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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 15, 2021

2,102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.44/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 528 lb · 133 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.40/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 620 lb · 133 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.87/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 618 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,102 2,183 1,588
Feeder cattle 1,886 1,972 1,476
Slaughter cattle 179 131 100
Replacement cattle 37 80 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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
230 230 2 230.00 $230.00 $529 +41.38
275–295 283 4 215.00–219.00 $217.96 $617 +19.72
305 fancy 305 1 212.50 $212.50 $648 —
320–345 339 8 190.00–204.00 $200.11 $678 +22.91
370–395 387 10 183.00–194.00 $191.83 $742 +13.21
400–447 420 37 174.00–191.00 $184.60 $775 +18.93
458–495 466 66 171.00–181.50 $176.52 $823 +8.02
512 fancy 512 2 181.00 $181.00 $927 —
500–549 528 113 154.00–171.50 $167.15 $883 +7.27
520–547 value added 528 18 173.00–176.00 $175.14 $925 +0.52
555 value added 555 16 181.50 $181.50 $1,007 +10.45
552–599 576 22 155.00–167.00 $159.81 $921 +0.63
606–634 value added 617 55 170.00–171.50 $170.70 $1,053 +3.90
602–648 622 78 149.00–165.00 $159.96 $995 +5.81
650–698 672 48 142.00–159.00 $151.69 $1,019 -2.46
709–715 value added 710 41 149.50–150.00 $149.94 $1,065 -5.54
700–740 722 63 130.00–145.00 $140.43 $1,014 -1.31
760–796 778 24 124.00–138.00 $131.99 $1,027 -4.56
808–823 813 19 124.00–136.50 $131.61 $1,070 +9.29
851–880 853 12 118.00–130.00 $128.97 $1,100 +1.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 188.00 $188.00 $498 —
310–320 315 2 180.00–187.50 $183.69 $579 —
385 385 1 175.00 $175.00 $674 +17.50
430–435 432 3 161.00–170.00 $164.49 $711 +11.49
455–495 476 8 160.00–169.00 $163.34 $777 +15.60
500–540 520 12 143.00–152.00 $148.58 $773 +3.58
551–595 565 21 140.00–150.50 $147.75 $835 +3.92
600–630 612 9 135.00–145.00 $140.70 $861 +11.70
652–665 656 3 130.00–139.00 $133.04 $873 +1.54
705–727 714 6 122.00–128.00 $125.31 $895 +0.31
855 855 1 102.00 $102.00 $872 —
925 925 1 102.00 $102.00 $944 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–280 261 4 150.00–161.00 $154.75 $404 -10.25
334–347 338 7 144.00–150.00 $148.24 $501 -5.64
347 fancy 347 10 167.00 $167.00 $579 —
350–395 370 23 144.00–155.00 $151.97 $562 -8.05
400–445 415 32 144.00–160.00 $151.05 $627 +2.72
416–431 fancy 425 7 163.50–167.00 $165.53 $704 —
450–496 480 82 140.00–157.00 $150.84 $724 +0.36
500–547 522 105 140.50–157.50 $153.15 $799 +14.13
578 value added 578 7 155.50 $155.50 $899 +3.00
550–598 583 86 130.00–145.75 $140.78 $821 +0.93
604 value added 604 21 145.75 $145.75 $880 +5.70
600–647 621 98 122.00–138.00 $133.75 $831 +0.34
660–697 678 71 118.00–134.50 $128.99 $875 +2.21
700–747 720 41 113.00–128.00 $121.39 $874 -2.99
752–780 765 6 115.00–125.50 $119.80 $916 -5.68
823 value added 823 29 125.00 $125.00 $1,029 —
815–845 825 10 104.00–118.00 $112.50 $928 -2.29
895 895 2 108.00 $108.00 $967 -7.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 140.00 $140.00 $322 —
285 285 1 147.50 $147.50 $420 —
360–380 368 4 130.00–137.00 $134.72 $496 -1.28
400–437 423 10 130.00–140.00 $134.97 $571 +2.04
450–490 470 31 131.00–139.00 $136.30 $641 +23.80
500–545 526 18 130.00–136.00 $132.62 $698 —
550–595 573 19 113.00–135.50 $120.89 $693 -0.42
615–630 618 6 107.00–118.00 $112.84 $697 —
655–695 669 13 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $752 -1.86
715–736 732 6 104.00–111.00 $109.18 $799 +3.18
757–775 768 5 106.00–107.00 $106.61 $819 +5.61
880–890 885 2 90.00–93.00 $91.51 $810 —
942 942 2 94.50 $94.50 $890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 192.50 $192.50 $472 —
250 250 1 212.50 $212.50 $531 —
325 fancy 325 3 220.00 $220.00 $715 —
370–391 384 5 175.00–184.00 $181.28 $696 +12.28
431 431 4 175.00 $175.00 $754 —
455–465 457 5 160.00–176.00 $170.78 $780 +10.04
510–520 516 5 155.00–162.00 $158.37 $817 -3.43
550–590 565 9 141.00–157.00 $153.02 $865 +1.71
605–615 610 4 133.00–141.00 $137.98 $842 -13.65
670–695 682 6 127.00–138.00 $134.45 $917 -1.49
705–710 709 4 124.00–134.00 $127.99 $907 -6.20
755–782 769 4 125.00–128.00 $126.47 $973 +3.97
815–835 826 10 102.00–114.00 $109.18 $902 -12.82
850–880 865 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $999 -1.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 159.00 $159.00 $549 —
380 380 1 167.50 $167.50 $636 —
475 475 2 167.00 $167.00 $793 —
545 545 2 148.00 $148.00 $807 +13.00
580 580 1 128.00 $128.00 $742 —
605 605 1 106.00 $106.00 $641 —
660–695 688 5 114.00–120.00 $115.15 $792 —
960–985 973 2 95.00–97.00 $96.01 $934 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1355 1137 80-85% 13 50.00–58.00 $55.67 $633 —
1030–1450 1238 80-85% 56 60.00–69.50 $65.48 $811 -0.88
1155–1455 1305 80-85% 24 70.00–75.00 $72.68 $948 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1010 896 85-90% 5 45.00–50.00 $46.63 $418 —
930–975 948 85-90% 3 65.50–69.00 $67.47 $640 —
730–1045 965 85-90% 12 55.50–64.50 $59.61 $575 -6.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1660 1541 75-80% 7 63.00–69.50 $67.43 $1,039 —
1455–1865 1580 75-80% 9 72.00–78.00 $74.22 $1,173 +6.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1950 1699 8 91.50–98.50 $94.78 $1,610 —
1475–2000 1759 4 99.50–106.50 $102.79 $1,808 +2.20
1565–1935 1803 5 84.50–88.00 $86.62 $1,562 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 83.00 $83.00 $855

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1400 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 480.00–900.00 $748.49
965–1480 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 710.00–880.00 $786.57
1280–1315 1298 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 790.00–1,050.00 $918.25

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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
1170–1315 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 875.00–1,150.00 $995.25 -292.05
1040–1565 1363 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 740.00–1,270.00 $1,080.14 —

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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.