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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 11, 2021

4,159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.45/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 614 lb · 393 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.21/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 675 lb · 363 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.37/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 674 lb · 240 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,159 2,456 2,438
Feeder cattle 3,919 2,315 2,246
Slaughter cattle 155 112 147
Replacement cattle 85 29 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 value added 257 2 200.00 $200.00 $514 —
265–291 281 8 172.00–180.00 $175.86 $494 -26.66
311–345 323 5 162.50–172.50 $168.98 $546 -20.21
350–375 364 8 172.00–179.00 $173.59 $632 -4.05
401–443 value added 412 31 171.00–185.00 $174.22 $718 —
420–440 436 8 161.00–169.00 $164.24 $716 -9.99
450–495 470 23 145.00–168.00 $160.17 $753 -7.97
455–496 value added 483 25 170.00–184.00 $174.55 $843 —
507–535 value added 526 102 161.25–172.00 $163.19 $858 -11.34
510–545 539 38 142.00–161.00 $157.74 $850 -1.47
553–554 value added 553 16 162.50–164.00 $163.06 $902 —
550–593 576 153 140.00–156.00 $149.33 $860 -1.00
603–639 value added 629 71 144.50–148.00 $146.03 $919 -6.95
615–648 631 42 126.00–143.00 $136.74 $863 -4.99
650–695 675 363 130.00–140.50 $137.21 $926 -0.13
701–734 value added 724 50 132.00–136.00 $133.29 $965 —
700–747 729 109 118.00–132.00 $129.18 $942 -1.01
758–799 771 75 123.00–129.00 $126.63 $976 -3.20
804–826 value added 818 73 125.00–131.50 $127.08 $1,040 -7.17
817–840 825 40 113.50–122.00 $119.72 $988 -2.37
855–861 860 8 114.00–122.50 $121.44 $1,044 +2.22
862 value added 862 25 123.50 $123.50 $1,065 —
920–942 938 5 105.00–113.00 $111.43 $1,045 -4.44
1020 1020 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,112 -1.00
1050 1050 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 125.00 $125.00 $294 —
317 317 2 147.50 $147.50 $468 -12.50
475 475 1 139.00 $139.00 $660 -17.33
520 520 6 118.00–136.00 $133.00 $692 -11.90
550–583 570 14 110.00–137.50 $134.36 $766 -4.27
640 640 1 127.00 $127.00 $813 -1.24
651–680 659 5 117.00–124.00 $122.35 $806 -3.09
720 720 1 114.00 $114.00 $821 -0.32
890 890 1 86.00 $86.00 $765 -23.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 2 143.00 $143.00 $403 -3.59
300–345 330 6 138.00–145.00 $141.23 $466 -10.94
370 value added 370 5 157.00 $157.00 $581 —
390–396 393 12 145.00–151.00 $149.34 $587 +5.53
405–435 value added 420 46 148.50–155.00 $150.32 $631 —
405–448 429 29 132.00–145.50 $140.23 $602 -5.87
459 value added 459 5 151.50 $151.50 $695 —
452–497 481 67 130.00–145.00 $139.33 $670 -1.18
520–531 value added 529 80 141.10–145.50 $141.69 $750 -8.73
500–548 530 122 124.00–140.00 $133.26 $706 -3.80
550–590 563 77 120.00–133.50 $130.28 $733 -3.25
600–640 value added 611 189 131.00–134.40 $132.79 $811 —
600–646 616 204 116.00–130.50 $126.36 $778 +2.05
664 value added 664 85 133.60 $133.60 $887 —
653–698 680 155 115.00–127.00 $122.40 $832 +1.70
700–716 value added 714 87 120.50–124.50 $120.77 $862 —
702–745 727 44 110.00–120.00 $118.35 $860 +2.23
778 778 10 103.00–116.50 $112.45 $875 -6.42
811–835 815 11 95.00–110.00 $105.60 $861 -8.92
815 value added 815 71 116.50 $116.50 $949 —
852–855 853 3 105.00–106.00 $105.33 $898 —
905 905 4 91.00–106.00 $94.75 $857 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 130.00 $130.00 $416 -1.66
380 380 2 132.00 $132.00 $502 +6.85
415 415 2 125.00 $125.00 $519 -6.82
450–495 469 7 87.50–127.00 $118.96 $558 -6.78
540 540 3 114.00–118.00 $116.67 $630 -4.99
565–595 586 5 105.00–123.00 $112.22 $658 -6.78
605–645 623 3 112.00–115.00 $113.63 $708 +3.63
653–695 667 11 103.00–112.00 $109.40 $730 -1.07
762 762 2 100.00 $100.00 $762 -5.71
783 value added 783 20 116.75 $116.75 $914 —
895 895 4 77.00 $77.00 $689 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 147.50 $147.50 $310 —
280 280 1 155.00 $155.00 $434 -30.00
305–345 325 2 172.50–176.00 $174.14 $566 -1.23
355–380 value added 365 3 180.00–181.00 $180.32 $658 —
360–380 367 5 160.00–174.00 $166.74 $612 -20.27
425–432 430 3 166.00–168.00 $166.66 $717 -13.51
455–462 value added 460 3 175.00–185.00 $178.30 $820 —
452–498 467 32 145.00–170.00 $160.80 $751 +3.07
510–545 534 12 136.00–152.00 $143.92 $769 -3.48
562–595 570 17 134.00–142.00 $139.40 $795 -1.40
603–649 634 14 125.00–139.50 $132.74 $842 -4.00
653–685 656 21 116.00–135.00 $129.17 $847 +3.31
705–740 725 10 96.00–123.00 $115.51 $837 -6.00
770 770 4 112.00 $112.00 $862 —
851–890 857 7 100.00–103.00 $100.45 $861 —
920 920 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 —
955 955 3 102.00 $102.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
485 485 1 137.00 $137.00 $664 -5.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1335 1188 80-85% 4 46.00–53.50 $49.80 $592 +0.28
985–1575 1197 80-85% 21 52.50–59.00 $56.10 $672 +6.58
1075–1475 1222 80-85% 9 61.00–66.50 $63.29 $773 +5.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–950 900 85-90% 2 58.00 $58.00 $522 +5.43
840–1080 948 85-90% 4 42.00–49.00 $45.42 $431 -18.15
830–1195 955 85-90% 9 50.00–55.50 $53.25 $509 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1562 1436 75-80% 6 55.00–59.50 $57.78 $830 —
1345–1925 1519 75-80% 8 61.50–71.00 $64.93 $986 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1780 1493 3 74.00–80.00 $76.96 $1,149 —
1135–2270 1759 11 81.50–88.50 $85.85 $1,510 —
1690–2070 1932 3 91.00–93.50 $92.07 $1,779 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1195 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 480.00–750.00 $559.47
947–1165 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 590.00 $590.00
880–1276 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 580.00–840.00 $758.14
1080–1213 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 570.00–750.00 $659.11

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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
957–1275 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 770.00–1,300.00 $1,039.17 —

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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.