Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

2,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.78/cwt ≈ $1,178/hd at 831 lb · 316 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.89/cwt ≈ $1,096/hd at 773 lb · 150 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.70/cwt ≈ $775/hd at 575 lb · 136 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,394	1,801	2,184
Feeder cattle	2,161	—	1,820
Slaughter cattle	185	—	300
Replacement cattle	48	—	64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower; slaughter Bulls sold 6.00-8.00 lower with moderate demand on all slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
270–285 value added	274	4	172.50–175.00	$173.15	$474
325 value added	325	3	173.00	$173.00	$562
360–390	379	5	140.00–157.00	$151.63	$575
390 value added	390	2	163.00	$163.00	$636
415–445	430	2	144.00–156.00	$149.79	$644
435 value added	435	2	161.00	$161.00	$700
450–490	466	10	142.00–158.00	$148.46	$692
462–498 value added	474	12	156.00–162.00	$160.46	$761
503–547	525	49	134.00–154.00	$144.58	$759
530 value added	530	4	157.00	$157.00	$832
550–595	569	23	132.00–150.00	$142.53	$811
606–645 value added	632	18	146.00–151.50	$147.76	$934
600–647	634	18	129.00–140.00	$135.70	$860
653–697	674	44	129.00–143.50	$137.28	$925
657–683 value added	675	72	146.00–148.00	$146.59	$989
711–740	726	23	116.00–136.50	$132.56	$962
707–746 value added	728	48	137.50–139.00	$138.19	$1,006
756–780	770	21	132.50–135.00	$134.25	$1,034
764–783 value added	773	129	140.00–146.20	$143.13	$1,106
815–822	820	3	118.00–120.00	$119.34	$979
831 value added	831	313	142.00	$142.00	$1,180
855–870	864	10	110.00–133.00	$128.61	$1,111
1100	1100	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,067

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
335	335	1	118.00	$118.00	$395
395	395	1	138.00	$138.00	$545
485	485	1	131.00	$131.00	$635
525–530	526	4	93.00–112.50	$107.59	$566
550–598	581	5	127.00–130.00	$129.23	$751
650–695	680	3	118.00–125.00	$120.23	$818
707–732	720	4	100.00–121.00	$110.68	$797

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318
275–292	286	3	128.00–135.00	$130.24	$372
305–345	324	10	123.00–147.00	$136.79	$443
365–395	377	15	122.00–142.00	$133.54	$503
395 value added	395	7	160.00	$160.00	$632
412–417 value added	413	11	140.00–147.50	$146.12	$603
410–445	426	34	117.50–138.00	$132.17	$563
450–495	476	44	116.00–139.00	$126.15	$600
502–540	514	22	115.00–132.00	$123.42	$634
507–545 value added	523	7	137.00	$137.00	$717
551–595	570	46	115.00–134.50	$125.22	$714
577–598 value added	578	90	137.00–139.70	$139.54	$807
600–645	614	34	110.00–131.50	$120.38	$739
610–624 value added	621	24	133.00–134.75	$134.42	$835
652–691	676	62	111.00–131.00	$125.74	$850
713 value added	713	107	133.00	$133.00	$948
702–726	721	11	110.00–126.00	$113.93	$821
752–780	767	22	112.00–127.00	$121.70	$933
793 value added	793	52	125.30	$125.30	$994
830	830	7	113.00	$113.00	$938
852–880	866	4	106.00–109.00	$107.48	$931
955	955	19	108.50	$108.50	$1,036

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
445	445	1	105.00	$105.00	$467
470	470	1	111.00	$111.00	$522
535–545	540	3	102.00–112.00	$105.99	$572
551–595	575	10	110.00–114.00	$112.04	$644
667–690	678	5	90.00–107.00	$99.37	$674
735	735	1	81.00	$81.00	$595

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
253 value added	253	3	170.00	$170.00	$430
310–340	325	2	130.00–152.00	$141.51	$460
340–345 value added	341	6	162.50–166.00	$165.41	$564
365–395	380	5	131.00–143.00	$137.91	$524
407 value added	407	2	160.00	$160.00	$651
407–445	421	10	146.00–152.00	$150.98	$636
455–491	478	37	131.00–153.00	$146.77	$702
502–545	523	28	128.00–144.00	$136.89	$716
552–595	574	12	125.00–138.00	$132.51	$761
601–646	626	24	120.00–134.00	$129.19	$809
665–695	680	2	118.00–128.00	$123.11	$837
703–745	717	12	116.00–126.50	$121.15	$869
807–840	824	4	103.00–113.00	$107.90	$889

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
435	435	1	114.00	$114.00	$496
540	540	1	115.00	$115.00	$621
565–592	583	3	103.00–120.00	$114.51	$668
660	660	1	102.50	$102.50	$676
760	760	1	80.00	$80.00	$608
810	810	1	106.00	$106.00	$859

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1600	1600	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1320	1134	80-85%	23	50.00–58.50	$55.50	$629
1020–1420	1163	80-85%	6	43.00–50.00	$47.89	$557
995–1505	1191	80-85%	24	59.50–68.50	$62.77	$748

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1310–1755	1485	75-80%	30	59.50–68.50	$63.02	$936
1410–1955	1592	75-80%	9	52.00–59.00	$56.47	$899

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1010	959	85-90%	4	30.00–44.50	$38.96	$374
940–1115	1000	85-90%	3	45.00–53.00	$48.92	$489
950–1170	1037	85-90%	3	53.50–58.50	$56.22	$583

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1275–2070	1592	3	72.00–79.00	$76.53	$1,218
1575–1945	1725	3	86.00–89.50	$87.32	$1,506
1545–2250	1799	7	80.00–83.00	$81.72	$1,470

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1390	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	620.00–925.00	$805.76
1095–1435	1281	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	660.00–800.00	$738.47

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
723	723	4	85.00	$85.00	$615
813	813	5	95.00	$95.00	$772

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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.