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Christian Co. Livestock Market Report, Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.00/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 578 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.42/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 568 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.21/cwt +10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 619 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 125 625 54
Feeder cattle 114 613 46
Slaughter cattle 7 9 8
Replacement cattle 4 3 0

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
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 —
425–430 428 2 161.00–167.00 $163.98 $702 —
455 455 1 156.00 $156.00 $710 —
500 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 -2.50
534 value added 534 4 154.00 $154.00 $822 —
553–570 value added 563 10 147.00–148.00 $147.39 $830 —
580 580 4 140.50 $140.50 $815 +2.50
608–629 619 10 135.00–139.50 $137.21 $849 +10.71
897 897 3 109.00 $109.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520 —
620 620 4 125.00 $125.00 $775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 382 3 139.00–140.00 $139.31 $532 +2.31
410–438 427 5 138.00–145.00 $140.69 $601 —
478 478 2 139.00 $139.00 $664 —
500 500 2 134.00 $134.00 $670 —
575–579 578 14 127.00 $127.00 $734 +3.63
603–627 value added 615 6 124.00–127.50 $125.72 $773 —
630 630 1 124.00 $124.00 $781 +3.78
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 -5.00
740 value added 740 4 110.00 $110.00 $814 -11.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 128.00 $128.00 $589 —
578 578 2 119.00 $119.00 $688 —
635 635 1 117.00 $117.00 $743 —
900 900 1 90.00 $90.00 $810 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 167.00 $167.00 $551 +16.00
350–380 365 4 166.00–170.00 $167.92 $613 —
420–437 433 4 150.00–159.50 $157.19 $681 —
513–530 523 7 144.00–146.50 $145.05 $759 —
595 595 1 136.00 $136.00 $809 —
615–628 623 5 131.00–139.00 $134.16 $836 +2.16
695 695 2 118.00 $118.00 $820 -6.00
770 770 1 109.00 $109.00 $839 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1660 1660 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 1 71.00 $71.00 $635 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $750 —
1660 1660 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 85-90% 1 51.50 $51.50 $592 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 565.00 $565.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–750 718 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00–585.00 $544.43

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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.