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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 25, 2024

1,789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $252.31/cwt +8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 619 lb · 233 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.37/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,788/hd at 797 lb · 130 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.40/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,423/hd at 507 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,789 2,372 2,481
Feeder cattle 1,543 2,060 2,126
Slaughter cattle 197 224 280
Replacement cattle 49 88 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold fully steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 365.00 $365.00 $894 —
265–292 283 3 380.00–385.00 $381.56 $1,080 +61.56
285 fancy 285 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,147 —
305–340 317 5 335.00–350.00 $338.12 $1,072 +21.22
305–346 fancy 332 6 370.00–372.50 $371.74 $1,234 +17.98
350–355 value added 350 16 355.00–360.00 $359.68 $1,259 -5.32
370–380 377 5 327.50–340.00 $333.03 $1,256 +4.12
393 fancy 393 7 377.50 $377.50 $1,484 +3.19
420–430 428 4 320.00–327.50 $321.84 $1,377 -3.90
455 fancy 455 7 346.00 $346.00 $1,574 —
465–477 471 15 309.00–315.00 $309.86 $1,459 +9.53
500–517 value added 511 11 310.00–320.00 $316.44 $1,617 +5.13
500–525 513 16 290.00–307.50 $297.76 $1,528 +0.20
555 value added 555 6 312.00 $312.00 $1,732 +8.99
558–597 582 34 286.00–302.50 $297.81 $1,733 +4.35
610–640 619 13 282.00–297.00 $290.98 $1,801 +2.67
613–639 value added 621 40 307.00–318.00 $315.49 $1,959 +9.93
650 value added 650 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 +6.99
661–685 666 13 270.00–285.00 $273.73 $1,823 -3.72
703–728 value added 723 14 272.50–282.00 $274.48 $1,984 +2.49
700–735 725 5 240.00–250.00 $247.05 $1,791 -5.19
782 782 14 258.00 $258.00 $2,018 +15.79
800–832 812 10 230.00–242.50 $235.18 $1,910 +7.11
850–876 865 6 227.00–233.00 $230.37 $1,993 +10.45
912 912 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 342.50 $342.50 $839 —
340 340 2 315.00–330.00 $322.50 $1,096 —
422–447 435 4 305.00–312.50 $308.64 $1,343 -0.65
450 450 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,382 —
505–537 533 8 280.00–285.00 $281.85 $1,502 —
572–575 573 3 277.50–280.00 $278.34 $1,595 -0.66
620–645 641 6 270.00–277.00 $271.17 $1,738 -4.69
692 692 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,827 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 305.00 $305.00 $824 —
420–445 433 2 290.00–292.00 $291.03 $1,260 -1.50
481 481 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,431 +12.58
560–591 581 6 267.50–270.00 $268.73 $1,561 -6.27
610 610 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,568 -19.03
682 682 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,637 -20.81
825 825 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,650 —
1012 1012 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,903 +5.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 3 302.50–310.00 $305.89 $841 +2.97
303–338 fancy 314 10 330.00–340.00 $333.23 $1,046 +3.23
310–330 315 4 302.00–320.00 $315.29 $993 +12.20
361–395 376 40 302.50–321.00 $312.89 $1,176 +7.34
410–445 427 28 290.00–306.00 $301.77 $1,289 +23.38
415–445 fancy 432 22 310.00–317.00 $313.97 $1,356 +18.91
460–482 fancy 470 14 300.00–312.00 $307.86 $1,447 +3.05
450–497 473 44 282.00–299.00 $288.86 $1,366 -0.04
500–513 value added 506 31 285.00–290.00 $289.11 $1,463 +7.27
504–530 508 68 265.00–280.00 $276.43 $1,404 +8.57
560 value added 560 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,526 +4.33
560–588 577 37 248.00–262.00 $258.89 $1,494 +5.53
611–628 value added 619 180 255.00–256.25 $255.62 $1,582 +5.42
600–640 620 53 230.00–248.00 $241.09 $1,495 +2.97
655–680 664 9 230.00–240.00 $232.79 $1,546 +1.55
700–712 703 17 226.00–237.50 $235.40 $1,655 +21.49
734 value added 734 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,776 +8.29
750 750 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,732 +29.00
799 value added 799 125 224.10 $224.10 $1,791 -3.90
808 808 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,818 +24.00
899 value added 899 45 201.50 $201.50 $1,811 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 282.00 $282.00 $761 -1.78
360–375 366 4 290.00–295.00 $293.72 $1,075 +11.20
405–447 432 12 282.00–287.50 $283.98 $1,227 +19.29
460–485 472 3 280.00–285.00 $282.00 $1,331 +7.73
502–545 534 8 260.00–262.00 $260.47 $1,391 +7.53
550–598 581 15 240.00–242.50 $241.25 $1,402 +4.03
627–640 633 7 217.00–225.00 $221.14 $1,400 +2.40
657–690 679 8 223.00–227.00 $224.76 $1,526 +19.76
725 725 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 ±0.00
795 795 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,614 +10.56
870 870 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,714 —
945 945 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,677 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,044 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1290 1198 2 140.00–140.50 $140.23 $1,680 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212–230 218 3 332.50–342.50 $338.98 $739 +3.98
250 250 2 320.00 $320.00 $800 -17.57
280 fancy 280 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,050 —
315–335 fancy 322 3 362.50–365.00 $364.13 $1,172 +11.51
325–340 335 7 327.00–345.00 $337.20 $1,130 +31.03
350 fancy 350 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,278 -35.00
365 365 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,259 -13.88
410–415 fancy 415 11 337.50 $337.50 $1,401 +11.93
410–440 426 11 315.00–332.50 $326.81 $1,392 +14.08
465–492 479 12 307.00–312.50 $309.70 $1,483 +11.60
500–542 513 25 280.00–294.00 $290.68 $1,491 +13.43
562 fancy 562 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,686 —
575–585 578 3 251.00–267.00 $256.39 $1,482 -14.82
600–642 619 18 255.00–271.00 $262.32 $1,624 +2.74
665–696 685 9 250.00–262.50 $259.01 $1,774 +11.05
705 705 3 240.00–244.00 $242.67 $1,711 —
750–785 772 12 232.00–244.00 $239.01 $1,845 +20.48
810 810 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,701 —
925 925 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,711 —
1026 1026 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 2 285.00 $285.00 $775 —
380–398 394 4 282.50–287.00 $285.91 $1,126 —
452 452 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,333 +24.16
540–545 544 10 270.00–277.00 $275.61 $1,499 +17.43
550 550 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,430 +19.39
610 610 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,434 -3.52
706 706 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,603 —
760–770 764 4 202.00–225.00 $215.96 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 $840 -15.00
305–320 310 3 305.00–310.00 $306.72 $951 —
350–365 356 4 312.00–317.00 $315.72 $1,124 -6.20
435–445 440 2 305.00–312.50 $308.71 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935–1150 1043 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,575.00–1,600.00 $1,588.79 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1435 1204 80-85% 21 110.00–119.50 $116.37 $1,401 +0.76
1050–1455 1266 80-85% 37 120.00–129.50 $124.58 $1,577 —
1135–1440 1322 80-85% 11 132.00–139.50 $134.85 $1,783 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1600 1524 75-80% 5 130.50–137.50 $134.08 $2,043 +16.08
1455–1635 1550 75-80% 12 121.00–129.50 $124.62 $1,932 —
1535–1675 1601 75-80% 4 114.00–119.00 $116.45 $1,864 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1010 938 85-90% 3 100.00–105.00 $102.61 $962 -4.20
730–1045 950 85-90% 12 111.00–119.00 $115.44 $1,097 -0.98
960–1045 995 85-90% 4 121.50–124.00 $123.14 $1,225 -0.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–2025 1641 5 154.00–158.00 $156.33 $2,565 —
1290–2215 1719 4 160.00–168.00 $162.08 $2,786 -6.79
1685–2105 1868 3 173.00–179.00 $176.68 $3,300 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1935–1975 1955 2 185.50–188.50 $186.98 $3,655 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,277

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–1035 888 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,650.00 $1,373.03
955–1240 1129 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,025.00–2,000.00 $1,561.27
895–1590 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,070.00–1,875.00 $1,614.76

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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
905–1185 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,800.00–2,125.00 $2,005.58 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 —

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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.