Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 6, 2021

1,011 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.36/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 815 lb · 60 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.48/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 689 lb · 55 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.28/cwt +10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 674 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,011	1,749	1,742
Feeder cattle	761	1,557	1,510
Slaughter cattle	152	120	170
Replacement cattle	98	72	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher; yearling steers over 700 lbs steady. Feeder Heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with moderate 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
267–290	279	4	180.00–188.00	$183.83	$513	+11.33
320–345	333	2	165.00–182.50	$174.08	$580	+16.58
360–375	370	9	163.00–175.00	$168.37	$623	+9.83
426–441 value added	427	16	173.00–175.00	$173.41	$740	+8.41
400–442	430	5	152.00–166.00	$159.84	$687	+10.93
470–490	481	7	154.00–161.00	$156.41	$752	+5.30
495 value added	495	16	164.50	$164.50	$814	—
505–515 value added	512	20	160.00–170.00	$160.49	$822	-2.12
500–545	524	13	146.00–159.00	$153.14	$802	-0.34
556 value added	556	5	160.00	$160.00	$890	—
555–590	565	15	142.00–151.50	$147.88	$836	-0.62
602–615 value added	606	6	148.50–151.50	$149.51	$906	+4.01
600–645	620	21	130.00–147.00	$137.58	$853	+0.08
650–694	674	41	130.00–143.00	$138.28	$932	+10.15
723–730	726	5	117.00–121.00	$118.40	$860	-5.83
755–790	786	20	118.00–121.75	$121.48	$955	-3.44
814	814	5	120.00	$120.00	$977	+2.96
800–845 value added	815	55	123.00–124.00	$123.66	$1,008	-1.34
850–877	868	3	112.00–113.00	$112.67	$978	-4.41
973	973	4	110.00	$110.00	$1,070	+2.00
1205	1205	12	96.00	$96.00	$1,157	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	433	5	129.00–140.00	$135.45	$586	-0.91
465	465	1	106.00	$106.00	$493	-1.03
520–525	523	2	127.00–136.00	$131.52	$688	+3.45
585	585	1	119.00	$119.00	$696	-9.51
645	645	1	109.00	$109.00	$703	-12.54
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	-1.04
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	-1.00
820	820	1	107.00	$107.00	$877	—
863	863	3	89.00	$89.00	$768	—
1055	1055	1	89.00	$89.00	$939	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	337	8	140.00–156.00	$149.47	$504	+14.28
380	380	3	142.00–147.00	$145.33	$552	-1.98
405–415 value added	410	2	150.00	$150.00	$615	—
415–438	433	24	127.00–145.00	$140.20	$607	-1.63
451–495	477	34	128.00–145.50	$138.87	$662	+2.59
508 value added	508	5	145.00	$145.00	$737	+3.00
507–548	517	16	120.00–140.00	$131.84	$682	-0.11
555–598	573	36	129.00–132.50	$130.82	$750	-1.66
606–639	626	18	122.00–138.00	$130.08	$814	-0.87
661–696	689	55	112.00–125.25	$122.48	$844	-2.52
702–743	726	14	108.00–112.00	$109.65	$796	-1.00
764–791	768	23	110.00–117.00	$116.06	$891	-2.72
828	828	3	100.00	$100.00	$828	-2.33
880	880	6	117.00	$117.00	$1,030	—
982	982	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,021	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–392	384	5	121.00–130.00	$126.88	$487	—
555–595	582	6	100.00–117.00	$109.96	$640	-7.54
605	605	1	102.00	$102.00	$617	-0.46
665–695	678	9	86.00–106.00	$99.44	$674	-4.89
702–705	703	3	89.00–95.00	$92.99	$654	—
780–790	785	2	90.00–95.00	$92.52	$726	+0.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	330	3	165.00–168.00	$165.97	$548	+13.81
380	380	1	155.00	$155.00	$589	+3.05
415	415	5	165.00–168.00	$166.00	$689	+15.35
454–465	456	7	150.00–159.50	$158.11	$721	+6.37
505–520	511	5	125.00–144.00	$136.41	$697	-1.38
585	585	2	128.00	$128.00	$749	-10.95
608–635	617	7	122.00–135.00	$131.93	$814	+4.33
655–690	687	11	125.00–125.50	$125.46	$862	-0.04
730–731	731	5	112.00–118.00	$115.60	$845	—
886	886	5	98.00	$98.00	$868	—
935	935	1	92.00	$92.00	$860	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	139.00	$139.00	$500	+8.00
473	473	3	134.00	$134.00	$634	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1400	1229	80-85%	7	52.00–60.00	$57.11	$702	-13.10
1040–1435	1236	80-85%	29	61.50–67.50	$64.82	$801	-20.68
1095–1345	1268	80-85%	8	68.00–75.50	$70.81	$898	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1725	1517	75-80%	13	70.50–76.00	$72.88	$1,106	+6.79
1350–1900	1549	75-80%	23	62.00–69.50	$66.09	$1,024	—
1365–1805	1567	75-80%	3	54.00–59.00	$56.50	$885	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1075	938	85-90%	3	45.00–52.00	$48.72	$457	—
915–1210	1056	85-90%	7	52.50–59.00	$56.19	$593	-0.63
1010–1255	1081	85-90%	5	62.50–65.50	$64.04	$692	+7.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1585	1510	2	71.00–78.00	$74.67	$1,128	—
1335–2030	1639	4	84.50–87.50	$85.29	$1,398	—
1695–2560	1980	7	93.00–112.00	$99.05	$1,961	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1192	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–860.00	$800.09
985–1525	1171	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	875.00–1,425.00	$1,136.54
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
900–1250	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–2,000.00	$1,825.95	—
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1050–1150	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,400.00	$1,230.11	-219.89
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,950.00	$1,950.00	+633.43
1000–1250	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,394.44	—

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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.