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Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.56/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 590 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 590 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 190 175
Feeder cattle 172 172 142
Slaughter cattle 58 18 21
Replacement cattle 18 — 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Market traded unevenly steady with limited 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
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 —
365–380 373 2 142.00–143.00 $142.49 $531 —
439 439 5 138.50 $138.50 $608 -7.50
528 528 2 135.00 $135.00 $713 -12.00
590 590 10 125.00 $125.00 $738 —
614 value added 614 4 130.50 $130.50 $801 —
600–647 636 5 120.00–122.00 $121.60 $773 -1.36
725 725 1 118.00 $118.00 $856 +5.51
835 835 3 110.00 $110.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 145.00 $145.00 $406 —
310–345 322 3 125.00–140.00 $134.64 $434 —
408 408 3 129.00 $129.00 $526 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 145.00 $145.00 $355 —
337 337 3 143.00 $143.00 $482 +17.00
370 370 2 136.00 $136.00 $503 +5.00
420 420 3 135.00 $135.00 $567 —
453 453 8 134.00 $134.00 $607 +8.50
505–525 514 5 110.00–114.00 $112.58 $579 -11.11
581–598 590 20 110.00–115.50 $113.56 $670 +0.06
630 630 4 104.00 $104.00 $655 +0.50
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 120.00 $120.00 $276 —
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
378 378 2 126.00 $126.00 $476 —
445 445 2 125.50 $125.50 $558 +10.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 122.50 $122.50 $514 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 378 5 138.00–146.00 $141.34 $534 +0.34
448 448 5 139.50 $139.50 $625 -10.51
475 475 1 132.00 $132.00 $627 +4.76
500–523 507 7 126.00–135.00 $132.35 $671 +0.35
586 586 4 119.50 $119.50 $700 -5.50
625 625 4 118.50 $118.50 $741 —
665 665 1 106.00 $106.00 $705 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 132.50 $132.50 $431 +2.50
358 358 2 130.00 $130.00 $465 —
675 675 1 99.00 $99.00 $668 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1 89.00 $89.00 $668 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1245 1034 85-90% 18 30.00–37.00 $33.27 $344 —
1400–1645 1471 85-90% 4 40.00–46.00 $43.95 $647 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1890 1631 75-80% 7 49.50–53.25 $50.65 $826 -1.88
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1670 1485 80-85% 2 51.00–52.50 $51.66 $767 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 1 65.50 $65.50 $986 —
1920–2185 2053 2 75.50–77.00 $76.20 $1,564 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1025–1195 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 425.00–545.00 $492.47
975–1265 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 675.00–810.00 $737.32

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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.