Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

4,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.73/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 730 lb · 275 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.47/cwt -6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 521 lb · 195 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.84/cwt -6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 828 lb · 182 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,378	2,953	2,054
Feeder cattle	3,996	2,687	1,779
Slaughter cattle	242	221	219
Replacement cattle	140	45	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady-2.00 lower with good demand. Buyers showed good interest weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	160.00–174.00	$167.00	$434	—
300 value added	300	1	200.00	$200.00	$600	—
320–344	332	18	154.50–172.00	$160.34	$532	+9.34
365–393 value added	385	20	174.00–183.00	$178.65	$688	+4.40
370–390	386	8	154.50–163.00	$156.50	$604	-5.79
400–445 value added	419	13	170.00–190.00	$176.42	$739	+5.12
410–448	436	38	144.00–167.00	$158.18	$690	+8.72
452–460 value added	455	8	162.00–163.00	$162.38	$739	—
450–496	477	74	143.00–167.50	$158.43	$756	+7.45
500 value added	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	—
501–546	524	161	133.00–155.00	$147.03	$770	-0.24
550–598	580	137	132.50–148.00	$138.20	$802	-4.37
617–635 value added	619	17	138.00–139.00	$138.12	$855	+0.41
600–645	625	126	123.00–136.50	$131.96	$825	+0.48
667 value added	667	5	140.00	$140.00	$934	+3.00
654–698	674	170	122.00–135.50	$128.85	$868	-0.73
700–747	729	184	120.50–132.00	$124.23	$906	-1.01
715–740 value added	732	91	133.75–135.25	$134.80	$987	+3.52
769–794	775	45	121.00–128.00	$125.50	$973	-3.49
805–835	820	37	120.50–125.00	$123.75	$1,015	+0.74
816–842 value added	830	145	127.00–131.10	$128.88	$1,070	-8.30
850–886	876	8	117.00–124.00	$119.59	$1,048	-4.97
881 value added	881	120	127.10	$127.10	$1,120	-5.40
965	965	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,110	-1.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	2	137.50	$137.50	$395	—
320	320	1	135.00	$135.00	$432	—
450–495	462	10	133.00–141.00	$135.27	$625	+5.27
500–542	532	7	123.00–133.00	$127.85	$680	+2.82
550–595	579	36	120.00–131.00	$126.08	$730	+2.31
620–635	630	3	107.50–117.00	$113.81	$717	-4.19
650–695	674	4	105.00–119.00	$112.14	$756	—
715–742	733	5	112.00–117.00	$114.83	$842	-2.17
750	750	1	102.00	$102.00	$765	—
820–840	830	2	110.00–114.00	$112.02	$930	—
855–885	870	3	85.00–107.00	$97.42	$848	-2.58
950–985	968	2	107.00–109.00	$108.02	$1,046	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	3	164.00	$164.00	$344	+20.00
253–275	260	5	139.00–141.50	$140.87	$366	-5.69
305–320 fancy	316	8	149.00–150.00	$149.76	$473	—
305–345	318	19	133.00–150.00	$143.72	$457	+12.12
356 value added	356	3	148.00	$148.00	$527	—
350–390	376	28	121.00–140.00	$132.54	$498	+2.06
400–448	425	99	115.00–135.00	$123.24	$524	-10.41
450–497	477	138	115.00–133.00	$126.52	$604	-6.57
500–548	521	195	115.00–126.00	$121.47	$633	-6.58
574 value added	574	56	128.50	$128.50	$738	—
550–598	577	113	115.00–125.00	$121.21	$699	-5.72
600–649	622	180	107.00–125.00	$119.93	$746	-4.62
655–698	680	69	107.00–125.00	$115.62	$786	-4.73
705 value added	705	69	125.00	$125.00	$881	-1.00
705–738	717	63	108.00–122.00	$119.63	$858	-0.43
756–792	774	52	105.00–119.50	$116.78	$904	+1.84
818	818	7	118.00	$118.00	$965	+17.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	115.00–121.00	$118.04	$401	—
380–390	387	22	116.00–126.50	$125.85	$487	+6.59
435	435	1	112.50	$112.50	$489	+27.50
475–497	486	4	110.00–115.00	$113.29	$551	+8.76
505–540	529	8	110.00–113.00	$111.88	$592	—
555–596	583	14	101.00–113.00	$108.07	$630	-3.93
610–642	618	17	101.00–105.00	$102.95	$636	-4.55
655–665	662	3	106.00–110.00	$108.68	$719	—
710–740	724	6	90.00–101.00	$94.37	$683	-8.62
760	760	2	97.00	$97.00	$737	—
855–890	873	2	87.00–90.00	$88.47	$772	—

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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	270	1	150.00	$150.00	$405	±0.00
335	335	1	144.00	$144.00	$482	-12.24
375–392	382	7	141.00–161.00	$151.31	$578	-5.83
405–427	412	11	152.00–163.00	$159.28	$656	+9.76
405–441 value added	435	6	165.00–180.00	$177.67	$773	—
450–492	477	31	137.00–159.50	$146.22	$697	+1.48
485 value added	485	1	165.00	$165.00	$800	—
505–542	524	30	124.00–142.00	$131.07	$687	-2.80
525–527 value added	526	7	143.00–155.00	$151.56	$797	—
552–597	569	25	118.00–135.00	$128.67	$732	+4.42
605–645	624	25	113.00–121.00	$117.32	$732	+1.20
655–693	684	4	113.00–119.00	$114.44	$783	-3.07
700–730	708	15	103.00–114.00	$111.59	$790	-3.66
760–795	778	2	109.00–112.00	$110.47	$859	-0.85
801–826	819	16	100.00–110.00	$107.56	$881	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	142.50	$142.50	$363	—
330	330	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$437	—
380	380	2	127.50	$127.50	$484	-13.50
408	408	3	142.00	$142.00	$579	—
465–490	479	9	126.00–130.00	$128.92	$618	+11.42
525–540	538	6	110.00–129.00	$125.91	$677	—
550–590	570	7	102.00–116.00	$112.56	$642	—
600–645	623	2	103.00–104.00	$103.52	$645	—
650–677	668	3	102.00–107.00	$105.38	$704	+1.38
705	705	3	104.00–108.00	$106.67	$752	—
790	790	1	94.00	$94.00	$743	—
840	840	2	93.00–97.00	$95.00	$798	—
900	900	1	85.00	$85.00	$765	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	885.00	$885.00	—
1245–1290	1268	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,075.00–1,325.00	$1,202.22	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1300	1178	80-85%	3	43.00–48.50	$45.86	$540	-0.94
990–1460	1187	80-85%	28	51.00–57.50	$54.29	$644	+7.49
1090–1275	1191	80-85%	5	58.00–63.00	$59.27	$706	+12.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1560	1418	75-80%	16	52.00–57.50	$55.72	$790	—
1425–1455	1440	75-80%	2	47.50–48.50	$48.01	$691	—
1300–1680	1510	75-80%	9	58.50–63.00	$60.48	$913	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–995	925	85-90%	3	34.00–42.00	$39.43	$365	—
1005	1005	85-90%	1	58.00	$58.00	$583	—
960–1135	1032	85-90%	6	42.50–52.50	$48.07	$496	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1620	1488	3	75.00–79.00	$76.73	$1,142	—
1330–1770	1553	6	83.50–88.50	$86.05	$1,336	—
1515–2190	1812	5	89.50–108.00	$96.08	$1,741	+13.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1095	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	820.00–1,110.00	$1,007.82
1196	1196	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00	$600.00
1045–1435	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	780.00–1,100.00	$954.75
1200–1470	1336	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	810.00–1,140.00	$905.42

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1040	981	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	950.00–1,100.00	$1,055.96
1183	1183	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
850–1020	944	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,020.00–1,400.00	$1,116.53	—
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	-360.00
850–1350	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,075.00–1,450.00	$1,221.60	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1100–1250	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,206.91	+226.91
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	7	100.00	$100.00	$341	—
448	448	35	103.00	$103.00	$461	-12.00

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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.