Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 25, 2021

2,099 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.34/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 819 lb · 167 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.18/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 685 lb · 160 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.03/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 620 lb · 131 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,099	2,315	1,089
Feeder cattle	1,964	2,115	794
Slaughter cattle	120	120	275
Replacement cattle	15	80	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady; 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
265	265	2	167.50	$167.50	$444	+0.95
305–345	323	7	160.00–170.00	$165.48	$535	-6.34
343 value added	343	4	188.00	$188.00	$645	+6.00
355–385	368	3	166.00–175.00	$171.04	$629	+2.89
375–390 value added	386	7	180.00–182.00	$180.70	$698	—
400–415 value added	406	6	177.00–201.00	$188.55	$766	+9.77
425–445	435	2	164.50–168.00	$166.21	$723	+1.50
470–495	489	5	153.00–167.00	$160.48	$785	-0.94
460–497 value added	491	11	171.00–181.00	$172.58	$847	-2.42
526 value added	526	9	174.00	$174.00	$915	+7.52
505–543	533	14	148.00–158.00	$155.77	$830	+2.86
550–596	582	77	145.00–161.00	$154.44	$899	+0.38
605–635 value added	618	46	157.00–161.00	$159.41	$985	+2.45
603–640	624	56	135.00–155.50	$142.53	$889	-2.33
658–699	685	160	135.00–150.00	$145.18	$994	+5.24
705–746	726	23	125.00–135.00	$129.06	$937	+3.91
725–736 value added	733	89	138.00–143.50	$142.69	$1,046	+7.41
751–788	764	46	127.00–133.00	$129.77	$991	-0.72
812–834 value added	817	137	130.00–132.00	$130.98	$1,070	-1.02
805–843	828	30	123.00–128.00	$127.43	$1,055	+2.10
860–887	874	17	121.00–123.00	$122.65	$1,072	-2.35
912 value added	912	57	127.85	$127.85	$1,166	—
915	915	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,043	+12.00
980	980	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,117	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	157.50	$157.50	$614	—
455	455	1	143.00	$143.00	$651	—
510	510	1	133.00	$133.00	$678	—
551–580	565	6	135.00–141.00	$137.22	$775	-0.29
647–648	648	5	127.00–133.00	$129.40	$839	+0.40
655	655	2	125.00	$125.00	$819	-1.37
710	710	1	114.00	$114.00	$809	-2.00
775–785	778	4	117.00–121.00	$118.01	$918	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	270	3	142.50–158.00	$153.22	$414	—
300–330	314	4	144.00–149.00	$146.40	$460	+0.70
326–337 value added	330	5	160.00–163.50	$161.43	$533	—
365–395 value added	372	5	158.00–165.00	$162.12	$603	—
364–395	374	11	145.00–155.00	$151.82	$568	+7.13
400–445	422	9	132.00–146.00	$139.46	$589	+4.28
420–435 value added	428	2	150.00–154.00	$151.96	$650	+3.96
451–476	460	26	134.00–148.00	$141.00	$649	+1.62
472 value added	472	17	148.00	$148.00	$699	+1.30
501–510 value added	502	26	141.00–150.75	$149.01	$748	+5.23
500–532	516	33	124.00–140.00	$130.91	$675	-0.64
566–591	578	21	123.00–132.00	$127.83	$739	-4.56
608–636 value added	610	60	131.50–132.50	$131.57	$803	+0.87
601–640	628	71	115.00–130.00	$126.89	$797	+3.54
650–695	670	20	113.00–126.00	$119.32	$799	-0.40
677–682 value added	678	17	132.00–133.50	$133.15	$903	+1.65
706–722 value added	707	96	125.90–128.00	$126.11	$892	—
702–748	719	31	110.00–125.00	$118.15	$849	+3.73
775–785	784	10	105.00–114.50	$112.71	$884	+0.58
811–845	812	35	100.00–110.00	$109.70	$891	-3.99
900	900	1	97.00	$97.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	123.00	$123.00	$480	—
460–480	468	4	113.00–130.00	$122.47	$573	+5.47
510–547	527	8	113.00–122.00	$118.06	$622	+4.55
560–590	576	9	107.50–122.00	$118.48	$682	+5.39
600	600	1	101.00	$101.00	$606	—
650–695	678	9	82.00–103.00	$96.64	$655	-13.36
700–743	724	22	90.00–110.00	$96.94	$702	—
790	790	1	99.00	$99.00	$782	+15.00
830–845	840	3	88.00–93.00	$91.35	$767	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	162.50–170.00	$166.28	$545	+11.02
365–395	388	6	148.00–166.00	$154.93	$601	-4.00
425	425	1	155.00	$155.00	$659	+0.97
445 value added	445	1	184.00	$184.00	$819	+3.00
450 value added	450	1	179.00	$179.00	$806	—
467–476	473	6	160.00–167.00	$164.03	$776	+5.97
502–542	521	19	140.00–164.00	$153.20	$798	+6.28
558–595	578	23	135.00–156.00	$143.28	$828	+13.28
600–647	625	29	120.00–145.00	$134.77	$842	+4.44
655–682	674	5	125.00–134.00	$128.98	$869	+4.98
712–745	723	8	122.00–128.00	$126.39	$914	+12.89
863–875	867	6	102.00–105.00	$103.99	$902	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	106.00	$106.00	$567	-8.00
668	668	3	121.50	$121.50	$812	—
885	885	1	86.00	$86.00	$761	—
915	915	1	64.00	$64.00	$586	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1130	1115	80-85%	2	49.50–51.00	$50.26	$560	—
1020–1335	1174	80-85%	9	52.00–60.00	$55.64	$653	-8.27
1020–1340	1196	80-85%	11	61.00–69.50	$64.46	$771	+0.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1745	1521	75-80%	18	61.50–75.00	$66.09	$1,005	+1.29
1325–1655	1522	75-80%	3	55.00–60.50	$56.78	$864	-8.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1020	913	85-90%	3	50.00	$50.00	$456	+3.89
985–1085	1035	85-90%	2	40.00–44.00	$41.90	$434	-12.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1785	1446	5	74.50–79.50	$77.96	$1,127	—
1510–1950	1694	7	83.50–89.50	$86.70	$1,469	+12.72
1845–1885	1865	2	91.50–94.00	$92.74	$1,730	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00
785–1155	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	710.00–875.00	$781.29
1075–1160	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–960.00	$888.77
1050–1555	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	730.00–1,090.00	$878.78
1415	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00

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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
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00	+150.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	-199.85

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	332	3	60.00–77.50	$66.57	$221	—
400–418	417	12	83.00–100.00	$98.64	$411	—
460	460	2	85.00	$85.00	$391	—
953	953	4	70.00	$70.00	$667	—

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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.