Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 19, 2021

1,265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.25/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 737 lb · 81 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.08/cwt +6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 761 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.62/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 523 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,265	1,655	1,840
Feeder cattle	1,075	1,483	1,658
Slaughter cattle	110	120	150
Replacement cattle	80	52	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 lower 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 steady; slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 lower 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
305–345	325	4	154.00–167.00	$161.45	$525	+2.25
390	390	5	163.00–170.50	$167.50	$653	—
400 value added	400	6	168.50	$168.50	$674	—
420–435	426	6	155.00–165.00	$162.80	$694	+8.97
450–491	469	11	154.00–167.00	$157.46	$738	—
500–540	516	31	150.00–160.00	$155.19	$801	-0.32
550–598	570	29	145.00–161.00	$155.30	$885	-1.17
600–647	624	7	139.00–151.00	$144.64	$903	-6.35
651–692	673	34	135.00–156.00	$146.88	$989	-3.74
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	-12.89
760 value added	760	58	146.50	$146.50	$1,113	—
755–785	771	9	128.00–143.50	$135.96	$1,048	-2.97
805–845	810	10	130.00–133.00	$130.51	$1,057	-5.47
865–870	868	2	127.00–134.00	$130.51	$1,133	+0.51
920 value added	920	60	146.75	$146.75	$1,350	—
962 value added	962	58	137.00	$137.00	$1,318	-2.00
1090	1090	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,199	+3.56
1195	1195	2	106.50	$106.50	$1,273	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	140.00	$140.00	$329	—
255–295	275	2	130.00–140.00	$134.64	$370	—
325	325	1	144.00	$144.00	$468	—
380	380	1	136.00	$136.00	$517	—
460–475	468	2	142.00–145.00	$143.48	$671	-1.44
505–510	508	2	131.00–140.00	$135.48	$688	—
565–580	573	2	134.00–143.00	$138.44	$793	+7.93
620	620	1	131.00	$131.00	$812	-2.33
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	-24.37
715	715	1	121.00	$121.00	$865	-5.00
805–837	825	4	104.00–120.00	$111.96	$924	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272–275	273	3	140.00–156.00	$150.63	$411	—
300–345	323	2	145.00–147.50	$146.34	$473	—
358–387	367	9	134.00–156.00	$147.59	$542	-0.41
415–440	430	25	136.00–148.50	$145.88	$627	-6.29
457–490	472	14	141.00–148.00	$143.50	$677	-3.44
503–533	523	63	134.00–146.00	$142.62	$746	+2.35
550–599	581	42	127.00–144.00	$138.41	$804	-9.82
601–645	624	48	124.00–147.00	$135.78	$847	-0.78
652–695	667	10	123.00–138.50	$133.07	$888	-1.97
710–720	712	10	124.50–126.50	$124.90	$889	-0.51
740 value added	740	71	150.40	$150.40	$1,113	—
757–784	776	7	121.00–131.00	$128.21	$995	-1.37
814–845 value added	835	29	128.00–135.50	$130.27	$1,088	—
930	930	7	103.00	$103.00	$958	+3.00
961	961	4	107.50	$107.50	$1,033	+17.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	425	3	126.00–130.00	$127.99	$544	—
475–495	485	2	120.00–137.00	$128.32	$622	-6.07
525	525	1	130.50	$130.50	$685	+4.50
550–595	584	4	112.00–122.00	$116.20	$679	-1.22
615	615	1	103.00	$103.00	$633	-3.89
705–706	706	4	91.00–105.00	$101.50	$717	—
750–786	777	4	110.00–117.00	$115.31	$896	+1.41
830	830	1	100.00	$100.00	$830	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	155.00	$155.00	$434	—
361–377	370	8	155.00–168.00	$162.56	$601	-4.44
425–445	436	4	130.00–151.00	$144.65	$631	-4.33
450–485	464	5	139.00–145.00	$141.00	$654	—
505–545	524	13	137.00–152.00	$145.13	$760	+8.13
583–587	584	9	135.00–145.50	$141.26	$825	-3.86
600–630	623	4	124.50–134.00	$126.79	$790	-15.69
673	673	3	128.00	$128.00	$861	-7.13
873	873	3	102.00	$102.00	$890	-9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	+28.00
365	365	1	139.00	$139.00	$507	—
460	460	1	125.00	$125.00	$575	—
505	505	1	117.00	$117.00	$591	—
565–570	568	2	100.00–128.00	$113.94	$647	-6.06
720	720	1	108.00	$108.00	$778	—
755–765	760	2	104.00–115.00	$109.46	$832	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1420–1460	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,385.00–1,470.00	$1,428.09	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	80-85%	1	85.00	$85.00	$897	—
920–1295	1167	80-85%	19	62.00–69.50	$66.13	$772	-0.95
980–1380	1231	80-85%	11	70.00–76.50	$72.65	$894	-0.48
1340	1340	80-85%	1	57.00	$57.00	$764	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1705	1512	75-80%	5	62.50–67.50	$65.87	$996	-3.03
1305–1820	1566	75-80%	25	71.00–80.50	$74.99	$1,174	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	85-90%	1	47.00	$47.00	$454	—
965–1095	1030	85-90%	2	50.00–55.50	$52.58	$542	+8.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705	1705	1	88.50	$88.50	$1,509	—
1595–2195	1935	8	90.00–99.00	$95.52	$1,848	—
1995–2245	2120	2	103.50–111.50	$107.74	$2,284	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00
1027	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,120.00	$1,120.00
1015–1270	1116	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–910.00	$846.94
1147–1260	1237	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	800.00–1,310.00	$979.55
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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 $
795	795	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	800.00	$800.00

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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
1000–1350	1121	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,155.99	-104.01
1050–1200	1164	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,225.00–1,460.00	$1,350.67	—
1050–1350	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	840.00–1,420.00	$1,140.66	—

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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.