Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 3, 2020

2,953 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.39/cwt -0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 623 lb · 161 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.93/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 575 lb · 150 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.44/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 725 lb · 141 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,953	2,443	3,420
Feeder cattle	2,687	1,958	3,033
Slaughter cattle	221	352	282
Replacement cattle	45	133	105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week due to holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–242	241	3	167.50–170.00	$168.33	$406	+18.33
345	345	1	151.00	$151.00	$521	-14.00
370 value added	370	2	172.50–176.00	$174.25	$645	—
385–395	389	8	154.00–166.00	$162.29	$631	-8.53
405–435 value added	426	4	168.00–175.00	$171.30	$730	—
415–435	426	10	140.00–157.00	$149.46	$637	-11.40
450–499	474	67	141.00–160.00	$150.98	$716	-3.44
500–545	520	41	129.00–152.00	$147.27	$766	+2.91
528–548 value added	539	15	155.50–156.00	$155.73	$839	—
556–567 value added	563	20	154.50–155.00	$154.80	$872	+7.30
552–598	578	114	129.00–151.00	$142.57	$824	+5.79
600–625 value added	606	13	137.00–140.00	$137.71	$835	—
600–649	629	46	124.00–135.00	$131.48	$827	+1.25
650 value added	650	16	137.00	$137.00	$890	—
650–690	672	100	122.00–136.00	$129.58	$871	-1.23
702–728 value added	715	28	131.00–132.00	$131.28	$939	—
705–745	728	113	119.00–130.00	$125.24	$912	-0.11
750–773	761	46	126.00–130.50	$128.99	$982	-1.96
800–837	813	21	117.00–137.00	$123.01	$1,000	-4.40
825–838 value added	837	70	130.00–137.50	$137.18	$1,148	+1.08
855–895	867	11	111.00–129.00	$124.56	$1,080	+0.99
874 value added	874	61	132.50	$132.50	$1,158	—
900–915	906	7	115.50–120.50	$118.16	$1,071	-3.86
950	950	1	116.50	$116.50	$1,107	+8.06
1000	1000	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,140	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	2	123.00–132.00	$127.42	$533	-22.58
480	480	2	130.00	$130.00	$624	-6.64
510–545	528	2	124.00–126.00	$125.03	$660	-1.97
555–595	582	8	118.00–127.00	$123.77	$720	-0.85
640	640	1	118.00	$118.00	$755	+1.37
735	735	1	117.00	$117.00	$860	+24.00
890	890	1	100.00	$100.00	$890	-11.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	144.00	$144.00	$310	+21.85
250–270	262	3	140.00–150.00	$146.56	$384	+19.93
317–320	319	5	131.00–132.00	$131.60	$420	+3.09
360–397	373	19	124.00–140.00	$130.48	$487	-6.65
427 value added	427	2	141.00	$141.00	$602	—
400–446	433	65	121.00–139.50	$133.65	$579	-5.11
450–498	472	84	129.00–139.00	$133.09	$628	+2.43
497 value added	497	2	147.00	$147.00	$731	—
500–548	521	90	115.00–135.50	$128.05	$667	-1.37
550–596	575	150	114.00–136.50	$126.93	$730	-0.65
600 value added	600	10	138.00	$138.00	$828	—
605–649	625	151	110.00–131.50	$124.55	$778	-1.10
660–692	672	57	111.00–133.00	$120.35	$809	+1.47
700–740	712	62	108.00–123.50	$120.06	$855	+1.93
715 value added	715	77	126.00	$126.00	$901	—
758–772	762	15	110.00–124.00	$114.94	$876	-6.62
820	820	1	101.00	$101.00	$828	-20.11
880	880	2	102.00	$102.00	$898	—
930	930	1	86.00	$86.00	$800	—
939 value added	939	64	119.25	$119.25	$1,120	—
950	950	1	85.00	$85.00	$808	-22.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	382	5	112.50–121.00	$119.26	$456	-1.55
410	410	1	85.00	$85.00	$348	-37.43
470–485	475	3	96.00–110.00	$104.53	$497	-14.52
572	572	2	112.00	$112.00	$641	-1.03
648	648	3	107.50	$107.50	$697	-3.58
710–720	715	2	101.00–105.00	$102.99	$736	-2.02
900	900	2	88.00	$88.00	$792	-4.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	150.00	$150.00	$417	-5.00
325–345	336	5	153.00–159.00	$156.24	$525	-1.04
360–395	378	4	154.00–160.00	$157.14	$594	-11.22
420–442	435	5	144.00–155.00	$149.52	$650	-17.15
465–495	469	12	142.50–155.00	$144.74	$679	-19.53
505–545	525	17	123.00–146.00	$133.87	$703	-0.81
555–598	574	20	120.00–134.00	$124.25	$713	-5.26
600–630	612	6	109.00–120.00	$116.12	$711	-7.00
665–696	679	11	112.00–120.00	$117.51	$798	-5.14
705–740	716	4	115.00–116.00	$115.25	$825	-3.16
760–790	780	3	111.00–112.00	$111.32	$868	-7.68
945	945	1	92.00	$92.00	$869	—
1030	1030	2	89.00	$89.00	$917	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	141.00	$141.00	$494	-13.32
465	465	1	117.50	$117.50	$546	-27.34
670	670	1	104.00	$104.00	$697	-3.50
865	865	1	93.00	$93.00	$804	-6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1350	1152	80-85%	24	50.00–56.50	$53.67	$618	—
1015–1330	1163	80-85%	9	43.00–49.50	$46.80	$544	—
1150–1295	1253	80-85%	4	57.00–58.50	$57.75	$724	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455	1455	75-80%	1	48.00	$48.00	$698	—
1320–1655	1459	75-80%	14	54.50–59.50	$56.49	$824	—
1285–1755	1485	75-80%	7	60.00–68.50	$63.32	$940	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1280	1123	85-90%	6	49.00–54.00	$52.11	$585	—
1395	1395	85-90%	1	40.50	$40.50	$565	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	65-75%	1	70.00	$70.00	$910	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–2035	1536	6	68.00–75.50	$72.19	$1,109	—
1530–2160	1812	13	78.00–87.50	$83.03	$1,505	—
1735–2200	1989	6	89.50–94.50	$92.08	$1,831	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1440	1148	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	670.00–890.00	$791.68
905–1525	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	620.00–940.00	$771.38
870–1800	1246	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	660.00–1,050.00	$884.91

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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
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	84	115.00	$115.00	$481	—
945	945	1	67.00	$67.00	$633	—

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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.