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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 30, 2021

2,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.03/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 807 lb · 301 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.06/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 538 lb · 175 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.30/cwt -4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 736 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,031 1,584 1,801
Feeder cattle 1,888 1,513 1,539
Slaughter cattle 108 56 202
Replacement cattle 35 15 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Yearling steers sold steady-1.00 lower with good demand, feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 165.00 $165.00 $512 -17.59
312–320 value added 315 3 186.00–188.00 $186.68 $588 —
383–385 384 10 170.00–175.50 $173.84 $668 +4.89
405–448 value added 431 20 171.00–182.00 $175.86 $758 -4.02
435–443 440 6 152.50–165.00 $162.12 $713 +0.46
450–495 474 13 152.00–169.00 $162.15 $769 +7.05
503–530 value added 508 22 162.00–165.00 $163.70 $832 —
500–535 520 22 140.00–154.00 $149.71 $778 -4.32
557–583 value added 562 15 160.00–163.75 $162.97 $916 —
550–592 573 44 135.00–155.00 $143.99 $825 -8.13
601 value added 601 5 150.00 $150.00 $902 —
603–642 626 18 128.00–147.00 $142.01 $889 +3.04
660–692 676 14 133.00–137.00 $134.51 $909 -10.41
691 value added 691 37 150.90 $150.90 $1,043 —
715–748 value added 733 62 147.50–149.80 $148.51 $1,089 -4.59
715–747 742 30 134.50–144.00 $141.73 $1,052 +11.14
785 value added 785 46 146.75 $146.75 $1,152 —
770–797 795 36 126.00–142.00 $140.18 $1,114 +11.85
805–809 value added 807 299 143.75–149.50 $148.12 $1,195 +0.83
807 807 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,081 +5.32
864 value added 864 62 141.00 $141.00 $1,218 —
860–892 873 17 120.00–138.00 $132.13 $1,153 +8.12
973 973 15 121.00 $121.00 $1,177 —
1065–1080 1073 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 124.00 $124.00 $667 +2.52
874 874 2 113.00 $113.00 $988 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 9 145.00–156.00 $150.87 $480 -4.13
350–398 378 13 141.00–160.00 $148.43 $561 -10.47
400–445 426 29 130.00–151.00 $145.19 $619 +7.44
450–492 480 27 126.00–144.00 $136.20 $654 -3.10
505–543 529 79 121.50–140.00 $131.71 $697 -3.03
543–545 value added 545 96 143.25–144.50 $143.29 $781 -2.30
551–587 567 25 120.00–136.50 $126.57 $718 -4.18
555–593 value added 578 42 143.50–148.00 $144.82 $837 —
600–623 value added 620 22 136.50–143.50 $137.42 $852 —
605–632 620 32 116.00–127.00 $123.66 $767 -8.06
674 value added 674 63 145.00 $145.00 $977 +1.90
660–696 680 20 118.00–133.00 $127.78 $869 +2.50
715–740 726 4 110.00–119.00 $114.79 $833 -14.21
728–734 value added 730 20 140.50–141.75 $141.37 $1,032 —
750–777 767 7 111.00–127.00 $116.38 $893 +2.38
837 837 2 102.00 $102.00 $854 -11.00
866 866 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,065 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 117.50–120.00 $118.76 $300 —
399 399 5 135.00 $135.00 $539 ±0.00
400–425 413 4 110.00–120.00 $116.94 $483 +2.80
465–485 472 3 105.00–116.00 $111.57 $527 -12.75
505 505 1 107.50 $107.50 $543 —
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 —
630 630 1 92.50 $92.50 $583 —
655–685 670 4 106.00–113.00 $108.93 $730 +0.93
701–705 702 4 93.00–105.00 $101.99 $716 -2.63
770–790 780 2 105.00 $105.00 $819 +5.00
918 918 3 90.00 $90.00 $826 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 184.00 $184.00 $524 +4.91
310–315 313 2 150.00–180.00 $165.12 $517 +7.12
350–385 370 8 156.00–184.00 $161.13 $596 -1.87
402–447 value added 417 19 165.00–175.00 $168.39 $702 —
425–440 435 3 130.00–159.00 $139.44 $607 -24.56
465–472 470 3 154.00–157.00 $156.01 $733 +9.52
500–540 524 11 123.00–144.00 $134.30 $704 +5.31
550–595 578 17 121.00–128.00 $124.96 $722 -6.30
600–645 612 29 116.00–131.50 $124.36 $761 +1.54
680 680 1 117.00 $117.00 $796 +2.53
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 +3.00
782 782 2 120.00 $120.00 $938 —
856 856 6 116.00 $116.00 $993 —
930 930 1 98.00 $98.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 387 3 100.00–138.00 $112.45 $435 —
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 -8.00
885 885 1 100.00 $100.00 $885 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1310 1197 80-85% 5 40.00–59.00 $53.58 $641 —
1065–1295 1217 80-85% 5 68.00–74.00 $70.02 $852 +4.13
1135–1425 1260 80-85% 17 60.00–67.50 $63.79 $804 -7.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1480 1414 75-80% 4 68.50–74.00 $71.21 $1,007 —
1325–1630 1517 75-80% 12 62.50–68.00 $66.03 $1,002 —
1430–1850 1640 75-80% 2 52.50–58.50 $55.12 $904 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $449 —
1110–1185 1145 85-90% 4 59.00–63.50 $60.25 $690 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1995 1725 5 86.50–94.00 $90.99 $1,570 —
1695–2020 1863 5 99.50–105.00 $102.49 $1,909 -0.07
1480–2360 1920 2 75.00–82.50 $77.89 $1,495 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1100–1590 1269 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 710.00–925.00 $840.63

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 985.00 $985.00 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 -225.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +13.78
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 -425.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00 —

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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.