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Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

88 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 88 69 86
Feeder cattle 60 45 59
Slaughter cattle 14 22 17
Replacement cattle 14 2 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to the holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 141.00 $141.00 $557 —
445 445 1 143.00 $143.00 $636 —
456 value added 456 4 150.00 $150.00 $684 —
500–545 515 3 133.00–138.00 $136.24 $702 —
661 value added 661 5 126.50 $126.50 $836 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 131.00 $131.00 $341 —

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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 1 120.00 $120.00 $294 —
273 273 2 120.00 $120.00 $328 —
305 305 1 120.00 $120.00 $366 —
388 value added 388 8 130.00 $130.00 $504 —
425–443 437 3 125.00–125.50 $125.34 $548 —
475 value added 475 3 124.00 $124.00 $589 —
503–510 505 3 111.00 $111.00 $561 -14.00
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 -6.00
865 865 1 90.00 $90.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 339 4 108.00–115.00 $109.73 $372 —
395 395 1 118.50 $118.50 $468 —
613 613 3 101.00 $101.00 $619 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 134.00 $134.00 $496 —
412 412 3 130.00 $130.00 $536 —
508 508 2 123.00 $123.00 $625 —
705 705 1 70.00 $70.00 $494 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 100.00 $100.00 $555 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1390 1194 85-90% 7 42.00–47.00 $43.92 $524 —
1240–1545 1393 85-90% 2 35.00–40.00 $37.23 $519 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1745 1545 75-80% 3 49.00–57.50 $54.44 $841 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1395 1288 80-85% 2 54.00–58.00 $56.17 $723 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1885 1885 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,433 -2.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 765.00 $765.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 595.00 $595.00
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.