Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 26, 2021

585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.98/cwt +25.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 723 lb · 87 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.01/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 666 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.23/cwt +3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 574 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	585	1,265	1,431
Feeder cattle	508	1,075	1,289
Slaughter cattle	65	110	130
Replacement cattle	12	80	12

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–347	340	3	169.00–172.50	$170.12	$578	+8.67
352 value added	352	2	185.00	$185.00	$651	—
375	375	1	175.00	$175.00	$656	+7.50
400 value added	400	1	186.00	$186.00	$744	+17.50
431–448	440	6	164.00–170.50	$167.19	$736	+4.39
465–495	482	10	156.00–167.00	$161.56	$779	+4.10
535–548	546	15	155.00–160.00	$156.40	$854	+1.21
557–585	565	18	146.00–158.00	$152.61	$862	-2.69
602 value added	602	5	160.00	$160.00	$963	—
600–645	630	12	142.00–152.00	$148.68	$937	+4.04
653 value added	653	18	165.00	$165.00	$1,077	—
673–690	679	17	137.00–148.00	$142.37	$967	-4.51
700–725	718	11	134.00–151.50	$145.89	$1,047	+15.89
719–738 value added	724	76	156.00–160.00	$157.44	$1,140	—
750–795	764	5	137.00–145.00	$138.80	$1,060	+2.84
821–835	825	5	129.00–144.00	$136.17	$1,123	+5.66
905–930	923	4	122.00–125.00	$124.01	$1,145	—
995	995	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,154	—
1000–1045	1018	3	112.00–115.00	$113.33	$1,154	—
1125	1125	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	127.50–141.00	$134.25	$584	—
557	557	2	142.00	$142.00	$791	+3.56
600–605	604	4	125.00–134.00	$131.76	$796	+0.76
655–670	663	2	104.00–116.00	$109.93	$729	-0.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–287	271	4	158.00–160.00	$158.94	$431	+8.31
325–335	330	6	145.00–150.00	$147.54	$487	+1.20
352	352	2	155.00	$155.00	$546	+7.41
400–447	425	7	142.00–152.00	$146.94	$624	+1.06
460–490	469	5	142.00–149.00	$144.41	$677	+0.91
485 value added	485	1	165.00	$165.00	$800	—
500–547	534	15	135.00–140.00	$139.16	$743	-3.46
552–591	568	19	127.00–145.00	$138.82	$788	+0.41
561–597 value added	586	10	148.00–149.00	$148.71	$871	—
600–643	636	24	127.50–146.50	$138.34	$880	+2.56
668 value added	668	8	148.50	$148.50	$992	—
650–693	681	13	125.00–145.50	$136.03	$926	+2.96
711–735 value added	716	10	143.50–145.75	$145.29	$1,040	-5.11
705–731	719	12	120.00–140.00	$132.44	$952	+7.54
750–792	782	9	123.00–130.00	$128.71	$1,007	+0.50
865–885	875	2	111.00–114.00	$112.52	$985	—
925	925	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,027	+8.00
965	965	1	100.00	$100.00	$965	-7.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	137.00	$137.00	$411	—
465–495	475	3	135.00–137.00	$136.31	$647	+7.99
525–535	530	2	110.00–122.00	$116.06	$615	-14.44
575	575	1	119.00	$119.00	$684	+2.80
605–630	615	3	105.00–119.00	$111.75	$687	+8.75
652	652	2	124.00	$124.00	$808	—
770	770	1	103.00	$103.00	$793	-12.31
845	845	1	103.00	$103.00	$870	+3.00
975	975	1	90.00	$90.00	$878	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–437	426	3	150.00–152.00	$151.37	$645	+6.72
455–465	460	2	155.00	$155.00	$713	+14.00
540	540	1	131.00	$131.00	$707	-14.13
555	555	1	157.00	$157.00	$871	+15.74
605–615	612	3	143.00	$143.00	$875	+16.21
662–697	677	5	128.00–141.00	$134.46	$910	+6.46
800	800	1	103.00	$103.00	$824	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	105.00	$105.00	$635	—
835	835	1	85.00	$85.00	$710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1265	1085	80-85%	6	55.00–60.00	$57.69	$626	-27.31
1065–1485	1212	80-85%	11	63.00–69.50	$66.68	$808	-5.97
1240–1410	1311	80-85%	4	71.00–78.00	$73.60	$965	+16.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1590	1503	75-80%	3	66.00–69.00	$67.62	$1,016	+1.75
1360–1645	1504	75-80%	4	72.50–75.00	$73.48	$1,105	+7.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$573	+4.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640–1910	1784	8	100.00–108.50	$103.44	$1,845	—
1775–1835	1805	2	96.50–98.50	$97.48	$1,760	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1325	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	970.00–1,325.00	$1,143.96

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–950	919	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	860.00–1,000.00	$929.85
940	940	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
985	985	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

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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
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	-175.67

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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.