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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 8, 2024

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.48/cwt -8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,715/hd at 738 lb · 152 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.63/cwt -11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,024/hd at 866 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.78/cwt -5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 623 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 723 1,505 2,206
Feeder cattle 606 1,405 1,852
Slaughter cattle 103 90 248
Replacement cattle 14 10 106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was softer with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 6.00 to 8.00 lower or greater in some spots with moderate demand. Negative pressure again today in the feeder cattle futures has tightened buyers interest and increased discounts for plainer cattle. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 2 300.00 $300.00 $681 —
270–278 276 4 315.00–335.00 $330.11 $911 +15.11
318–332 323 6 295.00–306.00 $302.23 $976 -10.16
382 382 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,127 -32.50
400 400 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,200 -11.65
450–496 483 6 290.00–302.50 $293.17 $1,416 -12.95
505–531 519 8 270.00–280.00 $274.74 $1,426 -19.28
565–595 585 3 260.00–270.00 $266.78 $1,561 -22.27
603–646 624 8 262.00–274.00 $268.96 $1,678 -8.50
669–692 675 8 250.00–267.00 $262.64 $1,773 -20.09
700–727 713 9 240.00–255.00 $252.03 $1,797 -14.41
805–820 816 7 220.00–237.50 $231.73 $1,891 +0.22
865 value added 865 50 236.00 $236.00 $2,041 -9.72
852–890 875 7 213.00–220.00 $216.67 $1,896 -10.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 320 3 265.00–282.50 $276.48 $885 -8.52
376 376 3 255.00 $255.00 $959 -12.36
431 431 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,172 —
480–488 486 4 265.00–277.00 $267.96 $1,302 -6.82
555–588 584 15 232.00–245.00 $232.87 $1,360 -40.46
610–625 618 2 242.50–252.50 $247.44 $1,529 -10.06
680–695 688 2 242.50–257.50 $250.08 $1,721 —
705 705 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,671 —
870 870 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,740 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–645 634 4 220.00–222.00 $220.50 $1,398 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,131 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 4 292.00 $292.00 $759 —
370–392 381 4 285.00–297.50 $291.43 $1,110 —
410–420 417 3 260.00–275.00 $264.92 $1,105 -9.71
465–495 480 4 260.00–262.50 $261.21 $1,254 -19.04
500–546 516 13 247.50–257.00 $251.71 $1,299 -13.06
572–585 578 7 246.00–252.50 $249.55 $1,442 -8.18
602–647 623 25 230.00–249.00 $242.78 $1,513 -5.70
650–670 662 6 225.00–235.00 $231.68 $1,534 -12.73
703–748 726 14 216.00–227.00 $222.38 $1,614 -18.91
739 value added 739 138 233.50 $233.50 $1,726 —
755–792 762 10 218.00–229.00 $226.71 $1,728 +12.86
807 807 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,711 -1.00
875–890 885 23 190.00–207.50 $196.02 $1,735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 270.00 $270.00 $554 —
260–290 280 7 250.00–267.50 $263.11 $737 —
325–345 335 3 247.50–267.00 $256.62 $860 +7.84
362 362 2 260.00 $260.00 $941 +14.92
430 430 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,043 -22.31
470–480 474 4 232.50–245.00 $238.13 $1,129 -21.02
515–532 526 3 235.00–237.50 $235.82 $1,240 -0.50
555–592 566 8 237.50–242.00 $239.59 $1,356 -2.27
605–647 630 8 210.00–230.00 $223.43 $1,408 -10.59
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 -12.50
737–740 738 3 192.50–200.00 $195.01 $1,439 -7.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 235.00 $235.00 $740 —
350 350 1 225.00 $225.00 $788 +20.30
425 425 1 185.00 $185.00 $786 -47.50
475–480 478 2 190.00–205.00 $197.54 $944 —
653–690 662 4 135.00–152.50 $139.56 $924 -27.44
730 730 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,204 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 fancy 255 2 344.00 $344.00 $877 —
310 310 2 287.00 $287.00 $890 —
365–372 369 4 282.50–302.50 $293.21 $1,082 —
427–435 430 3 287.50–307.50 $294.25 $1,265 -5.13
457–487 475 5 280.00–305.00 $292.09 $1,387 -1.10
505–542 530 10 252.50–272.50 $260.41 $1,380 —
561–585 570 6 238.00–250.00 $243.15 $1,386 -8.99
627 627 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,458 +3.33
660–692 681 3 202.50–219.00 $207.83 $1,415 -18.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 280.00 $280.00 $994 ±0.00
400–440 422 3 250.00–280.00 $268.77 $1,134 —
450–470 460 2 260.00–270.00 $265.11 $1,220 —
535–540 538 2 230.00–250.00 $239.95 $1,291 -0.91
585–587 586 3 222.00–240.00 $227.99 $1,336 -22.01
675–685 677 11 190.00–210.00 $195.74 $1,325 —
735 735 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,433 —
820 820 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,112 —
760 760 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,269 —
815 815 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,182 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1060 918 85-90% 4 90.00–103.00 $96.55 $886 —
865–1040 943 85-90% 4 110.00–120.00 $116.55 $1,099 —
830–1300 1053 85-90% 20 123.00–138.00 $129.54 $1,364 -2.63
940–1170 1066 85-90% 9 140.00–158.00 $146.06 $1,557 +13.89
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1330 1225 80-85% 10 150.00–166.00 $154.30 $1,890 +15.61
1105–1410 1243 80-85% 4 116.00–128.00 $122.77 $1,526 -4.31
1085–1405 1244 80-85% 17 132.00–147.00 $140.24 $1,745 +13.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1695 1428 75-80% 8 135.00–145.00 $140.60 $2,008 —
1305–1650 1448 75-80% 4 149.00–159.00 $154.15 $2,232 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1560 1320 4 147.00–158.00 $150.77 $1,990 —
1370–1910 1686 6 167.00–176.00 $173.14 $2,919 —
1770–1865 1818 2 188.00–191.00 $189.54 $3,446 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1765 1703 2 200.00–203.50 $201.81 $3,437 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–935 915 (<2 yrs)Open 2 158.00–180.00 $168.76 $1,544

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1785 1359 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,600.00–2,500.00 $2,072.33

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,468 —

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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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —
1440 1440 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00 +217.35

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 130.00 $130.00 $351 —

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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.