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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 11, 2024

1,500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $273.61/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,834/hd at 670 lb · 98 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.48/cwt -3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,655/hd at 709 lb · 74 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.70/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,764/hd at 788 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,500 1,485 2,292
Feeder cattle 1,339 1,359 1,970
Slaughter cattle 125 96 245
Replacement cattle 36 30 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week the market was mixed and uneven in spots with an average quality offering. Lighter weight steers 500 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand, while the 500-750 lbs steers were steady to 6.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were were steady to 6.00 higher with good demand, while heifers over 600 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower with a good supply. Feeder buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned and harder conditioned calves, while heavily discounting fat bawling calves. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady with a good supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 328 3 320.00–340.00 $326.10 $1,070 -61.07
370–396 fancy 390 13 365.00–380.00 $377.45 $1,472 -22.80
385–391 390 5 340.00–342.50 $340.49 $1,328 -35.54
402–448 427 30 325.00–345.00 $335.14 $1,431 -18.28
456–495 474 21 310.00–320.00 $312.60 $1,482 -11.20
506–530 value added 511 38 312.50–325.00 $320.53 $1,638 —
503–547 524 22 287.50–307.50 $300.73 $1,576 +2.66
551–583 value added 567 14 305.00–307.50 $306.40 $1,737 —
566–595 572 5 290.00–292.50 $291.98 $1,670 +5.78
613–635 615 18 267.50–279.00 $277.45 $1,706 -2.37
617–630 value added 619 8 280.00–292.50 $284.08 $1,758 -20.60
653–690 665 35 250.00–268.00 $259.33 $1,725 -12.29
655–690 value added 673 63 273.00–288.00 $281.54 $1,895 —
703–732 720 8 245.00–252.00 $248.92 $1,792 +6.61
755–795 782 3 225.00–240.00 $229.83 $1,797 -17.59
800–840 811 65 217.50–230.00 $226.66 $1,838 -1.80
850–855 853 17 224.00–230.00 $227.40 $1,940 +7.40
905–940 923 2 202.00–217.50 $209.60 $1,935 —
956 value added 956 59 213.75 $213.75 $2,043 —
1002 1002 30 194.00 $194.00 $1,944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 315.00 $315.00 $850 +12.57
316–330 319 6 310.00–320.00 $317.03 $1,011 -29.58
355–390 367 3 315.00–330.00 $320.32 $1,176 -24.63
425–447 443 8 295.00–315.00 $311.21 $1,379 -28.51
462–497 484 7 280.00–295.00 $289.82 $1,403 -17.52
500–540 520 4 265.00–282.50 $272.81 $1,419 -11.40
550–595 565 16 260.00–273.00 $267.75 $1,513 -6.20
600–635 608 5 240.00–251.00 $248.62 $1,512 -11.86
670 670 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,588 -14.63
960 960 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,010 -69.25
485 485 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,273 —
515 515 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,300 -23.62
975 975 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,462 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,046 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 fancy 283 3 320.00 $320.00 $906 —
315–345 328 7 290.00–307.00 $293.93 $964 +11.37
310–345 fancy 337 6 320.00–330.00 $326.93 $1,102 +14.43
350–390 371 8 270.00–290.00 $280.58 $1,041 +0.58
355–391 fancy 374 11 295.00–310.00 $303.66 $1,136 -0.59
400–422 414 9 285.00–300.00 $292.01 $1,209 +11.51
405–446 fancy 442 20 305.00–322.00 $315.76 $1,396 +21.72
455–457 fancy 456 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,368 +5.00
452–490 469 31 278.00–293.00 $285.65 $1,340 +1.11
520–523 value added 523 12 273.00–277.00 $273.66 $1,431 —
500–545 528 25 240.00–255.00 $248.44 $1,312 -11.92
555–597 583 53 237.50–255.00 $249.73 $1,456 -1.25
603–642 628 29 222.00–235.00 $232.27 $1,459 +7.27
638 value added 638 29 248.50 $248.50 $1,585 -4.50
653–690 679 19 222.00–233.00 $229.08 $1,555 -3.15
705–715 value added 707 65 235.00–236.00 $235.16 $1,663 -6.84
715–725 723 9 220.00–223.00 $221.33 $1,600 +8.07
761–777 767 5 205.00–219.00 $213.33 $1,636 —
790 value added 790 65 224.50 $224.50 $1,774 -3.50
855 855 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–318 317 5 275.00–285.00 $281.02 $891 —
400–425 413 2 240.00–257.50 $249.02 $1,028 -15.98
450–485 465 17 250.00–272.50 $260.16 $1,210 —
535 535 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,150 —
585 585 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,360 —
605 605 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,301 —
730 730 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 —
866 866 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 220.00 $220.00 $506 —
450 450 1 210.00 $210.00 $945 -27.50
585 585 1 140.00 $140.00 $819 -80.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 315.00 $315.00 $866 -50.00
335 335 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,129 —
350–395 376 9 320.00–340.00 $330.97 $1,244 -45.40
405–416 414 6 332.00–340.00 $334.09 $1,383 -4.55
470 470 2 305.00–322.00 $313.50 $1,473 -1.09
505–515 510 5 287.50–300.00 $292.90 $1,494 +3.13
560 560 6 304.00 $304.00 $1,702 +37.01
601–605 601 37 246.00–257.00 $246.30 $1,480 -3.13
710–735 716 4 225.00–230.00 $226.75 $1,624 -3.25
765 765 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,721 +5.00
870 870 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,718 —
958 958 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 2 300.00 $300.00 $771 —
347 347 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,032 —
390 390 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,199 —
445 445 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,357 —
560 560 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,386 —
646 646 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,531 —
660 660 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,468 —
965 965 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 250.00 $250.00 $700 —
400–440 410 4 212.50–220.00 $216.16 $886 —
465 465 1 200.00 $200.00 $930 -91.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955–1175 1045 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 1,700.00–1,750.00 $1,726.36 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $502 —
730–1060 898 85-90% 7 93.00–106.00 $101.35 $910 —
710–1340 965 85-90% 20 107.00–123.00 $115.21 $1,112 —
860–1315 1063 85-90% 16 125.00–137.00 $130.19 $1,384 +15.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1470 1214 80-85% 22 127.00–144.50 $133.53 $1,621 —
1090–1615 1287 80-85% 12 115.00–126.50 $122.35 $1,575 -9.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1745 1492 75-80% 8 133.50–144.50 $138.30 $2,063 +17.53
1135–1850 1503 75-80% 6 120.00–129.00 $124.08 $1,865 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1890 1702 10 141.00–159.00 $150.56 $2,563 +15.91
1565–2170 1809 11 160.00–188.00 $169.53 $3,067 —
1445–2335 1936 6 120.00–139.00 $134.23 $2,599 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 (<2 yrs)Open 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,296

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00
775–1180 1039 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 975.00–1,510.00 $1,331.51
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–835 818 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,225.00 $1,139.37

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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
1100–1640 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,885.00–2,600.00 $2,049.23 —
1251 1251 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 147.50 $147.50 $575 —

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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.