.06
606–638 value added 626 46 232.00–239.50 $234.22 $1,466 -9.78
650–698 692 19 217.00–225.00 $221.59 $1,533 +4.13
700–737 713 9 205.00–223.00 $213.04 $1,519 +4.64
751 751 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,607 +7.67
817–845 833 8 180.00–196.00 $189.29 $1,577 -16.09
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 207.00 $207.00 $662 +47.00
390 390 1 187.00 $187.00 $729 +2.00
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 -49.67
470–490 478 3 162.00–182.50 $174.68 $835 -4.32
505 505 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,010 +5.10
550 550 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,004 -20.50
647 647 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,165 -21.25
750 750 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,252 —
840 840 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,403 -18.82
990 990 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,624 —
1135 1135 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 220.00 $220.00 $913 -20.88
460 460 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,058 -8.37
500–535 511 6 232.50–241.00 $237.79 $1,215 +8.06
580 580 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,241 -7.16
620 620 2 200.00–205.00 $202.50 $1,256 -11.24
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 127.50 $127.50 $434 —
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 220.00 $220.00 $583 +2.50
335 335 1 220.00 $220.00 $737 +1.31
365–390 383 5 215.00–227.50 $223.52 $856 +7.93
400–435 425 15 205.00–220.00 $214.40 $911 -4.72
451–485 470 14 210.00–224.00 $215.75 $1,014 +2.02
500–545 532 58 202.00–222.50 $216.79 $1,153 +2.93
550–596 570 16 195.00–211.00 $205.86 $1,173 -1.04
607–635 620 13 182.50–197.00 $193.58 $1,200 -12.96
679 value added 679 74 224.25 $224.25 $1,523 —
660–698 683 8 175.00–194.00 $186.77 $1,276 -17.43
705–711 708 7 182.00–199.00 $193.14 $1,367 +4.65
760 760 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 -11.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–338 336 5 195.00–210.00 $198.95 $668 +4.69
360–390 374 4 180.00–202.50 $188.88 $706 +11.55
400–423 417 4 140.00–160.00 $144.79 $604 -48.58
455–490 477 3 177.50–200.00 $186.86 $891 -7.49
500–526 520 6 182.00–190.00 $185.55 $965 -0.48
550 550 2 162.50–182.50 $172.50 $949 -19.24
677–689 686 9 146.00–150.00 $146.88 $1,008 -32.37
715 715 2 132.50–140.00 $136.25 $974 —
797 797 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,227 -17.08
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1420 1261 8 125.00–149.00 $133.39 $1,682 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 -55.00
450 450 1 85.00 $85.00 $382 -60.00
500–515 508 2 112.50–135.00 $123.92 $630 -29.77
605 605 1 60.00 $60.00 $363 —
752 752 2 120.00 $120.00 $902 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 242.50 $242.50 $691 -27.50
320–335 328 2 225.00–235.00 $229.89 $754 -14.34
375 fancy 375 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,114 +4.69
383 383 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,053 +19.48
432 432 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,058 -1.86
450–470 466 10 220.00–227.50 $224.50 $1,046 -6.33
502–505 503 3 213.00–219.00 $215.01 $1,082 -5.71
535 value added 535 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,271 -14.50
560–572 566 4 201.00–210.00 $205.55 $1,163 -19.79
567 value added 567 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,344 —
617–620 618 3 175.00–180.00 $176.67 $1,092 -25.05
660 660 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,188 —
830–835 833 2 159.00–170.00 $164.52 $1,370 —
970 970 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 162.00 $162.00 $583 -38.00
462 462 2 200.00 $200.00 $924 +5.00
520–540 530 2 180.00–190.00 $185.09 $981 -8.35
617 617 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,049 +0.04
735 735 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,044 —
930 930 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,060 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 245.00 $245.00 $943 +18.03
425–445 435 2 220.00–225.00 $222.44 $968 +2.44
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 142.50 $142.50 $285 —
340 340 1 127.50 $127.50 $434 -17.50
360 360 1 117.50 $117.50 $423 -32.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1300 1103 80-85% 8 90.00–99.00 $93.84 $1,035 —
815–1420 1168 80-85% 16 100.00–114.00 $107.73 $1,258 —
1145–1405 1247 80-85% 10 115.00–128.00 $121.64 $1,517 +26.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1780 1442 75-80% 10 104.00–114.00 $110.16 $1,589 —
1490 1490 75-80% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,460 —
1270–1825 1501 75-80% 18 116.00–130.00 $120.96 $1,816 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1130 994 85-90% 4 105.00–116.00 $110.06 $1,094 —
775–1260 1021 85-90% 5 92.00–98.00 $95.75 $978 +20.87
1135–1285 1208 85-90% 3 82.00–88.00 $86.01 $1,039 —
1145–1535 1340 85-90% 2 50.00–67.00 $57.26 $767 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,111 —
1250–1705 1482 6 115.00–121.00 $117.88 $1,747 —
1370–2060 1710 4 128.00–135.00 $131.79 $2,254 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00
1215–1225 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,240.00–1,350.00 $1,295.23
1125–1650 1389 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,160.00–1,820.00 $1,572.62
1120–1571 1482 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,375.00–1,650.00 $1,567.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
832–1040 952 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 650.00–960.00 $861.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755–810 783 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–775.00 $697.36
847 847 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,140.00 $1,140.00

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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
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,230.00 $1,230.00 —
1220 1220 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 —

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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.