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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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.