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Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

99 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.86/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 441 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.64/cwt ≈ $625/hd at 478 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 99 107 145
Feeder cattle 83 89 103
Slaughter cattle 6 11 16
Replacement cattle 10 7 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
515 515 1 137.00 $137.00 $706 —
560–567 565 4 130.00–137.50 $135.64 $766 +6.64
665 665 1 116.00 $116.00 $771 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
515–540 528 2 120.00–126.00 $122.93 $649 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 —
441 441 14 120.00–124.00 $122.86 $542 -4.12
473 fancy 473 8 135.00 $135.00 $639 —
492 492 3 119.00 $119.00 $585 —
585 585 1 114.00 $114.00 $667 +5.21
667 667 3 110.50 $110.50 $737 +11.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 101.00 $101.00 $641 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 141.00 $141.00 $451 —
355–365 360 2 136.00–146.00 $141.07 $508 —
458–495 472 8 139.00–148.50 $144.76 $683 +10.35
576 576 3 126.50 $126.50 $729 +5.50
620 620 1 122.00 $122.00 $756 +4.00
763 763 2 104.00 $104.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 112.00 $112.00 $353 —
395 395 1 125.00 $125.00 $494 —
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
620 620 1 96.00 $96.00 $595 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1010 958 85-90% 3 43.00–47.50 $44.85 $430 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1680 1433 75-80% 2 54.50–57.00 $55.97 $802 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $747 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1520 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 650.00–850.00 $749.37
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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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.