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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 15, 2021

1,816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.68/cwt +6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 788 lb · 301 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.16/cwt ≈ $1,278/hd at 874 lb · 183 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.12/cwt +15.24 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 579 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,816 1,080 1,182
Feeder cattle 1,541 923 1,071
Slaughter cattle 152 150 68
Replacement cattle 123 7 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good 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
285 285 1 165.00 $165.00 $470 —
335 335 1 174.00 $174.00 $583 +14.00
375–399 393 9 159.00–170.00 $167.51 $658 +15.18
410 fancy 410 2 177.00 $177.00 $726 —
420–440 426 7 160.00–173.00 $167.25 $712 +1.31
466–495 485 29 155.00–170.50 $165.55 $803 +9.20
516–542 532 27 151.00–165.00 $159.61 $849 +2.70
526–539 value added 534 8 167.00–169.00 $167.74 $896 -6.26
551–595 573 30 150.00–163.00 $154.27 $884 -4.87
605–646 633 14 144.00–158.00 $147.78 $935 -8.25
658–698 673 31 142.00–151.00 $147.28 $991 -4.15
708 value added 708 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,097 +9.71
723–748 739 83 141.00–152.00 $148.43 $1,097 +8.42
755–790 785 97 133.00–145.00 $143.97 $1,130 +7.25
757–791 value added 790 204 147.25–150.00 $149.45 $1,181 +5.70
810–836 834 14 139.00–143.50 $143.19 $1,194 +7.45
871–879 value added 874 177 145.00–147.75 $146.86 $1,284 —
878–885 879 6 119.00–127.00 $125.66 $1,105 —
905–930 913 6 122.00–127.00 $124.83 $1,140 —
975–977 976 2 106.00–114.00 $110.00 $1,074 -16.88
1015 1015 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,218 -1.00
1060 1060 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,145 —
1165–1166 1166 5 112.50–114.00 $112.80 $1,315 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 154.00 $154.00 $678 +26.50
455–485 475 3 139.00–144.00 $142.40 $676 +6.05
512–515 513 3 141.00–146.00 $142.67 $732 -2.33
570–575 573 2 140.00–148.00 $143.98 $825 +3.98
605–640 628 3 135.00–137.00 $135.64 $852 —
665–690 674 4 132.00–135.00 $133.99 $903 -1.01
705–740 728 3 132.00–134.00 $132.65 $966 —
750–795 773 5 120.00–129.00 $126.43 $977 +10.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 156.00 $156.00 $374 -4.00
290 fancy 290 1 185.00 $185.00 $536 —
310 fancy 310 1 162.00 $162.00 $502 —
310–335 323 3 140.00–155.00 $145.66 $470 -6.84
355–385 366 7 140.00–149.00 $145.85 $534 +0.85
411–445 429 13 141.00–155.50 $147.34 $632 +2.70
447 fancy 447 2 156.50 $156.50 $700 —
452–490 475 27 140.00–153.00 $148.75 $707 +2.12
505–535 522 23 134.00–147.00 $142.62 $744 -1.36
517–540 value added 527 7 155.00–161.00 $158.36 $835 +7.49
555–595 571 29 140.00–156.00 $150.97 $862 +11.74
566–586 value added 582 88 159.50–162.50 $161.81 $942 +9.19
619 value added 619 83 160.50 $160.50 $993 +10.50
609–644 622 28 133.00–148.00 $142.01 $883 +9.32
650–697 673 22 136.00–149.50 $143.88 $968 +3.96
675–685 value added 678 41 152.75–155.00 $154.22 $1,046 —
715 value added 715 6 144.00 $144.00 $1,030 +8.00
700–747 716 12 126.00–141.00 $134.62 $964 +5.89
770–795 780 19 131.00–137.00 $134.60 $1,050 —
808 value added 808 67 135.50 $135.50 $1,095 +8.25
808 808 3 123.00 $123.00 $994 —
895 895 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 135.00 $135.00 $351 —
305–335 320 2 130.00–132.50 $131.19 $420 +8.69
415–440 424 5 132.00–139.00 $135.95 $576 +15.66
455–477 467 5 130.00–136.00 $133.00 $621 +13.00
505–545 524 5 130.00–132.00 $130.83 $686 —
552–570 559 4 133.00–138.00 $135.28 $756 +11.26
620–630 625 6 125.00–130.00 $127.68 $798 +10.68
650–680 665 6 125.00–130.00 $126.35 $840 +11.99
720–740 733 3 118.00–119.00 $118.33 $867 +8.33
810–845 830 5 100.00–107.00 $104.40 $867 —
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
910 910 1 90.00 $90.00 $819 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 80.50 $80.50 $1,046 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 172.50–178.00 $175.25 $508 —
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 —
350–375 361 5 150.00–165.00 $158.73 $573 +6.23
400–435 419 8 153.00–169.00 $160.57 $673 +0.57
457–470 460 5 161.00–173.00 $170.55 $785 +27.83
500–547 529 9 140.00–155.00 $149.02 $788 +5.98
555–587 577 15 140.00–153.00 $144.94 $836 -1.57
615–625 619 6 131.00–144.00 $138.66 $858 -3.37
650–670 664 11 130.00–142.00 $136.15 $904 -0.27
705–745 726 9 120.00–130.00 $126.77 $920 -4.12
757–792 783 15 119.50–131.00 $122.23 $957 —
805–840 828 3 109.00–113.00 $110.68 $916 +1.68
860–890 878 4 103.00–110.00 $106.26 $933 +3.78
900–915 908 2 104.00–111.00 $107.47 $976 —
972 972 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,108 +23.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 140.00 $140.00 $301 —
370–380 375 2 141.00–147.50 $144.29 $541 —
475–487 481 4 135.00–141.00 $138.04 $664 —
500–510 505 2 125.00–129.00 $127.02 $641 —
555–582 569 2 133.00–137.00 $134.95 $768 —
601–635 612 6 119.00–126.00 $123.82 $758 —
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 +16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1390 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1410 1223 80-85% 19 60.00–65.50 $63.04 $771 -12.60
1025–1445 1255 80-85% 38 66.00–74.50 $70.58 $886 +3.21
1145–1455 1329 80-85% 9 75.00–77.00 $75.96 $1,010 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1515 1510 75-80% 2 64.00 $64.00 $966 —
1480–1770 1549 75-80% 6 75.00–78.50 $76.57 $1,186 —
1460–1950 1585 75-80% 15 66.00–74.50 $71.22 $1,129 +5.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–1010 863 85-90% 12 62.00–69.00 $64.05 $553 +7.05
725–1020 926 85-90% 5 52.00–59.50 $56.57 $524 -10.63
975 975 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $692 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–2230 1732 10 94.00–103.50 $97.51 $1,689 —
1570–2155 1791 11 106.50–118.50 $112.36 $2,012 —
1375–2225 1923 3 90.00–93.50 $92.03 $1,770 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1270 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 700.00–1,050.00 $914.63
935–1440 1207 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 950.00–1,050.00 $998.92
940–1456 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 770.00–1,425.00 $1,089.16
880–1630 1251 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 680.00–1,075.00 $948.23

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–985 933 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 610.00–660.00 $636.41

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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
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1165–1525 1288 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 890.00–1,710.00 $1,314.52 —
685–1675 1376 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 775.00–1,600.00 $1,290.70 —
1440 1440 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 760.00 $760.00 —

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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.