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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 14, 2021

2,436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.78/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 521 lb · 149 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.76/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 579 lb · 142 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.48/cwt -10.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 873 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,436 2,078 2,331
Feeder cattle 2,126 1,842 2,127
Slaughter cattle 240 212 145
Replacement cattle 70 24 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Buyers showed good interest weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 10 145.00–156.00 $149.96 $498 —
350–390 369 5 147.00–154.00 $149.39 $551 +1.46
380 value added 380 1 157.00 $157.00 $597 -13.00
400–425 value added 415 23 154.00–158.50 $156.90 $651 —
407–447 422 9 144.00–151.00 $148.24 $626 +2.97
465–472 value added 468 10 153.00–154.00 $153.60 $719 -4.90
452–498 475 36 135.00–151.00 $146.98 $698 +1.80
510–542 522 15 125.00–144.00 $137.40 $717 -5.71
507–538 value added 532 28 150.00–160.50 $156.48 $832 +0.75
558 value added 558 30 147.75 $147.75 $824 —
552–598 584 112 125.00–145.00 $135.08 $789 +1.76
600–645 616 32 120.00–134.00 $125.97 $776 -5.76
653–699 679 64 120.00–127.50 $124.94 $848 -0.10
703–747 719 74 114.00–125.00 $122.10 $878 -3.21
762 value added 762 65 130.00 $130.00 $991 —
750–790 774 20 115.50–120.00 $116.22 $900 -8.28
800–840 817 25 110.00–117.50 $115.08 $940 —
850–880 869 31 110.00–120.00 $117.29 $1,019 -10.04
875 value added 875 56 122.25 $122.25 $1,070 -9.35
910–912 911 5 102.00–106.00 $104.20 $949 -3.80
1025 1025 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,025 —
1055 1055 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,013 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 132.50 $132.50 $444 —
445 445 1 118.00 $118.00 $525 —
522–530 525 3 115.00–117.00 $115.67 $607 —
565–595 580 2 112.00–120.00 $115.90 $672 —
620–628 626 4 114.00–116.00 $115.50 $723 —
665–697 688 13 108.00–118.00 $114.54 $788 —
700–738 723 8 102.00–114.00 $105.18 $760 —
762–790 773 8 100.00–110.00 $106.69 $825 —
815–835 825 2 101.00–112.00 $106.43 $878 —
850 850 4 101.00 $101.00 $858 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 285 4 115.00–134.00 $122.42 $349 -11.58
325 325 1 121.00 $121.00 $393 -20.50
355–386 378 20 121.00–137.50 $133.11 $503 -4.65
371–380 value added 378 16 140.00–144.25 $143.21 $541 —
404–443 428 44 119.00–138.00 $131.54 $563 +1.49
450–498 481 79 119.00–134.50 $130.41 $627 -3.00
501–549 521 149 115.00–133.50 $127.78 $666 -1.83
555–593 578 71 115.00–124.00 $120.36 $696 -5.72
605–642 617 60 111.00–123.00 $119.20 $735 -1.22
654–687 676 67 110.00–118.00 $115.67 $782 -7.21
703–748 716 63 102.00–112.00 $110.66 $792 -2.21
750–762 761 11 95.00–111.00 $109.57 $834 —
903 903 3 92.00 $92.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 105.00 $105.00 $362 -16.00
375 375 1 91.00 $91.00 $341 -25.24
430–435 431 4 105.00–107.00 $106.50 $459 —
455–475 462 3 100.00–110.00 $106.57 $492 -10.43
520–542 532 9 96.00–112.00 $103.27 $549 —
562 562 5 110.00 $110.00 $618 -0.69
642 642 4 105.00 $105.00 $674 —
651–690 669 13 81.00–105.00 $101.67 $680 —
720–735 728 2 65.00–72.50 $68.71 $500 —
762–791 775 10 76.00–80.00 $79.21 $614 —
945 945 1 71.00 $71.00 $671 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 132.00 $132.00 $343 —
335 335 2 125.00 $125.00 $419 -15.00
373–395 379 10 135.00–152.00 $146.43 $555 -1.21
403–405 value added 404 4 155.00–158.00 $155.75 $629 -5.25
400–440 419 4 135.00–149.00 $144.84 $607 -0.79
460–492 484 25 135.00–145.50 $141.54 $685 +3.68
525–545 539 7 129.00–138.00 $130.25 $702 -5.45
565–598 589 11 113.00–130.00 $128.52 $757 -1.18
605–637 630 30 110.00–130.50 $120.08 $757 +1.40
660–669 667 4 106.00–111.50 $110.14 $735 -5.26
704–730 708 6 107.00–107.50 $107.41 $760 -1.59
753–777 763 5 100.00–105.00 $102.96 $786 +0.96
822 822 2 94.00 $94.00 $773 -4.50
873–885 876 4 94.00–95.00 $94.25 $826 +7.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 127.50 $127.50 $332 —
430 430 1 117.50 $117.50 $505 —
465–495 472 9 110.00–125.00 $121.05 $571 +1.16
505–525 515 2 104.00–110.00 $106.94 $551 +0.94
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 —
680–683 682 5 106.00–108.00 $106.80 $728 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1665 1665 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1410 1231 80-85% 5 45.00–47.50 $46.80 $576 —
940–1505 1247 80-85% 22 49.00–54.50 $51.87 $647 —
1080–1395 1256 80-85% 9 56.00–62.00 $57.96 $728 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1580 1470 75-80% 3 47.50–49.00 $48.30 $710 —
1300–1765 1484 75-80% 9 55.00–58.00 $56.18 $834 —
1315–2035 1571 75-80% 16 50.00–54.50 $52.55 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $505 —
1165–1240 1203 85-90% 2 34.50–40.00 $37.34 $449 —
1255 1255 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $590 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–2040 1686 6 65.00–77.00 $71.59 $1,207 —
1545–2055 1802 14 91.00–100.50 $94.52 $1,703 —
1645–2180 1872 5 80.00–89.50 $84.26 $1,577 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
892 892 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
985–1165 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 910.00–1,040.00 $980.44
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,160.00 $1,160.00
1162 1162 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 740.00 $740.00
1200–1465 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 590.00–830.00 $661.68
1080–1640 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 640.00–970.00 $828.40
1105–1660 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 630.00–1,090.00 $860.61

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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
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1200–1255 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,090.00–1,175.00 $1,110.71 —

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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.