Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.78/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 482 lb · 10 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.31/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 527 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	181	88	82
Feeder cattle	138	60	75
Slaughter cattle	15	14	4
Replacement cattle	28	14	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to light test last week no trend on market this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	147.50	$147.50	$398	—
375	375	1	148.00	$148.00	$555	+7.00
500–502	502	4	136.00–137.00	$136.75	$686	+0.51
557	557	4	133.00	$133.00	$741	—
607	607	3	124.00	$124.00	$753	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	125.00	$125.00	$425	+5.00
370	370	2	126.50	$126.50	$468	—
433	433	5	131.00	$131.00	$567	+5.66
465–491	482	10	120.00–125.00	$121.78	$587	—
518–547	527	10	117.00–118.00	$117.31	$618	+6.31
595	595	4	110.00	$110.00	$654	—
605	605	1	115.00	$115.00	$696	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	118.00	$118.00	$448	-0.50
447	447	3	121.00	$121.00	$541	—
665	665	1	95.00	$95.00	$632	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	140.00	$140.00	$539	+6.00
405	405	1	140.00	$140.00	$567	+10.00
480–495	488	2	125.50–128.50	$126.98	$620	—
506–533	518	7	122.00–128.00	$125.35	$649	+2.35
596	596	4	120.00	$120.00	$715	—
650	650	1	110.50	$110.50	$718	—
755	755	2	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1475	1414	85-90%	5	42.00–48.00	$44.33	$627	—
1455	1455	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$582	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1745	1656	75-80%	4	54.00	$54.00	$894	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	80-85%	1	49.00	$49.00	$583	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655	1655	1	62.00	$62.00	$1,026	—
1999	1999	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,499	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	855.00	$855.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–975	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	985.00	$985.00
1005–1695	1227	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	975.00–1,050.00	$1,009.34

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1111–1360	1257	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,075.00–1,350.00	$1,196.44	—
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.