Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 8, 2021

1,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.88/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 826 lb · 79 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.92/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 672 lb · 66 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.01/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 618 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,080	1,235	1,562
Feeder cattle	923	1,126	1,327
Slaughter cattle	150	94	190
Replacement cattle	7	15	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to June 24th feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher 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
325	325	1	160.00	$160.00	$520	-5.00
395	395	3	143.00–157.00	$152.33	$602	—
425–447	441	10	160.00–169.00	$165.94	$732	+4.46
453–470 value added	460	6	174.00–176.00	$175.32	$806	+3.24
460–482	475	3	155.00–157.00	$156.35	$743	-5.87
507 value added	507	2	174.00	$174.00	$882	+9.05
503–548	521	22	150.00–167.00	$156.91	$818	-0.53
553 value added	553	3	170.00	$170.00	$940	—
554–596	567	43	148.00–163.00	$159.14	$902	+5.75
605–646	626	30	149.00–160.00	$156.03	$977	+3.76
655–686	663	33	144.00–157.50	$151.43	$1,004	+12.44
725–742	737	18	135.00–142.00	$140.01	$1,032	+7.82
741–746 value added	743	17	144.50–146.00	$145.29	$1,080	—
760–764	762	9	136.50–137.00	$136.72	$1,042	-0.72
781 value added	781	14	143.75	$143.75	$1,123	—
810–843	822	17	134.00–138.00	$135.74	$1,116	+7.08
811–831 value added	827	62	140.25–144.25	$141.01	$1,166	+8.15
957	957	8	122.00–128.50	$126.88	$1,214	-4.12
1010	1010	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	137.00	$137.00	$500	-5.98
435	435	1	127.50	$127.50	$555	+9.50
460–485	473	2	132.50–140.00	$136.35	$645	-2.65
520	520	1	145.00	$145.00	$754	—
590	590	1	140.00	$140.00	$826	+8.58
680	680	1	135.00	$135.00	$918	+9.52
770	770	1	116.00	$116.00	$893	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	160.00	$160.00	$344	—
310	310	1	152.50	$152.50	$473	+4.10
375	375	1	145.00	$145.00	$544	+3.07
406 value added	406	3	163.00	$163.00	$662	—
410–445	433	3	133.00–150.00	$144.64	$626	+4.64
454–495	479	42	139.00–155.00	$146.63	$702	+0.08
508–536 value added	523	51	150.00–154.00	$150.87	$789	+1.95
502–541	527	10	132.00–150.00	$143.98	$759	+6.12
553–562 value added	557	16	151.00–154.25	$152.62	$850	+4.27
552–595	571	30	128.00–146.00	$139.23	$795	+4.71
603 value added	603	23	150.00	$150.00	$904	—
600–645	627	40	124.00–142.50	$132.69	$832	-2.23
650–695	672	66	130.00–140.30	$139.92	$940	+2.90
700–744	727	15	120.00–134.00	$128.73	$936	+3.36
731 value added	731	22	136.00	$136.00	$994	—
815–828 value added	825	20	127.25	$127.25	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	122.50	$122.50	$416	—
415–440	428	2	110.00–130.00	$120.29	$515	—
475	475	1	120.00	$120.00	$570	—
560–585	573	2	123.00–125.00	$124.02	$711	—
620	620	1	117.00	$117.00	$725	—
685–690	688	3	104.00–120.00	$114.36	$787	—
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	—
750–755	753	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$836	+1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	152.50	$152.50	$587	—
440	440	1	160.00	$160.00	$704	+11.72
470–487	481	3	138.00–145.00	$142.72	$686	-12.28
530–545	541	4	134.00–150.50	$143.04	$774	-9.59
561–598	577	10	138.00–156.00	$146.51	$845	+0.85
610–638	631	4	139.00–143.00	$142.03	$896	+2.79
670–693	690	21	130.00–142.00	$136.42	$941	+6.95
725–745	733	7	122.00–138.00	$130.89	$959	+3.91
807	807	2	109.00	$109.00	$880	-2.51
880–890	885	2	99.00–106.00	$102.48	$907	—
990	990	1	91.00	$91.00	$901	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1420	1420	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	1	100.00	$100.00	$770	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1370	1226	80-85%	30	71.00–80.00	$75.64	$927	+9.01
1145–1470	1280	80-85%	12	64.50–69.00	$67.37	$862	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1735	1449	75-80%	20	70.00–80.50	$74.53	$1,080	—
1385–1780	1574	75-80%	7	63.50–68.00	$65.85	$1,036	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$510	+2.36
915–985	945	85-90%	3	65.50–69.00	$67.20	$635	—
1020–1265	1143	85-90%	2	73.00–74.00	$73.45	$840	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,037	—
1640–2150	1895	2	95.00–98.50	$96.51	$1,829	-10.81
1810–2265	2008	7	102.50–112.50	$106.43	$2,137	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—

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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.