Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 21, 2021

788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.92/cwt +14.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 825 lb · 63 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.99/cwt +12.02 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 610 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.48/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 527 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	788	2,436	1,982
Feeder cattle	673	2,126	1,760
Slaughter cattle	90	240	160
Replacement cattle	25	70	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	150.00–156.00	$153.17	$334	—
300–336	327	4	140.00–150.00	$142.29	$465	-7.67
381	381	3	144.00	$144.00	$549	-5.39
387 value added	387	9	163.50	$163.50	$633	+6.50
402 value added	402	7	159.50	$159.50	$641	+2.60
430	430	1	141.00	$141.00	$606	-7.24
465 value added	465	4	158.00	$158.00	$735	+4.40
450–498	478	13	135.00–149.00	$143.05	$684	-3.93
511–540 value added	524	28	147.00–153.50	$150.39	$788	-6.09
530–536	533	11	140.00–145.00	$143.63	$766	+6.23
550–595	585	19	130.00–143.00	$137.35	$803	+2.27
600 value added	600	13	142.50	$142.50	$855	—
610–640	615	28	127.00–139.00	$135.89	$836	+9.92
655–692	670	37	125.00–136.00	$131.95	$884	+7.01
702–742	729	34	118.00–127.00	$123.81	$903	+1.71
750–796	773	24	116.00–126.50	$124.00	$959	+7.78
811	811	4	114.00	$114.00	$925	-1.08
826 value added	826	59	131.00	$131.00	$1,082	—
853–887	860	10	108.50–118.00	$116.04	$998	-1.25
900–935	928	8	102.00–108.75	$107.71	$1,000	+3.51
960–980	970	3	102.00–104.00	$103.00	$999	—
1042	1042	2	94.50	$94.50	$985	-5.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	132.00	$132.00	$350	—
493–495	493	5	122.00–130.00	$128.39	$633	—
510–525	518	2	123.00–125.00	$124.01	$642	+8.34
585–595	590	2	126.00–129.00	$127.49	$752	+11.59
615	615	1	122.00	$122.00	$750	+6.50
667	667	2	119.00	$119.00	$794	+4.46
745	745	1	101.00	$101.00	$752	-4.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–271	263	7	135.00–143.00	$139.18	$366	+16.76
320–340	330	2	120.00–128.00	$123.88	$409	+2.88
375–395	387	9	123.00–139.00	$131.60	$509	-1.51
413 value added	413	4	140.50	$140.50	$580	—
400–430	418	9	128.00–133.00	$130.86	$547	-0.68
450–493	470	19	120.00–129.50	$127.49	$599	-2.92
500–546	525	18	120.00–132.50	$127.23	$668	-0.55
531 value added	531	4	134.50	$134.50	$714	—
555–599	579	27	120.00–128.00	$124.81	$723	+4.45
601–645	630	22	114.00–120.50	$119.63	$754	+0.43
660–695	675	13	102.00–115.00	$107.07	$723	-8.60
715–735	725	2	100.00	$100.00	$725	-10.66
755–770	764	8	90.00–112.50	$104.10	$795	-5.47
802	802	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,027	—
875	875	1	85.00	$85.00	$744	—
925	925	2	96.00	$96.00	$888	+4.00
970	970	1	90.00	$90.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	107.50	$107.50	$366	+2.50
370	370	1	103.00	$103.00	$381	+12.00
485	485	1	111.00	$111.00	$538	+4.43
500–545	523	4	113.00–116.00	$114.56	$599	+11.29
565–570	569	4	89.00–111.00	$102.51	$583	-7.49
620	620	1	90.00	$90.00	$558	-15.00
680–695	688	3	85.00–100.00	$92.63	$637	-9.04
715–745	730	2	73.00–86.00	$79.63	$581	+10.92
755–775	768	7	83.00–87.00	$84.43	$648	+5.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	155.00	$155.00	$310	—
305	305	1	140.00	$140.00	$427	+15.00
352–375	360	3	127.00–152.00	$143.31	$516	-3.12
422–443 value added	436	6	157.00–160.00	$159.03	$693	+3.28
455–475	464	7	128.00–138.00	$133.67	$620	-7.87
505–530	523	5	120.00–137.00	$124.30	$650	-5.95
550–582	566	10	115.00–131.00	$123.62	$700	-4.90
685	685	1	115.00	$115.00	$788	+4.86
720	720	1	112.00	$112.00	$806	+4.59
761	761	3	104.00	$104.00	$791	+1.04

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	114.00	$114.00	$678	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1300	1167	80-85%	9	51.00–55.50	$53.32	$622	—
1090–1360	1206	80-85%	13	56.00–63.50	$58.88	$710	+12.08
1260	1260	80-85%	1	46.00	$46.00	$580	-11.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1810	1504	75-80%	7	57.00–62.00	$58.59	$881	—
1360–1790	1521	75-80%	8	50.00–54.50	$53.07	$807	—
1460–1625	1543	75-80%	2	37.00–48.00	$42.79	$660	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$348	—
1025	1025	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$512	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1510	1355	2	74.50–75.00	$74.72	$1,012	—
1265–2075	1606	5	80.00–90.50	$84.87	$1,363	—
1625–2055	1921	4	92.00–97.50	$93.66	$1,799	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1410	1202	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–780.00	$725.95
1075–1350	1227	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–1,225.00	$956.87
1120–1467	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	650.00–1,375.00	$981.92

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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
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	60.00	$60.00	$231	—
487	487	1	52.50	$52.50	$256	—
620	620	1	46.00	$46.00	$285	—

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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.