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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 21, 2021

1,966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.35/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 721 lb · 132 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.67/cwt +20.94 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 614 lb · 122 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.89/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 618 lb · 113 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,966 1,687 1,550
Feeder cattle 1,676 1,552 1,272
Slaughter cattle 176 93 204
Replacement cattle 114 42 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 170.00 $170.00 $403 +12.50
275–290 283 3 170.00–180.00 $174.07 $493 —
305–335 fancy 329 5 190.00–200.00 $198.15 $652 —
335–345 341 4 170.00–180.00 $172.46 $588 —
360–395 fancy 372 3 186.00–188.00 $187.29 $697 —
370–390 386 5 170.00–182.00 $175.33 $677 +1.47
412 fancy 412 2 192.00 $192.00 $791 +19.37
403–427 417 22 174.00–189.00 $183.82 $767 +19.64
452–495 477 23 160.00–175.00 $168.20 $802 +7.45
505 fancy 505 1 182.00 $182.00 $919 +22.00
500–546 538 97 160.00–174.00 $166.40 $895 +10.50
553 value added 553 3 162.50 $162.50 $899 ±0.00
550–595 573 58 143.00–159.50 $148.84 $853 -2.04
610–622 value added 612 24 156.00–158.50 $158.08 $967 +3.54
600–645 620 89 137.00–151.00 $147.68 $916 +6.60
650–695 664 55 132.00–144.50 $139.77 $928 +4.51
675 value added 675 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,019 -2.25
700–725 721 63 132.00–147.00 $145.44 $1,049 +8.30
721 value added 721 69 156.75 $156.75 $1,130 +7.75
755–795 783 24 127.00–141.00 $139.84 $1,095 +5.07
804 value added 804 7 141.50 $141.50 $1,138 -11.50
800–837 812 8 120.00–128.00 $124.01 $1,007 -13.94
812 fancy 812 63 156.25 $156.25 $1,269 —
910–943 928 9 130.00–133.75 $132.12 $1,226 +2.34
980 980 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,254 +4.00
1185 1185 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 307 5 157.00–160.00 $158.86 $488 +16.86
365–380 373 2 161.00–167.50 $164.18 $612 —
410–439 436 9 162.00–166.00 $165.58 $722 —
455–490 477 3 151.00–157.50 $153.41 $732 +0.91
510–525 518 2 142.00–149.00 $145.45 $753 +15.45
565–590 587 8 140.00 $140.00 $822 +5.00
600–635 629 16 130.00–135.00 $132.88 $836 —
710–742 726 4 128.50–130.00 $129.23 $938 —
750–785 770 3 115.00–123.00 $118.39 $912 -2.96
800 800 1 95.00 $95.00 $760 —
955–973 969 4 99.00–105.00 $100.48 $974 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 278 3 140.00–145.00 $143.23 $398 +10.15
320–340 332 6 133.00–146.00 $138.81 $461 -6.19
355–396 386 29 141.50–151.00 $145.45 $561 -1.22
410–444 434 19 130.00–143.00 $140.39 $609 +0.43
452–495 478 25 131.00–145.00 $139.43 $666 +20.43
500–541 516 45 129.00–142.00 $136.91 $706 +0.18
551–597 567 52 122.00–138.00 $131.15 $744 -1.62
570 value added 570 2 143.00 $143.00 $815 —
613 value added 613 87 152.10 $152.10 $932 —
600–638 618 35 124.00–138.50 $129.67 $801 +4.94
650–698 675 65 122.00–138.50 $134.95 $911 +3.58
700–716 709 9 114.00–126.50 $120.75 $856 -6.81
710–737 value added 724 8 136.00–138.50 $137.27 $994 —
755–792 781 8 114.00–127.00 $123.91 $968 +9.91
781 value added 781 11 134.00 $134.00 $1,047 —
800–820 810 21 128.00–132.50 $129.99 $1,053 —
850–867 859 17 111.50–122.00 $119.87 $1,030 +12.87
910–924 923 12 109.00–117.50 $116.80 $1,078 —
990 990 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 3 127.00 $127.00 $370 +4.00
360–382 371 6 129.00–137.00 $133.06 $494 +0.58
403–445 415 6 118.50–125.00 $120.25 $499 +8.99
460–495 476 4 122.50–128.00 $125.69 $598 -1.31
506–537 519 12 120.00–127.00 $124.00 $644 —
575–590 582 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $696 +14.93
612–635 627 13 115.00–121.00 $118.52 $743 +6.99
683 683 3 120.00 $120.00 $820 —
710–727 720 5 104.00–111.00 $106.96 $770 +5.96
770–785 778 2 102.50–105.00 $103.76 $807 —
841 841 5 109.00 $109.00 $917 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 368 3 175.00–187.50 $180.66 $665 +11.66
370–395 fancy 383 2 195.00–196.00 $195.48 $749 +24.88
410–425 417 8 168.00–181.00 $173.63 $724 +20.05
430–435 fancy 433 2 190.00–195.00 $192.51 $834 +18.51
460 fancy 460 2 180.00–185.00 $182.50 $840 +15.50
450–485 463 3 160.00–175.00 $166.54 $771 +11.83
500–545 518 17 140.00–156.00 $147.21 $763 +8.73
517–535 fancy 523 3 160.00 $160.00 $837 —
550–581 564 18 127.00–135.00 $132.08 $745 -14.38
605–645 627 24 122.00–133.50 $127.25 $798 -3.22
660–680 669 15 119.00–130.00 $125.24 $838 +0.24
704–720 710 10 120.00–126.00 $124.18 $882 +2.37
755–767 765 6 119.00–120.00 $119.84 $917 +1.59
845–847 846 4 107.00–108.00 $107.50 $909 -9.26
920 920 1 101.00 $101.00 $929 -7.50
955 955 1 104.00 $104.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 163.00 $163.00 $628 —
410–415 412 3 158.00–164.00 $161.98 $667 —
450–485 463 5 125.00–137.50 $132.16 $612 +4.66
502–548 531 8 135.00–139.00 $137.41 $730 +15.07
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 +11.59
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —
675 675 2 112.00 $112.00 $756 +10.70
700–735 718 2 109.00–112.00 $110.46 $793 —
755–785 770 2 108.00–112.00 $110.04 $847 +6.04
815 815 1 103.00 $103.00 $839 —
905 905 2 96.00 $96.00 $869 —
1005–1010 1007 3 88.00 $88.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 600.00 $600.00 —
1730 1730 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 +200.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1320 1146 80-85% 12 51.00–54.50 $52.79 $605 -9.84
970–1485 1255 80-85% 67 55.00–63.50 $59.35 $745 —
1150–1655 1310 80-85% 15 64.00–68.00 $65.20 $854 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–1030 908 85-90% 8 44.00–50.00 $47.15 $428 -9.85
830–995 922 85-90% 11 52.50–60.00 $56.14 $518 -0.86
1035–1040 1038 85-90% 2 62.50–65.00 $63.75 $662 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $796 -5.31
1485–1925 1589 75-80% 8 64.00–67.00 $65.68 $1,044 —
1460–1885 1590 75-80% 11 55.00–63.50 $59.76 $950 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1525 1385 4 78.00–82.00 $79.78 $1,105 —
1595–2075 1800 7 85.00–93.50 $90.22 $1,624 —
1820–2135 1928 5 95.00–101.00 $98.64 $1,902 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035–1160 1092 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 72.00–76.00 $74.33 $812

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1340 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–985.00 $723.26
785–1370 1099 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 350.00–1,010.00 $707.60

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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
1015–1565 1309 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 625.00–1,350.00 $1,029.69 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236 236 4 61.00 $61.00 $144 —
251 251 8 55.00 $55.00 $138 —
312 312 62 99.00 $99.00 $309 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —

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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.