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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 18, 2021

1,968 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.05/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 639 lb · 127 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.19/cwt +20.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 733 lb · 102 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.13/cwt -6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 616 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,968 2,412 2,443
Feeder cattle 1,692 2,412 1,958
Slaughter cattle 195 — 352
Replacement cattle 81 — 133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for 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
245 245 1 152.50 $152.50 $374 —
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 —
347 347 7 152.00 $152.00 $527 -4.08
350–398 386 8 161.00 $161.00 $621 +2.89
400–430 407 15 155.00–161.00 $157.30 $640 -8.85
451–497 483 58 149.00–165.00 $153.73 $743 -2.31
500–535 513 44 152.50–162.00 $155.16 $796 +2.69
559–595 574 53 142.00–154.00 $147.13 $845 +1.60
601–646 616 95 133.00–149.00 $139.63 $860 -0.03
600–642 value added 621 4 152.00 $152.00 $944 -8.25
650–695 681 45 133.00–148.50 $141.45 $963 +2.79
700–740 718 42 130.50–146.00 $139.49 $1,002 -2.28
723 value added 723 13 154.00 $154.00 $1,113 +0.78
760–780 775 10 122.00–137.00 $130.30 $1,010 -12.32
820–840 833 3 120.00–126.00 $123.66 $1,030 -17.63
850–880 862 5 115.00–126.00 $120.82 $1,041 -18.27
910–915 913 2 126.00–135.00 $130.49 $1,191 -2.41
920 value added 920 12 142.00 $142.00 $1,306 +1.50
956–995 964 6 113.00–128.00 $115.58 $1,114 —
1030 1030 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,184 +11.00
1100 1100 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,232 —
1160 1160 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,241 —
1240 1240 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 —
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
410–440 420 9 140.00–147.00 $143.07 $601 —
460–490 478 13 140.00–147.00 $143.39 $685 +8.39
510–546 530 17 140.00–148.00 $145.48 $771 +11.48
555–590 568 6 132.00–137.50 $134.45 $764 +24.45
600–645 624 6 126.00–131.00 $128.85 $804 +4.44
650–685 659 11 121.00–129.00 $124.08 $818 -2.92
700–740 727 3 119.00–125.00 $120.93 $879 —
762 762 2 127.00 $127.00 $968 +5.00
810 810 1 104.00 $104.00 $842 —
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —
925 925 3 112.00–115.00 $113.00 $1,045 —
955 955 1 103.00 $103.00 $984 —
1080 1080 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–294 287 8 130.00–140.00 $135.59 $389 +0.59
307–332 324 9 123.00–134.00 $129.27 $419 -11.25
355–398 380 20 130.00–142.00 $137.19 $521 +3.21
392 fancy 392 2 151.00 $151.00 $592 —
405 fancy 405 2 146.00 $146.00 $591 —
401–442 424 33 129.00–142.00 $137.09 $581 -5.23
455–497 477 65 120.00–136.00 $127.88 $610 -9.84
500–547 532 91 119.00–134.00 $127.99 $681 -6.63
551 value added 551 4 143.00 $143.00 $788 -0.50
552–595 572 61 118.00–131.50 $125.70 $719 -5.18
600–647 622 45 115.00–130.00 $123.29 $767 -11.19
648 value added 648 82 152.35 $152.35 $987 +7.24
650–685 666 14 116.00–123.00 $120.56 $803 -8.67
702–734 719 32 121.00–138.50 $133.95 $963 +13.30
739 value added 739 70 144.50 $144.50 $1,068 —
805 805 1 109.00 $109.00 $877 —
880 880 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,118 +12.00
1045 1045 2 90.00 $90.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
179 179 5 122.50 $122.50 $219 —
200–230 213 3 117.50–120.00 $119.22 $254 —
255 255 1 121.00 $121.00 $309 —
305–330 318 2 110.00–115.00 $112.40 $357 +2.40
350–395 375 3 120.00–123.00 $121.01 $454 —
411–441 417 15 122.00–127.00 $125.94 $525 +8.94
470–496 490 4 115.00–119.00 $118.04 $578 -2.44
500–540 513 6 114.00–118.00 $115.48 $592 +4.48
560–590 581 8 110.00–116.00 $113.13 $657 +3.65
610–640 631 7 110.00–112.00 $111.29 $702 —
660 660 1 104.00 $104.00 $686 —
705–720 713 2 105.00–109.00 $107.02 $763 +24.02
760–770 765 2 102.50–104.00 $103.25 $790 —
807 807 2 82.00 $82.00 $662 —
970 970 1 97.00 $97.00 $941 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 180.00 $180.00 $495 +42.50
300–345 320 9 135.00–145.00 $140.68 $450 +4.40
326 fancy 326 8 157.00 $157.00 $512 —
355–395 376 16 140.00–150.00 $144.73 $544 -10.27
414 fancy 414 8 172.00 $172.00 $712 —
407–445 423 10 152.00–169.00 $158.72 $671 +8.04
473 fancy 473 10 156.00 $156.00 $738 —
450–487 477 12 139.00–151.50 $147.13 $702 +1.77
508–540 529 20 130.00–145.00 $137.11 $725 -7.89
550–590 575 22 122.00–137.00 $129.90 $747 -5.13
600–640 629 22 118.00–133.00 $125.05 $787 -2.93
652–692 675 17 117.00–123.00 $122.01 $824 -3.79
705–723 716 11 113.00–127.00 $120.53 $863 +5.53
760–777 773 9 105.00–119.00 $113.01 $874 -7.67
800–825 820 5 114.00–123.00 $121.24 $994 +6.24
925–940 935 6 105.00–109.00 $107.33 $1,004 —
960–970 965 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $1,057 —
1050 1050 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,134 +28.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 227 3 125.00–130.00 $128.38 $291 —
260–283 274 5 135.00–137.50 $136.55 $374 —
325–335 329 4 125.00–132.50 $127.54 $420 —
365–395 382 6 134.00–140.00 $137.55 $525 +7.55
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 —
495 495 2 120.00–131.00 $125.50 $621 —
507–545 524 8 120.00–129.00 $125.40 $657 —
555–590 567 3 115.00–122.50 $119.18 $676 —
600–631 623 4 110.00–112.50 $110.60 $689 -4.40
650–680 668 7 110.00–117.50 $112.92 $754 —
705–725 712 3 111.00–112.00 $111.67 $795 +16.67
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 —
1070 1070 1 88.00 $88.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1450 1246 80-85% 44 51.00–58.00 $55.05 $686 —
1020–1425 1252 80-85% 19 46.00–50.50 $48.80 $611 —
1215–1410 1333 80-85% 4 59.00–63.50 $60.54 $807 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1770 1566 75-80% 9 59.00–63.00 $61.31 $960 —
1475–1970 1632 75-80% 33 52.50–60.50 $55.99 $914 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1040 942 85-90% 11 40.00–47.50 $43.67 $411 —
835–1030 953 85-90% 8 49.00–56.00 $52.48 $500 —
960–1040 1000 85-90% 2 59.00–67.00 $62.84 $628 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–2030 1437 15 84.00–90.50 $87.47 $1,257 —
1025–2045 1453 4 79.00–83.00 $80.78 $1,174 —
2170 2170 1 93.50 $93.50 $2,029 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050–1160 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 72.00–75.00 $73.57 $813

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1460 1097 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 500.00–975.00 $691.32
875–1355 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 500.00–1,360.00 $868.64
825–1580 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 525.00–900.00 $699.21
1425 1425 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
905–1050 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 500.00–1,000.00 $768.54 —
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00 —
1020–1440 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 675.00–900.00 $776.54 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 —
764 764 10 99.00 $99.00 $756 —

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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.