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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 11, 2024

2,382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $273.93/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,714/hd at 626 lb · 401 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.13/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 683 lb · 117 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $286.34/cwt -8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 625 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,382 2,445 1,892
Feeder cattle 2,052 1,889 1,660
Slaughter cattle 270 329 204
Replacement cattle 60 227 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to the market being closed last week for the 4th of July holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 362.50 $362.50 $798 —
340 340 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,028 -42.80
350–393 375 17 300.00–317.50 $304.96 $1,144 -25.04
405–441 432 8 280.00–302.00 $296.62 $1,281 -56.84
465–475 470 4 282.00–295.00 $288.57 $1,356 -39.32
491 fancy 491 12 313.00 $313.00 $1,537 -34.11
500–515 value added 508 21 307.00–309.00 $308.34 $1,566 -6.10
505–535 523 13 270.00–288.00 $282.27 $1,476 -25.09
556 value added 556 9 304.50 $304.50 $1,693 -8.16
558–598 585 28 275.00–295.00 $282.75 $1,654 -7.54
600–648 621 46 270.00–286.00 $278.19 $1,728 -4.45
600–641 value added 628 58 287.00–299.00 $292.81 $1,839 -22.27
655–676 665 33 255.00–276.00 $267.30 $1,778 -21.75
705–742 720 73 247.00–261.00 $254.79 $1,834 -6.65
755–799 781 16 243.00–250.00 $246.48 $1,925 -23.09
805–824 813 14 227.00–245.00 $234.72 $1,908 -18.84
850–870 852 24 225.00–241.50 $237.83 $2,026 —
856 value added 856 61 252.00 $252.00 $2,157 -5.00
918 value added 918 61 246.25 $246.25 $2,261 -10.50
970–976 975 4 210.00–230.00 $214.98 $2,096 —
1067 value added 1067 54 230.00 $230.00 $2,454 -3.50
1104 value added 1104 50 200.75 $200.75 $2,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 432 3 235.00–255.00 $241.41 $1,043 -51.06
515–525 523 4 255.00–260.00 $258.77 $1,353 +3.25
577–595 590 14 259.00–270.00 $261.36 $1,542 -12.53
605 605 3 260.00–267.50 $262.50 $1,588 +11.73
700–715 708 2 230.00–235.00 $232.53 $1,646 -10.84
780 780 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,833 -10.00
800 800 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,580 -32.50
935 935 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,795 —
965 965 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,834 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1240 1233 2 152.00–167.00 $159.45 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,259 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–342 337 12 287.50–295.00 $293.85 $990 +6.77
366–367 367 10 277.00–282.50 $280.85 $1,031 -16.25
385 fancy 385 2 306.00 $306.00 $1,178 -17.12
408–422 fancy 415 10 300.00–303.00 $301.47 $1,251 -6.26
430–435 432 4 272.00–280.00 $275.49 $1,190 -13.14
460–485 475 14 270.00–290.00 $281.61 $1,338 -0.92
508–535 value added 520 29 281.00–291.00 $285.63 $1,485 +9.16
512–545 532 14 251.00–270.00 $260.02 $1,383 -1.99
560 value added 560 32 287.00 $287.00 $1,607 +4.00
560–580 570 25 250.00–260.00 $252.84 $1,441 -8.97
609–638 value added 624 339 275.00–280.00 $276.05 $1,723 +0.85
603–645 634 62 242.00–267.50 $262.37 $1,663 +12.63
655–685 value added 682 91 249.50–259.00 $250.48 $1,708 —
667–691 687 26 238.50–250.00 $239.90 $1,648 -13.16
707 value added 707 77 252.00 $252.00 $1,782 +10.46
705–732 729 8 220.00–233.50 $231.87 $1,690 +4.40
760–782 778 10 227.50–230.00 $229.51 $1,786 +9.51
795 value added 795 71 236.75 $236.75 $1,882 —
835 835 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,774 —
880 880 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,681 —
985 985 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,674 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 262.50 $262.50 $591 —
295 295 1 250.00 $250.00 $738 ±0.00
315–347 331 4 250.00–265.00 $261.43 $865 -11.08
365–395 382 3 252.50–270.00 $260.60 $995 +0.58
410–445 434 5 245.00–257.00 $252.80 $1,097 -19.80
452–495 463 10 247.50–260.00 $254.14 $1,177 -10.72
510–547 531 8 220.00–240.00 $229.79 $1,220 -9.31
550–593 576 5 230.00–240.00 $233.82 $1,347 -7.61
605–639 627 19 232.50–245.00 $242.43 $1,520 +12.44
652–695 663 5 227.00–230.00 $228.19 $1,513 -4.26
705–730 714 10 182.50–205.00 $202.52 $1,446 +2.52
785 785 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 205.00 $205.00 $754 -17.50
445 445 1 180.00 $180.00 $801 -46.17
465–495 493 12 200.00–230.00 $227.64 $1,122 -9.28
635 635 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,213 —
795 795 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,332 —
850–890 863 3 127.50–130.00 $129.14 $1,114 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 268 3 305.00–320.00 $314.50 $843 -20.50
332–340 335 3 320.00–325.00 $323.31 $1,083 -0.31
365–395 378 16 305.00–312.50 $309.03 $1,168 —
405–430 422 3 297.00–322.50 $314.34 $1,327 -18.41
515–530 523 4 262.50–280.00 $269.33 $1,409 -21.98
550–595 567 8 245.00–262.00 $252.94 $1,434 -33.36
625–630 627 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,568 -11.94
650–685 668 13 227.50–242.50 $237.21 $1,585 -16.22
710–745 717 10 233.00–245.00 $235.15 $1,686 -7.32
750–798 775 12 226.00–235.00 $229.90 $1,782 -5.79
900 900 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,728 —
1000 1000 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,500 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 2 295.00 $295.00 $640 —
290 290 1 297.50 $297.50 $863 —
332 332 2 285.00 $285.00 $946 —
390 390 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,080 -8.00
430 430 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,234 -24.76
450–493 463 28 257.50–275.00 $261.10 $1,209 —
505–512 510 3 255.00–257.00 $256.34 $1,307 -3.66
550–595 570 4 237.00–252.50 $245.26 $1,398 -13.27
600–615 608 2 220.00–230.00 $224.94 $1,368 -25.06
650–655 653 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,437 -16.47
700–740 720 2 217.00–220.00 $218.46 $1,573 +0.96
815–845 830 2 215.00–220.00 $217.55 $1,806 +7.55
875 875 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,641 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 255.00 $255.00 $536 —
380 380 1 220.00 $220.00 $836 —
400 400 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,010 —
475–487 481 4 225.00–235.00 $229.94 $1,106 -9.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1530–1595 1563 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,902.08 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1530 1205 80-85% 52 129.00–149.00 $142.56 $1,718 -1.25
1090–1365 1228 80-85% 17 150.50–163.00 $157.11 $1,929 +13.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1620 1426 75-80% 16 150.00–167.00 $155.93 $2,224 —
1220–1680 1429 75-80% 51 133.00–149.50 $141.26 $2,019 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–925 824 85-90% 4 80.00–90.00 $85.49 $704 —
710–1150 933 85-90% 8 103.00–119.00 $111.44 $1,040 -1.67
745–1330 1053 85-90% 28 121.00–138.50 $129.63 $1,365 —
945–1575 1145 85-90% 19 140.00–152.00 $144.51 $1,655 -7.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1980 1456 15 139.00–159.50 $152.88 $2,226 —
1135–1925 1568 13 160.00–173.00 $165.44 $2,594 —
1485–1905 1720 4 187.00–193.00 $188.93 $3,250 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
868–925 882 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,575.00–1,600.00 $1,593.45
1082 1082 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1115–1255 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,475.00–1,875.00 $1,731.09
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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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
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 —

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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.