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Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

84 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 84 178 276
Feeder cattle 55 — 253
Slaughter cattle 22 — 20
Replacement cattle 7 — 3

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725
550 550 2 143.00 $143.00 $786
610 610 2 136.00 $136.00 $830
660 660 1 126.50 $126.50 $835
707 707 2 124.50 $124.50 $880
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1245 1245 1 75.00 $75.00 $934

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350–370 360 2 135.00–140.00 $137.43 $495
444 444 5 134.00 $134.00 $595
520–540 525 6 120.00–130.00 $123.00 $646
620–640 635 8 115.00–128.00 $124.83 $793
657 657 3 120.00 $120.00 $788
710–724 722 7 112.00–118.00 $117.16 $846
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539
527 527 3 130.00 $130.00 $685
643 643 3 121.50 $121.50 $781
665 665 1 118.00 $118.00 $785
725 725 1 106.00 $106.00 $768
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
590 590 2 122.00 $122.00 $720

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990–1300 1145 85-90% 2 35.00–36.00 $35.57 $407
1110–1310 1188 85-90% 3 41.50–48.00 $44.81 $532
1575 1575 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $992
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1320 1320 75-80% 1 42.00 $42.00 $554
1465–1690 1538 75-80% 4 58.00–65.00 $62.11 $955
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040–1440 1285 80-85% 4 60.00–63.00 $62.39 $802

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1375–2510 1937 3 70.00–75.00 $71.66 $1,388

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 (<2 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1265 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 655.00–835.00 $772.55
1035–1435 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 835.00–1,075.00 $974.43

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 865.00 $865.00

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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.