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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 7, 2024

1,642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $274.39/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 571 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.78/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 580 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.94/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,275/hd at 523 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,642 2,435 2,698
Feeder cattle 1,312 2,085 2,361
Slaughter cattle 213 286 265
Replacement cattle 117 64 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to firm. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for long weaned and preconditioned feeder packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 1 320.00 $320.00 $784 —
315–340 323 3 330.00–332.50 $330.88 $1,069 —
315–346 fancy 336 6 345.00–350.00 $348.44 $1,171 +10.46
353–366 fancy 359 7 330.00–340.00 $335.63 $1,205 +12.38
351–395 370 15 310.00–325.00 $318.30 $1,178 +9.52
400–408 405 5 282.00–297.00 $287.93 $1,166 -6.65
462–495 478 27 280.00–298.00 $291.63 $1,394 -1.45
507–510 value added 508 7 280.00–290.00 $287.13 $1,459 +2.38
505–545 524 19 260.00–275.00 $268.66 $1,408 +2.33
557–578 value added 565 22 281.00–288.00 $284.11 $1,605 +0.21
555–595 573 51 260.00–274.00 $270.19 $1,548 +7.23
606–645 value added 632 9 260.00–265.00 $261.60 $1,653 —
600–649 638 36 240.00–257.00 $250.18 $1,596 -3.33
651–675 665 15 240.00–252.50 $245.16 $1,630 -6.34
700–745 720 12 230.00–245.00 $236.81 $1,705 +3.27
766–780 771 11 233.00–240.00 $238.81 $1,841 +0.92
800–842 820 11 227.00–237.00 $233.78 $1,917 +15.13
838 value added 838 8 242.00 $242.00 $2,028 —
905–938 933 6 200.00–220.00 $216.76 $2,022 +7.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,088 —
430–440 435 2 270.00–275.00 $272.47 $1,185 —
470–472 471 6 275.00–277.50 $276.83 $1,304 —
520–532 528 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,294 +8.00
570–597 587 7 240.00–245.00 $241.86 $1,420 —
610–636 630 4 229.00–230.00 $229.24 $1,444 —
665 665 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,523 —
710–730 720 2 222.00–222.50 $222.25 $1,600 —
755–770 763 2 217.00–220.00 $218.49 $1,667 —
1095 1095 1 193.00 $193.00 $2,113 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 295.00 $295.00 $605 —
315 315 1 305.00 $305.00 $961 +25.00
372–375 373 4 302.50–310.00 $305.51 $1,140 +23.60
430 430 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,258 +24.61
605 605 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,407 -5.57
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,064 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 223 2 260.00 $260.00 $580 —
260–272 267 5 280.00–282.50 $280.99 $750 +20.99
320–325 323 4 257.50–270.00 $263.70 $852 -7.81
336 fancy 336 13 299.00 $299.00 $1,005 —
355–395 372 17 250.00–262.00 $258.65 $962 -5.76
424 fancy 424 25 272.50 $272.50 $1,155 —
407–442 426 17 243.00–250.00 $248.71 $1,060 -4.77
452–496 472 42 240.00–257.50 $251.70 $1,188 +16.02
451–491 fancy 482 14 260.00–265.00 $261.00 $1,258 —
518–525 value added 521 32 250.00–254.00 $251.88 $1,312 —
502–540 524 36 230.00–247.50 $236.88 $1,241 -0.53
550–589 573 34 220.00–237.50 $228.01 $1,306 -7.46
587 value added 587 36 247.00 $247.00 $1,450 —
600–643 612 49 220.00–231.00 $228.74 $1,400 +5.81
672 672 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,559 +3.71
727 727 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,585 +1.26
743 value added 743 16 222.00 $222.00 $1,649 —
810–820 817 3 200.00–205.00 $201.67 $1,648 +5.26
860–885 870 4 200.00–205.00 $202.52 $1,762 —
939 939 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,775 —
960 960 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,824 +25.00
1040 1040 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,080 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 260.00 $260.00 $767 +46.84
332 332 4 250.00 $250.00 $830 +50.00
350–397 384 5 240.00–242.00 $240.83 $925 +56.15
400–427 419 10 230.00–232.50 $232.06 $972 —
457–493 478 7 230.00–232.00 $231.18 $1,105 +32.73
500–540 534 19 222.00–227.00 $223.36 $1,193 +46.04
570–590 581 12 220.00–227.50 $223.98 $1,301 —
617–640 630 6 209.00–218.00 $212.38 $1,338 —
680–696 693 6 205.00–207.50 $207.09 $1,435 —
710 710 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,473 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 281 4 300.00–310.00 $302.58 $850 +2.58
330–340 335 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,005 -31.12
361–380 fancy 364 6 332.50–342.00 $334.15 $1,216 -15.85
350–390 368 3 300.00–320.00 $308.37 $1,135 -9.52
410 fancy 410 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,312 —
405–430 422 5 285.00–300.00 $289.87 $1,223 -1.99
450–470 454 11 280.00–285.00 $283.83 $1,289 +4.54
500–540 519 36 245.00–260.00 $253.21 $1,314 -4.52
550–552 551 3 232.50–237.50 $234.16 $1,290 -13.24
564 fancy 564 12 256.00 $256.00 $1,444 —
615 fancy 615 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,507 —
617–645 625 21 220.00–237.50 $228.19 $1,426 —
714–717 715 10 202.50–210.00 $208.49 $1,491 -4.03
760 760 2 200.00–228.00 $214.00 $1,626 +35.00
800–825 808 3 202.00–204.00 $202.68 $1,638 —
902 902 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 282.50 $282.50 $791 —
365–385 375 2 275.00–285.00 $280.13 $1,050 —
407 407 2 235.00 $235.00 $956 +22.50
453–475 459 5 250.00–260.00 $253.56 $1,164 +18.56
527 527 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,225 —
570 570 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 —
610–635 623 2 217.00–222.50 $219.69 $1,369 —
685 685 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,370 —
715 715 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 —
771–795 777 4 186.00–195.00 $188.30 $1,463 —
880 880 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,036 +0.99
410 410 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,148 +12.55
535 535 5 240.00–242.50 $240.50 $1,287 -0.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110–1330 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,300.00–3,000.00 $2,226.64 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,043 —
1050–1250 1156 80-85% 14 101.00–107.50 $105.48 $1,219 —
1040–1445 1255 80-85% 53 108.00–116.50 $113.00 $1,418 —
1005–1435 1305 80-85% 18 117.00–125.00 $119.34 $1,557 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,622 -7.61
1450–2070 1629 75-80% 20 114.00–119.50 $117.14 $1,908 —
1450–1855 1649 75-80% 10 120.00–127.50 $122.73 $2,024 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–1055 924 85-90% 7 97.50–103.00 $100.54 $929 —
885–1005 966 85-90% 9 105.00–112.50 $109.45 $1,057 +24.64
890–1050 981 85-90% 4 90.00–96.00 $93.94 $922 -40.01
1010–1025 1020 85-90% 4 114.00–115.00 $114.38 $1,167 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1535 1523 2 154.00–159.00 $156.52 $2,384 —
1450–1850 1674 6 140.00–147.00 $142.47 $2,385 —
1755–1900 1828 2 161.00–169.00 $165.16 $3,019 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,170

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1017–1360 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,400.00–1,950.00 $1,613.28
980–1497 1206 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 1,250.00–1,975.00 $1,641.61
1250–1602 1514 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 1,525.00–1,775.00 $1,707.59
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–810 768 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 880.00–1,100.00 $983.91
873–990 902 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00–1,125.00 $1,077.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
895–955 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,525.00–1,700.00 $1,615.34

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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
1088–1420 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,325.00–3,050.00 $2,458.95 +966.42
1280 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 —

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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.