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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 2, 2024

1,648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.87/cwt +9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 911 lb · 115 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $252.25/cwt +19.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 674 lb · 113 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.25/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 525 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,648 1,789 1,428
Feeder cattle 1,431 1,543 1,258
Slaughter cattle 181 197 129
Replacement cattle 36 49 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was mostly steady with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350-650 lbs were steady to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand, while the yearling steers were 4.00 to 6.00 lower but with a limited number of comparisons. Feeder heifers followed a similar path, the 400-600 lbs heifers were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand while heifers weighing 600 lbs and greater were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply. Slaughter cows were steady with good demand and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower 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
275 275 1 340.00 $340.00 $935 -41.56
300–345 318 4 350.00–362.50 $355.91 $1,132 +17.79
350–355 fancy 353 2 375.00–385.00 $380.04 $1,342 —
355 355 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 +26.97
410–442 fancy 424 15 342.50–360.00 $348.95 $1,480 —
402–446 432 11 320.00–337.50 $328.02 $1,417 +6.18
455 fancy 455 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,649 +16.50
452–488 470 13 320.00–340.00 $330.53 $1,553 +20.67
505–540 517 17 297.00–317.50 $310.54 $1,605 +12.78
551–596 580 31 286.00–302.50 $292.72 $1,698 -5.09
592 value added 592 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,880 —
603–612 value added 605 9 304.00–319.00 $307.37 $1,860 -8.12
600–640 622 6 285.00–300.00 $293.95 $1,828 +2.97
657–685 668 15 270.00–287.50 $280.71 $1,875 +6.98
662–686 value added 677 31 293.00–298.00 $294.38 $1,993 -5.62
700–740 730 10 240.00–256.00 $246.98 $1,803 -0.07
764 value added 764 67 262.25 $262.25 $2,004 —
750–790 772 8 235.00–245.00 $240.81 $1,859 -17.19
860–890 875 6 212.50–226.00 $222.77 $1,949 -7.60
900–919 value added 910 111 226.00–228.50 $227.23 $2,068 —
930 930 4 217.00 $217.00 $2,018 -0.50
982 982 15 193.00 $193.00 $1,895 —
1012 1012 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,953 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,164 +15.00
360 360 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 —
440 440 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,243 -26.14
472–495 481 6 285.00–307.50 $301.65 $1,451 -5.35
505–535 516 8 270.00–292.50 $285.88 $1,475 +4.03
552–560 555 3 275.00–282.50 $277.52 $1,540 -0.82
605–645 629 11 260.00–280.00 $270.60 $1,702 -0.57
672–695 688 7 257.50–262.50 $258.89 $1,781 -5.11
920 920 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,138 -47.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 310.00 $310.00 $666 —
250–290 fancy 260 4 320.00 $320.00 $832 —
265 265 1 280.00 $280.00 $742 -25.89
302–335 fancy 319 11 307.00–322.00 $315.35 $1,006 -17.88
320–340 331 7 292.50–302.50 $298.59 $988 -16.70
357–385 fancy 373 37 307.50–327.50 $315.10 $1,175 —
355–392 381 6 292.00–300.00 $295.85 $1,127 -17.04
400–440 420 5 285.00–302.50 $295.77 $1,242 -6.00
415–435 fancy 426 14 308.00–315.00 $311.72 $1,328 -2.25
452–460 fancy 454 5 300.00–302.50 $301.99 $1,371 -5.87
451–495 464 48 280.00–298.00 $289.47 $1,343 +0.61
500–543 523 50 265.00–280.00 $274.95 $1,438 -1.48
501–545 value added 529 27 284.00–293.00 $287.22 $1,519 -1.89
555 value added 555 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,554 +7.50
550–587 577 23 250.00–265.00 $260.22 $1,501 +1.33
603–618 value added 608 10 250.00–252.50 $250.76 $1,525 -4.86
600–640 623 38 227.00–241.00 $239.33 $1,491 -1.76
652–683 value added 672 94 249.00–257.75 $256.69 $1,725 —
660–688 681 19 222.50–240.00 $230.29 $1,568 -2.50
712–741 719 26 228.00–231.00 $230.58 $1,658 -4.82
754–755 754 8 230.00–231.00 $230.75 $1,740 -0.25
812 812 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,786 -5.00
1015 1015 2 142.50 $142.50 $1,446 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–345 319 5 257.50–277.50 $264.77 $845 -35.23
371–390 380 6 265.00–275.00 $270.74 $1,029 —
410–440 417 8 262.50–275.00 $271.51 $1,132 —
460–470 465 3 247.50–267.50 $255.01 $1,186 —
510–547 538 8 240.00–260.00 $256.35 $1,379 —
562–595 578 7 230.00–245.00 $237.29 $1,372 —
607–635 622 5 220.00–231.00 $226.50 $1,409 —
700 700 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,449 —
795 795 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,610 —
825 825 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 220.00 $220.00 $836 -73.72
432 432 2 217.00 $217.00 $937 -66.98
580 580 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,085 -54.25
810 810 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,215 —
855–890 873 2 145.00–150.00 $147.55 $1,288 -49.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 3 382.50 $382.50 $1,033 +7.50
280 280 2 340.00 $340.00 $952 +20.00
310–325 fancy 318 2 370.00–380.00 $374.88 $1,192 +10.75
305–340 329 7 330.00–355.00 $342.42 $1,127 +5.22
367–381 376 16 352.50–370.00 $364.14 $1,369 +19.14
405–440 fancy 425 8 342.00–350.00 $347.93 $1,479 +10.43
415–435 425 2 320.00–330.00 $324.88 $1,381 -1.93
450–464 fancy 462 17 330.00–347.50 $332.30 $1,535 —
455–493 475 10 300.00–320.00 $317.04 $1,506 +7.34
503–547 530 20 287.50–305.00 $293.70 $1,557 +3.02
555–590 569 9 270.00–290.00 $281.28 $1,600 +24.89
610 fancy 610 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,684 —
606–630 616 5 252.00–253.00 $252.41 $1,555 -9.91
665–690 684 14 236.00–255.00 $243.75 $1,667 -15.26
715–740 729 7 230.00–243.00 $237.09 $1,728 -5.58
780–782 782 9 237.50–246.00 $245.06 $1,916 +6.05
835–840 838 2 227.50–231.00 $229.26 $1,921 +19.26
860 860 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 280.00 $280.00 $560 —
325–335 332 7 272.50–285.00 $281.82 $936 -24.90
355–368 365 4 322.00–325.00 $322.73 $1,178 +7.01
432 432 6 292.00 $292.00 $1,261 -16.71
490–491 490 9 260.00–277.00 $267.56 $1,311 —
525 525 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,418 —
557–571 565 5 265.00–267.50 $265.99 $1,503 —
600 600 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,440 —
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 —
780–797 791 3 212.00–220.00 $217.37 $1,719 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,025 -13.91
415 415 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 —
530 530 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,272 -35.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045 1045 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 +361.21
1610 1610 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,625.00 $2,625.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1225 962 85-90% 13 97.00–109.50 $104.11 $1,002 -11.33
840–1225 1050 85-90% 18 110.50–119.50 $115.93 $1,217 —
830–1270 1054 85-90% 8 121.50–130.00 $125.29 $1,321 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1800 1502 75-80% 22 120.00–129.50 $124.50 $1,870 -9.58
1310–1680 1507 75-80% 6 112.00–119.50 $116.05 $1,749 -18.03
1420–1767 1608 75-80% 11 130.50–141.50 $135.67 $2,182 +19.22
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1395 1232 80-85% 21 120.00–128.50 $124.57 $1,535 +8.20
1035–1385 1246 80-85% 11 111.00–119.50 $116.78 $1,455 —
1110–1480 1254 80-85% 6 130.00–136.50 $132.64 $1,663 +8.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–2135 1496 12 135.00–148.00 $140.91 $2,108 —
1515–2010 1742 8 152.00–161.00 $156.91 $2,733 -5.17
1660–2065 1867 5 165.00–173.00 $167.83 $3,133 -8.85

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705–950 832 (<2 yrs)Open 3 150.00–170.00 $158.01 $1,315

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,690.00 $1,690.00
1005–1345 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,450.00–1,775.00 $1,614.62
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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
1030–1430 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,575.00–2,250.00 $1,967.38 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 2 140.00 $140.00 $917 +23.00
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —

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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.