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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

2,456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.88/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 571 lb · 208 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.83/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 783 lb · 155 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.33/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 627 lb · 141 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,456 2,017 1,968
Feeder cattle 2,315 1,797 1,820
Slaughter cattle 112 175 88
Replacement cattle 29 45 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 200.00–205.00 $202.52 $563 +42.52
315–337 326 4 182.00–192.50 $189.19 $617 +11.19
356–395 fancy 366 7 187.00–190.00 $188.98 $692 —
350–395 374 15 167.00–185.00 $177.64 $664 +6.34
401 fancy 401 3 197.50 $197.50 $792 —
400–440 417 31 167.00–182.00 $174.23 $727 +11.65
455–497 477 47 160.00–175.00 $168.14 $802 +4.97
500–513 value added 509 28 172.00–177.00 $174.53 $888 +12.26
500–546 527 74 150.00–165.00 $159.21 $839 +7.96
550–594 581 86 142.00–159.00 $150.33 $873 -0.19
607–610 value added 608 20 151.00–156.00 $152.98 $930 +6.51
601–645 630 121 132.00–148.00 $141.73 $893 +1.61
650–690 662 75 128.00–142.00 $137.34 $909 +0.27
701–745 723 98 120.00–134.00 $130.19 $941 +0.92
750–798 783 155 120.00–135.00 $129.83 $1,017 +0.54
807 value added 807 63 134.25 $134.25 $1,083 +4.75
800–840 830 21 120.00–133.00 $122.09 $1,013 -2.48
855–886 875 50 113.00–122.00 $119.22 $1,043 -4.30
913–937 922 6 111.00–121.00 $115.87 $1,068 +11.37
960–962 961 4 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $1,091 -0.50
1010 1010 2 106.00–114.00 $110.00 $1,111 —
1205–1235 1220 2 103.50–107.50 $105.52 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 +46.00
350–395 377 3 150.00–155.00 $152.23 $574 —
415–435 428 8 159.00–166.00 $161.90 $693 +16.90
470–493 485 15 151.00–159.00 $156.33 $758 +26.95
510–540 524 8 140.00–149.00 $144.90 $759 +13.37
550–578 570 13 137.00–140.00 $138.63 $790 +6.63
600–645 614 8 125.00–130.00 $128.24 $787 —
677–695 682 17 123.00–127.00 $125.44 $856 +0.07
700–742 723 7 110.00–118.00 $114.32 $827 -2.68
755–790 777 7 105.00–118.00 $114.48 $890 —
807–837 825 14 110.00–117.00 $114.30 $943 —
860–895 878 2 108.00–110.00 $109.02 $957 —
910 910 1 101.00 $101.00 $919 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 150.00 $150.00 $334 —
255–285 273 4 142.00–153.00 $146.59 $400 +7.32
315–335 319 11 150.00–153.00 $152.17 $485 +2.17
353 fancy 353 5 159.00 $159.00 $561 —
355–395 377 23 136.00–150.00 $143.81 $542 -2.37
408–448 431 46 139.00–151.00 $146.10 $630 +5.45
448 fancy 448 14 153.00 $153.00 $685 —
460–495 475 42 132.00–147.00 $140.51 $667 +2.29
475–498 fancy 495 7 148.00–151.00 $150.59 $745 —
500–548 521 101 128.00–144.50 $137.06 $714 +0.14
525–538 value added 537 19 149.00–150.50 $150.42 $808 +7.67
555–567 value added 566 8 142.50–144.00 $142.68 $808 —
550–596 571 200 122.00–138.00 $133.53 $762 +0.85
600–643 624 123 115.00–130.00 $124.31 $776 -0.78
656–696 669 127 114.00–128.00 $120.70 $807 -5.15
712–745 721 22 110.00–120.00 $116.12 $837 +3.63
750–795 763 83 109.00–123.00 $118.87 $907 +2.14
800–843 815 20 107.00–120.00 $114.52 $933 +7.36
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 127.50–136.00 $131.66 $445 —
350–380 366 7 125.00–126.00 $125.15 $458 -11.85
410–445 428 12 127.00–134.00 $131.82 $564 —
455–492 480 11 120.00–129.00 $125.74 $604 —
510–545 536 5 117.00–124.00 $121.66 $652 —
560 560 1 119.00 $119.00 $666 +1.00
625–645 635 2 110.00 $110.00 $698 ±0.00
655–697 682 16 102.00–114.00 $110.47 $753 +1.54
710–740 725 4 103.00–105.00 $103.51 $750 —
770–790 781 7 105.00–107.00 $105.71 $826 +4.73
810 810 1 99.00 $99.00 $802 +5.00
920 920 1 95.00 $95.00 $874 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,026 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 2 185.00 $185.00 $503 —
327–345 335 5 171.00–181.00 $175.37 $587 +13.37
350–390 372 6 183.00–191.00 $187.01 $696 +17.17
405–447 435 5 178.00–187.50 $180.17 $784 —
452–490 468 9 151.00–166.00 $157.73 $738 -2.91
515–545 534 9 144.00–152.00 $147.40 $787 -1.50
550–590 574 14 135.00–146.00 $140.80 $808 +1.85
605–628 614 20 128.00–140.00 $136.74 $840 +6.74
665–690 677 10 120.00–129.00 $125.86 $852 +2.62
700–710 704 6 117.00–123.00 $121.51 $855 +6.51
805 805 1 114.00 $114.00 $918 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 389 7 150.00–162.00 $160.44 $624 —
450–470 460 2 142.00–143.00 $142.49 $655 —
500–535 522 3 125.00–133.00 $129.08 $674 —
575–595 585 2 124.00–128.00 $126.03 $737 +26.03
677–687 682 4 105.00–111.00 $107.98 $736 —
825 825 1 103.00 $103.00 $850 —
888 888 4 84.00 $84.00 $746 —
915–930 923 3 90.00–95.00 $92.01 $849 —
955 955 1 84.00 $84.00 $802 —
1065 1065 1 80.00 $80.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1260–1765 1458 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,110.00–1,375.00 $1,275.54 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1390 1182 80-85% 9 47.00–53.50 $49.52 $585 +0.62
995–1475 1245 80-85% 41 54.00–62.50 $57.98 $722 —
1110–1370 1260 80-85% 8 63.00–70.00 $66.14 $833 +1.06
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–1030 930 85-90% 5 50.50–55.00 $52.57 $489 —
810–1020 936 85-90% 8 43.50–49.00 $46.66 $437 —
905–1015 943 85-90% 3 61.00–68.00 $63.57 $599 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $886 +0.25
1470–1660 1560 75-80% 7 58.50–64.50 $62.03 $968 +5.28
1655 1655 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,109 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–2460 1550 4 72.00–76.00 $74.50 $1,155 —
1345–2440 1731 7 84.00–91.50 $87.55 $1,515 —
1680–2065 1864 4 92.00–95.50 $94.11 $1,754 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 71.00 $71.00 $756

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1190–1325 1256 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 650.00–990.00 $816.67
1030–1730 1434 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 800.00–1,125.00 $960.79

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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
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.