Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 12, 2024

2,774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.37/cwt -13.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 777 lb · 155 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.14/cwt +7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 563 lb · 152 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.39/cwt -10.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 611 lb · 148 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,774	2,439	2,739
Feeder cattle	2,403	2,187	2,421
Slaughter cattle	338	228	250
Replacement cattle	33	24	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week the feeder market was mixed with a mostly good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 2.00 to 8.00 higher good demand, while the yearling steers were unevenly steady with a good supply. Feeder heifers 500-600 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand, while the 400 lbs and under were 7.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves today, however they discounted plainer quality, off color and bawling calves severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	2	300.00	$300.00	$876	—
305–345	330	9	280.00–302.50	$290.44	$958	+15.44
358–395	371	10	280.00–300.00	$282.02	$1,046	-6.56
405–445	421	6	300.00–305.00	$301.70	$1,270	+23.13
470–497	491	24	285.00–300.00	$289.09	$1,419	+7.54
505–530 value added	509	18	290.00–305.00	$298.40	$1,519	+10.50
505–545	520	61	270.00–288.00	$280.14	$1,457	+6.82
552–565	558	46	260.00–278.00	$272.03	$1,518	+10.79
611–612 value added	612	23	269.00	$269.00	$1,646	-6.00
600–645	620	38	230.00–247.50	$239.12	$1,483	-11.08
650–681 value added	659	25	263.00–268.00	$265.17	$1,747	-1.06
654–695	682	44	230.00–247.00	$238.51	$1,627	-12.65
712–742	724	87	227.00–245.80	$243.49	$1,763	+2.69
754–796	777	155	227.50–240.50	$236.37	$1,837	-1.12
808–835	820	8	212.00–229.00	$222.35	$1,823	-6.65
805–839 value added	838	67	233.00–233.50	$233.49	$1,957	-12.26
850–893 value added	874	144	222.00–233.75	$227.85	$1,991	—
940	940	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,899	-1.94
938–948 value added	943	110	225.00–228.00	$226.55	$2,136	+1.91
957–991	984	44	202.50–216.50	$206.45	$2,031	+6.45
1060	1060	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,014	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	260.00	$260.00	$879	+30.00
365–396	378	8	260.00–270.00	$263.66	$997	-3.34
422–437	425	12	250.00–273.00	$268.36	$1,141	+2.75
471–490	478	7	270.00–275.00	$271.45	$1,298	+11.50
545–548	547	5	250.00–267.50	$264.02	$1,444	—
553–596	571	30	235.00–258.00	$249.63	$1,425	+5.63
609	609	7	224.00	$224.00	$1,364	-1.89
770	770	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,675	—
910	910	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,702	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	172.50	$172.50	$586	—
370	370	1	202.50	$202.50	$749	±0.00
415	415	1	225.00	$225.00	$934	—
540	540	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,256	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1795	1525	2	152.00–167.50	$158.38	$2,415	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	6	240.00	$240.00	$739	—
375–380	378	2	250.00–255.00	$252.52	$955	-18.69
415–438	432	31	255.00–272.50	$267.48	$1,156	+7.37
455–496	477	45	240.00–252.50	$244.85	$1,168	-11.27
501 value added	501	44	253.50	$253.50	$1,270	—
500–545	523	54	229.50–248.00	$237.49	$1,242	-0.52
556 value added	556	85	263.50	$263.50	$1,465	—
550–586	571	67	233.50–248.00	$239.99	$1,370	+10.00
602–611	608	6	220.00–232.00	$228.04	$1,386	-11.59
602–622 value added	611	142	240.00–245.50	$243.00	$1,485	-15.51
654–672 value added	671	93	233.00–235.50	$235.34	$1,579	-16.16
683–697	690	24	211.00–219.00	$216.68	$1,495	-19.38
700–745	729	34	212.50–224.00	$219.32	$1,599	+11.57
750–797	760	14	202.50–217.50	$211.04	$1,604	-6.12
812–828	824	29	211.00–212.00	$211.76	$1,745	+5.76
880	880	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,716	-10.66
935–947	943	3	187.50–192.50	$189.15	$1,784	-12.85
961 value added	961	54	204.25	$204.25	$1,963	—
1115	1115	9	171.50	$171.50	$1,912	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	271	4	222.50–245.00	$228.99	$621	-31.01
310–346	334	7	210.00–227.50	$215.95	$721	-16.52
356–395	374	17	232.50–242.00	$236.46	$884	-2.95
404–446	421	25	227.00–251.00	$245.66	$1,034	+5.55
470–495	481	24	220.00–242.50	$231.61	$1,114	-10.91
500–549	538	12	210.00–225.00	$220.51	$1,186	-8.28
560–595	581	24	220.00–227.50	$223.98	$1,301	+13.93
605	605	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,195	-18.13
605–638	620	17	200.00–217.50	$211.24	$1,310	-4.39
680	680	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,258	—
703	703	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,265	—
835	835	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	185.00	$185.00	$666	-23.47
400–420	410	2	197.50–205.00	$201.34	$825	-9.27

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,706	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	2	300.00	$300.00	$891	—
370–385	378	4	282.50–300.00	$291.42	$1,102	+22.42
410–440	425	3	260.00–280.00	$273.10	$1,161	-1.77
450–491	479	14	265.00–280.00	$276.09	$1,322	+10.45
501–546	525	9	255.00–272.50	$266.06	$1,397	-5.43
555	555	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,457	+3.31
609–640	613	13	220.00–232.50	$225.76	$1,384	+3.53
705–711	710	5	205.00–220.00	$207.98	$1,477	-2.02
840	840	2	192.50	$192.50	$1,617	—
857–883	872	7	172.50–174.00	$173.51	$1,513	+1.01
930	930	2	142.50	$142.50	$1,325	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	257.50	$257.50	$747	—
310	310	1	270.00	$270.00	$837	+60.00
372	372	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,023	+44.66
417–426	420	8	250.00–259.00	$253.42	$1,064	+1.91
470–485	479	5	237.50–247.50	$241.42	$1,156	-4.29
505–545	518	4	220.00–240.00	$229.44	$1,188	-7.80
550	550	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,265	+2.40
675	675	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,451	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	232.50	$232.50	$628	—
430	430	1	210.00	$210.00	$903	+26.44
585	585	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,155	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1085	958	85-90%	6	80.00–98.50	$92.45	$886	—
980–1190	1058	85-90%	4	130.00–131.00	$130.48	$1,380	-2.97
840–1395	1081	85-90%	48	101.00–119.00	$113.27	$1,224	-20.18
915–1270	1093	85-90%	26	120.00–127.50	$123.54	$1,350	-9.91

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1435	1159	80-85%	35	125.00–139.00	$130.33	$1,511	+8.58
1010–1385	1232	80-85%	28	115.00–124.00	$119.44	$1,472	-12.75
1090–1360	1261	80-85%	11	141.00–150.00	$145.15	$1,830	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1580	1380	75-80%	6	141.50–165.00	$149.08	$2,057	+6.08
1335–1655	1469	75-80%	12	127.00–139.50	$131.09	$1,926	-2.08
1290–1965	1527	75-80%	40	115.00–126.50	$122.50	$1,871	-2.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–2210	1456	7	140.00–150.00	$145.28	$2,115	—
1080–2025	1631	23	152.00–167.00	$158.82	$2,590	—
1610–1870	1735	5	169.00–183.00	$172.51	$2,993	+0.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–810	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
970–1155	1064	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,240.00–1,975.00	$1,499.99
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,540.00	$1,540.00
1135 fancy	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
985–1385	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,650.00–2,100.00	$1,925.79	—
1285–1365	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,975.00	$1,744.67	—
1575	1575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,385.00	$2,385.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724	724	22	183.00	$183.00	$1,325	—

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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.