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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 9, 2021

3,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.29/cwt +7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 772 lb · 162 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.08/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 626 lb · 157 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.04/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 824 lb · 133 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,174 2,652 4,378
Feeder cattle 2,929 2,274 3,996
Slaughter cattle 35 284 242
Replacement cattle 210 94 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher; Yearling steers sold steady-2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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. 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
265 265 3 180.00 $180.00 $477 —
301 301 9 185.00 $185.00 $557 —
312 fancy 312 2 200.00 $200.00 $624 —
365–377 373 13 170.00–180.00 $174.23 $650 +0.49
357–393 fancy 388 14 188.50–200.00 $190.01 $737 -1.99
412–425 419 4 160.00–178.00 $172.92 $725 +8.14
420–441 fancy 429 8 180.00–189.00 $187.32 $804 +6.32
450–497 480 41 159.00–177.50 $164.30 $789 -3.07
474–490 fancy 482 46 179.00–186.00 $181.71 $876 —
502–515 value added 506 17 171.00–182.50 $178.02 $901 +5.68
505–547 532 25 140.00–166.00 $154.85 $824 -2.57
550 value added 550 10 175.00 $175.00 $962 +4.65
550–597 572 114 140.00–162.00 $155.69 $891 -2.11
600–649 624 137 131.00–155.00 $146.53 $914 +3.16
625–647 value added 636 20 157.50–160.00 $158.73 $1,010 +6.23
655–698 672 123 134.00–157.50 $146.24 $983 +6.84
703–745 730 59 130.00–150.00 $144.09 $1,052 +0.26
769 value added 769 87 162.00 $162.00 $1,246 +9.04
753–796 776 75 132.00–145.00 $141.02 $1,094 +11.09
805–840 817 3 128.00–130.00 $128.69 $1,051 -3.35
817–834 value added 824 130 155.00–159.50 $158.72 $1,308 +2.92
854 value added 854 14 153.75 $153.75 $1,313 -3.10
853–893 874 21 139.00–149.00 $143.66 $1,256 +11.51
960–990 975 15 126.00–139.00 $134.54 $1,312 +13.54
1021 value added 1021 63 144.60 $144.60 $1,476 —
1015–1045 1029 5 129.00–138.00 $133.36 $1,372 +31.36
1060 1060 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,357 +22.00
1105 1105 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,326 -4.00
1235 1235 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,297 -13.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 135.00 $135.00 $398 —
435 435 1 122.50 $122.50 $533 -25.89
450–490 471 4 107.50–153.00 $130.87 $616 -21.92
500–545 531 7 117.50–127.50 $123.28 $655 -24.72
555–575 569 11 112.50–138.00 $133.81 $761 -11.19
620–638 636 11 117.50–124.00 $123.42 $785 -9.91
693 693 3 122.00 $122.00 $845 -2.69
745 745 1 118.00 $118.00 $879 -13.40
830 830 1 111.00 $111.00 $921 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 4 146.00 $146.00 $419 —
320–330 323 3 130.00–150.00 $142.72 $461 +1.05
370–396 389 11 135.00–144.00 $140.24 $546 -0.78
400–449 426 71 130.00–147.00 $142.06 $605 +3.86
451 fancy 451 3 156.00 $156.00 $704 —
450–497 479 87 123.00–146.50 $139.43 $668 +8.94
500–549 524 118 120.00–134.75 $129.61 $679 +2.03
550–595 571 108 120.00–145.00 $131.13 $749 +2.16
605–645 622 129 113.00–136.00 $126.87 $789 -2.04
654–697 668 28 110.00–131.00 $119.85 $801 -4.70
702–743 710 50 112.00–127.00 $120.48 $855 -5.44
745 value added 745 71 145.85 $145.85 $1,087 —
755–796 791 32 110.00–129.50 $126.35 $999 +2.77
837 837 2 118.00 $118.00 $988 +10.11
855 855 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,026 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 4 120.00 $120.00 $270 -2.00
320–345 333 2 100.00–120.00 $110.38 $368 —
445 445 1 117.50 $117.50 $523 -6.24
455–475 465 2 115.00–120.00 $117.55 $547 +0.71
506–515 508 11 110.00–117.50 $111.38 $566 -6.13
572–595 587 8 100.00–115.00 $107.17 $629 -10.29
612–635 624 12 100.00–114.00 $109.36 $682 -6.80
670–690 677 6 112.00–119.00 $113.19 $766 -3.29
765–772 771 8 103.00–112.00 $104.12 $803 -4.43
855 855 1 97.00 $97.00 $829 +13.00
915 915 13 85.00 $85.00 $778 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 fancy 285 2 184.00 $184.00 $524 —
365 365 2 160.00 $160.00 $584 -10.84
407 fancy 407 2 175.00 $175.00 $712 —
450–475 fancy 465 10 173.00–177.00 $174.42 $811 +5.42
460–490 474 4 147.00–150.00 $148.01 $702 -6.90
502–543 527 18 135.00–157.00 $148.89 $785 -1.76
581 581 33 134.50–135.00 $134.74 $783 -6.10
605–645 616 6 125.00–141.00 $135.77 $836 +1.36
665–691 682 8 120.00–126.00 $124.52 $849 +0.73
707–725 710 7 119.00–121.00 $120.00 $852 -4.36
755–786 774 17 120.00–129.00 $127.53 $987 +8.74
940 940 1 103.00 $103.00 $968 ±0.00
975 975 1 102.00 $102.00 $994 -0.48
1026 1026 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 -17.48
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 -14.25
555 555 1 105.00 $105.00 $583 -28.12
625–640 633 2 110.00–114.00 $112.02 $709 -8.98
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 -5.00
805 805 2 92.00–96.00 $94.00 $757 —
980 980 1 90.00 $90.00 $882 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1670 1480 75-80% 5 58.00–62.50 $59.38 $879 —
1325–1905 1564 75-80% 40 63.00–73.50 $67.16 $1,050 +6.13
1430–1940 1685 75-80% 2 52.00–54.50 $53.06 $894 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1380 1206 80-85% 17 52.00–59.50 $55.94 $675 -0.87
1130–1280 1210 80-85% 7 60.00–67.00 $62.47 $756 +5.66
1100–1380 1233 80-85% 5 44.00–51.50 $47.67 $588 -9.14
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1090 982 85-90% 6 30.00–48.00 $39.31 $386 -7.18
955–1135 1016 85-90% 4 50.50–53.50 $52.38 $532 -11.62
905–1210 1058 85-90% 2 57.00–58.00 $57.57 $609 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1810 1615 2 91.50–98.50 $95.42 $1,541 —
1360–2295 1737 8 80.00–89.00 $85.69 $1,488 —
1695–2255 1893 3 73.00–78.00 $76.01 $1,439 -23.08

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 72.00 $72.00 $724

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185–1540 1398 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 925.00–1,035.00 $981.90
1295–1740 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 700.00–1,250.00 $1,109.94

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 2 70.00 $70.00 $435 —
1017 1017 5 75.00 $75.00 $763 —

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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.