Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 4, 2021

2,190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.94/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 615 lb · 110 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.36/cwt -8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 620 lb · 106 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.85/cwt -6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 485 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,190	2,629	1,976
Feeder cattle	1,905	2,351	1,712
Slaughter cattle	260	218	222
Replacement cattle	25	60	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady; Yearling steers sold steady with light test, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for weaned feeder cattle, lower demand for non-weaned cattle with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	164.00	$164.00	$426	+5.23
350–380	363	3	154.00–165.00	$157.88	$573	-10.02
430 fancy	430	1	171.00	$171.00	$735	-14.27
435–446	443	8	144.00–168.00	$151.18	$670	-17.16
452–460 fancy	456	8	170.00–178.00	$174.04	$794	-9.31
450–495	477	52	141.00–167.00	$151.60	$723	-13.79
505–535	514	39	142.00–162.00	$149.48	$768	-12.43
557–596	585	39	137.00–154.00	$144.21	$844	-5.60
600–647	620	106	133.00–147.00	$142.36	$883	-4.55
650–696	659	37	133.00–136.00	$135.20	$891	+3.70
700–745	729	33	128.00–143.00	$137.95	$1,006	+0.95
750–795	775	45	130.00–145.50	$138.73	$1,075	-2.53
820–843	833	29	130.00–142.00	$140.32	$1,169	-2.21
865–867	866	3	122.00–131.50	$128.34	$1,111	-3.61
915–942	918	31	124.00–138.00	$134.20	$1,232	+12.21
960	960	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,258	+14.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	8	140.00	$140.00	$545	—
400–440	420	2	110.00–132.00	$120.48	$506	-38.09
688	688	3	125.00	$125.00	$860	-0.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	3	136.00	$136.00	$430	-2.06
356–398	384	13	129.50–140.00	$130.57	$501	-11.29
410–448	427	43	130.00–139.00	$134.02	$572	-6.56
451–498	485	72	126.50–138.00	$133.85	$649	-6.42
500–541	532	62	120.00–140.00	$132.79	$706	+1.02
557–592	571	36	124.00–136.00	$132.51	$757	+3.60
614 value added	614	79	150.95	$150.95	$927	-1.30
601–645	617	31	112.00–133.00	$126.06	$778	-8.55
659–686	670	36	116.00–138.00	$131.80	$883	+4.17
702–747	732	21	113.50–133.50	$121.96	$893	—
760–795	769	24	110.00–136.75	$127.70	$982	-2.83
805	805	4	116.00	$116.00	$934	+2.00
880	880	2	112.00	$112.00	$986	—
906	906	5	94.00	$94.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	112.50	$112.50	$259	-7.50
420	420	2	100.00	$100.00	$420	-23.38
455–495	472	5	106.00–116.00	$111.67	$527	-17.24
540	540	1	100.00	$100.00	$540	-20.00
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	-2.45
620–646	632	9	108.00–117.00	$112.09	$708	-5.80
665–695	680	3	108.00–113.00	$110.96	$755	-4.70
730–740	735	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$775	-6.01
820	820	1	103.00	$103.00	$845	-4.00
915	915	1	80.00	$80.00	$732	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	2	120.50	$120.50	$801	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	365	3	145.00–155.00	$150.47	$549	-24.19
442–445	442	7	154.00–165.00	$159.01	$703	-8.41
467–495	481	5	146.00–157.00	$153.96	$741	-5.33
503–547	528	60	130.00–152.50	$146.53	$774	+4.18
555–597	570	39	134.00–146.00	$139.96	$798	+0.06
606–647	640	23	125.00–135.50	$133.17	$852	+2.93
651–680	665	26	122.50–130.00	$127.02	$845	-2.87
740	740	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,014	+13.67
805–820	813	2	112.00–120.00	$115.96	$943	+10.42
905	905	1	103.00	$103.00	$932	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1063	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,200.00–2,500.00	$1,871.76	—
1150–1192	1171	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,550.00–2,600.00	$2,575.45	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	127.50	$127.50	$395	-3.62
435	435	1	130.00	$130.00	$566	-24.00
525	525	1	122.00	$122.00	$640	-6.03
1090	1090	1	77.00	$77.00	$839	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1705	1497	75-80%	13	56.00–60.50	$57.77	$865	+3.77
1305–1850	1502	75-80%	29	61.00–71.00	$65.54	$984	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1260	1080	80-85%	3	44.00–50.50	$47.51	$513	—
905–1360	1150	80-85%	10	61.50–71.00	$64.83	$746	+14.13
835–1390	1172	80-85%	24	53.00–60.50	$57.55	$674	+6.85

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1185	1085	85-90%	2	44.00–46.00	$45.09	$489	—
960–1275	1113	85-90%	3	54.50–57.00	$55.89	$622	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600	1600	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,184	-16.57
1480–1935	1732	3	93.50–100.00	$96.29	$1,668	—
1765–2140	1921	4	82.50–88.50	$85.87	$1,650	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1087–1430	1201	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	870.00–1,110.00	$1,014.77
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1365–1650	1508	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–885.00	$869.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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	5	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1350–1400	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,095.00–1,140.00	$1,117.09	—

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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.