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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 7, 2021

1,552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.25/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 846 lb · 226 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.65/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 628 lb · 105 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.12/cwt +12.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 661 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,552 2,031 2,394
Feeder cattle 1,332 1,888 2,161
Slaughter cattle 128 108 185
Replacement cattle 92 35 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 Higher; Yearling steers sold steady-1.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 Higher. There was moderate demand for weaned feeder cattle, lower demand for non-weaned cattle with moderate 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
225 225 2 170.00 $170.00 $382 —
342 342 2 170.00 $170.00 $581 +5.00
350–395 383 11 164.00–170.00 $165.87 $635 -7.97
412–448 value added 426 29 175.00–185.00 $182.76 $779 +6.90
407–440 428 10 166.50–170.50 $168.71 $722 +6.59
450 value added 450 1 174.00 $174.00 $783 —
470–488 483 6 155.00–158.00 $157.02 $758 -5.13
501–520 value added 503 24 161.00–166.00 $165.62 $833 +1.92
510–538 528 13 144.00–155.00 $148.63 $785 -1.08
551–570 value added 560 15 161.50–164.00 $162.69 $911 -0.28
563–587 575 17 142.00–156.00 $148.29 $853 +4.30
603 value added 603 6 155.00 $155.00 $935 +5.00
605–645 622 31 130.00–145.50 $140.17 $872 -1.84
657–695 value added 661 61 151.50–160.00 $159.12 $1,052 +8.22
711–745 725 46 134.00–146.00 $140.55 $1,019 -1.18
750–770 755 30 130.00–138.00 $136.28 $1,029 —
768 value added 768 26 151.00 $151.00 $1,160 +4.25
805–845 836 17 122.00–139.00 $135.46 $1,132 +1.46
844–849 value added 847 209 144.00–155.35 $151.45 $1,283 —
850–855 851 14 120.00–131.00 $128.63 $1,095 -3.50
905–945 913 16 112.00–134.00 $126.36 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 100.00 $100.00 $355 —
475–485 480 2 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
525–545 532 3 116.00–124.00 $121.27 $645 -2.73
595 595 1 123.00 $123.00 $732 —
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 140.00 $140.00 $301 —
280 280 1 130.00 $130.00 $364 —
330–340 335 2 141.00–149.00 $144.94 $486 -5.93
417–447 435 37 128.00–146.00 $141.12 $614 -4.07
452–495 469 8 132.00–149.00 $139.49 $654 +3.29
509 value added 509 6 142.00 $142.00 $723 —
509–547 523 24 122.00–139.00 $135.17 $707 +3.46
550–595 579 22 122.00–140.50 $136.17 $788 +9.60
605 unweaned 605 2 109.00 $109.00 $659 —
600–635 615 25 118.00–134.00 $125.51 $772 +1.85
620–641 value added 633 78 137.75–141.00 $139.58 $884 +2.16
671 value added 671 16 143.50 $143.50 $963 -1.50
670–690 678 30 116.00–133.50 $129.04 $875 +1.26
716–737 720 24 120.00–132.00 $129.89 $935 +15.10
750 750 1 116.00 $116.00 $870 -0.38
810–830 817 3 102.00–120.00 $113.90 $931 +11.90
949 949 18 117.00 $117.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–340 333 5 125.00–130.00 $127.96 $426 —
365 365 2 110.00–135.00 $122.50 $447 -12.50
420–435 428 2 105.00–111.00 $107.95 $462 -8.99
465–495 488 9 100.00–122.00 $119.46 $583 +7.89
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 -1.99
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 -5.00
840 840 4 87.00–99.00 $96.00 $806 —
875 875 1 91.00 $91.00 $796 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 155.00 $155.00 $310 —
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 -34.00
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 -25.12
375–388 385 4 146.00–158.00 $155.08 $597 -6.05
410 value added 410 1 175.00 $175.00 $718 +6.61
405–447 435 12 138.00–150.00 $140.99 $613 +1.55
465–472 471 10 136.00–147.00 $144.83 $682 -11.18
485 value added 485 6 165.00 $165.00 $800 —
530–547 537 5 132.00–144.00 $139.11 $747 +4.81
558–595 576 19 133.00–140.00 $136.23 $785 +11.27
600–630 613 3 122.00–131.00 $125.93 $772 +1.57
652 652 2 126.00 $126.00 $822 +9.00
776 776 3 114.00 $114.00 $885 -6.00
855 855 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,000 +1.00
920–935 929 5 94.00–100.00 $97.62 $907 -0.38
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 92.50–122.50 $107.60 $423 -4.85
430 430 1 135.00 $135.00 $580 —
595 595 1 114.00 $114.00 $678 —
660 660 1 113.00 $113.00 $746 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1235 1173 80-85% 4 51.00–57.00 $54.70 $642 +1.12
1105–1330 1190 80-85% 6 66.00–75.00 $68.98 $821 +15.40
1080–1480 1218 80-85% 19 58.00–64.00 $61.03 $743 -8.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1645 1483 75-80% 6 66.00–71.50 $68.02 $1,009 —
1360–1590 1483 75-80% 6 59.50–64.50 $62.54 $927 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1010 973 85-90% 2 57.00–58.00 $57.52 $560 —
865–1090 1011 85-90% 4 43.00–53.50 $49.56 $501 +6.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2050 1691 11 84.00–95.50 $91.45 $1,546 —
1525–2130 1863 8 98.50–115.00 $105.16 $1,959 +2.67
1720–2235 1978 2 83.00–85.00 $84.13 $1,664 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,275.00–1,285.00 $1,280.00
1147 1147 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 980.00 $980.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1020–1632 1343 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 650.00–1,185.00 $929.04
1330–1755 1543 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,050.00 $1,017.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,340.00 $1,340.00

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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 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 -50.00
1000–1050 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,150.00–1,520.00 $1,400.65 +475.65
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1000–1150 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,500.00 $1,348.48 +248.48
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1200–1450 1329 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,263.87 —
1500–1655 1578 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,285.00 $1,227.30 —

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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.