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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 5, 2021

1,291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.52/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 670 lb · 95 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.22/cwt +10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 546 lb · 90 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.38/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 956 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,291 1,744 1,738
Feeder cattle 1,124 1,523 1,486
Slaughter cattle 85 80 220
Replacement cattle 82 141 32

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 169.50 $169.50 $500 —
320–340 330 2 162.00–167.00 $164.58 $543 +7.08
350–390 368 14 156.00–170.00 $166.43 $612 —
435 value added 435 1 170.00 $170.00 $740 -4.00
443–445 444 4 161.00–164.00 $161.75 $718 —
460 value added 460 4 170.50 $170.50 $784 —
468–497 484 15 152.00–168.50 $163.71 $792 +8.71
510–547 534 19 151.00–164.75 $159.59 $852 +4.05
549 value added 549 71 168.00 $168.00 $922 —
562–595 573 3 153.00–160.00 $155.42 $891 -4.33
619 value added 619 9 170.25 $170.25 $1,054 +0.75
607–635 621 30 148.00–165.50 $159.33 $989 +6.29
655–698 672 56 140.00–158.75 $152.47 $1,025 -4.14
706–727 717 43 132.00–147.25 $143.14 $1,026 +0.93
764 value added 764 9 148.50 $148.50 $1,135 —
762–790 767 30 131.50–147.00 $142.03 $1,089 -0.83
808 808 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,099 -4.00
862–897 872 8 130.00–136.00 $133.71 $1,166 -5.46
877 value added 877 59 142.70 $142.70 $1,251 —
917–920 918 15 130.00–134.50 $133.60 $1,226 +3.60
951 value added 951 57 140.30 $140.30 $1,334 +2.55
960–976 975 14 130.50–131.00 $130.54 $1,273 +5.54
1085 value added 1085 52 129.50 $129.50 $1,405 —
1095 1095 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,204 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 142.00 $142.00 $700 —
520 520 10 150.00 $150.00 $780 —
575 575 1 147.00 $147.00 $845 +14.00
640 640 1 140.00 $140.00 $896 +10.00
695 695 1 137.00 $137.00 $952 -1.00
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 -9.00
797 797 2 123.00 $123.00 $980 -5.00
803–825 805 13 120.00–124.00 $120.32 $969 —
857–878 870 5 110.00–128.00 $120.90 $1,052 —
1020 1020 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,020 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
332–345 338 7 150.00–152.00 $150.85 $510 —
365–380 378 7 145.00–146.00 $145.14 $549 —
410–420 413 4 147.00–151.00 $148.02 $611 -1.53
435 value added 435 10 153.50 $153.50 $668 —
456–495 478 7 138.00–145.00 $142.44 $681 -8.56
519 value added 519 11 155.00 $155.00 $804 —
510–545 530 25 134.00–151.50 $145.44 $771 -4.35
555–597 572 38 140.00–151.50 $144.43 $826 -3.24
603–648 619 27 130.00–152.00 $140.00 $867 -4.85
653–686 670 95 137.00–150.00 $142.52 $955 -1.73
710–745 717 20 125.50–130.50 $129.91 $931 +1.51
730 value added 730 11 144.25 $144.25 $1,053 —
753–784 781 9 124.00–138.00 $136.50 $1,066 +16.50
850 850 2 121.50 $121.50 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 382 3 124.00–140.00 $129.72 $496 —
515–530 523 2 125.00–136.00 $130.58 $683 +2.58
556 556 5 131.00 $131.00 $728 +4.97
635 635 2 129.00 $129.00 $819 +13.00
655–687 676 3 121.00–127.00 $125.06 $845 -3.94
735–745 740 2 104.00–117.00 $110.46 $817 —
805 805 1 112.00 $112.00 $902 —
857 857 2 110.00 $110.00 $943 +15.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 442 11 144.50–150.00 $145.93 $645 —
490 490 1 138.00 $138.00 $676 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 169.00 $169.00 $507 —
391–395 392 4 172.00–175.00 $172.76 $677 +16.76
415 fancy 415 1 173.00 $173.00 $718 —
420–435 430 3 158.00–164.00 $162.05 $697 +7.05
477 477 9 158.50 $158.50 $756 —
510–545 532 8 141.00–153.00 $146.76 $781 -1.24
560–595 572 8 134.00–150.00 $144.81 $828 +0.96
605–640 624 11 141.00–149.00 $144.98 $905 +2.60
650–675 655 6 137.00–142.00 $138.49 $907 -2.88
705–740 727 6 116.00–135.00 $125.03 $909 -7.60
860–867 865 3 100.00–105.00 $103.34 $894 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 134.00–149.00 $141.54 $677 —
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 —
755–790 773 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $869 —
1110 1110 1 88.00 $88.00 $977 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1465 1301 80-85% 11 70.00–80.50 $73.09 $951 —
1260–1410 1335 80-85% 2 54.00–58.50 $56.12 $749 —
925–1870 1351 80-85% 24 63.00–69.50 $66.86 $903 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1765 1468 75-80% 11 70.00–81.50 $72.83 $1,069 +6.30
1375–1785 1526 75-80% 6 65.50–69.50 $67.69 $1,033 -6.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1075 918 85-90% 6 45.50–55.00 $49.30 $453 —
915–1090 978 85-90% 3 57.50–61.00 $58.76 $575 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–2250 1432 6 70.00–88.00 $79.72 $1,142 —
1520–2050 1696 12 100.00–108.00 $103.31 $1,752 +6.19
1565–1835 1701 5 94.00–96.00 $95.16 $1,619 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–880 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 59.00–67.00 $63.02 $551

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1075–1245 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–1,130.00 $963.35
1167 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,040.00 $1,040.00
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00
1635 1635 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 940.00 $940.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 930.00 $930.00 —
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1050–1200 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,050.00–1,450.00 $1,275.08 —
1150–1500 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,060.00–1,150.00 $1,099.06 —
875–1425 1334 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 825.00–1,610.00 $1,463.64 —
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1400–1900 1650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,140.00–1,475.00 $1,332.88 —

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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.