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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

2,294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.25/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 618 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.51/cwt +5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 582 lb · 109 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.79/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 617 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,294 1,976 2,833
Feeder cattle 1,972 1,712 2,510
Slaughter cattle 270 222 202
Replacement cattle 52 42 121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand on all feeder cattle. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter Bulls sold steady 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 152.50 $152.50 $313 —
285 value added 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 —
350–395 361 4 150.00–166.00 $156.39 $565 +1.89
370–396 value added 386 13 167.00–176.00 $170.73 $659 —
415–422 value added 419 4 160.00–162.50 $161.51 $677 —
410–445 435 35 145.00–159.00 $154.92 $674 +4.66
455–493 481 45 141.00–159.00 $146.68 $706 +5.24
500–545 522 33 130.00–142.00 $137.59 $718 +2.72
552–598 574 96 127.00–145.00 $137.99 $792 +6.51
612 value added 612 54 139.00 $139.00 $851 +2.98
600–639 624 59 122.00–137.00 $133.74 $835 +5.00
650–699 673 23 123.00–138.00 $132.91 $894 +4.99
685–692 value added 686 13 140.00 $140.00 $960 ±0.00
720 value added 720 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,001 +6.25
700–746 721 28 124.50–131.00 $129.04 $930 +2.19
750–765 758 3 126.00–128.00 $127.00 $963 -0.28
820–840 835 47 122.00–128.50 $127.31 $1,063 +2.71
855–890 862 10 121.00–126.00 $124.69 $1,075 +7.05
882 value added 882 59 133.75 $133.75 $1,180 —
910 910 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,037 -3.83
950 950 7 122.50 $122.50 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 —
420–445 433 6 104.00–136.00 $119.33 $517 -13.67
460–490 473 3 119.00–139.00 $128.58 $608 +2.03
515 515 1 121.00 $121.00 $623 -0.50
560–585 573 3 102.00–126.00 $117.30 $672 -6.70
615 615 3 120.00 $120.00 $738 +2.53
655–676 674 11 110.00–118.00 $117.29 $791 +6.51
715 715 1 119.00 $119.00 $851 +6.42
820 820 4 110.00 $110.00 $902 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 127.50 $127.50 $261 —
250–295 264 4 126.00–140.00 $136.09 $359 +11.09
280 fancy 280 4 145.00 $145.00 $406 —
305–346 327 17 120.00–138.00 $129.21 $423 —
355–397 369 26 120.00–135.00 $130.99 $483 +3.40
400–446 429 72 120.00–140.00 $129.74 $557 +0.33
450–497 480 81 120.00–136.50 $128.85 $618 -0.79
500–546 530 79 117.00–133.00 $126.48 $670 +3.03
550–598 582 109 115.00–132.00 $128.51 $748 +5.23
616 value added 616 55 140.00 $140.00 $862 +5.60
600–646 619 53 112.00–134.50 $125.31 $776 +1.47
650–696 677 22 114.00–129.00 $120.22 $814 -1.98
707–737 721 23 112.00–125.00 $119.13 $859 +3.28
767–795 792 34 117.00–119.50 $118.16 $936 +6.29
800 800 1 109.00 $109.00 $872 +0.63
855 855 3 114.50 $114.50 $979 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–390 377 5 102.50–119.00 $111.43 $420 +7.05
432–445 436 3 108.00–114.00 $110.04 $480 +1.49
470–495 476 4 109.00–110.00 $109.74 $522 -2.34
500–545 521 4 106.00–114.00 $110.39 $575 +4.38
567–590 576 4 105.00–114.00 $111.00 $639 +2.08
614–645 619 6 107.50–110.00 $109.57 $678 +1.31
655–696 682 9 102.00–111.00 $106.98 $730 +4.28
700–710 705 2 83.00–102.00 $92.43 $652 +0.06
766 766 3 105.00 $105.00 $804 +15.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 332 3 142.00–162.50 $149.48 $496 +4.48
341 value added 341 3 171.00 $171.00 $583 —
360–380 376 8 136.00–152.00 $148.86 $560 -2.99
400–445 value added 420 3 157.00–168.00 $163.42 $686 +3.42
400–445 424 27 132.00–155.00 $148.45 $629 +5.70
450–493 473 22 129.00–154.00 $144.22 $682 +6.26
500–540 517 12 127.00–146.00 $139.79 $723 +8.22
562–590 575 12 120.00–134.00 $127.61 $734 +2.23
605–642 612 27 119.00–128.50 $127.11 $778 +7.61
675–695 685 2 115.00–121.00 $117.96 $808 +4.61
700–745 726 5 120.00–124.00 $122.79 $891 +11.75
770 770 1 117.00 $117.00 $901 +13.50
820–840 830 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $892 —
877–890 881 3 84.00–93.00 $87.03 $767 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 2 129.00 $129.00 $615 +14.00
540 540 1 111.00 $111.00 $599 +1.00
592 592 2 117.00 $117.00 $693 ±0.00
755 755 1 99.00 $99.00 $747 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $540 —
1010–1370 1225 80-85% 24 60.00–68.00 $62.58 $767 —
1045–1485 1230 80-85% 26 54.00–59.50 $56.78 $698 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1545 1449 75-80% 5 53.00–59.00 $56.49 $819 —
1310–1800 1476 75-80% 17 60.50–69.00 $65.08 $961 +1.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1150 1039 85-90% 5 50.00–54.50 $52.83 $549 —
1040 1040 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $478 —
995–1190 1102 85-90% 3 58.00–60.50 $58.85 $649 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 65-75% 1 72.00 $72.00 $889 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 86.00 $86.00 $963 —
1310–2530 1811 7 62.00–78.00 $72.84 $1,319 -0.17
1680–2135 1880 3 93.50–109.50 $101.17 $1,902 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
1025–1180 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 670.00–690.00 $680.70
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1150–1260 1194 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 740.00–1,010.00 $922.81
1320–1615 1433 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 825.00–1,030.00 $944.92

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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
950–1050 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,090.00–1,200.00 $1,147.75 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 785.00 $785.00 —
1100–1150 1133 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 770.00–925.00 $874.85 —
1125–1400 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 940.00–1,070.00 $1,022.04 +29.73
1100–1450 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 800.00–1,240.00 $1,152.09 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 97.50 $97.50 $216 —
671 671 4 85.00 $85.00 $570 —
800 800 2 50.00 $50.00 $400 —
975 975 1 53.00 $53.00 $517 —

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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.