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Paris Stockyards Market Report

Paris, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 16, 2021

1,700 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.70/cwt +8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 486 lb · 117 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.81/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 517 lb · 74 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.21/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 621 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,700 3,174 1,536
Feeder cattle 1,450 2,929 1,369
Slaughter cattle 200 35 155
Replacement cattle 50 210 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; Yearling steers sold steady, 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
310–345 fancy 328 3 190.00–205.00 $199.62 $655 -0.38
335–347 341 4 169.00–186.00 $177.65 $606 —
355–385 fancy 361 5 192.00 $192.00 $693 +1.99
355–390 367 6 162.00–178.00 $169.29 $621 -4.94
405 fancy 405 2 200.00 $200.00 $810 +12.68
407–430 420 12 168.00–187.00 $175.24 $736 +2.32
450–495 475 15 165.00–184.00 $180.98 $860 +16.68
476–478 fancy 477 10 187.50–189.00 $188.10 $897 +6.39
505–546 value added 527 17 170.00–180.00 $172.92 $911 -5.10
500–544 536 14 146.00–170.00 $161.69 $867 +6.84
550–595 571 20 140.00–160.00 $151.71 $866 -3.98
601–647 625 35 137.00–156.50 $149.72 $936 +3.19
637–641 value added 638 24 163.50–166.75 $165.93 $1,059 +7.20
661 value added 661 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,051 —
655–690 680 13 134.00–150.00 $144.85 $985 -1.39
700–725 713 5 138.00–143.00 $139.80 $997 -4.29
727–735 value added 729 29 150.00–151.50 $151.03 $1,101 —
750–795 780 28 129.00–139.50 $135.45 $1,057 -5.57
805–835 813 7 124.00–142.50 $136.81 $1,112 +8.12
865–890 878 2 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $1,102 -18.17
920–940 930 2 123.00–128.00 $125.47 $1,167 —
946 value added 946 57 153.00 $153.00 $1,447 —
1035 1035 3 103.00–124.00 $110.00 $1,138 -23.36
1113 1113 8 119.50 $119.50 $1,330 -0.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 473 2 140.00–150.00 $145.08 $686 +14.21
540 540 1 133.00 $133.00 $718 +9.72
560–585 573 5 132.00–138.00 $136.37 $781 +2.56
600–615 610 3 125.00–130.00 $127.31 $777 +3.89
875 875 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 4 140.00–146.00 $143.97 $468 +1.25
370–378 376 5 138.00–140.00 $139.60 $525 -0.64
405–445 429 23 132.00–145.00 $140.14 $601 -1.92
450–498 477 56 126.00–148.50 $140.21 $669 +0.78
494 value added 494 61 156.50 $156.50 $773 —
503–534 value added 516 27 143.00–147.00 $145.15 $749 —
502–547 517 47 120.00–139.00 $130.45 $674 +0.84
560–568 value added 562 11 141.50–145.00 $142.46 $801 —
551–588 573 23 121.00–140.00 $131.25 $752 +0.12
600–645 621 74 124.00–140.00 $134.21 $833 +7.34
650–692 659 59 125.00–137.25 $135.15 $891 +15.30
700–730 715 2 112.00–129.00 $120.68 $863 +0.20
730 value added 730 31 139.00 $139.00 $1,015 -6.85
755–791 766 11 120.00–129.50 $126.24 $967 -0.11
825 825 6 105.00 $105.00 $866 -13.00
922–925 923 3 90.00 $90.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $477 —
406 406 3 110.00 $110.00 $447 —
460–485 477 3 117.50–121.00 $119.49 $570 +1.94
525–530 528 2 115.00–119.00 $117.01 $618 +5.63
550–595 572 5 101.00–115.00 $110.34 $631 +3.17
620–642 626 12 110.00–116.50 $113.03 $708 +3.67
660–695 678 2 98.00–104.00 $101.08 $685 -12.11
715–725 720 2 93.00–97.50 $95.27 $686 —
750–787 771 4 87.50–106.00 $100.02 $771 -4.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 152.00 $152.00 $497 —
370–390 fancy 387 6 190.00–194.00 $190.64 $738 —
377–398 390 7 153.00–181.00 $165.81 $647 +5.81
411–445 420 8 171.00–174.00 $172.72 $725 —
410–445 fancy 428 2 183.00–190.00 $186.36 $798 +11.36
455–477 fancy 471 7 177.00–182.00 $180.62 $851 +6.20
485–495 488 5 158.00–174.00 $166.17 $811 +18.16
500–545 fancy 526 18 165.00–168.00 $166.15 $874 —
530–547 539 13 136.00–154.00 $146.19 $788 -2.70
575–598 584 10 145.00–145.50 $145.20 $848 +10.46
600–640 617 8 130.00–145.00 $140.30 $866 +4.53
650–690 683 6 130.00–134.00 $130.63 $892 +6.11
702–720 715 11 115.00–131.00 $126.56 $905 +6.56
830–848 844 4 111.50–113.00 $111.87 $944 —
1085 1085 1 92.00 $92.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 —
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 —
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
515–525 520 2 90.00–132.00 $111.20 $578 -13.80
565–585 575 2 126.00–129.00 $127.47 $733 +22.47
640 640 4 110.00 $110.00 $704 -2.02
725 725 2 100.00 $100.00 $725 —
803 803 4 98.00 $98.00 $787 +4.00
855 855 1 75.00 $75.00 $641 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1775 1775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1645 1401 75-80% 7 62.00–64.50 $62.71 $879 —
1415 1415 75-80% 1 53.50 $53.50 $757 —
1335–1790 1477 75-80% 21 65.00–78.00 $69.26 $1,023 +9.88
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1345 1140 80-85% 9 53.00–59.50 $56.37 $643 —
935–1350 1191 80-85% 9 60.00–65.00 $62.76 $747 —
1080–1330 1205 80-85% 2 51.00–51.50 $51.22 $617 -4.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1085 1028 85-90% 4 52.50–55.00 $53.64 $551 +1.26
975–1105 1029 85-90% 4 39.00–49.50 $43.99 $453 -8.39
1020–1095 1058 85-90% 2 57.00–65.00 $60.86 $644 +3.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760 1760 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,355 —
1595–2085 1814 7 94.00–107.50 $98.58 $1,788 —
1575–2130 1858 7 83.50–91.00 $87.85 $1,632 +11.84

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 87.50 $87.50 $923

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1191 1191 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 740.00 $740.00
1080–1530 1273 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 700.00–1,025.00 $895.97
1160–1435 1296 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 875.00–1,250.00 $1,083.75
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00

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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
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1725 1725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00 —

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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.