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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 22, 2024

2,601 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.97/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,691/hd at 629 lb · 249 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $243.15/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 716 lb · 173 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.74/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 624 lb · 151 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,601 2,251 1,780
Feeder cattle 2,342 2,047 1,570
Slaughter cattle 226 148 170
Replacement cattle 33 56 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

The feeder market was mixed with a mostly average quality offering. Light weight steers 450 lbs and under were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, and yearling steers 800-950 lbs were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. However, 550-750 lbs steers were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply, while heifers 500 lbs and over were steady to 5.00 higher with good demand. Buyers gave premiums for good quality weaned packages of calves with favorable body condition and discounted off colored, horned or small framed calves. Slaughter cows were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with strong demand while slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. There was a good supply high yielding and younger appearing cows that buyers were paying extra premiums for today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 315.00 $315.00 $724 +7.50
265 fancy 265 1 350.00 $350.00 $928 —
262–285 274 10 300.00–322.50 $308.35 $845 +8.35
325–340 333 3 305.00–320.00 $314.13 $1,046 +24.13
305–342 fancy 337 8 349.00–350.00 $349.11 $1,177 +22.29
355–385 361 7 315.00–332.00 $320.40 $1,157 +10.41
355–388 fancy 385 10 340.00–353.00 $351.80 $1,354 +15.22
400–447 423 17 302.00–320.00 $310.89 $1,315 +7.64
410–433 fancy 428 8 322.00–340.00 $337.44 $1,444 +7.90
455–497 480 25 265.00–282.00 $273.72 $1,314 -23.25
450–492 fancy 483 38 289.00–307.50 $298.98 $1,444 -15.90
505–537 520 29 265.00–280.00 $275.94 $1,435 +8.04
500–545 value added 521 45 282.50–301.00 $295.92 $1,542 +1.65
550–595 569 28 254.00–270.00 $261.36 $1,487 -12.98
563–585 value added 577 72 274.00–289.00 $280.14 $1,616 -10.88
610–638 value added 622 149 269.50–284.00 $277.28 $1,725 +0.45
614–645 639 100 248.00–265.00 $256.58 $1,640 -1.90
655–690 value added 680 34 252.00–262.00 $253.52 $1,724 -9.47
655–695 683 20 226.00–246.00 $238.51 $1,629 -0.38
700–740 value added 715 165 236.00–249.00 $243.98 $1,744 +3.35
700–740 729 8 217.50–230.00 $226.00 $1,648 -6.94
751–764 value added 762 58 235.00–239.00 $238.18 $1,815 +2.53
769–780 776 29 216.00–229.00 $226.17 $1,755 +13.38
804–846 832 20 215.00–226.00 $218.61 $1,819 +6.31
850–875 870 14 200.00–209.00 $205.00 $1,784 —
987 987 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,905 -6.00
1025 1025 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,973 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 265.00 $265.00 $676 —
330 330 1 285.00 $285.00 $940 +15.00
355–390 371 4 290.00–300.00 $296.84 $1,101 +16.84
411–435 417 4 267.50–280.00 $270.76 $1,129 +6.14
476–492 482 5 252.00–270.00 $259.34 $1,250 +2.34
507–520 511 3 250.00–257.00 $254.63 $1,301 +12.13
588–590 588 11 237.00–247.00 $246.09 $1,447 -6.66
627–642 635 4 215.00–230.00 $222.59 $1,413 +12.59
667–690 675 3 215.00–220.00 $216.70 $1,463 —
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 -12.50
835 835 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,649 —
880 880 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,606 —
975 975 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 180.00 $180.00 $666 —
410 410 1 210.00 $210.00 $861 —
475 475 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,021 —
625 625 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,000 —
705 705 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,234 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 255.00 $255.00 $523 —
275–290 285 3 265.00–280.00 $275.18 $784 -17.83
300–320 fancy 310 9 290.00–308.00 $303.81 $942 —
303–345 325 13 260.00–280.00 $267.31 $869 -10.50
358–397 370 17 255.00–274.00 $263.07 $973 —
367–388 fancy 375 18 285.00–301.00 $297.25 $1,115 -34.75
405–445 fancy 424 24 272.00–286.00 $281.81 $1,195 +9.03
400–448 433 34 242.50–263.00 $257.53 $1,115 -4.51
451–496 fancy 471 68 265.00–284.50 $273.51 $1,288 -10.58
450–495 474 22 243.00–262.50 $250.21 $1,186 -12.85
510–545 522 37 232.00–250.00 $242.64 $1,267 -0.51
502–541 value added 526 56 251.00–264.00 $256.22 $1,348 +2.94
551–594 value added 584 58 240.00–256.00 $242.87 $1,418 -1.10
570–595 588 55 221.00–238.00 $233.73 $1,374 -2.55
611–641 value added 621 123 230.00–242.00 $237.01 $1,472 -1.33
601–649 636 28 212.00–228.00 $224.79 $1,430 +8.11
652–682 661 17 213.00–226.00 $223.62 $1,478 +6.39
658–692 value added 668 94 229.00–233.00 $231.62 $1,547 +0.12
725 725 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,428 +6.01
703–746 value added 731 104 218.00–232.50 $225.23 $1,646 +4.05
778 778 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,595 +7.00
815 815 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,614 +2.94
855 855 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,642 —
900–930 915 5 165.00–184.00 $174.16 $1,594 -13.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 5 225.00–235.00 $231.05 $538 —
260–280 273 3 235.00–245.00 $238.17 $650 —
300–333 325 4 250.00–255.00 $251.15 $816 +6.15
355–390 380 11 230.00–252.00 $241.42 $917 +0.43
435 435 3 222.50–235.00 $230.83 $1,004 -4.42
469–490 472 9 230.00–240.00 $231.99 $1,095 -19.54
505–523 520 6 200.00–222.00 $218.01 $1,134 -6.40
570–577 575 3 210.00–217.00 $212.31 $1,221 -6.40
638–645 639 5 200.00–205.00 $203.99 $1,303 +3.99
670 670 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,353 +0.78
710–747 735 3 165.00–180.00 $169.83 $1,248 -23.17
771–780 775 5 170.00–177.00 $174.18 $1,350 -5.82
803–825 806 7 163.00–174.00 $164.61 $1,327 —
1005 1005 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,377 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
365–375 370 2 175.00–180.00 $177.53 $657 -2.47
501 501 3 160.00 $160.00 $802 —
592 592 2 120.00 $120.00 $710 -70.00
600–630 615 3 177.50–185.00 $181.52 $1,116 —
676 676 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,183 —
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 -14.00
750 750 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1150 1021 4 142.00–155.00 $150.19 $1,533 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 $840 —
308–336 fancy 322 6 322.00–340.00 $331.39 $1,067 —
357–398 378 15 300.00–312.50 $303.26 $1,146 +8.26
355–397 fancy 384 9 317.50–330.00 $323.62 $1,243 +13.05
431 fancy 431 4 326.00 $326.00 $1,405 +4.00
440 440 2 275.00–287.00 $281.00 $1,236 —
460–490 fancy 485 6 297.00–310.00 $299.05 $1,450 -15.59
470–493 489 15 270.00–289.00 $286.68 $1,402 +14.04
505–535 511 10 266.00–280.00 $278.06 $1,421 +12.98
553–587 fancy 563 8 270.00–282.00 $275.38 $1,550 —
575–580 576 5 240.00–255.00 $244.40 $1,408 +4.83
620–647 632 10 223.00–234.00 $227.82 $1,440 +4.54
650–677 661 12 220.00–240.00 $227.00 $1,500 -8.00
710–720 713 8 206.00–222.50 $217.82 $1,553 +11.25
765 765 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,668 —
810–815 812 3 201.00–206.00 $202.67 $1,646 —
855 855 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,744 +18.00
910 910 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,638 —
950 950 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,591 —
1005 1005 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 255.00 $255.00 $510 —
275 275 1 230.00 $230.00 $632 —
335 335 1 227.50 $227.50 $762 —
372 372 2 235.00 $235.00 $874 —
400–425 406 4 250.00–260.00 $252.62 $1,026 —
470 470 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 +30.00
550–597 579 9 220.00–232.00 $224.98 $1,303 —
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 —
650–697 676 4 201.00–217.00 $207.07 $1,400 +0.07
717–730 724 4 160.00–167.00 $163.47 $1,184 -26.53
750–772 765 3 172.00–175.00 $174.02 $1,331 +0.02
990 990 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,267 —
1010 1010 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,040 -17.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 207.50 $207.50 $689 —
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
645 645 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,129 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–1240 784 85-90% 11 42.00–69.00 $58.71 $460 -7.29
780–1110 914 85-90% 15 70.00–97.00 $82.85 $757 —
885–1060 967 85-90% 7 112.00–132.00 $121.04 $1,170 +39.22
825–1170 987 85-90% 22 90.00–111.00 $98.12 $968 +16.30
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1260 1117 80-85% 5 97.00–102.00 $98.51 $1,100 —
900–1425 1163 80-85% 24 120.00–133.00 $126.15 $1,467 +10.40
915–1600 1237 80-85% 23 104.00–119.00 $113.69 $1,406 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1780 1451 75-80% 20 107.00–119.50 $113.74 $1,650 —
1380–1855 1538 75-80% 7 122.50–139.00 $127.97 $1,968 +19.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1540 1315 2 107.00–118.00 $113.44 $1,492 —
1065–2470 1594 7 120.00–131.00 $126.91 $2,023 —
1455–1955 1729 7 133.50–145.00 $138.37 $2,392 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
992 992 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,430.00 $1,430.00
1005–1210 1159 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00–1,250.00 $1,184.95
1175–1605 1296 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,275.00–1,800.00 $1,558.56
1245–1555 1366 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,450.00–1,925.00 $1,657.78
1360–1460 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,670.00 $1,563.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00

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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
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,204 —

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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.