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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 29, 2024

1,602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.40/cwt +6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 712 lb · 136 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $307.27/cwt +32.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 571 lb · 104 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.38/cwt +20.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 662 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,602 2,601 2,731
Feeder cattle 1,293 2,342 2,387
Slaughter cattle 196 226 228
Replacement cattle 113 33 116

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 350 lbs and under were 3.00 to 6.00 lower, while the 450-600 lbs steers were 8.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand. Additionally, Yearling steers 750 lbs and over were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply. Feeder heifers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in some spots as several buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for good quality feeders with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with 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
240 240 1 300.00 $300.00 $720 -15.00
330 fancy 330 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,072 -24.11
350 fancy 350 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,348 +33.20
360–395 383 5 337.00–347.50 $340.17 $1,303 +19.77
405–425 416 5 300.00–310.00 $305.05 $1,269 -5.84
420 value added 420 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,491 —
407–435 fancy 425 13 317.50–330.00 $321.46 $1,366 -15.98
457–495 472 8 280.00–290.00 $284.05 $1,341 +10.33
450–490 fancy 476 7 307.00–323.00 $318.90 $1,518 +19.92
520–530 524 4 280.00–282.50 $281.62 $1,476 +5.68
500–545 value added 535 34 306.00–322.00 $317.57 $1,699 +21.65
550–593 value added 571 99 295.00–312.00 $308.71 $1,763 +28.57
555–590 574 5 270.00–287.50 $278.83 $1,600 +17.47
600–632 value added 622 17 262.00–276.00 $272.03 $1,692 -5.25
600–645 633 8 245.00–258.00 $251.73 $1,593 -4.85
650–670 661 4 237.50–250.00 $244.45 $1,616 +5.94
657–685 value added 672 59 253.00–260.00 $258.20 $1,735 +4.68
700–730 720 5 223.00–240.00 $236.29 $1,701 +10.29
705–748 value added 725 22 242.50–255.00 $250.33 $1,815 +6.35
755 value added 755 70 260.00 $260.00 $1,963 +21.82
757–790 769 7 227.50–244.00 $236.35 $1,818 +10.18
812–840 value added 832 81 222.50–236.00 $227.07 $1,889 —
850–855 853 2 205.00–210.00 $207.49 $1,770 +2.49
866–869 value added 868 32 232.75–234.00 $233.69 $2,028 —
920 920 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,093 —
953 953 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,963 +13.00
1000 1000 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,860 -6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 270.00 $270.00 $688 +5.00
570 570 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,454 +8.91
600–615 608 2 217.50–230.00 $223.83 $1,361 +1.24
776 776 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,684 —
800–835 823 3 205.00–210.00 $208.38 $1,715 +10.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 310.00 $310.00 $620 —
210 210 3 282.50 $282.50 $593 +27.50
284 fancy 284 7 315.00 $315.00 $895 —
285 285 2 280.00 $280.00 $798 +4.82
300–305 fancy 303 2 307.50–320.00 $313.80 $951 +9.99
330–335 332 3 262.50–272.50 $265.87 $883 -1.44
352–388 fancy 365 11 282.50–299.00 $294.31 $1,074 -2.94
360–385 371 7 262.50–280.00 $275.96 $1,024 +12.89
400–425 410 17 260.00–277.50 $270.77 $1,110 +13.24
414–445 fancy 422 24 283.00–302.50 $296.38 $1,251 +14.57
470–480 477 12 252.50–270.00 $260.98 $1,245 +10.77
457–497 fancy 479 23 272.50–292.00 $281.68 $1,349 +8.17
503–540 value added 520 18 259.00–272.00 $263.32 $1,369 +7.10
520–545 528 6 232.00–246.00 $240.30 $1,269 -2.34
550–575 value added 562 32 249.00–260.00 $255.96 $1,438 +13.09
560–582 573 6 227.50–242.50 $234.79 $1,345 +1.06
600–622 value added 611 34 244.00–259.00 $253.97 $1,552 +16.96
605–640 623 6 227.50–240.00 $235.33 $1,466 +10.54
655–661 value added 661 85 245.00–254.50 $253.77 $1,677 +22.15
650–686 669 7 215.00–231.00 $222.30 $1,487 -1.32
708–716 value added 709 59 232.00–249.00 $247.01 $1,751 +21.78
700–735 715 77 204.00–223.00 $219.44 $1,569 +22.44
757–790 774 6 210.00–228.00 $215.88 $1,671 +10.88
814 814 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,742 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 237.50 $237.50 $736 -13.65
380 380 2 252.50 $252.50 $960 +11.08
450–460 455 2 235.00–242.00 $238.46 $1,085 +6.47
600 600 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,182 —
657 657 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,360 +5.00
715–725 720 2 187.50–200.00 $193.79 $1,395 +23.96
770–790 775 4 206.00–207.00 $206.25 $1,598 +32.07
875 875 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,610 —
960 960 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,632 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1420 1166 7 144.00–164.00 $150.34 $1,753 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 175.00 $175.00 $901 +15.00
560 560 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 +60.00
620 620 1 155.00 $155.00 $961 -26.52
795 795 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,431 —
870–875 873 2 140.00–160.00 $150.03 $1,310 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 5 340.00 $340.00 $952 —
305–310 307 3 280.00–300.00 $293.26 $900 —
312–340 fancy 326 9 320.00–340.00 $328.00 $1,069 -3.39
355–375 fancy 368 6 317.50–327.00 $322.13 $1,185 -1.49
385 385 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,174 +1.74
417 fancy 417 10 350.00 $350.00 $1,460 +24.00
405–445 428 12 300.00–320.00 $308.37 $1,320 +27.37
457 fancy 457 7 307.50 $307.50 $1,405 +8.45
460–480 469 8 266.00–280.00 $274.65 $1,288 -12.03
520–535 528 6 262.50–280.00 $269.08 $1,421 -8.98
550–575 563 3 267.00–275.00 $269.60 $1,518 +25.20
610–620 615 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,488 +14.18
690 690 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,552 -2.00
700–725 705 12 205.00–224.00 $218.98 $1,544 +1.16
770 770 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,632 -6.00
800 800 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,544 -9.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 242.50 $242.50 $800 +15.00
390 390 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,092 +45.00
415 415 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,058 +2.38
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 -60.00
760 760 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1780 1489 75-80% 22 109.00–119.50 $116.20 $1,730 —
1410–1755 1580 75-80% 23 120.00–129.50 $124.95 $1,974 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1175 1079 85-90% 9 75.00–91.00 $83.30 $899 —
800–1350 1182 85-90% 23 93.00–110.00 $101.55 $1,200 —
870–1535 1266 85-90% 11 112.50–128.00 $116.36 $1,473 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1155 1093 80-85% 2 97.00–102.00 $99.36 $1,086 —
1010–1565 1262 80-85% 19 104.00–119.00 $112.76 $1,423 —
1235–1520 1371 80-85% 21 120.00–134.00 $125.66 $1,723 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,748 —
1400–1855 1659 9 136.00–152.00 $143.25 $2,377 —
1555–1950 1753 2 120.00–125.00 $122.78 $2,152 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1035–1265 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,527.50
1000–1525 1194 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,450.00–1,975.00 $1,643.83
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1010–1445 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,020.00–1,800.00 $1,469.64
1305 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
860–990 913 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 750.00–1,000.00 $882.74

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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
1200–1240 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00–1,685.00 $1,594.02 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —
1055–1580 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 29 1,725.00–2,350.00 $2,014.79 —
1430–1560 1495 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,350.00–2,375.00 $2,361.96 —
1850 1850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00 —

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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.