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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 1, 2021

1,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.54/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 608 lb · 114 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.73/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 709 lb · 112 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.53/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 688 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,544 2,099 1,499
Feeder cattle 1,377 1,964 1,344
Slaughter cattle 142 120 125
Replacement cattle 25 15 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady with heavy demand on 400 & 500 lb steers. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady-1.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady-2.00 higher with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 higher 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
305–307 value added 306 4 187.50–220.00 $203.70 $623 —
310–345 332 3 165.00–180.00 $172.10 $571 +6.62
350 value added 350 3 195.00–200.00 $196.67 $688 —
370–385 378 10 165.00–180.00 $173.49 $656 +2.45
401–445 408 7 150.00–157.00 $154.79 $632 -11.42
411–416 value added 415 13 171.00–173.50 $171.57 $712 -16.98
465–480 474 5 164.00–168.00 $166.01 $787 +5.53
465–488 value added 480 13 171.00–184.00 $174.86 $839 +2.28
505–545 519 8 150.00–164.50 $160.02 $831 +4.25
505–540 value added 536 23 166.50–182.00 $168.54 $903 -5.46
550 value added 550 11 168.00 $168.00 $924 —
551–593 583 46 144.00–164.50 $157.91 $921 +3.47
600–620 value added 605 8 161.00–164.00 $161.77 $979 +2.36
600–647 621 33 135.00–157.00 $149.02 $925 +6.49
650–692 662 54 134.00–150.00 $145.58 $964 +0.40
704 value added 704 71 140.75 $140.75 $991 -1.94
705–736 718 41 125.00–135.50 $132.50 $951 +3.44
766 value added 766 13 143.50 $143.50 $1,099 —
752–788 774 8 124.00–130.50 $127.47 $987 -2.30
800–827 820 5 116.00–122.00 $120.43 $988 -7.00
865–896 887 16 115.00–122.75 $120.94 $1,073 -1.71
961–999 value added 990 71 120.00–120.30 $120.23 $1,190 —
1010–1027 1015 7 108.00–112.00 $110.84 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 —
470–495 483 2 132.00–140.00 $135.90 $656 -7.10
500–521 518 7 134.00–142.00 $139.46 $722 +6.46
565–570 568 2 100.00–140.00 $120.09 $682 -17.13
610–630 620 2 126.00–129.00 $127.52 $791 -1.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 135.00 $135.00 $344 -18.22
300–340 328 12 139.00–157.00 $151.24 $496 +4.84
369–377 374 12 144.00–148.00 $145.65 $545 -6.17
402–430 419 13 132.00–150.00 $143.52 $601 +4.06
460–497 472 31 131.00–152.00 $137.94 $651 -3.06
500–545 518 43 130.00–144.00 $136.62 $708 +5.71
515–528 value added 521 15 145.00–147.00 $145.95 $760 -3.06
553–595 582 47 128.00–141.00 $136.79 $796 +8.96
607–615 value added 607 93 133.00–139.30 $139.09 $844 +7.52
600–640 613 21 115.00–130.00 $119.81 $734 -7.08
650–687 664 15 115.00–129.00 $125.93 $836 +6.61
650–695 value added 692 82 131.00–137.00 $131.37 $909 -1.78
700–725 715 12 106.00–119.00 $113.04 $808 -5.11
727 value added 727 30 127.50 $127.50 $927 +1.39
752–796 770 15 104.00–117.00 $113.24 $872 +0.53
805 value added 805 7 117.00 $117.00 $942 —
865 865 11 112.00 $112.00 $969 —
900–911 909 5 96.00–106.50 $104.42 $949 +7.42
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 131.00 $131.00 $393 —
355–365 360 3 120.00–135.00 $125.73 $453 +2.73
430 430 1 106.00 $106.00 $456 —
465–480 472 3 118.00–124.00 $120.97 $571 -1.50
581 581 3 120.00 $120.00 $697 +1.52
625–645 635 2 93.00–113.00 $103.16 $655 +2.16
660–690 671 5 97.00–109.00 $101.18 $679 +4.54
702–725 710 3 80.00–81.00 $80.66 $573 -16.28
785 785 3 97.00 $97.00 $761 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 158.00 $158.00 $616 +3.07
410–445 428 2 145.00–154.00 $149.68 $641 -5.32
456–485 464 5 148.00–170.00 $163.29 $758 -0.74
508 value added 508 5 170.00 $170.00 $864 —
500–540 520 3 139.00–160.00 $147.06 $765 -6.14
555–590 576 14 135.00–151.50 $147.86 $852 +4.58
600–635 620 6 122.00–141.00 $136.07 $844 +1.30
670 670 2 133.00 $133.00 $891 +4.02
710–745 736 4 121.50–126.00 $122.58 $902 -3.81
780 780 1 119.00 $119.00 $928 —
825–840 829 8 102.00–108.50 $106.23 $881 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 136.00 $136.00 $510 —
405 405 2 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
455–475 465 2 103.00–135.00 $119.34 $555 —
525 525 2 125.00 $125.00 $656 +19.00
555 555 1 129.00 $129.00 $716 —
780 780 1 106.00 $106.00 $827 —
850 850 1 86.00 $86.00 $731 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1245–1780 1513 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,040.00–1,720.00 $1,440.13 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1395 1180 80-85% 3 53.50–56.50 $55.41 $654 -0.23
960–1380 1183 80-85% 25 65.50–80.00 $71.09 $841 +15.45
1055–1560 1191 80-85% 13 58.00–64.00 $61.31 $730 -3.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1635 1441 75-80% 18 66.50–76.00 $69.80 $1,006 —
1305–1770 1460 75-80% 3 61.50–65.00 $62.99 $920 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $406 -1.90
1025–1170 1113 85-90% 3 55.00–58.00 $56.38 $628 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–2005 1779 4 84.00–90.50 $87.40 $1,555 —
1525–2120 1798 6 92.00–104.50 $96.83 $1,741 —
1810 1810 1 79.50 $79.50 $1,439 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–1175 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 85.00–90.00 $87.25 $932

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
1070–1295 1226 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,319.67
1115–1475 1244 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 810.00–930.00 $875.86
1115–1665 1348 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 875.00–1,250.00 $1,124.96

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 87.00 $87.00 $284 +20.43
400 400 1 85.00 $85.00 $340 -13.64
508–522 512 7 91.00–96.00 $94.54 $484 —

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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.