Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 22, 2021

1,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Paris Stockyards report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.28/cwt +1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 680 lb · 116 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.83/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 808 lb · 109 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.57/cwt +11.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 924 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,103	1,816	1,589
Feeder cattle	927	1,541	1,374
Slaughter cattle	118	152	150
Replacement cattle	58	123	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder Heifers sold steady with good demand. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower with good demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	165.00–175.00	$170.05	$396	—
380	380	2	172.00	$172.00	$654	+4.49
418–430	421	5	164.00–169.50	$168.10	$708	+0.85
468–495	476	11	153.00–162.50	$160.38	$763	-5.17
521 value added	521	8	171.00	$171.00	$891	+3.26
505–545	536	10	150.00–166.50	$156.92	$841	-2.69
570–592	582	18	144.50–162.00	$154.00	$896	-0.27
602–627	609	11	149.00–163.50	$161.49	$983	+13.71
609–619 value added	615	18	165.00–166.00	$165.39	$1,017	—
650–698	677	59	143.00–160.00	$154.53	$1,046	+7.25
701–745	719	34	138.00–150.00	$145.72	$1,048	-2.71
755–757	757	8	134.00–139.50	$138.81	$1,051	-5.16
801–833	810	27	130.00–142.00	$140.07	$1,135	-3.12
882	882	13	140.00	$140.00	$1,235	+14.34
917–936 value added	924	85	134.80–137.95	$136.82	$1,264	—
935	935	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,075	-9.83
977 value added	977	57	137.90	$137.90	$1,347	—
1030	1030	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,133	-10.00
1100	1100	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,265	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	418	2	130.00–146.00	$137.95	$577	-16.05
580–590	585	2	138.00–141.00	$139.49	$816	-4.49
640–645	643	2	134.00–136.00	$135.00	$868	-0.64
670–680	677	3	133.50–136.00	$134.33	$909	+0.34
805	805	1	119.00	$119.00	$958	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	111.50	$111.50	$1,383	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	156.00–160.00	$157.96	$450	—
345	345	1	145.00	$145.00	$500	-0.66
381	381	3	149.00	$149.00	$568	+3.15
400–442	426	16	143.00–158.50	$153.71	$655	+6.37
455–497	478	12	142.00–149.50	$147.23	$704	-1.52
521–540	531	24	140.00–156.50	$151.29	$803	+8.67
580 value added	580	14	160.25	$160.25	$929	-1.56
552–596	583	28	139.00–154.00	$148.66	$867	-2.31
600–647	624	13	133.00–150.00	$146.62	$915	+4.61
655–699	680	31	134.00–152.00	$147.96	$1,006	+4.08
669–685 value added	680	85	153.40–155.00	$153.86	$1,046	-0.36
703–725	708	29	128.00–142.50	$139.06	$985	+4.44
752–790	766	23	125.00–133.00	$130.63	$1,001	-3.97
800	800	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,000	+2.00
808 value added	808	108	137.95	$137.95	$1,115	+2.45
860	860	1	104.00	$104.00	$894	-21.00
930	930	2	107.00	$107.00	$995	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	115.00	$115.00	$426	—
465–495	483	3	136.00–138.00	$137.00	$662	+4.00
550–590	575	4	129.00–134.00	$130.72	$752	-4.56
625–630	627	3	118.00–125.00	$122.65	$769	-5.03
672–695	680	3	92.50–130.00	$105.28	$716	-21.07
707	707	2	118.00	$118.00	$834	-0.33

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	155.00	$155.00	$522	±0.00
360–385	371	6	159.00–169.00	$162.93	$604	+4.20
426	426	3	160.00	$160.00	$682	-0.57
450	450	2	152.00	$152.00	$684	-18.55
550–565	559	5	140.00–150.00	$146.62	$820	+1.68
600–640	613	3	138.00–150.00	$142.89	$876	+4.23
652–695	671	5	134.00–139.00	$136.27	$914	+0.12
755	755	3	122.00	$122.00	$921	-0.23
800–812	806	4	114.00–116.00	$114.99	$927	+4.31
1020	1020	1	80.00	$80.00	$816	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	128.00	$128.00	$691	+0.98

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1395	1211	80-85%	19	62.50–69.50	$66.18	$801	+3.14
1070–1300	1218	80-85%	4	52.00–61.00	$57.85	$705	-5.19
975–1340	1227	80-85%	10	70.00–74.50	$71.93	$883	+8.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	75-80%	1	59.50	$59.50	$815	—
1320–1695	1483	75-80%	17	62.00–69.50	$67.29	$998	—
1295–1885	1524	75-80%	10	70.00–82.00	$72.90	$1,111	+8.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1105	995	85-90%	3	47.00–57.00	$52.84	$526	-18.16
940–1100	1028	85-90%	3	64.50–67.00	$65.26	$671	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1900	1428	4	80.00–89.00	$85.85	$1,226	—
1365–1800	1590	3	93.50–97.50	$96.36	$1,532	—
1495–2190	1792	5	102.00–116.00	$109.00	$1,953	-3.36

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1152	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	880.00	$880.00
1138–1480	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,010.00–1,080.00	$1,054.88
1180–1450	1351	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	890.00–1,120.00	$963.36

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	970.00	$970.00	—
1100–1300	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	940.00–1,090.00	$1,001.17	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,190.00	$1,190.00	—
1000–1350	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,309.01	-5.51

↑ Back to top

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.