Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 4, 2021

1,361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.04/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 628 lb · 155 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.18/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 677 lb · 147 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.24/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 790 lb · 84 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,361	916	1,205
Feeder cattle	1,192	841	870
Slaughter cattle	159	64	110
Replacement cattle	10	11	225

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 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
337 value added	337	2	169.00	$169.00	$570	—
325–345	338	3	150.00–160.00	$153.20	$518	—
425–431 value added	430	12	160.00–171.00	$168.08	$723	+7.08
425–448	444	6	140.00–154.00	$143.14	$636	-6.79
470–482	478	3	140.00–154.00	$144.59	$691	-9.71
455–489 value added	482	25	159.00–164.00	$159.55	$769	-4.42
516 value added	516	14	156.00	$156.00	$805	-3.88
504–543	521	29	143.00–150.00	$147.20	$767	-1.37
550 value added	550	6	155.00	$155.00	$852	—
555–598	575	17	135.00–147.50	$139.78	$804	-2.57
600–607 value added	603	30	140.50–143.50	$142.29	$858	—
600–635	616	30	130.00–137.00	$133.82	$824	-0.84
673 value added	673	51	138.50	$138.50	$932	—
650–695	679	96	124.50–134.00	$131.88	$895	-0.33
701–749	730	38	123.50–129.00	$124.76	$911	+0.29
750–794	780	35	121.50–127.75	$123.41	$963	-2.09
806–845	816	16	119.00–123.00	$121.29	$990	-1.26
858–874	870	13	116.50–123.50	$118.09	$1,027	-6.09
948	948	3	108.50	$108.50	$1,029	—
1005	1005	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,095	-0.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	2	140.00	$140.00	$423	—
485	485	1	130.00	$130.00	$630	—
525–531	530	4	125.00–125.50	$125.38	$665	+2.38
630	630	1	118.00	$118.00	$743	+8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	330	10	127.00–141.00	$136.99	$452	+10.54
350–395	373	10	130.00–145.00	$138.13	$515	+9.06
400–437	417	7	124.00–135.00	$129.40	$540	+0.25
410–441 value added	431	8	141.00–144.00	$142.90	$616	+0.60
455–495	478	13	120.00–136.00	$132.13	$632	-3.73
465–490 value added	485	16	141.00–146.00	$141.90	$688	+0.65
500–548	523	36	125.00–137.00	$133.37	$698	+6.74
551–570 value added	561	17	139.00–140.50	$139.69	$784	—
555–591	574	48	121.00–128.00	$126.24	$725	-1.13
607–636 value added	618	30	125.00–125.50	$125.19	$774	—
602–645	630	125	110.00–123.50	$121.29	$764	-0.26
652–697	665	36	110.00–122.00	$117.09	$779	+1.01
701–741	727	52	105.00–118.50	$115.50	$840	+2.86
761–765	764	9	111.00–114.50	$113.34	$866	+0.84
787–793 value added	793	75	119.75–123.50	$119.95	$951	—
805–848	839	5	104.00–111.00	$109.66	$920	—
867	867	2	100.00	$100.00	$867	-3.54

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	114.00	$114.00	$587	+4.28
570–580	574	6	100.00–117.00	$109.53	$629	-3.47
662–680	667	4	93.00–106.00	$101.77	$679	+3.77
796	796	4	100.00	$100.00	$796	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	3	140.00–145.00	$143.33	$466	—
455–468	464	3	132.00–136.00	$134.69	$625	—
572–597	585	5	129.00–134.00	$131.56	$770	-0.15
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	-4.00
660–682	666	10	116.00–123.75	$121.89	$812	—
710–737	728	3	106.00–114.50	$108.76	$792	+2.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1190	1155	80-85%	3	43.00–49.00	$45.69	$528	—
965–1380	1166	80-85%	54	60.00–73.00	$64.04	$747	—
960–1430	1193	80-85%	21	50.00–59.50	$56.11	$669	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1700	1444	75-80%	8	51.50–59.50	$57.26	$827	+8.26
1330–1825	1619	75-80%	5	61.50–65.50	$63.96	$1,036	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	85-90%	1	62.00	$62.00	$645	+11.03
1045	1045	85-90%	1	56.50	$56.50	$590	+5.53

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1780	1780	65-75%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,335	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1945	1576	7	83.50–89.00	$86.07	$1,356	—
1370–1795	1583	3	90.50–99.50	$96.57	$1,529	—
1245–1970	1620	3	74.00–78.00	$75.88	$1,229	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1477	1141	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	730.00–1,230.00	$1,053.62
1300–1630	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–925.00	$883.28

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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.